Woodworking member Laura Disbrey sanding her newly made chopping board. New members are welcome. Why not come down and learn a new skill and get creating. Check “KEY DATES” & “Session Times” for club availability.
Make a Chopping Board
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Learn to make a Box
This box has been made by Rob, a former woodwork teacher & now Session leader at WoSP. If you attend his woodwork sessions you too will be able to make boxes like these. Sessions are open to men & women.
WoSP Workshop reopens
Remember:
- Want to know the basics about wood turning ~ see Rod Bew on Thursday mornings
- Saturday mornings are now available to members
Intarsia Demo at WoSP
Kathy Wise is a wood artist and sculptor based in Michigan USA. She has been designing intarsia patterns and murals for almost 20 years, and has published four books on intarsia.
Intarsia is a woodworking technique that uses varied shapes, sizes, species and colour of wood fitted together to create a mosaic-like picture with an illusion of depth. After selecting the specific woods to be used within the pattern, each piece is then individually cut, shaped, and finished.
Carbatec has partnered with Kathy Wise to offer an Intarsia demonstrations at WoSp on Friday 28th February 2020 10:00am – 1:00pm. It is a FREE EVENT and the activity will be advertised amongst other clubs & Men’s Sheds so it is necessary to register by calling Greg Millar 0410 280 695.
Saturday Sessions
With the club’s transfer to the Vern Wright Reserve it has been able to commence Saturday morning sessions from the 23th November.
Colin Dobson will be the session leader on Saturday mornings.
So if you are a home handyman who works during the week and need access to a few extra tools or machinery, check out the club and see if it can meet your needs.
OPEN DAY ~Sat OCT 12th
The official opening of the workshop will take place on Saturday October 12th. Everyone is invited to inspect the workshop so bring your family & friends.
Attractions on the day will be:
- The Classic Car club will display their vehicles,
- various wood turning demonstrations will be conducted
- Some machinery will be for sale.
- members will have the opportunity to display & sell their woodwork pieces
- A photo board & TV will display projects & the club’s history
- Rye Lions will provide their food truck in the area in front of the workshop & sausages will be available free of charge.
- The radio club will be open to visitors
- Membership application forms will be available.
- John Hanley has provided an intarsia piece to be used as a plaque commemorating the opening.
The day will commence at 11.00am
Ernie’s Didgeridoo
Amazing projects are taking shape at the Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula new workshop. Why not start your creative journey?
Ernie’s returned from his holidays with some hollow branches. Now he is making a couple of didgeridoos.
Chris Pouncy Turning Tour
Gun woodturner Chris Pouncy is back touring towns in four states of Australia to impart his expert tips and techniques, and spread the word about Robert Sorby tools.
The demos are free courtesy of Carbatec
Probably as a result of the club purchasing 3 Nova DVR Saturn lathes Carbatec approached the club offering to arrange to have Chris Pouncy demonstrate with Robert Sorby tools at the club workshop.
Naturally the club jumped at the opportunity. So the event has been arranged for 10am on Thursday 5th July. If you are interested an attendance sheet will be available on the WOSP notice board.
The event will be promoted through CWC, direct invitation to various men’s shed, our website and various Facebook Notice Boards.
New Club Video
The club is very fortunate to have access to Dani Raulli’s skills. Recently she reviewed the club activities and generated a short video outlining WOSP and its activities. The video can be seen in the below & in the ABOUT US section of the site. Thank you Dani
Picture framing ~ Monday afternoon
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.