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| This month's presentation was replaced by our first annual chair making contest. Please CLICK HERE to see entries, contestants and winner. | |
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| SHOW and TELL PROJECTS | |
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| This all walnut table was crafted by Mark Bolinger. The legs are rejects from a previous project. Mark finished with wipe-on polyurethane. | |
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Mike Turner has an "outlet" for his work. He sells them or he'll give you the plans free. He teaches woodworking and these are projects that his students make. |
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John Gay shows a bowl he crafted from mahogany scraps. John will donate this bowl to a food bank organization fund raiser. |
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| The USS Texas floats again and the Alamo stands tall under the deft hands of Bob Wink . Bob describes these projects as "tramp" art, or "folk" art similar to the style seen during the 20s and 30s. The wood comes from old pallets. | |
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Charles Sembera holds a child's dinosaur that he created out of cypress. |
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| This early 1900s dowel making machine was demonstrated by Steve LeGrue. It is part of his collection of antique tools. |
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A granddaughter will sleep tight in this maple crib built by Denis Muras. It can be converted to a day bed and also as the childs grows, to a twin bed. |
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| Ridg Gilmer holds one of his three band sawed boxes he crafted out of ash. | |
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