Prep for Next TWS 10.14.2023

 Seal toys:  

212 toys ready for handsanding at 10-14-2023 TWS.

Build some tanks for pickup trucks 

Looking into a few log trucks 

New tanker design for 2023 (sketched by Dierdra 

Add launchers to basketball bases

Preliminary count shows about 100 base/launcher subassemblies ready for 2023.

Spray Finish Toys

2nd group 

1st group + 2nd group =

118 + 131 = 249

Gary Graves reported more progress on Chalk Boards (10.9.2023).  All are done.

Side project - spruce up small folding cart:

Introducing new toy for 2023:  Tanker

Kathie put a Polyrub Finish on 12 small cradles today (10.9.2023):

Update on 10-9-2023:

Sixteen boxes of toys were brought to the Wood Shop today ready to be sanded or wheeled on Saturday 10.14.2023.

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Toymaking Workshop (TWS2023-18) 10.7.2023

The Plan for Today's Workshop:

Attending (18):

Patsy, Jerry, Adam, Grant, Bob, Kathie, Don, Rick, Gary, Stu, Ed, Frank, Julian, Lon, Ken, Maggie, Jim Brown, Jim Burk

The Outside Sanders/Routers

 

Wood Recovery Exercise

Handsanding - Wheel Installs

The Wheel Guys:  Frank, Julian, and Ed

Later, add Jerry

 Handsanding:  Don, Maggie, Patsy, Kathie

Jim Brown untangling some Ring Toss games (25)

Jim Burk building hoop/backboard sub-assemblies (106)

Grant building Tugboats (26)

Adam handsanding Love Bugs (half a box)

Summary of Toys put in Inventory Today:

Frank brought in 12 Small Cradles ready for finishing

At the end of today:  Toys ready to be Sealed:  9 boxes

At the end of today:  Toys ready to be spray finished:  9 boxes

Tasks accomplished from the list for the day:

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Prep for next TWS 10.7.2023

 

More Progress on Chalk Boards

Trish Graves on 10.2.2023

Sealing Toys on 10.1.2023

These toys will need a little handsanding before the spray finish as the sealer almost always raises the grain.

Mill and Sand cedar Tugboat Hulls (42)

The material used for most of these hulls was recycled cedar fencing.  Some of it required extensive sanding or using a joiner to get a smooth surface.  A large number of hulls were rescued from the fireplace using the joiner in combination with a belt sander.

Spray Finish on toys 10.2.2023

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 1:  93

Group 2:  114

Group 3:  45

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Total:  252

Some of these toys may require wet/dry 400 sanding.  Many are ready for wheels.

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