Toy Workshop 7 (TWS2021-07) 4-24-2021

We met at the SHOP at the Club for Boys for a Toy Making Workshop on April 24, 2021.  The temperature at 9 am was 40 degrees and improved to 47 degrees and windy by noon.  But still too chilly for sanding and routering outside.

Attending (19):  Danny, Mary, Jerry, Patsy,  Laurie, Darwin, Rick, Jim, Maggie, Al,  Lon, Bob, Kathie, Dennis, John W, Ralph, Julian, Harley, and Tony

Activities:

1. Set up tools and work stations.
2. Routering edges of 3/4" thick critters.
3. Cutting toys and critters to shape on 3 Scroll Saws and one Bandsaw.
4. Drilling eyes for critters.
5. Drilling axle holes and windows in 2" thick toys.
6. Hand-sanding (final before finish spraying) turtle banks, helicopters, and love bugs.
7. Second sanding by hand of jeeps after drilling.
8. Final sanding of vehicle sets (3/4" thick) for bags, now ready for inventory.
9. Several boxes of toys were taken home for work by individual members in home shops.
10. Paddle games and caterpillars were brought in by Lon and John respectively - ready for sealing.
11. Jerry finished the tow hooks for the tow trucks - now ready to be sealed.
12. Rick and Jerry each brought in a box of critters (ready for inventory).
13. Tear down workstations and clean up the area.
14. Load up tools.

Photos from today:

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13th Annual Woodworking Show at Knecht Home Center - April 17th, 2021

 

Media Coverage of the 13th Annual Woodworking Show

Facebook Link for BH TV Video:  13th Annual Woodworking Show 4.17.2021

YouTube Link for BH TV Video:  13th Annual Woodworking Show 4.21.2021

Newscenter1 Story:  Newscenter1 at Woodworking Show

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April 2021 General Meeting 4-12-2021

The RCWA held its monthly general meeting for April on April 12th, 2021 from 7 pm to 9 pm in the annex to the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.  Twenty eight members were in attendance, as we made final preparations for our 14th Annual Woodworking Show to be held at Knecht Home Center in Rapid City, SD, on April 17th, 2021 from 9 am to 4 pm.

"SHOW AND TELL" ITEMS

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Toy Workshop 6 (TWS2021-06) 4-10-2021

We met at the SHOP in the Club for Boys for a Toy Making Workshop on April 10, 2021.  The temperature today at 9 am was 48 degrees, but was 61 degrees by noon.

Attending (20):  Danny, Mary, Jerry, Patsy,  Laurie, Darwin, Colton, Rick, Ken, Jim, Frank, Jim, Maggie, Al,  Lon, Bob, Kathie, Gary, Dennis, and Rollie

Activities:

1. Set up tools and work stations 
2. Routering edges of 2" thick toys
3. Sanding critters with Ryobi sander 
4. Cutting toys and critters to shape on Scroll Saws and Bandsaw
5. Drilling eyes on critters
6. Drilling axle holes and windows in 2" thick toys 
7. Hand-sanding turtle banks and pick up trucks
8. Tear down workstations and clean up the area
9. Load up tools

Photos from today:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

RCWA

Toy Workshop 5 (TWS2021-05) 3-27-2021

The Rapid City Woodworkers held a Toy Workshop on Saturday morning 3-27-2021 at the "Craft" Shop at the Club for Boys from 9 am to noon. 

Attending  (19):   Danny and Mary, Laurie and Darwin, Ken, Ralph, Rick, Lon, Patsy and Jerry, Mary Jo, Grant, Don, Harley, Bel, Carson, Dennis, Bob and Kathie

Summary:  We finished tracing tugboat hulls, as the last toy to trace of the toys that are cut from 3/4" pine.  Additionally, we drilled eyes in "critters".  We cut toys on the scroll saw from the Traced Critter toys.   As part of the tracing process, we cut the wood into individual pieces and packed them in boxes, labelled the boxes, and recorded them into our Tracing List for 2021.  Several boxes of toys were taken home by members to work on in individual shops.  Four boxes of toys were sanded and readied for a final spray finish before installing wheels.

The metal cabinet containing our toy making tools and supplies was emptied and removed from the building.  Also removed were 2 carts,  2 drill presses and several boxes of traced toys (22).  This is in following new guidelines from the Club for Boys related to keeping the building " Tour Ready" at all times.  Additionally, an updated policy at the CFB prohibits outside organizations from storing most items in the building.

Photos from the workshop are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

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Pinewood Derby Building Assist - 3-19 and 3-20-2021

A few members of the RCWA provided support and equipment to the Rangers at the First Assembly of God Church on MT Rushmore Rd on Friday and Saturday in their pinewood derby building event.

Members attending:  Danny, Rick, Tony, Ralph, and Bob

 Photos from the event are shown below:

For more information, go to www.rapidcitywoodworkers.com.

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