Photo Competition – 7th Jun 2023

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!

Member Competition – 3rd May 2023

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!

Indoor, including furniture, ornamental items and toys

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

 

Workshop & Outdoor

Chris’s Drum Sander – 1st prize

John’s Garden Bench – 2nd prize

 

Tables & Desks

Chris’s Glass Top Table – 1st prize

John’s Table – 2nd prize

Ron’s Table – 3rd prize

 

Boxes

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!

Veneering – 5th Apr 2023

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.

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Hardware Connectors & Curved Aprons – 1st Mar 2023

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.

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Glue, Drum Sander, Preserving Scales on Arms – 1st Feb 2023

Apr 132023
 

We began our first meeting of 2023 with a remembrance and farewell of former member Peter Croker.

John then mentioned the club’s two page spread in the February issue of Australian Woodworker – grab a copy from your newsagent if you can.

Bob then showed members how to preserve the scales on Workcentre arms, and Chris showed us how to make a drill powered drum sander – there’s always something new to learn!

Chris continued with the main subject for the evening – Glue – truly a sticky subject!

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