Norm Nichols made four
of these Sister plaques, sealed with Shellac then coated with
polyurethane. The type of wood is unknown but probably gumwood.
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Using a program called
Inkscape Steve Wavro crafted door
plaques of poplar as gifts for friends getting married. Getting the “T”s
of the Texas Tech of oak and backed with black felt just right required
a few practice runs.
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Gathering scrap wood
Katari made this stand for holding a laptop computer for the kids.
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From a Charles Hand
pattern Rick Spacek scroll sawed this winter scene from
Wink wood.
Rick sprayed on the white paint then painted over with the green
and yellow paints.
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From the images
imprinted on beer cans Bob Wink created an owl and a lawnmower – where’s
the pussycat – on a pea green boat somewhere?
Inspired by an outrageously priced piece at a flea market Bob
fashioned this catfish with small nails for teeth.
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Denis Muras constructed
two train cranes (rhymes nice, doesn’t it?) and a car.
Please read Denis’s
write up.
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From
Steve Good patterns Charles Volek
scroll sawed several figurines of people and animals.
Charles said that they were fun to make.
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From Osage orange,
walnut, and curly maple scraps David Janowitz crafted cutting boards,
bottle stoppers and rolling pins.
David “eyeballed” the straightness of the rolling pins – good
eye, David. The boards and
rolling pins are
finished in mineral oil, the others in urethane.
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From plywood Chris
Schwartz scroll sawed these two animals stained with Early American.
Just starting out in scroll saw woodworking, Chris received help
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Starting with a vision
but ending up with something different Larry Barron turned a spittoon
made of end grain pecan. The
other piece is of Eucalyptus with felt flocking material.
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Mark Womack used
recovered oak from the St. Francis church renovation to craft a changing
table for his son’s nursery – no, it’s not a disguised phone booth.
This was Mark’s first use of mortise and tenon joints and it all
came together quite well as you can see.
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Andy Anderson brought in examples of the
toys that club members crafted this year for the club's toy program. |
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Denis Muras Projects - This is probably the last car I build for my
mother-in-law to give to her great-grandsons. I had built up a train for
her, locomotive and tender, caboose, passenger car, flat car, box car,
gondola, and tank car. The crane car was all I could think of making.
The plan is based on an
old Shopsmith plan for a play train. The cars are made from walnut with
the special formula from Andy Anderson, 50/50 beeswax and mineral oil
for child safety.
The unfinished car is a
Toymaking Plans design of a 1961 MINI Cooper. I am building it to give
to my stepson who just bought a new MINI this summer. It is mahogany and
walnut. This will have a lacquer finish to make it shine like a car.
-- written by Denis Muras
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Wink Wood - Bob Wink lives near a
commercial woodworking facility that gives away what they consider to be
scrap pieces of commercial grade plywood and misc hard woods. Bob
rescues this wood before a Grinch comes and takes the scrap for
firewood. Many
woodworkers in WWCH have made good use of these excess pieces by making
jigs, toys, and incorporating them into their projects as you’ve seen in
many Show n Tell projects. This source of wood is what has become known
as “Wink” wood. |
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Photos and commentary: Gary Rowen
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Chris Schwartz attended a school in Maine in 2006 on wooden boat
building and learned how to craft a kayak. Chris spoke about the
class and the efforts and skills required. His
presentation is available in PowerPoint
format.
Mike Turner presented awards to club members for their service to the
club. Larry and Pattie Page are shown in this photo with Mike
Turner, President Woodworkers Club of Houston. Other recipients are
featured below.
