Calendar 2011



Date Speaker/Event Location Notes
20-Jan Scott Wynn, author, Handplanes Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
17-Feb Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc. Extraordinary Treehouses & Playstructures for Kids Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
19-Feb Visit Spaulding Wooden Boat Center-tour Sausalito

Plus BBQ lunch.

26-Feb

Special all day lecture by Yeung Chan, his joinery, his hand tools, and his fixtures

This is the Peter Wronsky memorial fund lecture

There will be a nominal fee for attendees

Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos. Save the date for this special event. More details to be annonced soon
17-Feb Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc. Extraordinary Treehouses & Playstructures for Kids Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
26-Feb

Special all day lecture by Yeung Chan, his joinery, his hand tools, and his fixtures

This is the Peter Wronski endowment fund lecture

There will be a nominal fee for attendees

Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos. $15 fee includes lunch. Contact Jay Perrine for further information /a>

Thursday 17-Mar Ted Fay, Finishing techniques and tricks for woodworkers and furniture builders. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc.
Saturday 9-Apr Visit Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc 325 South Maple Avenue, South San Francisco Meet 11:00am.
Thursday 21-Apr John Muir, boat builder (Chinese Junk) of SF Maritime Natl. Park Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc.
Saturday 23-Apr Visit SF Maritime National Historic Park at Hyde Street Pier Tour the woodshop and vist the Chinese Junk with John Muir Meet 11:00am by the entrance to the pier at Hyde and Jefferson.

4-hr free street parking is available at the Northern-most end of Van Ness Ave. and also at the end of Beach Street, plus there are a few at the end of Jefferson near Hyde.

Details still tbd For more information contact Jay Perrine, BAWA coordinator
Thursday 19-May Brian Newell, Furniture Maker from Fort Bragg, CA. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Saturday 21-May Hands-On Finishing Class with Ted Fay (our March 17 presenter) Cost: $50 plus cost of material (about $20) 1745 Yosemite Street, San Francisco
Thursday 16-Jun John Blackmore: Leigh Dovetail jig
Frank Taylor: "everything I know about routers in 90 seconds"
Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Thursday 21-Jul Mike Bray, woodworking instructor, Facilities Technician at "History San Jose".Presentation: "Riving a tree into boards to make a cabinet" Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus Annual 2 x 4 Contest-- presentation by the participants, judging and rewards
Thursday 18-Aug Harold Patterson, BAWA member, Router Jigs and Techniques Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events, Show and Tell etc.
Thursday 15-Sept John Lavine, Charter BAWA member, Complex Wood Joinery. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Friday 21-Oct BAWA 2nd Annual Fine Woodworking Show -- Reception Woodcraft San Carlos, 40 El Camino Real. 650-631-9663
Saturday / Sunday 22/23-Oct BAWA 2nd Annual Fine Woodworking Show Woodcraft San Carlos, 40 El Camino Real. 650-631-9663
Thursday 17-Nov Annual meeting and election of Directors and Officers Foster City Recreation Center, Crane Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus financial report
Thursday 17-Nov Annual Jigs & Fixtures demonstrations and Box Contest Box contest entrants presents their box and how they made it. Foster City Recreation Center, Crane Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Meeting immediately after Annual Meeting
Thursday 8-Dec Annual Hors D'oeuvre/Dessert Potluck with guest speaker
Dave Biggart of Mohawk
Talking about their line of wood finishing products.
(This is a follow up to our very successful finishing class we had earlier this year)
Foster City Recreation Center, MIST Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus Members Show and Tell -- Christmas ornament contest
More information at: mohawk-finishing.com

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