LETTER FROM THE ACTING PRESIDENT May 2022 Greetings fellow sawdust makers, The results of nomination/ volunteer for club officers are in. Lisa Lackey has volunteered to be the new Secretary of the ACWA board, and Larry Holman has volunteered to join the Woodworkers Board. Thank You Lisa and Larry! Other than those two volunteers there were no nominations and no other volunteers. We will try again in the fall. Robert Pelno, Lisa Lackey and I are in the process of auditing the ACWA books. I hope to have the results for the June WoodChip. Jim Powell Acting President Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association Jpow1700@gmail.com |
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Woodworkers Club News April 2022 Woodworkers Club Officers: President: Sandy McKinnis, Vice President: Jim Powell; Secretary/Treasurer-open, Board Members: Bill Poole, Chris Gullet, Bob Lackey, and Larry Holman |
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NOTICE: Monthly Meetings; We now meet the 2nd Tues of the month from 5:15-7 at the new AIH at 8801 Old Seward Hwy. It’s in the mall at the corner of the Old Seward Hwy and Diamond Blvd. We meet in their training center. |
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Please see Jim Powell’s letter regarding the results of elections for all the club’s and the ACWA. We still need new board members so please volunteer to help out! Monthly Meetings At our March meeting Arnie Geiger shared how to tune up a table saw. His presentations was easy to follow and so helpful. I used his procedure and my table saw is working much better. Thanks Arnie. May Meeting: Dave Junge will share a powerpoint of his many beautiful projects he’s built over the years. Come and see some really amazing creations from musical instruments to furniture. He may even play his turned violin for us! He’ll also be sharing tips and pointers that he’s learned from his experiences as a woodworker. |
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New Program: WOODWORKING WEDNESDAYS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED! Larry, Holman, Jim Powell, Gino DelFrate and Sandy Mckinnis have volunteered to staff our shop area each Wednesday to help folks with projects. We have all the Wednesday’s covered from May through August. If this program is popular we will continue it through next year. You need to sign up on the website as we can only have a maximum of 4 students in the shop on each date. |
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INSTRUCTORS NEEDED for next seasons weekend classes, Sept to May 2023. Share your knowledge and expertise with others by teaching a class. We still need instructors for the following classes: Hall shoe storage, stool with curved seat, rocking chair, outdoor furniture, flower boxes…..OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TEACH!!! Contact: Sandy McKinnis @ 562-3994 or akspeech@mtaonline.net. |
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Upcoming Classes Held Saturdays, and some Sundays, from 10-4p.m. at the Alaska Industrial Hardware Store at 5655 Old Seward Hwy. in Anchorage 1. May 21st and 22nd: Base Cabinet Construction: Instructor: Bob Lackey Master woodworker, furniture designer and owner of Blackstone Designs, Mark Wedekind, will be teaching a class in September. He was recently featured in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of “Woodworker West” magazine. Check the website, our Facebook page and/or Instragram for updates |
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Recent Classes. Bandsaw Jewelry Box class |
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Woodworking: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a beautiful, useful, and desired form |
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Wood Carvers John taught a wonderful class about carving faces into cottonwood bark. This was a great learning experience on carving noses and beards. We all followed the same directions and all came away with fun unique pieces. |
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Woodcarving schedule: April 23 May 7 May 28 Summer TBA 10am at AIH 8801 Old Seward Hwy. Park on the side of the building by Duluth. Knock hard on the side door and we will let you in. |
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Scrollers Club Update Sawdust was flying at our meeting in April. We had a great turnout of members and newcomers. The newcomers bought a used saw and the guys were able to make adjustments so it ran better. The young men were designing their own patterns and cutting them out. It was great to see the next generation enjoying and learning the craft. There was more information shared about a possible club in the valley. The manager of AIH Wasilla John Ashe agreed to proving space for the club to meet next fall. He will be contacting his boss to confirm the approval. Next step is approval from our board. This is all contingent on interest at the State Fair in starting a club in the valley. We also discussed additional options for giving out the puzzles and toys at Christmas. We’re hoping to give them to the hospitals, but we’re considering alternatives if that doesn’t work out this year. We will continue production. If anyone is interested in making them over the summer please get in touch with Ray. We will be making puzzles at the State Fair as well. This year at the fair we will again be making frogs and will be adding butterflies. Please make plans to join us at the fair. Our next meeting is Saturday, May 21 at the AIH training room. Bring your saws and a project to work on. Hope to see you there. Happy Scrolling. Rhonda Hayhurst |
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