A Club for Carvers, Scrollers and Woodworkers

ACWA CONTACT LIST

CARVERS:                Robert Dowdy, President  dowdyrobert60@gmail.com

                                   Callie Ashcraft, Vice President 

SCROLLERS:           (Vacant),  President

                                   Dave Vasik, Vice President vasak@gci.net

Woodworkers:          Sandy McKinnis, President akspeech@mtaonline.net

                                   Larry Hollman, Vice President holmanlarry750@gmail.com

Executive Board:      President Larry Hollman, holmanlarry750@gmail.com

                                   VP #1 Alan Peck, alan_peck@live.com 

                                   VP #2 Jim Powell, jpow1700@gmail.com

                                   Treasurer Lisa Lackey,  acwawebdesigner@gmail.com

                                   Recording Secretary Tam Pikey, tlpikey@gmail.com

                                   Communications Callie Ashcraft, tiger86_86@hotmail.com

Update from Carvers

Hello Fellow Woodcarvers,

Happy Spring. No carving June through August. We will meet back up on September 14th. In September bring in for show and tell what you carved over the summer while camping and fishing.

Last Frontier Woodcarving Schedule for 2023-2024

Location

AIH Alaska Industrial Hardware Inc,

8801 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515, USA

Schedule 2024

June-Aug: no meetings enjoy the summer! We will reconvene in Sept.

August - State Fair

September 14, 10am

September 28, 10am

October 26, 10am

October 31 Halloween

November 9, 10am

November 23, 10am

November 28 Thanksgiving

December 14, 10am

December 25 Christmas

December 28, 10am

Update from the Scrollers club

No new updates - Club is currently on Hiatus.

Woodworkers Chapter News

June 2024

Woodworkers Club Officers:  President: Sandy McKinnis, Vice President: Larry Holman;

Board Members: Bob Lackey, Greg Lyall, Alan Peck, Bill Poole, Jim Powell

May was the Woodworkers Chapter last monthly meeting before taking a break for the summer months. We will resume in September on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

We hope you get out to enjoy the Alaska summer and will see you again in September for more classes, the Open Shop program and the monthly meetings.

Appreciation:

Special thanks to Jim Powell, Jonathan Snyder and Dohn Wood for loaning their hand tools for the Lie-Nielsen / Deneb Puchalski classes. Tools were sharp and ready to use!

Dohn Wood has volunteered to help students from the Build a Tool Chest class complete their project. Dohn has most graciously agreed to meet with students every Wednesday in June and July. Dohn is a hand tool master and teacher so I'm sure all students will have an awesome finished project. Thanks for going above and beyond Dohn!

Dohn also adjusted the fence on the Festool Miter saw that has been out of square for much too long of a time! It was very interesting watching him dismantle it and square up everything. Thanks a bunch.

Dohn Wood adjusting the fence on the Festool miter saw

Classes and Open Shop Program:

We want to thank all the instructors for teaching classes and the Open Shop Program monitors for supervising Woodworking Wednesdays during this past season from September. 2023 to May 2024. Most of our classes are led by experienced woodworker AWCA members for the benefit of all our members to learn, build and get to know fellow members.

Our instructors offered a wonderful variety of classes for woodworkers of all ability levels. Nearly all students left with a completed/nearly completed project. We had a total of 119 students, in 27 classes from September to May. Plus we had 18 attendees for Woodworking Wednesdays from December 28th to the end of May.

The success of our chapter depends primarily on our class offerings to get students in the shop making things! Our instructors all helped to make that happen! Their expertise and time are much appreciated by all members and the Woodworkers Chapter board.

Here is a list of many of the classes we offered from September to May:

Bandsaw jewelry box

C-shaped couch table

Scroll saw clock with an eagle design

Building a Planter Box with the Shaper Origin CNC hand-held router

Cutting Board Class

Elegant Hall Table Class

Christmas Ornaments

Votive Candle Holder / Hanukkah Menorah

Kitchen Trivet

Kids Class (for free)

Making a Blanket Chest

Hexagonal Boxes with Lids

Tray with Splayed Sides

Side Table with Drawer

Bookcase with Doors

Contemporary Hall Mirror

Picture Frame

Scroll Saw Puzzles

Making Padauk or Wedge Chopsticks

Cedar Planter Box

Create a Wood Sign of Flower Box with a CNC Router

Chainsaw Milling Logs

Hand Tools Demystified

Core Tools in Use: Build a Tool Chest

Instructors needed: Please contact Sandy Mckinnis (907-562-3994) if you are available to teach a class any time from September 2024 to May 2025. Classes can be offered on weekdays and weekends. We depend on members to teach and share their expertise with other members. Step up and help out. We need you.

Completed May and June Classes:

1)    “Hand Tools Demystified” class. The class was offered twice between May 13 to 16 with instructor Deneb Puchalski from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks.

“Core Tools in Use: Build a Tool Chest” class, May 17 to 19 with Deneb teaching.

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2)    Cedar Planter Box taught by Sandy McKinnis on June 1 and 2.

Students with their completed planter boxes.

Mission Statement:

The Alaska Creative Woodworkers Chapter is dedicated to the promotion of skill, craft, and excellence in the woodworking community through education, information, and fellowship.

Do you have suggested content or wish to contribute a woodworking news item to the monthly newsletter? Please contact us through the website at https://www.alaskacreativewoodworkersassociation.org/contact

General Information (not club specific):

Notice to all Current and Past Members

The ACWA will be reviewing its membership list and removing the names and contacts of non-current members in September 2024. We want to encourage you to renew your annual membership before then if it is not current so you will continue to receive this monthly newsletter along with the other member benefits. You can most efficiently renew using a credit card through the ACWA website. Alternatively, you may fill out the form at the end of this newsletter and mail it with a check. Your membership is important to us and keeps great programs and opportunities coming your way.

Classifieds

The Treasure Chest: 

• None at this time

   

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Woodworking: the act, process, or occupation of working wood into a beautiful, useful, and desired form

Application for Membership

Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association

P. O. Box 201796, Anchorage, AK 99520-1796

Date: ________________

Family/Individual membership, $40 per year. Please make checks payable to ACWA.

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Address: ___________________________________________________

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State: __________________________ Zip:________________________

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Benefits of membership in the Alaska Creative Woodworkers Association include:

1.    Entry into all woodworking, carving, and scrolling classes offered by the club for one year following payment of dues. There may be additional material, instructor or shop fees for some classes.

2.    Discounts at Alaska Industrial Hardware stores, Hardware Specialties, and Spenard Builders Supply.

3.    Monthly informational meetings.

4.    Beginning to expert classes in carving, woodworking and scrolling.

5.    Periodic classes offered by nationally recognized instructors from out of state.

6.    All tools and materials provided for most classes.