Newsletter November 2024
BAWA Hybrid Zoom Meeting November 17, 2024
Annual Members Meeting
Financial report, presented by Jon Kaplan over Zoom.
The club brought in $200 less in income than projected and had expenses $500 less than
projected. This reflects a deficit of $1350 for the year. The club has ~$12000 in the bank (no rent during
COVID helped the bottom line). Our membership is 48 people. To improve our expenses, it would be
good to find a better place to meet with lower rent. We currently spend $156/month with Foster City.
We lost $234 on the show. Dues for 2025 will remain at $60/year.
The following slate of officers was approved for the 2025 year:
Secretary – Burt Rosensweig
Treasurer – Jon Kaplan
Newsletter – Burg Rosensweig
Programs – Max Goldstein
Membership (including communications) – FranK Ramsay
In addition, Laura Rhodes will be taking over the Zoom communications from Bruce Powell.
Regular Meeting
Program Announcements – Paul Krenitsky
December: Our holiday pot luck.
Laura Marshall suggested that we hold the
event earlier in the day (~3pm) so that more of our members who don't feel comfortable driving
at night can attend -the Board will investigate the possibility.
Members are encouraged to bring jigs and fixtures from their shops to show
Also, please bring in your creations for our
BAWA holiday decorations challenge.
January: Patrick Waters, a San Francisco furniture maker.
Featured Speakers
Dan Matz and Andrew Salverda - founders of the Mission Community Woodshop MCM
https://www.missioncommunitywoodshop.org/
Andrew Salverda with Paul
Dan Matz with Tom
MCM offers both classes and bench space to rent. This is a new shop – they've only been open for 3 months.
The woodshop's goals are stated on their website: "Mission Community Woodshop is a welcoming,
professional-grade, nonprofit shop in central SF. Our space is equipped for fine furniture making,
cooperative in nature and includes woodworkers with a wide range of experience."
Andrew began the presentation asking each of us to think of how someone else showed them kindness
in the shop. Then he asked if anyone was willing to share. Bruce Powell spoke about how Dennis
Yamamoto helped him with a very tricky 45-degree cut on a client's piece. Laura Rhodes shared how
Bruce Powell helped her using the scroll saw he was selling her and tossed in a large collection of shop
sawn veneers for her to use in her marquetry explorations. Frank Ramsay spoke how Claude Godcharles
helped him with cutting strips of walnut since Frank didn't have his own shop anymore.
Andrew acknowledged and thanked Paul Krenitsky who has helped the MCM immensely by helping to
set up machines and build student workbenches.
Andrew and Dan were both teachers for many years. Dan taught high school history at the Urban School
in San Francisco and Dan taught middle school English. They became friends when Dan's kids attended
Andrew's school. Both had their own garage shops, and both quit their jobs just before the pandemic.
After Dan left his teaching position, he decided he wanted to pursue woodworking in-depth. He
attended the Rowden Atelier woodworking school in Devon, England for 4 months. When COVID hit, he
returned to the States and ended up at the Krenov School in Fort Bragg.
Dan described the projects he completed at the Krenov School:
A "simple, sweet, solid" small box of Walnut with Brown Oak lining;
A veneered wall cabinet of Sen, a Japanese Ash, with Maple and Holly pulls;
A small table with curved stretchers of Back Walnut;
A liquor cabinet veneered with European Elm and Honey Locust, with fabricated brass hardware
and finished with Royal-Lac;
A pair of Danish chairs modeled after a design by Borge Mogensen of Rift-Sawn White Oak with
woven cane seat and back;
A veneered box of faro with ebony edging and a steamed Swiss Pear interior. The sunburst
veneered pattern on the box lid cascaded seamless over all four sides of the box
Andrew spoke about the Mission Community Woodshop.
They have 5200 square feet in a former motorcycle and scooter dealer building in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Andrew and Dan want this shop to be a space for both new and experienced woodworkers and to rent bench space on a sliding
scale to make it accessible to a wider community.
Their classroom space has a huge roll-up door with windows and tall ceilings.
Currently they have 8 full-time members and 4 part-time members.
They havebamassed an impressive collection of professional-grade (mostly vintage) machine tools, including a 30"
Yates American bandsaw from the 1940s and 20" Martin jointer.
Since this is a community shop, they have
opted for brand-new Saw Stop table saws with their built-in safety features.
They offer a wide selection of classes, both for new and intermediate woodworkers.
Show and Tell
Paul Krenitzky
Paul showed photographs of his Craftsman-style, Quarter-sawn White Oak blanket
chest. This chest was 5 years in the making – started in a class at Laney College, finished in Paul's
home shop. The chest features curved legs, mortice and tenon, and frame and panel
construction. The heavy, solid wood top is 1 ¼" thick and is held up with heavy duty Rocker lid
support hinges. The bottom is veneer over plywood. To make the Quarter-sawn Oak grain "pop",
Paul followed a time-consuming finishing process:
Sanding
Using water to raise the grain
Sanding again
Applying Water-based dye
Applying oil-based stain which sinks into the pores to highlight the grain
Applying an oil/poly blend
Rubbing out with tinted wax
Richard Shirasawa
Richard showed a collection of tools for which he had created custom handles. Most
of the handles were turned on a lathe.
Richard also has an older, discontinued Bridge City Tool
Works Joint Maker SW available for sale for $250.
A long Mahogany handle for a two Cherries chisel blank which he got from Rober
Larsen
A cherry handle with a Rosewood decorative cap for a chisel which belonged to his
father and grandfather.
A thick handle for a screw driver kit which has proved useful for applications requiring
significant torque.
A Rosewood handle for a hobby knife.
A file with its tang inserted into an old cut-off tooth brush handle.
A "paper-clip" tool with handle for manually ejecting DVD drives.
Max Goldstein
Max and his 2 boxes
Max is still working on a "box kick". He presented a Quilted Maple box with amazing
chatoyancy. Following advice from Blake Weber who spoke to our group a few months ago, Max
finished the box with wipe on poly followed by paste wax. The box lid had a handle made using
bent lamination. Max made a point of using consistent themes. A splash of cherry in the center
lamination of the handle is echoed in the use of cherry for the splines strengthening the mitered
corners. The curve of the handle is echoed in the curve along the box bottom. The box also
features an integral box lip.
Mniutes by Laura Rhodes
We lost $234 on the show. Dues for 2025 will remain at $60/year.
Secretary – Burt Rosensweig
Treasurer – Jon Kaplan
Newsletter – Burg Rosensweig
Programs – Max Goldstein
Membership (including communications) – FranK Ramsay
In addition, Laura Rhodes will be taking over the Zoom communications from Bruce Powell.
Regular Meeting
Program Announcements – Paul Krenitsky
December: Our holiday pot luck.
Laura Marshall suggested that we hold the event earlier in the day (~3pm) so that more of our members who don't feel comfortable driving at night can attend -the Board will investigate the possibility.
Members are encouraged to bring jigs and fixtures from their shops to show
Also, please bring in your creations for our
BAWA holiday decorations challenge.
January: Patrick Waters, a San Francisco furniture maker.
Featured Speakers
Dan Matz and Andrew Salverda - founders of the Mission Community Woodshop MCM
https://www.missioncommunitywoodshop.org/
Andrew Salverda with Paul
Dan Matz with Tom
MCM offers both classes and bench space to rent. This is a new shop – they've only been open for 3 months.
The woodshop's goals are stated on their website: "Mission Community Woodshop is a welcoming,
professional-grade, nonprofit shop in central SF. Our space is equipped for fine furniture making,
cooperative in nature and includes woodworkers with a wide range of experience."
Andrew began the presentation asking each of us to think of how someone else showed them kindness
in the shop. Then he asked if anyone was willing to share. Bruce Powell spoke about how Dennis
Yamamoto helped him with a very tricky 45-degree cut on a client's piece. Laura Rhodes shared how
Bruce Powell helped her using the scroll saw he was selling her and tossed in a large collection of shop
sawn veneers for her to use in her marquetry explorations. Frank Ramsay spoke how Claude Godcharles
helped him with cutting strips of walnut since Frank didn't have his own shop anymore.
Andrew acknowledged and thanked Paul Krenitsky who has helped the MCM immensely by helping to
set up machines and build student workbenches.
Andrew and Dan were both teachers for many years. Dan taught high school history at the Urban School
in San Francisco and Dan taught middle school English. They became friends when Dan's kids attended
Andrew's school. Both had their own garage shops, and both quit their jobs just before the pandemic.
After Dan left his teaching position, he decided he wanted to pursue woodworking in-depth. He
attended the Rowden Atelier woodworking school in Devon, England for 4 months. When COVID hit, he
returned to the States and ended up at the Krenov School in Fort Bragg.
Dan described the projects he completed at the Krenov School:
A "simple, sweet, solid" small box of Walnut with Brown Oak lining;
A veneered wall cabinet of Sen, a Japanese Ash, with Maple and Holly pulls;
A small table with curved stretchers of Back Walnut;
A liquor cabinet veneered with European Elm and Honey Locust, with fabricated brass hardware
and finished with Royal-Lac;
A pair of Danish chairs modeled after a design by Borge Mogensen of Rift-Sawn White Oak with
woven cane seat and back;
A veneered box of faro with ebony edging and a steamed Swiss Pear interior. The sunburst
veneered pattern on the box lid cascaded seamless over all four sides of the box
Andrew spoke about the Mission Community Woodshop.
They have 5200 square feet in a former motorcycle and scooter dealer building in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Andrew and Dan want this shop to be a space for both new and experienced woodworkers and to rent bench space on a sliding
scale to make it accessible to a wider community.
Their classroom space has a huge roll-up door with windows and tall ceilings.
Currently they have 8 full-time members and 4 part-time members.
They havebamassed an impressive collection of professional-grade (mostly vintage) machine tools, including a 30"
Yates American bandsaw from the 1940s and 20" Martin jointer.
Since this is a community shop, they have
opted for brand-new Saw Stop table saws with their built-in safety features.
They offer a wide selection of classes, both for new and intermediate woodworkers.
Show and Tell
Paul Krenitzky
Paul showed photographs of his Craftsman-style, Quarter-sawn White Oak blanket
chest. This chest was 5 years in the making – started in a class at Laney College, finished in Paul's
home shop. The chest features curved legs, mortice and tenon, and frame and panel
construction. The heavy, solid wood top is 1 ¼" thick and is held up with heavy duty Rocker lid
support hinges. The bottom is veneer over plywood. To make the Quarter-sawn Oak grain "pop",
Paul followed a time-consuming finishing process:
Sanding
Using water to raise the grain
Sanding again
Applying Water-based dye
Applying oil-based stain which sinks into the pores to highlight the grain
Applying an oil/poly blend
Rubbing out with tinted wax
Richard Shirasawa
Richard showed a collection of tools for which he had created custom handles. Most
of the handles were turned on a lathe.
Richard also has an older, discontinued Bridge City Tool
Works Joint Maker SW available for sale for $250.
A long Mahogany handle for a two Cherries chisel blank which he got from Rober
Larsen
A cherry handle with a Rosewood decorative cap for a chisel which belonged to his
father and grandfather.
A thick handle for a screw driver kit which has proved useful for applications requiring
significant torque.
A Rosewood handle for a hobby knife.
A file with its tang inserted into an old cut-off tooth brush handle.
A "paper-clip" tool with handle for manually ejecting DVD drives.
Max Goldstein
Max and his 2 boxes
Max is still working on a "box kick". He presented a Quilted Maple box with amazing
chatoyancy. Following advice from Blake Weber who spoke to our group a few months ago, Max
finished the box with wipe on poly followed by paste wax. The box lid had a handle made using
bent lamination. Max made a point of using consistent themes. A splash of cherry in the center
lamination of the handle is echoed in the use of cherry for the splines strengthening the mitered
corners. The curve of the handle is echoed in the curve along the box bottom. The box also
features an integral box lip.
Mniutes by Laura Rhodes
Andrew acknowledged and thanked Paul Krenitsky who has helped the MCM immensely by helping to
set up machines and build student workbenches.
Andrew and Dan were both teachers for many years. Dan taught high school history at the Urban School
in San Francisco and Dan taught middle school English. They became friends when Dan's kids attended
Andrew's school. Both had their own garage shops, and both quit their jobs just before the pandemic.
After Dan left his teaching position, he decided he wanted to pursue woodworking in-depth. He
attended the Rowden Atelier woodworking school in Devon, England for 4 months. When COVID hit, he
returned to the States and ended up at the Krenov School in Fort Bragg.
Dan described the projects he completed at the Krenov School:
A "simple, sweet, solid" small box of Walnut with Brown Oak lining;
A veneered wall cabinet of Sen, a Japanese Ash, with Maple and Holly pulls;
A small table with curved stretchers of Back Walnut;
A liquor cabinet veneered with European Elm and Honey Locust, with fabricated brass hardware
and finished with Royal-Lac;
A pair of Danish chairs modeled after a design by Borge Mogensen of Rift-Sawn White Oak with
woven cane seat and back;
A veneered box of faro with ebony edging and a steamed Swiss Pear interior. The sunburst
veneered pattern on the box lid cascaded seamless over all four sides of the box
Andrew spoke about the Mission Community Woodshop.
They have 5200 square feet in a former motorcycle and scooter dealer building in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Andrew and Dan want this shop to be a space for both new and experienced woodworkers and to rent bench space on a sliding
scale to make it accessible to a wider community.
Their classroom space has a huge roll-up door with windows and tall ceilings.
Currently they have 8 full-time members and 4 part-time members.
They havebamassed an impressive collection of professional-grade (mostly vintage) machine tools, including a 30"
Yates American bandsaw from the 1940s and 20" Martin jointer.
Since this is a community shop, they have
opted for brand-new Saw Stop table saws with their built-in safety features.
They offer a wide selection of classes, both for new and intermediate woodworkers.
Show and Tell
Paul Krenitzky
Paul showed photographs of his Craftsman-style, Quarter-sawn White Oak blanket
chest. This chest was 5 years in the making – started in a class at Laney College, finished in Paul's
home shop. The chest features curved legs, mortice and tenon, and frame and panel
construction. The heavy, solid wood top is 1 ¼" thick and is held up with heavy duty Rocker lid
support hinges. The bottom is veneer over plywood. To make the Quarter-sawn Oak grain "pop",
Paul followed a time-consuming finishing process:
Sanding
Using water to raise the grain
Sanding again
Applying Water-based dye
Applying oil-based stain which sinks into the pores to highlight the grain
Applying an oil/poly blend
Rubbing out with tinted wax
Richard Shirasawa
Richard showed a collection of tools for which he had created custom handles. Most
of the handles were turned on a lathe.
Richard also has an older, discontinued Bridge City Tool
Works Joint Maker SW available for sale for $250.
A long Mahogany handle for a two Cherries chisel blank which he got from Rober
Larsen
A cherry handle with a Rosewood decorative cap for a chisel which belonged to his
father and grandfather.
A thick handle for a screw driver kit which has proved useful for applications requiring
significant torque.
A Rosewood handle for a hobby knife.
A file with its tang inserted into an old cut-off tooth brush handle.
A "paper-clip" tool with handle for manually ejecting DVD drives.
Max Goldstein
Max and his 2 boxes
Max is still working on a "box kick". He presented a Quilted Maple box with amazing
chatoyancy. Following advice from Blake Weber who spoke to our group a few months ago, Max
finished the box with wipe on poly followed by paste wax. The box lid had a handle made using
bent lamination. Max made a point of using consistent themes. A splash of cherry in the center
lamination of the handle is echoed in the use of cherry for the splines strengthening the mitered
corners. The curve of the handle is echoed in the curve along the box bottom. The box also
features an integral box lip.
Mniutes by Laura Rhodes
After Dan left his teaching position, he decided he wanted to pursue woodworking in-depth. He
attended the Rowden Atelier woodworking school in Devon, England for 4 months. When COVID hit, he
returned to the States and ended up at the Krenov School in Fort Bragg.
Dan described the projects he completed at the Krenov School:
A "simple, sweet, solid" small box of Walnut with Brown Oak lining;
A veneered wall cabinet of Sen, a Japanese Ash, with Maple and Holly pulls;
A small table with curved stretchers of Back Walnut;
A liquor cabinet veneered with European Elm and Honey Locust, with fabricated brass hardware
and finished with Royal-Lac;
A pair of Danish chairs modeled after a design by Borge Mogensen of Rift-Sawn White Oak with
woven cane seat and back;
A veneered box of faro with ebony edging and a steamed Swiss Pear interior. The sunburst
veneered pattern on the box lid cascaded seamless over all four sides of the box
Andrew spoke about the Mission Community Woodshop.
They have 5200 square feet in a former motorcycle and scooter dealer building in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Andrew and Dan want this shop to be a space for both new and experienced woodworkers and to rent bench space on a sliding
scale to make it accessible to a wider community.
Their classroom space has a huge roll-up door with windows and tall ceilings.
Currently they have 8 full-time members and 4 part-time members.
They havebamassed an impressive collection of professional-grade (mostly vintage) machine tools, including a 30"
Yates American bandsaw from the 1940s and 20" Martin jointer.
Since this is a community shop, they have
opted for brand-new Saw Stop table saws with their built-in safety features.
They offer a wide selection of classes, both for new and intermediate woodworkers.
Show and Tell
Paul Krenitzky
Paul showed photographs of his Craftsman-style, Quarter-sawn White Oak blanket
chest. This chest was 5 years in the making – started in a class at Laney College, finished in Paul's
home shop. The chest features curved legs, mortice and tenon, and frame and panel
construction. The heavy, solid wood top is 1 ¼" thick and is held up with heavy duty Rocker lid
support hinges. The bottom is veneer over plywood. To make the Quarter-sawn Oak grain "pop",
Paul followed a time-consuming finishing process:
Sanding
Using water to raise the grain
Sanding again
Applying Water-based dye
Applying oil-based stain which sinks into the pores to highlight the grain
Applying an oil/poly blend
Rubbing out with tinted wax
Richard Shirasawa
Richard showed a collection of tools for which he had created custom handles. Most
of the handles were turned on a lathe.
Richard also has an older, discontinued Bridge City Tool
Works Joint Maker SW available for sale for $250.
A long Mahogany handle for a two Cherries chisel blank which he got from Rober
Larsen
A cherry handle with a Rosewood decorative cap for a chisel which belonged to his
father and grandfather.
A thick handle for a screw driver kit which has proved useful for applications requiring
significant torque.
A Rosewood handle for a hobby knife.
A file with its tang inserted into an old cut-off tooth brush handle.
A "paper-clip" tool with handle for manually ejecting DVD drives.
Max Goldstein
Max and his 2 boxes
Max is still working on a "box kick". He presented a Quilted Maple box with amazing
chatoyancy. Following advice from Blake Weber who spoke to our group a few months ago, Max
finished the box with wipe on poly followed by paste wax. The box lid had a handle made using
bent lamination. Max made a point of using consistent themes. A splash of cherry in the center
lamination of the handle is echoed in the use of cherry for the splines strengthening the mitered
corners. The curve of the handle is echoed in the curve along the box bottom. The box also
features an integral box lip.
Mniutes by Laura Rhodes
They have 5200 square feet in a former motorcycle and scooter dealer building in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Andrew and Dan want this shop to be a space for both new and experienced woodworkers and to rent bench space on a sliding scale to make it accessible to a wider community.
Their classroom space has a huge roll-up door with windows and tall ceilings.
Currently they have 8 full-time members and 4 part-time members.
They havebamassed an impressive collection of professional-grade (mostly vintage) machine tools, including a 30" Yates American bandsaw from the 1940s and 20" Martin jointer.
Since this is a community shop, they have
opted for brand-new Saw Stop table saws with their built-in safety features.
They offer a wide selection of classes, both for new and intermediate woodworkers.