In 2015 we built a rocking horse on a budget – looking at wood, plans, carving techniques, how to bend the iron rockers, and assembly.
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Feb 182016
Dec 022015
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A big thank you to our judges – Dan Steiner and Phil Colman from the Woodcraft Guild, Mary Anne Rhind from the Scouts, and Heidi Delboux from Communities at Work – their participation and really helpful comments are always a highlight of our December meetings.
Our toy makers group also showed a small selection of their hard work, ready to be sent to Communities at Work.
And then the prize winners
See you in 2016!
Nov 102015
At our November meeting, Brian gave a great demonstration on overhead routing on the Triton Workcentre – it’s benefits, safety tips, how to use the fence, and minimal limitations!
Craig also showed us his inexpensive bit and reins for Hamish the rocking horse.
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Nov 102015
Chris started our October meeting with a great overview of filling holes – what works and what doesn’t, including stains and waxes!
Brian followed up with a demonstration of the electric plane, using the Triton SuperJaws and Triton Multi-Stand.
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And Craig finished up with his hardwood inserts in the rocking horse stand ready for the rocking irons.
Nov 102015
Chris demonstrated his amazing Triton Mini Cyclone dust bucket – with great reviews on the Woodwork Forum as well!
This was followed by a talk on member’s router bits.
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Sep 162015
Chris began our August meeting with a presentation and discussion on the importance of dust masks.
Eugen then showed members how versatile Triton Superjaws are, with a demonstration of his modified clamp, allowing for 360 degree access to the work.
Bob followed up with a demonstration of his speed tenon cutting technique on the WorkCentre.
And Craig finished with a dry assembly of the rocking horse stand.
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Jul 232015
At our July meeting, Rod showed us how to turn a collapsed veranda into the most amazing chook shed!
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Dave then gave a great talk on “Toymaking Tips for Beginners”, including a short demo on how to cut disks on the Triton WorkCentre.
Dave also mentioned that there are a number of places online where you can get wooden toy plans, including Highland Woodworking’s free magazine.
For our rocking horse project, Craig showed us the polyurethane rope he uses for the horse hair, and how it will be attached to the horse – next month, the stand!
Jul 222015
At our June meeting members demonstrated their favourite dovetail jigs.
John demonstrated his Gifkin Jig, with a great story about how to handle a 2 metre plank!
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Hugh then inspired us with a demonstration of half blind dovetails using his Hart Design GFK1200, and Gai showed us her Carbatec Jig.
Jeremy gave us a quick talk on hand sawing jigs – you may remember we also covered Veritas and David Barron’s guides at our meeting last year in May.
For our rocking horse project, Craig showed us his oiled rocking horse and how to attached the railings – next month, the horse’s hair!
May 232015
At our May meeting, Chris demonstrated the latest jig he built – the Gizmozilla from an article by Kenneth Speed in Popular Woodworking (Oct 2012) – perfect for the Triton router.
After demonstrating the features of the club’s new Triton Router (the TRA001B is slightly different to the older model), Chris took us through its many uses on the gizmozilla, including precise mortise and tenons, trenching and fluting.
Chris also showed us a video of an amazing slot mortising machine created by Matthias Wandel – inspiring!
Then, as a further follow up to Jimmy’s talk at our March meeting on cabinet making, Brian demonstrated how to cut laminate on the router table, followed by trimming using a router bit with a bottom bearing. Brian also showed us the right hand thumb and forefinger method of determining cutting direction for the trimmer.
Craig then showed his sanded horse, after sanding with his angle grinder with a backing pad, followed by the sanding attachments on his Arbortech Miniturbo – it’s now ready for the rails and painting.
Apr 142015
At our April meeting, Gai introduced us to pen making – beautiful and inspiring!
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Then, as a follow up to Jimmy’s talk last month on cabinet making, Brian demonstrated how to cut laminate on the workcentre, including how to use the Triton ETA300 extension table and the Triton EPA001 Planer Attachment.
As part of this year’s project on rocking horses, Rod kindly brought in one of his lovely rockers for members to see.
Craig then showed his rough cut horse body, after shaping with his Arbortech Turboplane – ready for more detailed carving.
