September 2005 Projects November 2005 Projects October 2005 Picnic Pics
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| Brian Honey talks about his walking stick that he made with hand tools in a class in Waco. It is made from a 1x4 piece of walnut then lacquer finished. |
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Bill Cole bandsawed these toys in a production setting. |
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| Arthur Thompson explains how his bowl of Indian teak can be disassembled. It is finished with shellac and then waxed. |
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Old postal box doors and wood of cedar make great coin banks. Bill Cochrane crafted these. |
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| A hexagonal box of birch plywood joined with bisquits is shown to club members by Rich Thomas. | 
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Rich Thomas takes the mike again to talk about his modified Stickley style dining table and chair set. The table features breadboard edges, through mortise joints on the legs and topped off with a pecan stain. Tommy Sample helps Rich carry the top to Rich's truck. |
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| .These fruit bowls are made of mitered crown molding (fit for a king no doubt) and leftover spindles from Rich Thomas' Stickley style table. Rich admits to not having crafted the fruits |
 
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Dennis Serig explains how he modified a laptop writing desk with a rear pencil compartment that is "sealed" when the lid is closed -- keeps loose pencils from being scattered. The other laptop is the original splinter group design. |
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| The letter "W", or is it "w", has been brought to you by Dennis Serig -- a man of letters, obviously. The background stippling was created by using a round head grinding bit. | 
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Two cutting boards of bamboo were crafted by Walter Mason. |
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| Walter Mason brought in a small toy tote and a simple toy truck. The green is from stain and the black of the wheels is from a magic marker. | 
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Markus Brun proudly shows off his two end tables of mahogany and poplar. |
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| Dottie Forbes crafted this end table with tapered legs. The tenons are ebonized walnut. | 
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A box of pine, bloodwood and rosewood is handsomely shown off by Mark Sweigart. |
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| Steve Procter stands by his rolling router cabinet and table. A touch of shop elegance??? |
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