Toy Workshop 5 (TWS2021-05) 3-27-2021

The Rapid City Woodworkers held a Toy Workshop on Saturday morning 3-27-2021 at the "Craft" Shop at the Club for Boys from 9 am to noon. 

Attending  (19):   Danny and Mary, Laurie and Darwin, Ken, Ralph, Rick, Lon, Patsy and Jerry, Mary Jo, Grant, Don, Harley, Bel, Carson, Dennis, Bob and Kathie

Summary:  We finished tracing tugboat hulls, as the last toy to trace of the toys that are cut from 3/4" pine.  Additionally, we drilled eyes in "critters".  We cut toys on the scroll saw from the Traced Critter toys.   As part of the tracing process, we cut the wood into individual pieces and packed them in boxes, labelled the boxes, and recorded them into our Tracing List for 2021.  Several boxes of toys were taken home by members to work on in individual shops.  Four boxes of toys were sanded and readied for a final spray finish before installing wheels.

The metal cabinet containing our toy making tools and supplies was emptied and removed from the building.  Also removed were 2 carts,  2 drill presses and several boxes of traced toys (22).  This is in following new guidelines from the Club for Boys related to keeping the building " Tour Ready" at all times.  Additionally, an updated policy at the CFB prohibits outside organizations from storing most items in the building.

Photos from the workshop are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

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Pinewood Derby Building Assist - 3-19 and 3-20-2021

A few members of the RCWA provided support and equipment to the Rangers at the First Assembly of God Church on MT Rushmore Rd on Friday and Saturday in their pinewood derby building event.

Members attending:  Danny, Rick, Tony, Ralph, and Bob

 Photos from the event are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

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Toy Workshop 4 (TWS2021-04) 3-13-2021

The Rapid City Woodworkers held a Toy Workshop on Saturday morning 3-13-2021 at the Shop at the Club for Boys from 9 am to noon. 

Attending  (24): Danny and Mary, Laurie and Darwin, Rick, Lon, Patsy and Jerry, Mary Jo, Grant, Don, Tony, Harley, Bel, Carson, Al, Jim and Maggie Brown, Dennis, Guests Dale and Eileen

Summary:  We finished tracing the remainder of the toys that are cut from 3/4" pine.  Additionally, we began drilling eyes in "critters".  As part of the tracing process, we cut the wood into individual pieces and packed them in boxes, labelled the boxes, and recorded them into our Tracing List for 2021.  Several boxes of toys were taken home by members to work on in individual shops.

Photos from the workshop are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

RCWA

March 2021 General Meeting 3-8-2021

Woodworking Show Planning:

 A detailed discussion followed covering all the minute details of the upcoming annual woodworking show that is planned for April 17, 2021.

Here is the poster calling attention to our 13th ANNUAL WOODWORKING SHOW to be held at Knecht Home Center on April 17, 2021:

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Photos from "Show and Tell" are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

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Woodturner's Special Interest Group (WT SIG) 3-6-2021

 Our last event was planned for Mar 6, 2021 at Danny’s Shop.  This event was held and the weather was beautiful.  Grant gave a tutorial demonstration on the basics of woodturning.  Lathe tool sharpening techniques were discussed and demonstrated by Danny.

Attendees (9):  Ken, Grant, Rex, Danny, Jerry, Lon, Rick, Al, and Bob.

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

RCWA

Toy Workshop 3 (TWS2021-03) 2-27-2021

 TOY WORKSHOP 2-27-2021 (TWS2021-03)

We met at the SHOP in the Club for Boys for a Toy Making Workshop on Feb 27, 2021.  The temperature today was 23 degrees and cloudy.

Attendees (18):  Harley, Ken, Don, Al, Grant, Mary and Danny, Jerry and Patsy, Bob and Kathie, Rollie, Laurie and Darwin, Carson, Rick, Lon, Dennis, Gary Graves

Activities:

     Tracing patterns on 2” thick wood (douglas fir and pine) – finished all for 2021

     Tracing “Critters” patterns on dimensional 1x pine – ran out of stock on hand

Results today:

     Toys Traced:  1,026 / 52 patterns

     Toy Blanks taken home:  6 boxes 

     Toys completed, packed and sent to inventory:  0

     Total Toys in inventory to date: 114

Photos from the event are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

RCWA