Setup for 10TH ANNUAL WOODWORKING SHOW - 2018

Toy Workshop 4-21-2018 (TWS2018-06)

Attenndees (30):

Rick B, Ed P, Lon G, Danny and Mary G, Darwin and Lauree B, Brian, Al O, Ken M, Mary Jo A, Paul D, Julian W, Bob and Kathie B, Rollie L, Jerry H and Patsy H, Ralph B, Gary G, Frank D, Richard R, Harley S, Karl B, John W, Bel F, Don R, Grant, Jerry N, Rick W

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SS SIG 4-19-2018

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General Meeting scheduled for Monday April 9th, 2018

All - just a reminder that we will be holding our April General Meeting of the RCWA on Monday evening April 9th, 2018,  at 7 pm at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City.

We will be making final plans for our tenth annual Woodworking Show to be held on April 28th, as well as having a demonstration by Ken Froelich on Sharpening Tools, plus Show and Tell. 

The April newsletter is available online at:   https://sites.google.com/site/rcwa005/2017-newsletters

Hope to see you tomorrow evening!  Bob B

RCWA Nominated for the 2018 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards

Hello Bob and RC Woodworkers Association!

 Congratulations! You are a nominee for the 2018 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards in the Group Volunteer Award Category.  You were nominated by The Club for Boys. The Spirit of Volunteerism Awards honors outstanding volunteers in our community annually.

We would like to extend an invitation to the Spirit of Volunteerism Awards Luncheon that will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Convention Center. The program is from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm and seating starts at 11:00 am.

All nominees will be recognized and honored at this event and winners will be announced live! 300 community leaders, volunteers, elected officials and business people attend this luncheon.

As a Group Volunteer Award Category nominee, you will receive one ticket for a person from your group to attend. Additional tickets for the group can be purchased for $30 each. Tables of 10 are also available for purchase. Please RSVP you and your guest’s attendance by Friday May 4 at 5pm online at 2018blackhillssva.eventbrite.com.

On behalf of the Helpline Center, and all of the event’s sponsors, please accept our sincere thanks for your volunteer efforts. The time and talent that you share help to make our community a special one.  If you have any questions, please contact me by phone at (605) 274-1429 or by email bhvol@helplinecenter.org.

Sincerely,

Audrey Nordine
Volunteer Connections Coordinator
Helpline Center

Audrey Nordine  | Volunteer Connections Coordinator Helpline Center | 529 Kansas City Street Suite 201 | Rapid City, SD 57701 Direct: 605.274.1429 | Crisis Line: 800.273.8255 | Dial 211 Email: bhvol@helplinecenter.org   Web: helplinecenter.org

Toy Workshop 3-24-2018 (TWS2018-05)

Attenndees (29):
Rick B, Ed P, Lon G, Danny and Mary G, Darwin B, Brian, Al O, Ken M, Mary Jo A, Paul D, Julian W, Bob and Kathie B, Rollie L, Jerry H and Patsy H, Ralph B, Gary G, Frank D, Richard R, Harley S, Kurt B, John W, Bel F, Don R, Grant, Jerry N, Rick W (home shop)

Activities:

• Drilling windows and axle holes in wheeled vehicles (Paul, Al, Ralph, Ken, Brian, Rick B, Danny, Jerry N)
• Cutting windows to shape on scroll saws (Ed Pike, Darwin)
• Cutting toys to shape on scroll saws (Ed, Darwin)
• Cutting toys to shape on bandsaw (Mary G)
• Drilling holes in turtle banks with holesaw (Rick at home shop)
• Drilling dowel holes to reinforce tails in whale pull toys (Rick at home shop)
• Hand sanding after sealer:  Redwood Firetrucks for WW Show, Batman Racers, and Vans, (Kathie, Mary Jo, John, Harley, Bel, Cris, Don, Julian, Richard, Paul, Gary Graves
• Drilling with a portable drill:  Ralph and I discovered that you can put a drill bit in backwards – ask Ralph for all the details.

WOOD MOVEMENT
Today Jerry Hood returned two dozen firetrucks ready to seal, plus a box full of critters (cars set)  all cut to shape, sanded, and edges routered  -- ready for inventory.
Kathie B sealed boxes of Love Bugs, locomotives, and large racers yesterday, and brought them into the workshop needing sanding after sealing.  Other toys were sealed for the last workshop, so were ready for sanding today also..


Several boxes of wood were taken to home shops to be worked at home shops. This included six boxes to Rick B's shop for routering and sanding.  One box of racers and one box of Lighning McQueen racers were taken to Ken Moran's shop for shaping and sanding.  One box of Batman racers and one box of Love Bugs went home with Danny Green.  Darwin took home a box of  cutouts ( trucks and tractors) and a box of Love Bugs.  The white Ford brought home boxes of locomotives (60) for the WW Show, Love Bugs (90), and large racers (28) ready to be sprayed when the weather warms a bit.

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Pinewood Derby Build Assistance 3-17-2018

Rick's reputation as a toymaker is spreading, so Rick was asked to help at a Pinewood Derby car building exercise at First Assembly Church south of Rapid City.  This took place on March 17, 2018 at 9 am to noon.  This was the day after a school closing snowstorm..... 

Assisting Rick was Ralph Brethauer and Bob and Kathie Buchanan.

Notes to remind us about the project.

The saws were setup on the north side of the bilding under an awning.  A Tarp was placed on the ground ( to keep snow out of the workarea).  Cars were spray painted on cardboard placed on the snow.

Safety First - ear protection!

Awning with Black Hills panorama on the horizon.

Snow everywhere!

Warm clothes were needed.

Note for next time - bring a drill press and Forstner bit to drill holes for the lead.  Drilling the hole with a dremmel tool bit was very time consuming and in-efficient and difficult.

A  budding young artist using the scrollsaw to shape the Pinewood Derby car body. 

Rigid sander came in very handy for final sanding and shaping.

Cars were being built by the young kids in preparation for a March 24 Derby.

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