What's New at the Tidewater Woodworkers Guild?TWWWG monthly meeting is Monday, January 26, at 7PM. This month's meeting will be the annual safety refresher. It's also dues time, so bring your check for $20 made out to Tidewater Woodworkers Guild or a $20 bill. Ed Bunker, membership chairman, asks that each member fill out a membership application and bring it to the meeting. This will allow the new Guild officers to get a fresh look at the skill sets of our members and their interests. It will facilitate a better set of presentations. Click this link for the membership application. Print it, fill it out and bring it with you, please. (Note: you may need to use Internet Explorer for the interactive fields to appear. Or you may save it to your desktop and then open it.) Meet the Guild's new officers. Click Here for the Officers Page. Click on this link for the Meeting Schedule for a listing of this year's presentations or select it under the Reference Tab.
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Heiroglyphics? Look Again.Just for the fun of it, I've added a visual illusion for your visiting pleasure. Can you find all the kitchen tools? Check out the larger version and enjoy the challenge. |
Membership InfoUnpaid dues are overdue and members in arrears will not be allowed to vote or take advantage of guild discounts. Please bring your cash or check to the meeting if you have not yet paid your dues. For those not yet members, you will find information on becoming a member of TWWWG by clicking the following link or from our FAQ page. Becoming a Member. |
Check out the Classifieds page often.Right now, John Blakeney has a rough sawn Beech plank for sale and a non-member is looking for some cabinet work. Information on both is on the Classifieds and they're always changing.Please Click Here. |
How would you like to be able to have your projects for sale?Dylan Wakefield, chef and butcher, is opening Pendulum Fine Meats in Ghent in late January. He's asked TWWWG members to showcase kitchen oriented woodwork for sale; items like cutting boards, bowls, trays, spoons and trivets. He has some TWWWG work on hand already, but wants more. The shop is at 820 Shirley Ave in Norfolk. Contact Karl Bogott using our secure contact form for information on how you can get find a home for all those projects gathering dust. You just had to make them. Now, there's a home for them.
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 Woodsmith TipSometimes a beveled miter joint just doesn't quite close up, or opens up after assembly. Here's a tip for closing the gap - as long as the pieces fit together fairly well to begin with. Burnish (roll over) the tips with the shank of a screwdriver or nail set. |
Current Guild NewsletterTo view the current publication, please click HERE or the Newsletters tab in Reference on the Main Menu. |
Plan of the MonthThis clever and easy-to-make cutting board will make a standout addition to your kitchen or make it as a gift. It measures 10" x 16" x 1.25" high. You can make it with a tablesaw and a handplane (or belt sander). Click here for more information and the plan. | |