Preparation for Toy Workshop 6-24-2021

Activities Prior to June 2021 Toy Workshops

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Tool Sale Garage Sale Fundraiser 6-19-2021

Twenty-one members attended the 2021 Tool Sale on June 19, 2021, which is the main fundraiser for our Toy Program.  Members brought  items to sell, came to buy items, came to serve lunch, came to help with setup and with manning the sale.  

Attendees: Wes and Kathy Murphy, Rick Weisbeck, Paul Douglas, Harley Schmadeke, Rollie Lynde, Danny Green, Jim Burke, Ken Maron, Al Oines, Lon Gose, Ron Fisher, Jerry and Patsy Hood, Dave Maude, Tony Verchio, Harley Paulson, Grant and Mary Coffin, and Bob and Kathie Buchanan

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Scroll Saw SIG 6-17-2021

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Activity was Preparing to make parts for Noah's Ark project, by gluing patterns to wood.  This will eventually be put in our silent auction. Noah's Ark project.

Attending:  Rick, Rollie, Ken, Jerry, Patsy, and Bob

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JUNE 2021 General Meeting 6-14-2021

 Show and Tell

Boxelder Burl Bowl by Danny Green

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Toy Workshop 10 (TWS2021-10) 6-12-2021

We held a Toy Making Workshop at the Club for Boys on June 12, 2021.  The day was sunny with a temperature at 8 am of 65 degrees.  Beautiful day for working outside doing sanding and routering.  By noon it was 82 degrees.

Attending (25):  Rick, Al,  Lon, Bob, Kathie, Dennis, Tony,  Frank, Ken, Bobbe, Danny, Mary, Grant, Harley, Terri, Bel, Julian, Ralph, MaryJo, Patsy, Ron,  Jerry, Paul, Jim,  and Don.

Activities:

1. Unload tools.
2. Set up tools and work stations.
3. Router edges of 3/4" thick critters.
4. Cut toys and critters to shape on 2 Scroll Saws.
5. Drill axle holes and windows in 2" thick toys and eyes on critters.
6. Hand-sand (final before wheels) jeeps and rabbits.
7. Toys for home shops - Several boxes of toys were taken home for work by individual members in home shops.
8. Bob brought in about 165 finish sprayed toys ready for wheels, and about 200 toys to be handsanded after sealer was applied.  Rick brought in 900 wheels sprayed and ready to install.
9. Jerry brought in fire trucks, ready for inventory.
10. Don returned critters (3 boxes) with patterns, cut and sanded (1st time).  Don took home 3 boxes of toys to work at home.
11. Lon brought in a box of toys (cut, routered, sanded 1st time).  Lon took home 2 boxes of toys to work at home.
12. Ken returned a box of toys (helos) ready for sealing.  Ken is working on toy trucks at home.
13. Install wheels and blue axles on Love Bugs (22).
14. Install small rotors and wheels on prototype helicopters (5).
15. Inventory, label, count, and package completed toys: 163 toys
16. Tear down workstations;  clean up the area.
17. Load up tools.

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Woodturning Special Interest Group (WT SIG) 6-5-2021

The Woodturner's Special Interest Group met at 10 am on June 5, 2021, at Danny’s Shop.  The weather was hot so the door was closed to keep the cool in.  Danny set up a lathe with a block of wood for making a bowl.  Rick took a stab at and learned a lot about bowlturning technique.  Danny showed his. Latest tool, a flip top grinder.

Attending (11):  Rick,  Al, Gary G, Lon, Bob, Ken, Harley, Grant, Dave, Danny, and Rich

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