Oct 102024
Jun 122023
There were some great entries at our June woodwork photo competition.
The photo competition is intended for large or fixed items which could not be brought to the May competition, including items from our distance members.
Contributors were invited to present their items with a Powerpoint presentation, so further details are available for any member who could not attend on the day.
Here are the entries!
 Graham’s Range Trailer – 2nd Prize |
 Graham’s Ute Fitout |
 Ron’s Bed No.1 |
 Mick’s Desk – side view |
 Mick’s Desk – front |
 Ron’s Bed No.2 |
 Mike’s Queen Bed – 3rd Prize |
 Grant’s Lattice |
 Ian’s Workbench – 1st Prize |
 Peter’s Welding Bench – closed |
 Peter’s Welding Bench – open |
 Peter’s Workbench |
Well done everyone!
May 052023
We held our delayed December woodwork competition at our regular meeting in May.
This year members undertook judging in lieu of external judges.
Scoring was based on a simple allocation of points according to the number of entries in a category.
The categories were as follows:
- Indoor, including furniture, ornamental items and toys – excluding tables, desks & boxes
- Workshop and outdoor items
- Tables and desks
- Boxes
Prizes awarded were $50 (1st), $35 (2nd), and $20 (3rd) in each category.
And here are the entries!
 Chris’s Cutting Board – 1st prize |
 Hugh’s Clock |
 Peter’s Montessori Shapes |
 John’s Learning Tower – 2nd prize |
 Mick’s Puzzle |
 Trevor’s Learning Tower – 3rd prize |
 Chris’s Drum Sander – 1st prize |
 John’s Garden Bench – 2nd prize |
 Chris’s Glass Top Table – 1st prize |
 John’s Table – 2nd prize |
 Ron’s Table – 3rd prize |
 Chris’s Swing Lid Box – 1st prize |
 Ron’s Box #1 |
 Ron’s Box #3 – 3rd prize |
 Chris’s Box Open |
 Ron’s Box #3 Open |
 Mick’s Box |
 Hugh’s 16 Sided Box – 2nd prize |
 Ron’s Box #2 |
Well done everyone!
Apr 132023
Members had a very busy night at our regular meeting for April, looking at all aspects of veneering.
The evening began with a warm welcome by John, discussion on the May Competition, and an overview of the latest edition of the Australian Woodworker Magazine by Chris.
We then got straight into our first session on basic veneering.
Apr 132023
Our March meeting covered hardware connectors, pocket hole joinery, curved aprons and a whole lot more.
We began the evening with discussions by Chris and Bob on the March edition of the Australian Woodworker and a visit to the Railway Museum.
Brian then introduced members to a whole range of hardware connectors.
Trevor followed with a great presentation on Pocket Hole Joinery. Click on the picture below for a bit more information.
After tea break and the raffle draw Chris continued our theme of Tables with an introduction to Curved Aprons.
Oct 202022
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
7pm sharp
Stromlo Forest Scout Hall
Duffy
Agenda
1. Opening
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of the previous AGM
4. Matters arising
5. Minutes of the December 2023 Special General Meeting
6. Matters arising
7. President’s Report
8. Financial Report
9. Committee’s Annual Report
10. Election of Office Bearers
11. Election of Public Officer
12. Appointment of Reviewer of Accounts
13. Member Discussion
14. Close
May 262022
The Club had its own stall, and on display was the computer desk that Chris made. This is the prototype for the workshops we will be running after the Expo.
Feb 172022
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Nov 042021
Chris gave a couple of very useful and informative presentations after the AGM at our November meeting.
(Members, please login to see the President’s Report on the Member’s page.)
Chris first presented a session on card scrapers, including two videos. The first demonstrated four uses of a scraper, while the second demonstrated how to sharpen one.
He also showed an alternative sharpening tool from his own collection.
Chris then presented an overview of clamp storage methods, drawn from the web and his workshop.
Enjoy your woodworking – Christmas is not far away!
Oct 202021
Ron introduced the teams making the bird boxes at the meeting. All the makers enjoyed the opportunity to work with other club members in making the boxes. When there were problems, or things did not turn out as they hoped, the common catch cry of all groups was…”its only a bird box!!”.
The teams were;
- Spotted Pardalote
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Kookaburra
- Nightjar
- Red-rumped Parrot
Congratulations and thanks to all who participated!
The boxes were presented to Mick wearing his Landcare hat. The following video shows Mick giving a bit more information about the group (and a little bit about a local woodworking club!)
A certificate of appreciation was presented to Debbie from Bunnings for supplying all the materials for the project. She and her husband (another Mick) were pleased with the outcome and enjoyed seeing how Bunnings donations were making a valuable contribution to the community.
Lindsay From COTA gave a short presentation on the Silver in Gold Expo. Sadly the Expo has been postponed, but when it’s finally held the Club will hopefully be running a stand at the Expo, and Lindsay will organise for the Landcare group to have an adjoining stand to highlight the work being done by TOCACT in the Community.
The evening was rounded off with some great demonstrations on board making.
The router – connected to Brian’s cyclonic dust extractor and the vacuum cleaner (no dust in the face tonight) – was in full use for demonstrations of tongue and groove cuts and biscuit joining to make wide boards for table tops etc.
The techniques used by Brian and Ron could be performed on any router table and were not specific to Triton, although Brian did show us the Triton biscuit joiner.
