February 2020 Newsletter & Meeting Recap

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Next meeting: Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 3 p.m., St. James Community Center Shop Open House: Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 3-4 p.m., 3770 Bridgewater Dr., hosted by Craig Thompson (green beer served!) Our growing St. James Woodworkers group had a terrific meeting on February 11th at the Community Center. Overall 30 people attended, including 11 new … Read more

Picnic – October 13, 2020 — CANCELLED

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POSTPONED/CANCELLED The POA has announced that all events booked in the various outdoor facilities have been cancelled for the months of August, September and October. The facilities are available on a first-come, first-served basis for gatherings of 25 or fewer. The sad, but unsurprising, result is we won’t likely have a group social gathering this … Read more

February 2020 Meeting

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Tuesday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m. St. James Community Center Please mark your calendar to attend the February 2020 meeting to be held Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. in the St. James Community Center. The meeting should end by 4:30. This is an open meeting for members as well as those interested. Please plan to … Read more

January 2020 Meeting/Tour Recap

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We had a great field trip to Torrie Dinyovsky’s shop, Marsh Point Enterprises, Inc. In all, 21 members attended and were able to see this cabinet shop’s massive industrial woodworking equipment. Torrie and her husband fired up their 4’x8′ CNC machine and routed out a sign featuring the St. James Woodworkers logo. She has generously … Read more

January 2020 Newsletter

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JANUARY 12, 2020 CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS Hello fellow woodworkers: Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. Since our last meeting in November we have had many new members and we now have 26 woodworkers! This is very exciting news for our group. I am sure that once we get the word out … Read more

January 2020 Meeting

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When: Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 5:30 p.m. Where: Marsh Point Enterprises, Inc., 4705 Southport-Supply Road, #301-302. (next to Sentry Storage). Topic: Tour of Marsh Point Enterprises, a local cabinet shop. Optional Social Time: Bella Cucina, after the tour, 5177 Southport-Supply Rd. Join us at this meeting to meet fellow woodworkers from the area and to … Read more

Viola (Violin) Cribbage Board

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My wife plays the viola (which is similar to a violin) and I play Cribbage, so I thought, let’s take the two passions and combine them! I created the violin cribbage board using photos, my wife’s violin and her input during the design process. The first thing I did was to select the woods used … Read more

Tenfold Quality by ‘Cheaping Out’

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Our lake house has a quite large fireplace that demanded a quite large mantel. I found one in an online store that would work, fit the style of the house, and work. It cost $350 in unfinished poplar (was hollow, with applied crown moulding). If finished, in a sprayed-on cherry color, the price shot to … Read more