Toy Workshop (TWS2023-05) 3.11.2023

We held our fifth Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2023 on Saturday March 11, 2023, from 9 am to 12.  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.  This was a regularly scheduled Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA) workshop and held on the second Saturday of the month.

Attendees: The attendees at today's workshop (17+4) included Harley, Julian, Rick, Grant, Ken, Rollie, Lon, Russ, Darwin, Lauree, Al, Ed, Jerry, Patsy, Mary Jo, Nick, Mary G, and Jim Brown.   Rick, Cori, Tony, and Stu spent the morning assisting the Rangers at the Assembly of God with their Pinewood Derby building (a different location.) Click here for the  Derby Event.

Today's Activities:

Today we finished tracing, cutting and axle drilling of The Club for Boys (CFB) pinewood derby cars (100).  We will be assisting the boys at the CFB in July with finishing and building of the cars.  

We are almost finished tracing the critters for 2023. Only three sets of critters remain to be traced.  We have used all available 3/4" pine for the critters.  We will finish the critters when more wood becomes available.  

Other activities today including drilling windows, drilling holes for axle pegs, and cutting some toys to shape using scrollsaws (Ed and Darwin). 

While you all were enjoying the Toy Workshop, we enjoyed lunch with Mase at Chili's in Chino Hills, CA.

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Visit to OCWA Toy Workshop 3.4.2023

 Anaheim Hills, CA

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Toy Workshop (TWS2023-04) 2.25.2023

We held our fourth Toy Workshop (TWS) for 2023 on Saturday February 25, 2023, from 9 am to 12.  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.  This was a regularly scheduled Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA) workshop and held on the fourth Saturday of the month.

The attendees at today's workshop (19) included Harley, John, Julian, Rick, Grant, Ken, Rollie, Norma, Keith, Lon, Dennis, Russ, Darwin, Lauree, Al, Stu, Gary G, Ed, and Don.

Summary of Today’s Activities 

We finished tracing thin toys, and a majority of the Club for Boys' (CFB) pinewood derby cars were traced. 

We started tracing critters today.

We inventoried the Love Bugs that have been traced as of today - there are 443 Love Bugs in various stages of completion.  There are 27 completed Love Bugs.

Ed and Darwin cut Turtle push toys and Soccer Cars using the DeWalt scrollsaws.

West Coast Test team members Ty and Mase spend some time this week testing the performance and speed of a a new short stubby racer.

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WT SIG 2.22.2023

 

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Wood Acquisition 2.17.2023

 On Friday at 10 am, we met at the Wood Shop to sort and organize a trailer full of wood recovered from an apartment job site.  

Wood collected from Jobsite near Pizza Ranch.  Pickup coordinated by Keith Brink and trailer provided by his brother-in-law.  Jobsite of Lloyds Company.

Attending:  Harley, Nick, Al, Stu, Lon, Rick, Dave, Nick (HS), Keith, Bob and Kathie

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