SS SIG - Aug 17, 2017

Thursday August 17th:  7 pm Scroll Saw Special Interest Group (SS SIG) at Rick's Shop.

Attendees:  Danny and Mary Green, Rollie Lynde, Bob and Kathie Buchanan, Paul Douglas, Darwin Buus, Rick Weisbeck, Harley Schmadeke, Ken Maron, and Jerry Hood.

Activities:  Scroll Sawn Basket building review - pattern discussions.

Research and Development:  Reviewed several ideas/sketches for new toy designs;
included protype design of a wooden toy INSTAMATIC Camera.

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Toy Workshop 7-29-2017

The last activity in July was our Toy Workshop on Saturday July 29th.  Check the main webpage for further details.  ( www.sdwoodworker.org )

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A toy workshop was held on July 29, 2017 at the shop at the CLUB FOR BOYS.  The temperature was again in the high 90s, allowing us to use routers and sanders and sun screen outside.

Attendees (19):  Al Oines, Ed Pike, Danny and Mary Green, Bob and Kathie Buchanan, Julian Wigen, Paul Douglas, Bel Felix, Rick Weisbeck, Richard Rasmussen, Mary Jo Anderson, Ken Maron, Gerald Norsen, Harley Schmadeke, Don Roberts, Frank DiCesare, and Darwin and Lauree.

Activities:
   Critters - sand and routered with trim routers
   Sanding - toys with Rigid Sander
   Routering - edges of toys with roundover bits
   Sanding - toys by hand after sealed
   Scroll sawing - critters and windows in Vans
   Installing wheels on toys
   Inventory of completed toys:  count/label/record/box up

Photos from today's Toy Workshop:

Store Room

Toys packaged for Inventory today:  147                    Subtotal to date:   612.

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RCWA Members assist CFB with Pinewood Derby - Week of July 17, 2017

During the past week, members of the RCWA assisted over 100 boys at the Club for Boys with building wooden cars for the upcoming Pinewood Derby to be held next week at Erickson Building at The Club for Boys in Rapid City, SD.  The races will be held next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (July 25-27th) at 1 pm each day.  (The Erickson Building is the former CFB Thrift Store across from the Journey Museum.)

Members assisting included:  Jerry Hood, Al Oines, Paul Douglas, Ralph Brethauer, and Kathie and Bob Buchanan.  Danny Green hole-sawed over 800 wheels that were to be used for the build.

Wooden Car Race Photos

Many thanks to the Brethauers for the photos from the races!

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A Community Event -- A Day in the Park. July 15, 2017

July 15th from 8:30 am- 12:30 pm

Day in the Park (Steve Selfridge),

Memorial Park, Rapid City, SD

Setup at 8:30; event runs from 9:30

to 12:30 pm

Attendees (15):  Harley Schmadeke, Ken Maron, Rick Weisbeck, Al Oines, Julian Wigen, Ralph Brethauer, Frank DiCesare, Ed Pike, Bel Felix, Danny Green, Paul Douglas, Jerry Nordine, Bob and Kathie Buchanan, and Lon Gose.

An enjoyable day at the park today - kids colored over 85 vans, and we put wheels on them.  The shade was great, the crowds were smaller than previous visits, but the addition of the race track made the event a big hit for kids! 

Our booth featured Woodworking for Kids:  We brought blank unfinished wooden toy vans for kids to color with crayons.  When the kids were finished coloring, we installed wheels on each toy.  We brought blank vans, wheels, axles, and glue, wheel presses, jigs and crayons.  Danny Green brought the 3-track racer for the kids to test out their cars after coloring.  

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