Bob Wink - Another Wink production-”Muffler Man” made from wood and tailpipe extensions.

(Note: He looks exhausted, doesn't he?

Jack Bailie - My wife requested a stand to hold her new iPad.  This is what I came up with after four prototypes.  We finally settled on 25 degree angles. It is a little difficult to pick up, so I made grooves in the ends to make it easier.  It is made from some left over mahogany and finished with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal. Now she wants one made from Oak!

Sonny Lawson - Made a couple of chairs for my nephew as a wedding present from some pictures and measurements of a mid-century original.  Used templates with a router table to dimension the shaped parts.  Chairs were finished with an aniline dye and Arm R Seal.  Cushions were purchased online.  Never realized chairs had so many angles!

Norm Nichols - I gave my scroll saw a few days off and turned on the band saw. Both boxes are aromatic cedar with 5-6 coats of lacquer. Drawers are lined with navy blue Flockit.  Back to the scroll saw. 

Tom Paulley - Item #1 Dice Tower made from rift-sawn white oak, finished with Watco Danish Oil Natural, and flocked with black velvet.  Plans from Marc Sagnuolo.

 Item #2: T-Rex toy made from mahogany and maple, unfinished. T-Rex waddles and mouth opens as you roll him along.  Plans from David Wakefield's "Animated Animal Toys in Wood".

Andy Tofuri/Dave VanDewerker - Dave VanDewerker and I have spent some time trying to come up with some new toys as requested by some of the organizations.  The pattern matching toy showed up in a random search for wood toys.  Dave made a template on his scroll saw for Andy to router the slot.  Andy built the frames.  The plate and bottom are 1/4" Winkwood¹ pre-treated drawer bottoms that Bob brought to the January tool/wood swap. The round puzzle pieces are 1" wheels with the flat side out.  The pattern cards were created in Excel, printed on card stock, and cut (which was the most time consuming part of the project). So far we have 16 completed.  Andy has the template and plans for anyone interested in building some of these.

The Animal Puzzle was cut by Dave on the scroll saw.  Andy built the box.  All of the wood is from our favorite moulding mill's scraps with the exception of the Winkwood¹ box bottom.  Puzzle parts are unfinished poplar, the frames are soft maple or alder.

Keith Van Tassel - Three views of a jewelry box I made for my brand new daughter-in-law for Christmas.  The box is made from repurposed mahogany from my neighbor's old bedstead that he was going to just throw in the trash.  The lid features what I believe is called flame wood. The small trays that fit inside the box are made from curly maple and walnut.  The box also features a hidden compartment in the base.  I got the idea for the hidden compartment from an old Wood magazine project.

Chris Farquhar - This is a cell phone holder I made so my wife could have her phone set up next to the computer while she works from home. Very handy when she needs to have a "Facetime" during working hours; it's all adjustable. I got the idea from seeing a picture on Pinterest. I do not know the type of wood; just some scraps I had in the shop. The finish is Danish Oil then a paste wax.

Lon Kelley - This bowl is made from poplar and padauk. The method was to cut the bowl in half and put in the angled stripe. (What you cut a perfectly good bowl in half?) Finished with poly and wax.

David Janowitz - This is a church lectern in the shape of their logo.  Just under 5’ tall, 40" wide, and 18" deep.  My biggest challenge was figuring out construction so that it could be assembled and very sturdy.  People will certainly lean heavily on the top shelf, so the top and bottom panels go right through the vertical, as do the lower shelves.  A maple internal framework supports 3/4" Walnut veneer plywood, with the curved panels being 3 layers of 1/4" ply, glued together, and the front and back surfaces double thick.  (Only the outside is walnut, to save cost.)  The rear of the shelves are open for storage, not visible to the audience.  The base is 3" thick solid Water Oak, and has a 6"x18" mortise accommodating the vertical cross, which is lag-screwed into place.  Given the curves, all the parts attach at different crazy angles, including the 71 degree base mortise.  They wanted the cross stained dark, and I believe it was Denis' suggestion to use a gel stain on the oak base, which worked nicely.  I had to pre-finish everything with stain and water borne urethane before assembly given the tight spaces, and top, side, and bottom surfaces.  It took longer than it should have, but I learned new skills on this, and had to dust off my high school geometry for the angles.