Toy Workshop (TWS2022-08) 5.28.2022

We held our 8th Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2022 on Saturday May 28, 2022, from 9 to noon.  This was held at the Wood Shop at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City.  The shop is in the basement of the annex to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.

The attendees at today's workshop (19) included Grant, Al, Ken, Rick, Harley, Russ Stueckrath, Bob, Kathie, Jerry, Patsy, Gary Graves, Bel, Lauree, Darwin, Jim Burk, Stu, Lyle, Bob and Kathie.

Gary Graves brought in repaired toys which have now recovered from ICU.

Today we continued drilling axle holes, drilling windows using Forstner bits, cutting toys to rough shape, sanding and routering.  There were three people cutting on scrollsaws, and one on the bandsaw.  There was handsanding of 7 boxes of toys that had been sealed with shellac, as well as handsanding of blocks for block bags.  Seven block bags were filled with 20 blocks each - 10 large and 10 small.  There was power sanding and round over routering under the canopy outside in 78 degree weather.

Bob opened a box received this week from Lowes.com containing the new Triton sander purchased by the RCWA last week.  The box was received with no apparent shipping damage.  Rick added the attachments and set it up ready for use.  Grant tested it for the rest of the workshop.

Several members took home traced toys to work on at home.  This included Stu Kellogg, Keith Brinks, and Ken.  Rick took home two boxes of blocks to sand and router.

At the end of the day, there were 7 boxes of toys ready to be spray finished.

Photos from the workshop: 

June challenge for Toys from Poplar

 

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SS SIG 5.19.2022

The special interest group (SIG) focusing on Scroll Sawing is held at Rick Weisbeck’s shop on the third Thursday of each month.  All members are welcome to attend these “scroll saw focused” get-togethers.

A small group of RCWA members attended the May meeting of the Scroll Saw Special Interest Group (SS SIG) at Rick's Shop on Thursday May 19, 2022.

We made plans to build a Victorian Queen Fretwork Clock for the next Woodworking Show.   This will stretch our skills as scrollsawers, but the completed project will be an heirloom item.  The clock will be 17 " High x 21" Wide and include one 3 1/2" clock insert.  Rick will begin the search for the appropriate wood for the project.  

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Toy Workshop (TWS2022-07) 5.14.2022

We held our 7th Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2022 on Saturday May 14, 2022, from 9 to noon.  This was at the Wood Shop at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City.  The shop is in the basement of the annex to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.

The attendees at today's workshop (26) included Nick Carney and son, Grant, Al, Ken, Rick, Cori, Denni, Harley, Mary G, Russ Stueckrath, Bob, Kathie, Jerry, Patsy, Gary Graves, Frank, Ed Pike, Bel, Julian, John, Lon, Lauree, Darwin, Tony, Bob and Kathie.

Gary Graves brought in 5 baby crib quilts and 25 larger cloth bags for blocks made by Pat Graves and 14 spinning tops made by Mark Rumble, a friend in Colorado.

We worked on the next phase of toymaking today as we continued drilling axle holes, drilling windows using Forstner bits, cutting toys to rough shape, sanding and routering.  There were three people cutting on scrollsaws, and one on the bandsaw.  There was handsanding of toys that had been sealed with shellac, as well as handsanding of critters and blocks for block bags. 

Rick trimmed the wood tops on the equipment carts to remove the pinch phenomenon, then secured them to the metal frame. Grant attached cleats to the bandsaw base to prevent the  saw from sliding when being moved outside for use.  Rick assembled our new in the box DeWalt Scrollsaw DW788 purchased this week by the RCWA.  He added the Pegasus blade clamps purchased previously.  He will add a lift device next week.

Lon brought two boxes of toys complete thru sanding, and routering.  Ed brought back a box of toys cut to shape including windows.  Ken brought two boxes in ready to be sealed.  Jerry finished two boxes of firetrucks, complete with ladders, and a set of 25 tow truck hooks.  

Several members took home traced toys to work on at home.  This included Stu Kellogg, Keith Brinks, and Ken.

At the end of the day, there were 7 boxes of toys ready to be sealed, and 3 boxes ready to be final spray finished.  At least one box of blocks is ready to be put into bags.

Photos from the workshop: 

   

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May 2022 General Meeting 5.9.2022

 Tonight's Agenda:

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Wood Donation 5.4.2022

The Rapid City Woodworkers received a wood donation today from Magnum Enterprises in Rapid City.  The donation was 3 pallets of cutoffs from the poplar stock used in manufacturing rubber band guns made by Magnum Enterprises.  

Rick Weisbeck went to  Forest Products this morning to meet the plant manager Quent Danley to pick up the wood donation.  Forest Products mills the poplar to sizes needed by Magnum Enterprises.  All the scrap poplar had been in storage for several months until we were able to retrieve it.

It took two trips to get three pallets to our wood storage location.  Several members were on hand to unload and pack in boxes or stack the wood on shelves.  Members included Mary G, Lauree B, Rick W, Jim Brown, Jerry, Al Oines, Kathie and Bob B.

All available shelves are now filled, so now it's time to make toys from 1" poplar!

Here are photos from today's activities:

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Shop Tour - Larry Kelloggs - 4.30.2022

 Members traveled to Spearfish, SD, on Saturday April 30, 2022 to visit Larry and Druce Kelloggs for a shop tour and wood turning demonstration.  Attendees included Lon, Jerry, Patsy, Al, Rick, Ron, Kathie and Bob.

Larry and Druce are members of the Northern Hills Woodworking Guild which focusses on woodturning.  Larry, a retired logger, also has a small portable sawmill which he has demonstrated for us in the past.

Larry put together an interesting demo showing us how to make a small pendant type key holder with a stainless steel ring and a piece of walnut.  Here's a few photos showing the process.

Larry also showed us how to get started on turning a natural edge bowl.  Here's a few bowls Larry has turned recently.

This bear was made by a member of the NHWG a few years ago as a demo in the yard outside Larry's shop.  It was carved with a chainsaw by a man named Rick who was a member of the NHWG.

A debriefing was held at Perkins in Spearfish.

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