Attendees (20):
Rick, Ed, Lon, Danny, Darwin, Lauree, Brian, Al, Ken, Mary Jo, Paul, Julian, Bob and Kathie, Rollie, Jerry H, Ralph, Gary, Frank, and Richard
Activities:
- Tracing caterpillars, fish, and "small bug" cars; cutting, packing, and labeling blanks (Julian, Al, Mary Jo, Kathie, Richard, Frank, Jerry, Lauree)
- Drilling windows and axle holes in wheeled vehicles (Paul, Ralph, Ken, Brian)
- Cutting windows to shape on scroll saws (Ed Pike)
- Cutting toys to shape on scroll saws (Ed, Rick, Darwin)
- Cutting handles for chalkboards (Ed)
- Tutorial on making Heart Jewelry Boxes from Gary Graves
- Building cabins for tugboats (Danny, Rollie)
- Hand sanding after sealer: Firetrucks and Bear Push Toys (Kathie, Mary Jo)
- Transfer redwood and cedar from Rick to Jerry H for Heart Jewelry Boxes
- Toys yet to trace: none
Procurement Update: We placed an order for wheels earlier this week, which will arrive next week. 12,000 wheels and 12,000 axles were ordered to meet the toymaking needs this year. Our vendor for bulk wheels: Smith Wood Products in Texas. Other miscellaneous wood parts were ordered from Woodworks, LTD (www.craftparts.com). This order was received today and included: wood balls, wood rings, little people, truck wheels, and locomotive stacks. When the wheels arrive, Rick will be spraying them in preparation for assembling wheeled vehicles. Three boxes of toys (125) are nearly ready for wheels. Paul Douglas will be spray painting the outside caps of the wheel axles in preparation for wheeled vehicle assembly.
Today Ken Moran returned a box of Love Bugs (90) that are ready for sealing and finishing. Danny returned a box of CFB size racers (25) that are ready for sealing and finishing. Rollie returned four boxes of cars (80) that are ready for sealing and finishing. Frank brought in 12 cradles ready for finishing.
Several of the boxed blanks were taken home with members (Lon, Rollie, Ken, Jerry) to work on in their own shops. Chalkboards were taken home by Bob to trim handles and pass on to Gary Graves for final shaping and sanding and then adding chalk paint and jewelry by Trish Graves.
Photos from the workshop:
Ken Maron - drilling
Drill Line - Paul, Ralph, Ken
Cabins - Danny and Rollie
Drilling
Lauree and Kathie - Finding Patterns
Sealing new firetruck
Frank and Richard - Tracing "Small Bug"
Rick scrolling critters
Ed cutting handles on Chalkboards
MaryJo - Sanding new Firetruck
Sealing New Dachshunds
Sealing New Bear Pull Toy
Sealing Vans
Sealing dachshund ears...
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