February 2013 General Meeting and Tool Auction
Smooth talking Denny Wetter served as auctioneer. We had the usual medley of raffle and door prizes. Some winners are listed below:
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Smooth talking Denny Wetter served as auctioneer. We had the usual medley of raffle and door prizes. Some winners are listed below:
Continue readingEd was generous enough to provide an ample supply of treats at his shop meet. He was equally generous enough to provide his wife with her own corner of the shop where she pursues her
Continue readingFlorida Woodworkers History These posts were salvaged from our previous website before it went dark and in general were the work of Gene Mathis. Please note the software complains about half-way down and the pictures
Continue readingThe April 2013 annual picnic was organized by Larry Simmons, and we all shared some fine food. The 2 by 4 contest judging was held during the picnic with the competitors being awarded prizes based
Continue readingPhotos of some of the show and tell items. The Pi table featuring chemically ebonized wood: Susan showing off some of her bowls. John Phillips shows the ladder he built. Mike Swart shows
Continue readingOk, easy enough to figure that something is going to be round at a turner’s meet, but this project keeps part of the square part and transitions to round. Denny had two projects partially complete
Continue readingLowell was nice enough to host us at his shop, which was quite interesting. One of the cool things he showed us was his treatment methods to make wood more water resistant. Seems like he buys a
Continue readingJanuary Meeting Show and Tell items. This post’s content and original photographs provided by Andrew DiLorenzo.
Continue readingTony was nice enough to open his well used shop to us for a shop meet. He was also excited to show off some of his custom embroidery equipment–when Tony says, “Darn it,” he may
Continue readingWhat I saw Larry was nice enough to host a shop meet at his shop and provide refreshments. Larry has recently began to study some of the old traditional methods of woodworking, including hand tools
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