Newsletter December 2024
BAWA Meeting December 8, 2024
Combined in person and Zoom meeting held at Foster City School
The meeting was called to order by Paul Krenitsky.
We had our Annual Holiday Potluck Dinner - there was no shortage of good food, drinks and desserts during the meeting.
Program Announcements – Paul Krenitsky
Jon and Paul reminded us that BAWA annual dues are due. The rate remains the same as last year: $60. You can pay online or send a check to Jon.
Tait Detro donated a bench plane and Ray Burger took it home for a donation to BAWA.
Featured Speaker
Jamie Buxton
Set of Chairs for the Oval Table he showed in November
One of the 4 chairs
Jamie showed slides of the dining room chairs he made for the client who had commissioned his oval dinner table.
The chairs were made with Quilted Maple backs and oval seating areas.
The four legs were mounted beneath the oval seating area ret into the curved crossbars made from bent laminations.
These are not visible unless you turn the chair upside down.
"Straight crossbars would have been too easy."
Jigs and fixtures need for the chairs
The tooling for these chairs is all custom and was discarded after the completion of the project. The seating area has three different densities of foam cushioning, covered with fabric.
Presention 1
Bruce Powell
Jig used for making over 60 bent laminated trays
Plus a box he made for his wife many years ago.
More of Bruce's work
Bruce brought in the fixture he used to make close to 60 curved laminated trays and boxes. He was hoping someone would take it off his hands, but no one was interested. He also showed a wall hanging with a shelf that he suggested was a good place to put candles. He said it did not sell well. BAWA members made suggestions for a new name and purpose for the hanging... which he was pleased with.
Presention 2
Tait Detro
More of Bruce's work
Bruce brought in the fixture he used to make close to 60 curved laminated trays and boxes. He was hoping someone would take it off his hands, but no one was interested. He also showed a wall hanging with a shelf that he suggested was a good place to put candles. He said it did not sell well. BAWA members made suggestions for a new name and purpose for the hanging... which he was pleased with.
Presention 2
Tait Detro
Tait's Small Madrone Cabinet 1
Tait's Small Madrone Cabinet 2
Tait's Small Madrone Cabinet 3
Tait's Small Madrone Cabinet 4
Holiday Ornaments
Paul Krenitsky
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Paul brought in wood snowflakes he made on the tablesaw.
Paul's special jig made for his holiday stars
Bill Henzel
Bill's wooden snowflakes he made on his scrollsaw
Bill also brought in an ornament he made on the drill press.
Roman Chernikov
Roman brought in wood snowflakes he made on the tablesaw.
Mark Rand
Mark's turned ornament
Aaron Blohowiak
Aaron with his turned ornament
Jigs and Fixtures.
Max Goldstein
picture
Max brought in the form he made for creating a bent lamination handle for his wood tool box.
Show and Tell
Llyod Worthington-Levy
Lloyd showed the Kumiko panel he had created. He made tablesaw fixtures to make it easy to get repeatable angles cut on the basswood pieces that make up the small panel. He 3D printed clamps to work with the fixtures
Jon Kaplan
Jon brought in some Oak stained samples. He is trying to match s stain with saom old Oak drawers he is making a new case for
