Newsletter January 2020
Presidents Message
Fellow woodworkers
I have been looking back over the meetings we had 2019. With Guest Speakers, Demonstrations, Show and Tell and visits etc. we had insights to a broad spectrum of woodworking. Below are some pictures from the year. If you want to see more go to our website and look under Publications at Past Newsletters.
Improving our sharpening skills
Discussing jigs and fixtures.
Learning about the Central Amerian Jabuticaba tree
Using a router to cut a ceiling ornament
Practical session on polishing
Star entry in grand molding contest
Japanese joinery
Building a fancy bathroom unit
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Museum of Wood Culture in Kobe
Learning about Kumik Zaiku; a lamp with panels made in the Asanoha style.
Californian Black Walnut set of dinning chairs
Model of a building that was part of the 1939 World's Fair on Treasure Island.
Members tool chest
Front door
Visit to a wood yard
Box contest
Handmade bronze plane
Wooden clock gears made on a home made CNC machine
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year Frank (Contact at: Frankramsay8@aol.com)
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Last Meeting
This was the evening of the annual holiday pot luck and there was no shortage of good food to eat during the whole meeting. Thank you to all the members who participated.Guests:
Guests: Sam Hutkins from Belmont
Upcoming Meetings:
Frank announced that Paul Krentsky had volunteered to be our new Program Director.
Paul asked the membership what they would like to do for meeting talks and shop tours. He is working on our program for 2020 and an announcement about
2020 meetings will be sent out in the new year, meanwhile a calender of the dates are on our website.
Announcements:
Harry Filer said we made over 60 toy box/treasure chests that will be donated to two charities. The Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco
will get some of the toys and the Saint Francis Center in Redwood City will get the remainder.
Jamie Buxton built 7 wooden race cars with the help of his grand nephew. He brought in one bare wood one and everyone was impressed with its sleek looks.
We collected enough money from members to raffle off the 2" thick Walnut slab. The money goes to the BAWA treasury. Jay Perrine won the raffle.
Frank brought up the fact that we will have a BAWA show in 2020 and asked if we should have it at the Woodcraft store again or have it at the Foster City Recreation
Center. Members preferred the security aspect of the Woodcraft store.
Harry Filer said we made over 60 toy box/treasure chests that will be donated to two charities. The Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco will get some of the toys and the Saint Francis Center in Redwood City will get the remainder.
Jamie Buxton built 7 wooden race cars with the help of his grand nephew. He brought in one bare wood one and everyone was impressed with its sleek looks.
We collected enough money from members to raffle off the 2" thick Walnut slab. The money goes to the BAWA treasury. Jay Perrine won the raffle.
Frank brought up the fact that we will have a BAWA show in 2020 and asked if we should have it at the Woodcraft store again or have it at the Foster City Recreation Center. Members preferred the security aspect of the Woodcraft store.
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Christmas Ornament Challenge
Organized by Aaron Blohowiak
Frank Ramsay showed his bird in a Mahogany cage.
Jon Kaplan showed his Christmas Tree that swings around, and his modern folding menorah made from Cherry wood.
Per Madsen showed his trivets and snowflake which resembled a Jewish star. With chocolate reward tokens
Bill Henzel showed off his pull toy whales, rabbits, and Walnut dinosaur and turtle, all of which he planned to donate to BAWA toys.
Claude Godcharles showed us his five small turnings including one made from a seed pod.
Burt Rosensweig showed his turning that he made on a metal lathe. He also brought in an aluminum live center he made for holding wood turnings in his metal lathe.
Ornament (anonymous)
<Aaron brought several boxes of Ghiradelli individually wrapped Chocolates which were provided as tokens to the members to distribute among the many entries based on how the members judged the merits of the ornaments.
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Show and Tell
