AWA Newsletter

Atlantic Woodworker's Association
AWA Newsletter
January 2012
7129 Morningside Dr., Halifax. Nova Scotia, B3L 2E5
Volume 30 Issue 01
Next awa meeting
JANUARY 10 TH 2012, AT 7 PM
Our first meeting of 2012 will take place on the 10th January at 7 pm. We will meet at our
regular meeting place, Kent in Dartmouth. This meeting will be a show and tell of any new
tools you received for Christmas. Also if you are working on any project you are working
on or maype have a item you would like to share.
The Christmas Event, 2011
Our Christmas social meeting at Lee Valley was with-out a doubt, a pleasant and meaningful
event. We are very greatful and thankful to Lee valley for providing a room, and hosting this
event. Many thanks should also go out to all our members who brought so many mouthwatering goodies to eat..
This event was, a time to bring toys that our Receiving, Ross and Brenda of the Salvation Army
members had made. It is inspiring to see the number of toys that
always arrive for distribution to needy children. Those members
who had made toys, were given a chance to show them and give
a little description of its construction and finish used. The hat
was passed for those who were unable to bring a toy, an
oportunity to share. We receved a generous $75.00. Ross and
Brenda of the Salvation Army were guests at this meeting and
were very appreciative to receive both the cash and toys to help
fill their Christmas boxes. They also enjoyed being at the
meeting and hearing how the toys were made, and meeting those
who made them. We know from seeing these wonderful toys that
there will be some very happy children Christmas morning.
A demo of a new compact, complete shop unit just in, was presented by Kevin of Lee Valley. I wonder if any of our
members got a unit for Christmas.
---Stan Salsman
Some weeks ago I was helping at the Salvation Army Food Bank. A woman walked by with a small child holding a
wooden car. I thought I recognized the style and asked her if I could see it. Underneath was written “ART SNOW
2004”. She informed me that she received it in 2004 as part of our Christmas Toy program and since then it had
been passed down to her youngest 2 year old. Two older children had previously owned and played with it. She
expressed pleasure at receiving our toys and told me how the children had enjSoyed them.
This brought home to me several points—1--we do good work for a good cause —2--our work is enduring—3--our
work is appreciated—4—Art Snow made great cars, --5—we probably should put our names on our toys.
Gene Nurse
Atlantic Woodworker's
From the Library
This large list of great, new books and videos have been donated by our book benefactor, our
library lavisher, our reading renderer, our, well, our good friend and AWA member, Graham
McCulloch. Graham has been more than generous over the years with donations of books and
videos. As always, the next time you see him give him a big thanks for his support!
Now, just because we do get a lot of the latest releases from Graham it doesn't mean that we
can't add other books and videos to the library too. We do have a small budget for this. So, if you
have a suggestion please let me know what it is and we can look into it.
Finally, this coming meeting will make it four months since our last meeting at Kent's. This means that ALL books
and videos that have been borrowed need to be returned. Here's a reminder:
January 11, 2011 - Debra Hickey - Building A Houseful Of Furniture by Simon Watts
January 11, 2011 - Debra Hickey - Chairmaker's Workshop by Drew Langster
January 11, 2011 - Debra Hickey - Building Your Own Kitchen Cabinets by Jere Cary
January 11, 2011 - Debra Hickey - Cabinets & Shelves by Better Homes and Gardens
January 11, 2011 - Mike Chisolm - Making Furniture Projects by Mark Ripley
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Lettering & Sign Carving by Betty Padden
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Outdoor Furniture by Built To Last
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Making Shaker Oval Boxes by John Wilson
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Building A Shaker Table by Kelly Mehler
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Hand-Cut Dovetails by Rob Cosman
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Boxes, Goblets and Screw Threads by Dennis White
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Inlay Work by Bob Rosendahl
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Circle Work by Bob Rosendahl
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Router Spacer Joinery by Bob Rosendahl
June 14, 2011 - Sheila Eddy - Router Table Mount by Bob Rosendahl
June 14, 2011 - Doug MacIntosh - Fine Woodworking - Issues #217 and #7
September 13, 2011 - Dianne Looker - Chip Carving by Wayne Barton
September 13, 2011 - Dianne Looker - Woodturning Spindle Projects
September 13, 2011 - David Schlosberg - Woodworking With Kids by Richard Starr
September 13, 2011 - David Schlosberg - Easy Woodworking Projects by Black & Decker
September 13, 2011 - David Schlosberg - Table Saw Tips and Tricks by Kenneth Burton
September 13, 2011 - Bill Richardson - Intarsia Woodworking - Best of Scroll Saw
Please check the above list for items and if you have items borrowed please bring them back at the January
Atlantic Woodworker's
meeting. If you are not able to make the meeting please let me know so that we can set up an alternative return
option.
Remember, that items borrowed from the library MUST be returned at the following meeting. This is to ensure
that ALL members get a chance to share in the bounty of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association Library!
See you at the meeting!
Ted
Thank you all for these fine toys and have a Happy New Year.
“See you at the meeting”
Atlantic Woodworker's
Demo 1: Kevin at Lee Valley
“Opera
Nova Scotia Presentation”
Amahl and the Night Visitors, will be
presented on the 7th and 8th of January at St Lukes
Church in Tantallon.
This great preformance is only an hour long and
is a good family event.
See the poster for more details for time and costs.
AWA Board of Directors 2009-2010
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Gary Dumas
Tom Patterson
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