John’s Award Winning Dovetailed Document Box
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Nov 072024
Sep 112024
Our September meeting began with a fascinating presentation by David on Conifers in the Middle East – Growth and Uses of Softwood Timber.
After the tea break and raffle, Brian gave a demonstration of Attaching and Using the Triton Planer Attachment.
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Aug 142024
Members were treated to a smorgasboard of woodwork topics at our August meeting, covering dining tables, resawing on the bandsaw, dust control, avoiding kickbacks, and Japanese saws.
Members, please logon to access Ian’s full presentation, and all Chris’s presentations and video links.
Jul 042024
The focus of our July meeting was the lowdown on dovetails – the why, what, how and when of this strong and attractive joint that you can show your expertise with.
Members, please logon to access the full presentation from Chris, including all the video links
May 042024
Our regular May meeting was an actioned packed evening, with members looking at The Why and How of Using Splines, a Wonky House and Box Lid Cutting.
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And don’t forget, Meet at 6.45 for 7pm start for the next meeting (5th June) – a visit to the Woodcraft Guild.
Mar 102024
Our March meeting centred around Compound Angles – what they look like and how to cut them on the Workcentre.
The Triton Bird Feeder is a great project to illustrate the use of compound angles – click on the image below to download the project from the Triton website.
Feb 102024
The first meeting for the 2024 was a sharpening workshop. Brian and Chris brought their wet stone grinders and other sharpening paraphernalia, and other members brought water-stones and honing guides. Members were also asked to bring their plane blades, chisels, knives and other blades that needed sharpening.
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Sep 082023
After a warm welcome by Ron, and a welcome back to Mike, Chris and Brian continued last month’s session on building a router storage cabinet with a discussion on design.
Brian continued the evening with a demonstration of the Triton Finger Jointer. For members who missed the demonstration, the following is a vintage video on the topic by Triton’s founder George Lewin.
After a tea break and the raffle draw, Simon demonstrated some woodworking equipment from Temu.
Chris then gave a comprehensive talk on DIY box joint jigs for the router.
Aug 042023
Chris and Brian introduced this month’s session on Profile Routing with a project to create a useful (and beautiful) router storage cabinet.
Jul 112023
At our regular meeting for July members looked at all aspects of drawer design and construction as we returned to our current theme of Make a Table.
Members were given an excerpt from “Chest of Drawers” by Bill Hylton, an excellent overview of the subject, as well as a comprehensive range of videos and handouts.