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KAMLOOPS WOODWORKERS GUILD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

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308-120 Vernon Ave., Kamloops, B.C. V2B 1L6 - October 15, 2016

EXECUTIVE FOR 2016-17:

PRESIDENT: Janessa Boomhour 250-318-8512 [email protected]

VICE-PRES: Sandi Trueman 778-472-2008 [email protected] TREASURER: Dave Gilmour 250-682-4090 [email protected] SECRETARY: Steve Edgar 250-376-9568 [email protected] PAST PRES: Sandi Trueman 778-472-2008 [email protected] DIRECTORS: Carl Ottosen 250-372-7751 [email protected] Gary Harker 250-573-1886 [email protected] Dana Manhard 250-573-6024 [email protected] Denis Biron 250-573-5640 [email protected] Les Eliason 250-573-2277 [email protected]

MENTORS LIST FOR 2014-15:

Don Ingram (250) 828-0813 Cabinets, Small Boxes & Router

Carl Ottosen (250) 372-7751 Tool Making, Sharpening, Wood-turning

Mike Pease (250) 573-4892 Lathe Metal & Wood, Tool & Knife Making

Gary Harker (250) 573-1886 Toy Making, Shop Set-up, House Construction

Herb Kimmel (250) 372-5447 Scroll Saw

Derry Appleton (250) 828-2966 Wood Turning Anyone wishing to be included here, Phone Steve @ 250-376-9568

WELCOME TO THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER:

Here it is October already; our second month of operation for the year, and our membership has seemed to stay static. One new member so far; and he’s already in line to give a demo of what he does - Marquetry. Great involvement already…. Seems like the year is off to a great start… Now on with the newsletter. Steve.

CALL TO ORDER: Janessa called the meeting to order at 1905….

• Sandi had some announcements; i) School rent is due and ready to be paid. ii) Our $1000.00 deposit is still viable, and is being held for us. Do we want to reclaim

it? Tom B. asked if we wanted to be able to do demos without it. And we said we’d leave it on deposit with the school district.

iii) Dave Rawson will not be attending meetings this year, but said to give everyone a big “HI” when she saw us. Get well soon Dave. Sandi also let Dave know that if he needed any help, that we would be more than willing to give him any hand he needed.

iv) Canadian Tire is starting a sale, tomorrow, of WorkMate-type benches and they’re supposedly made of wood and metal, not plastic. B&D has discontinued making and selling them.


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v) Sandi has a person who has an old treadle sewing machine and an old piano to just get rid of… Otherwise, they are headed for the dump….

vi) Mike Farina’s widow has some finishing supplies, and different exotic woods to get ride of… In exchange for someone to build her an urn for her husband’s ashes…. She also has a headboard for someone to take, tool. Photo of urn is attached.

vii) Thanks to Russ Cahoon for supplying us with 9 memory boxes for RIH Maternity.

FINANCIAL: Dave Gilmour

• School rental and Insurance cheques are ready to go.

DEMOS: Ed Adams

• We have a couple of demos set-up, but we need volunteers to fill in the next few months to June.

• Also; Ed would like some help with making dovetails… Dave G. volunteered to help Ed.

MINI-LATHE PURCHASE: Denis Biron

• Denis did some research and talked to Phil at KMS, and has come up with some prices for mini-lathes for our Demo Days, ie – Meet – A – Machine, and Art In The Park, etc. i) KMS sells two (2) mini-lathes and they are King, and Nova brands.

The King sells for $629.00 and Phil will sell to us at $550.00 each + Taxes.


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The Nova sells for $659.00 and Phil will sell to us at $500.00 each + Taxes. Also; -Denis has a mini-General lathe that he is wanting to sell @ $350.00, and -Bil Gowans has a small Maxi Lathe that he is willing to sell @ $350.00. -What is your pleasure? After Coffee Break – We’ll make a decision on the lathe question….

M/S/C – Lyons – Shupe That we purchase the two second-hand lathes for our demos, and not spend more than $1000.00 to cover stands, and/or chucks for said lathes.

KWWG PROPERTIES: Gary Harker

• Gary brought up the point that the Guild owns a bit of property, and it is not known where some of it is; i) He has a bunch of property up at his place, listed it all off for us. ii) Russ Cahoon has a bunch of property at his place; but, he needs to find a new

home for it, as he is going to empty out his basement next summer. (Done – Jerry Gauthier has offered space for us to store this stuff.) Thanks Jerry.

iii) There are two 10” circular saw blades that we bought for the shop usage a year ago, and now we need to find out where they are. Along with some other items Gary has on his list.

NEW TOOLS & STUFF:

• KMS Tools have a 6” set of dado blades on sale this month. (In the flyer booklet.)

• Gary H. offered the palette hinges from New Zealand for $1.00 each… 71/4” long. 1) SHOW & TELL: Beth-Marie

• Dana M. – Vancouver Island Maple book ends with challenges. And a huge platter of yellow cedar.


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• Denis B. – Manitoba Maple Burl turning from a tree from up on 6th Avenue.

• Judy Swayne – Small boxes with lids, made as an experimental project and to garner experience in box making. (Plans to be included in newsletter.)

• Warren James – Marquetry – What is that? Well, he showed us a row of beautiful pictures made with different coloured woods intricately put together to make pictures.

(Great subject for a demo….)


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2) DONATIONS:

• Denis Biron has donated 20 rocking chairs for the Christmas toy hand-outs.

• Terry Shupe has delivered 95 cars with pencil and paper and 83 necklaces as literacy packages for kids in orphanages in Tanzania, Africa.

Great stuff guys.

You can save these two pages by right-clicking on graphic, and Save as to someplace you can find on your computer. They are full-size 8” x 11.5 pages when saved…. Print at your leisure.


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Photos of old piano that is looking for some TLC… Contact Sandi for more info.

NEXT MEETING IS Nov. 2nd, 2016

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