Saturday, January 17, 2015

Toy Workshop Jan 17, 2015


Attendees (12) at today's Toy Workshop at the Club for Boys Shop included:  Lon Gose, Julian Wigen, Levi Woodward, Rick Weisbeck, Rollie Lynde, Al Oines, Bel Felix, Grant Coffin, Ed Pike, Richard Rasmussen, and Kathie and Bob Buchanan.

Today's workshop was the first for 2015.  As per usual, the name of the game today was TRACING - Day 1.  We sharpened our pencils and tracing skills and traced 588 toys on 2" material, and 210 critters on 1" material.  This number is one third of the traceable toys needed for the year.

Of course, before this workshop could take place, some behind-the-scenes activities took place.  Bob planned out the strategy for attacking the large number of variety of toys to be made.   Julian visited Dakota Kraft on three occasions to bring home scrap 2x4 stock and 2x6 stock.  Julian then unloaded the wood into his shop and planed 2 sides to reduce the amount of sanding needed as the toy is completed. He then loaded it back into his vehicle and brought it to the workshop.  Rollie located several boxes that would be needed to transport the blanks to and from the Club for Boys Shop for further efforts at individual shops around the Black Hills.

Today's tracing included the following standard toys:  bus, PT cruiser, pickups, racers, batman cars, soccer mom vans, helicopters, and critters for bags.  Also traced were a few toys from the research and development department (R&D) including rabbit and whale pull toys.

After the toys were traced, they were cut into individual blanks, sorted, and boxed up for the next step in the process. One of the next steps is to drill holes for windows, so some members began that process as well.  Rollie Lynde took home of Batman cars to start cutting on the bandsaw and scrollsaw.  Grant Coffin brought home a box of toy buses to drill out the windows.

Grant Coffin noticed that the patterns were easier to trace if they had a few strips of sandpaper on the back of the patterns, so this was done to increase accuracy and productivity on the tracing effort.  Good eye and nice job Grant!






















During the Workshop, Lon Gose assisted personnel working on some upgrades to the front showcases of the Club For Boys building by cutting a large number of wainscot paneling with his miter saw.



For more information, contact Bob Buchanan at (605) 348-2865 or Rick Weisbeck at (605) 431-7375.  Or go to our website at www.sdwoodworker.org.


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RCWA JAN 2015 GENERAL MEETING

The January Meeting of the Rapid City Woodworkers Association was held on Monday Jan 12, 2015.



Show and Tell Items
Ed Pike's whitetail deer - intarsia - with mahogany antlers from an old church pew from Edgemont, SD.

Ed Pike's colt - intarsia creation.
Bel's racer
Bel's car with spoiler



Thank You Notes from Happy Kids!

More thank you notes!

The great magazine give-away....

Scroll saw pattern from 1982 magazine.


For more information, contact Bob Buchanan at (605) 348-2865 or Rick Weisbeck at (605) 431-7375.  Or go to our website at www.sdwoodworker.org.


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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Press Release - Toy Program 2014 - 12-8-2014

Press Release for the RCWA Toy Deliveries – Dec 6, 2014

For the 7th year in a row, the Rapid City Woodworkers Association will be donating handmade wooden toys to organizations in South Dakota.  The following organizations are on the list this year:
Rapid City:
Youth and Family Services - Prenatal to Five Headstart Programs (9 at various locations)
Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity
Working Against Violence Inc (WAVI)
Ellsworth Air Force Base - Airmen and Family Readiness Center
The HOPE Center
LOVE Inc.
Cheyenne River Youth Project – Eagle Butte, SD
Needs Free - Sioux Falls, SD

The Toymakers in the Rapid City Woodworking Association (RCWA) have been working all year to finish the toys in time for Christmas giving.  This year, this small group of 20 Toymakers finished over 2000 handcrafted wooden toys, all of which will be delivered next week to local charitable organizations who work with children in the Black Hills and Sioux Falls areas. 

The toys made this year will be packed for delivery this Saturday morning Dec 6, 2014, in the shop at the Club for Boys and then delivered (at no cost) to 16 organizations in South Dakota.   Most of the toys will be delivered that same day.  The last group of toys will be delivered on Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014, at 9 am to the Youth and Family Services office on Plaza Drive in Rapid City.  We will also have an opportunity to pass out the toys to the children at the facility.

In 2008, the group made and gave over 400 toys for the Club for Boys, WAVI, and Benji’s House.  The number of toys produced since then has increased each year.  For those interested in numbers, a summary of the toy making progress is shown below:
Year
Toys
2008
400
2009
1260
2010
1430
2011
1620
2012
2001
2013
2271
2014
2519

11,501
The organization receiving a third of the toys is the Youth and Family Services in the Black Hills.  Almost 700 children are involved in the Youth and Family Services in the Black Hills from as far north as Spearfish and as far south as Edgemont.  The woodworkers have received very positive feedback from all organizations that have received the toys; they are excited that they have been included in our toy program.  A large number of the toys will be delivered to an organization called Needs Free in Sioux Falls.  This organization works with a large number of child-oriented programs.  This year we are giving a large number of toys to the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte who are conducting a Christmas Toy Drive to fill Santa’s lists for close to 1,500 kids in their area.

If anyone would like to help build and assemble toys for the 2015 Toy Program, we can always use an extra hand.  Members donate their time and equipment, but we can use donations of surplus wood or monetary donations for operating expenses.  We have moved our Toymaking shop to the Club for Boys at 320 N 4th Street St in Rapid City, SD last year.  This gives us additional opportunities to work directly with kids on woodworking projects.  Call Bob Buchanan at 348-2865 or check our website  http://www.sdwoodworker.org/ for more information:  Monetary donations can be mailed to our RCWA Treasurer, Julian Wigen at 3010 Morningview Drive in Rapid City, SD, 57702.

The mission of the RCWA is to promote woodworking safety, skills and knowledge, for the amateur, professional and student crafts person.  The RCWA was formed to meet the needs of the woodworkers in the Rapid City area.  We meet on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City.  We cordially invite men and women of all ages who have an interest in woodworking to attend our meetings.  No experience is necessary for membership.  Membership dues are $25 a year.  Please come and share the experience, ideas, techniques and the mutual enjoyment of creating with wood.

The RCWA is a local chapter of the South Dakota Woodworkers Guild.  The RCWA exists for two main reasons: (1) To exchange information that will enhance the enjoyment and skills of woodworking; and (2) To promote woodworking as a hobby, as a profession, or anywhere in between.  This includes promoting woodworking safety, teaching and helping other members, enhancing the quality of life for underprivileged children of the Black Hills by making and distributing wooden toys to charitable organizations in the local area, and supporting community service organizations thru volunteer woodworking activities. 


For more information, contact Bob Buchanan at (605) 348-2865 or Rick Weisbeck at (605) 431-7375.  Or go to our website at www.sdwoodworker.org.


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Dec 9, 2014 - Toy Deliveries to YFS


Believe it or not - Toymakers were on-site at the Club for Boys Shop at 6:00 am on Dec 9th for KOTA TV Live Spots.

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Live Coverage from KOTA TV - 6 am on Dec 9, 2014

(Click on any photo to view all photos in filmstrip style.)

Bob, Rick, Priscilla, Rollie, Julian, and Grant


 
The toys made this year were packed for delivery on Saturday morning Dec 6, 2014, in the shop at the Club for Boys.  The toys were then delivered to 16 organizations in South Dakota.  Most of the toys were delivered that same day.  

The organization receiving a third of the toys is the Youth and Family Services in the Black Hills.  Almost 700 children are involved in the Youth and Family Services in the Black Hills from as far north as Spearfish and as far south as Edgemont.  The toys for YFS were delivered on Tuesday, Dec 9, 2014, at 9 am to the Youth and Family Services office on Plaza Drive in Rapid City.  We will also had an opportunity to pass out the toys to the children at the facility.
 Our photographer, Lon Gose, was on hand to document the event with the following photos:
The Rapid City Journal photographer (Chris Huber, Journal staff) was also on the scene:

RCJ Photo 1







RCJ Photo 2


RCJ Photo 3


RCJ Photo 4


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Christmas Family Potluck Dinner - Dec 8, 2014

The Christmas Family Potluck will be held on Monday evening at 6 pm at 910 Wood Ave in Rapid City. Note that this is at 6 pm - earlier than normal - hope to see you there!  The church will be open by 5:30 pm for those needing to warm any food items.



A display of one each of the toys made during 2014 was available for all to see!






Per usual - there was lots of food and fellowship - smoked turkey and ham and lots of goodies to go with them.























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