Category Archives: Club Activity

Club Activity, Community Project, Fund Raising, General Membership

Fight Prostate Cancer by supporting Movember

Many of us have had prostate cancer or know of someone who has had it. It is not the death sentence it was once. This only the case because of money raised for research into ways of managing the cancer.

I would not be here today if it was not for this research; however I still cannot grow a moustache but I can support someone who can.

Syd is a club member who has also survived prostate cancer and he can grow a moustache. Please support him in his fund raising effort.

Colin Dobson

Together we’ve helped stop men dying too young, funding vital prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention projects. Every bit counts, which is why I’m back for another month of Movember. Will you help me out again?

https://mobro.co/SydJohnson

I’m supporting the Movember Foundation because they’re tackling some of the most significant health issues faced by men.

There are two ways you can contribute to my Movember fundraising:

  1. Donate online at https://mobro.co/SydJohnson
  2. Or, write a cheque to ‘Movember’ referencing my registration ID (486723) and mail it to: Movember, PO Box 60, East Melbourne, VIC 8002, Australia

Learn about the important work Movember is funding and the impact your donation will have: https://au.movember.com/programs/cause

Thanks for your support.

Syd Johnson

Club Activity, Community Project, Toy Making

WOSP Toy Handover

On the 9th December the club, led by the president John Bayliss & the WOSP toy leader John Parrent, will present to a number of charities the wooden toys made by club members in 2017.

The charities including Food For All, Western Port Charities & the Salvation Army make the toys available to struggling families on the Mornington Peninsula.

Expected guests will include Gary Sanford, manager of the Bendigo Banks at Rosebud, Dromana & Rye, Greg Hunt, the Flinders Member of Parliament, councilor Antonella Celi & the Bunnings Liaison Manager, Alyce Fogarty.

Club Activity, General Membership

WOSP Open Day

The club is preparing an Open Day on Saturday 3rd February 2018. The purpose of the Open Day is to advertise the club’s activities and attract new members.

It is proposed to display a gallery of member work pieces as such the committee requests all members to assess their achievements and make them available to the display. You may even consider putting a price on your articles and see if they will sell.

Wood turning demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day. Volunteers are required to demonstrate the making of whistles, pens, spinning tops & perhaps a bowl or two.

In addition other displays will include picture framing, intarsia & pyrography. On the open day we will canvas the ideas of Saturday morning sessions and short courses for picture framing, pyrography & intarsia courses.

 Additional attractions will be a classic car display and perhaps some product suppliers.

Planned advertising is through radio (Classic Cars contact) and flyers to Seawinds, local men’s sheds, banks, shops, villages for seniors, friends & family of members, the tourist bureau, etc. The council will be approached for permission to have sandwich boards around Rosebud.

Discuss the open day with others and see how you can help. Share your ideas.

Club Activity, Community Project, General Membership, Toy Making

The Toy Team

If you visit the clubhouse on a Wednesday you will see plenty of activity. It appears everyone has a task and it is tackled with a smile & enthusiasm.

At the beginning of the year a plan is established considering the most popular toys, the resourcing to make, paint & store the toys before handover in late November.

John Parrent’s past project management skills is tested in bringing this plan together. The success of the quantity & quality of toys delivered over the past couple of years indicates 2017 should be another good year.

WOSP on a Wednesday is not just a toy workshop, it is a social gathering. It is a friendly community which in many ways provides the heart of the club. The attendees represent 20-25% of the club. A large percentage of the toy workforce also supports the Bunnings BBQ’s, the main income of the club. Conversations at mealtime are friendly & energetic. Discussions focus on the best techniques for streamlining production, prototyping new toys and arguing about whose football team was best.

Club Activity, General Membership

Defibrillator Training

Defibrillator Training by David Gordon
Defibrillator Training by David Gordon

Training was conducted by David Gordon on 10th November at the club. David demonstrated the use of the defibrillator in conjunction with CPR. The members John Parrent, Joe Raulli, Eddie Hunter, Ron Higgins, Dennis Connor, Greg Millar, John Bayliss, Colin Dobson, Gaven Davis & Jeff Killeen attended and were involved in the discussion of various scenarios that could occur within the club. Thank you to Hillview Quarries who generously donated the defibrillator and the expense of the training.

Club Activity, Photo Framing, Uncategorized

Picture framing ~ Monday afternoon

Richard Stebbing
Richard Stebbing

The art of making a picture frame is now accessible to all members on a Monday afternoon. To prevent boredom in retirement Rodger Stebbing attended a 2 year Art & Design course. Now Rodger will be available to show you the skills he has subsequently learned.

Rodger has been able to apply some of what he learnt to his other passion “painting”. All paintings need frames and they can be very expensive if professionally done. To allow other painters present their paintings at the last Sorrento Arts Show Rodger made 140 frames.

Rodger prefers to use pine for his frames as that timber is cheaper. He uses his own painting skills to colour the frames where a lot of people would try to enhance the painting with moulded timber. It is possible to use a router to create the mouldings although the other choice is to pay the price & buy moulded timber.

A guillotine for cutting the 450 corners has been donated to the club. Attendees will be shown how to use the guillotine to cut the frame and then to use v nails or biscuits to join the corners. To finish the complete frame Rodger has a special router bit to ensure the backing board is flush with the frame. As an alternative to using the guillotine Rodger is able to demonstrate the use of a mitre cutter on the bench saw. Either way you must be able to set stops to ensure the timber on either side of the frame is the same length.

Rodger does not use glass but if glass is required it can be acquired & cut at Rosebud Glass on the Nepean Highway.

Over the years many of us have collected lots of memorabilia but have not presented or displayed it. At the Monday afternoon class you will be able to learn how to do a frame with a deeper rebate so that your memorabilia can be displayed within.

Club Activity, Community Project, Wood Turning

Free Woodturning Demonstration ~ Chris Pouncy

Well known wChris-Pouncyood turner Chris Pouncy, as UK and Southern Hemisphere Sales Manager for Robert Sorby Tools, travels the world demonstrating the best techniques and tools to use on the lathe.

Rather than focusing on set items, Chris tends to show people how to select the right tools for the job and how to get them to work the way they’re supposed to.

The latter applies in particular to special purpose tools, for example, spiralling and texturing tools. Lacing his presentation with humour Chris shows how to hold the tools, how to present them to the lathe, how fast or slow to run the lathe, and covers important safety aspects as well.

Based on his experience, we asked Chris to sum up the most common mistakes woodturners make. He rattled off the following:

When asked the most common mistakes woodturners make Chris rattled off the following:

  1. Running the lathe too slow
  2. Sanding the wood too fast
  3. Sanding the wood without doing checks to effectively move through the grits
  4. Not using sharp tools — the sharper they are, the safer they are
  5. Having toolrests at the right height for best tool presentation
  6. Using the right tool for the job
  7. Choosing the right wood for your project

He can be seen at Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula, 109 Boneo Road, Rosebud South on 15th July at 12 noon.

Limited Spaces available so RSVP to reserve your place via Greg Millar 0410 280 695 gmillar10@iprimus.com.au

Sausage Sizzle and refreshments available

Club Activity

WOSP 20th Birthday Celebration

70+ people attended the club’s 20th birthday celebration at the Rye RSL recently. Hosted by the club president, John Bayliss, the luncheon was busy with conversation & laughter as the attendees mixed and stories were told.

Notable attendees Mike Hiley, the club’s first president, Barry Irving representing the Bendigo Bank & the Bunnings Activities Officer, Alyce Fogarty.

20 Year Cutting of the cake
20 Year Cutting of the cake

The 20 year celebration cake was cut by the life members Ron Higgins, Gordon Waddingham, Bert Bartlett, Bill Gorrisen & Jack Kane.

 

Club Activity

Club’s 20th Year Celebration

The club will be celebrating its 20th birthday with a lunch at the Rye RSL on the 16th March.

Present & past members with partners are invited to the luncheon. As part of the invitation the club will be subsidizing the 2 course meal so to attendees the cost will be $8.50ph. It will be an excellent opportunity to recall old times and discuss the history of the club.

There are a lot of reasons to celebrate the occasion; in particular, it has provided a service with a friendly environment for men & women in the local community. During that time it has supported a group of members to build toys to be distributed at Christmas. The clubs session leaders assist and educate its members in a huge variety of projects. Its social value cannot be overlooked as each session has a biscuit break which includes chatting & laughter.

Each year, through the energy of its members & committee, the club has grown in the service it provides. With a membership that varies between 80-90, the club is always looking attract new members & tutors. Not many clubs last 10 years let alone 20.