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www.ptawoodworkers.comOctober 2013 Oktober 2013

Programme – 2013

Wednesday, 30 October at 18h00Monthly meeting at the new PlantSciences Building, University of Pretoria(see website for a map). Organ pipeconstruction Jan Zietsman andIdentification of antiques by AlexeiMigachev

Saturday 16 November at 08h30Social breakfast and treeidentification Botanical Gardens(Contact Johan Labuschagne 072 4491795 for further detail and for attending).Payment of R100 per person to Johanon the day of the event.

Wednesday, 27 November at 18h00Monthly meeting at the new PlantSciences Building, University of Pretoria(see website for a map). Woodpreservation.

Programme – 2014

Wednesday, 29 January at 18h00Annual General Meeting at the newPlant Sciences Building, University ofPretoria (see website for a map).

From the Chair: by Paul RobertsOur Annual Exhibition is over and we are now busywith the final closure of the event. In general, theExhibition was most successful. A fuller report will bemade during the Annual General Meeting which will beheld on 29 January 2014.

I wish at this stage to express my sincere appreciationto all persons who participated. We had a large rangeof excellent exhibits, excellent demonstrations, highsales value, good participation by the suppliers andgenerous donations of gifts for the prize-draws.Several innovations were introduced and mention willbe made of these when we report more formally on theevent.

Please remember that the trophies and certificates willbe handed over to the recipients at the Octobermonthly meeting. In addition we have a number ofexcellent specialist tools and other prizes which we willdraw during the meeting.

Exhibition 2013Selected photographs of the Exhition 2013 areincluded below for general interest.

Displays in the Hall

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Judging toys

Judging a cabinet

Information Desk

Gold Medal and Best Turned Piece by JohanLabuschagne

Anita Speedy demonstrating scrollsawing

The Wildervanck family enjoying a demonstrationof a toy made by children with a fretsaw

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Tea Garden

Four lathes busy with demonstrations

Carel vd Merwe demonstration turning a large bowl

Andrew Bourke busy with embellishment

Douglas Lock demonstrating routing techniques

Refreshments by New Hope School personnel

Dawie Harmse (Principal) and Marissa Joubert ofthe New Hope School receiving donations made by

members of the Woodworking Association ofPretoria

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Suppliers’ stands under the carports

Viv Martin of Hardware Centre

Supplier from Vermont Sales

Jock McNair receiving the “Aanhouer Wen” trophy

Frans Gericke winner of the Executool Trophy forCabinet Making

Johan Labuschagne winner of the Phil Ironstrophy for Turning

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Hennie Ackermann winner of the Keith Jonestrophy for Restoration

Willie Marneweck winner of the Daan Badenhorsttrophy for the “Best on Show” with his wooden

clock

Turners

The report on the Turner’s Meeting on 24 Septemberwill appear in the next edition of Tambotie.

Draaiers: Oktober Vergadering /Turners: October Meeting

Ons volgende byeenkoms is op Saterdag 26 Oktober,09h00 in die werksplek van Willie de Wet.

Our next meeting will be on Saturday, 26 October,09h00 in the workshop of Willie de Wet.

September Monthly Meeting:Project Plank

By Neville Comins

After the normal announcements and discussionsabout the forthcoming Exhibition, AlexanderWildervanck gave a presentation on woodwork inCanada. He and his family are leaving for Cananda atthe end of this year. The Association’s best wishes goto Alexander and the Chairman thanked him for all hehas meant to the organisation. We do hope that wewill be able to maintain contact in the future.

Alexander Wildervanck

One of the highlights of the WWAP Calendar is theannual Project Plank event and competition. Thismeeting provides an opportunity for members to showboth their creativity and craftsmanship by producing anitem from a specified plank of wood, or from a certainvolume of wood for the turners. 2013 produced a wide

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and varied range of items, illustrating the diversity ofinterests of our members, and thoroughly enjoyed byover 50 members and their spouses.

First up was Willie Marneweck with an exquisite 1/27thscale model of the historic ‘Savonarola Chair’, withdesign dating as far back as 4000 years in theEgyptian era and then through later centuries, evenbeing used in homes in the Renaissance period. Thelevel of detail achieved by Willie needs to be seen.

‘Savonarola Chair’ by Willie Marneweck

At Smit showed a wooden vice which could standproud on any workbench, while Willie De Wet showedtwo turned vessels, each with its own complexchallenges. The first was an Olienhout vase, withnatural holes on two sides making the turning a realchallenge for even the most experienced turner. Theother was one of his trademark items turned as a thin-walled vase in Jacaranda and then developed furtherwith a set of balanced cut-outs, again showingprofound skills levels.

Leon Wolmarans, known for his boxes, excelled withhis Birds Eye Maple and Imbuia ‘Memories Box’. Hecommented that he had kept this special piece ofimbuia for many years to find the right application, andwho could argue with his choice. Braam and GabrielleBurger (the latter one of our youngest members)produced an ‘Iron Ore Tipper Truck’ (of Australiandesign), and also some segmented cutting boards. Itwas so good to see the emergence of the next

generation of woodworkers. Lou Coetzer,representing the ‘triumvirate’ with Kobus Mostert andGerhard Joubert, who work together on an annualproject, produced a very practical set of wooden steps.Louw humorously emphasised the choice and qualityof the SA Pine they used!! Willie Viljoen again showedsome original design concepts using staves from Oakbrandy casks to construct a table and Breakfast Nookchair, both with unique character.

Memories Box by Leon Wolmarans

The ‘star of the show’ was Alan Crawford’s ‘LazySusan’ laminated from assembled segments of threecontrasting woods to provide a 3D perspective,changing as it rotated to create different images. Atruly spectacular piece that will always draw attention.Members judged all the entries and Alan’s wasawarded the 1st prize, with Willie Marneweck andLeon Wolmarans being 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Lazy Susan by Alan Crawford

The meeting was food for thought for all, and we can’twait to see what 2014 will bring. All the items will bedisplayed at our Exhibition on the 5th October 2013.

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Association Shirts Now AvailableThe Management Committee has placed a furtherorder for the Association shirts. Hardware Centre haskindly agreed to provide a sponsorship and includingthe subsidy from the Association, the cost to memberswill be R150 each. Contact Piet Smith to pay for andto collect your order (082 465 8770).

Members in Association shirts

Cabinet MakersSaturday 14 SeptemberFinishing: Staining and Spraying

By Paul Roberts

Fourteen members met in the workshop of WillieMarneweck. We had to hold the event in the afternoondue to the clash with the international rugby broadcastthat morning. We were not successful in changing thetime of the rugby!

Willie Marneweck went to a lot of trouble in preparingfor the day and went through a range ofdemonstrations on staining and spraying, all within thecontext of the facilities available within a homeworkshop. Willie took the trouble of writing upcomprehensive notes of some ten pages into whichphotographs of the day have been included. Thesenotes have been loaded onto the Association’s websitefor future reference and contain a wealth of hard-earned practical advice on the topic. The detail will notbe repeated in Tambotie, except for a fewphotographs.

Preparations for staining

Staining to match drawer front

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Spraying Velvaglo enamel

Spraying clear lacquer

Cabinet Makers Meetings: Sat 09h0012 October Saturday Klaas Coetzee, 566 DakotaSt, Elarduspark, Topic: Upholstery

9 November Saturday Venue and topic to beannounced.

Arbor Week and Trees of the Year

Submitted by Lou CoetzerEd: We could not accommodate this in last month’sedition of Tambotie.

In South Africa, Arbor Day was first celebrated in 1983.The event captured the imagination of people whorecognized the need for raising awareness of the valueof trees in our society. As sources of building material,food, medicine, and simple scenic beauty, trees play a

vital role in the health and well-being of ourcommunities. Collective enthusiasm for theimportance of this issue in South Africa inspired thenational government, in 1999, to extend thecelebration of Arbor Day to National Arbor Week. From1 to 7 September every year, schools, businesses andorganizations are encouraged to participate incommunity "greening" events to improve the healthand beauty of the local environment and propose agreen future for South Africa.*From Information provided by the Department ofWater Affairs and Forestry

Soos elke vorige jaar, plant ons vanjaar weer ‘n Boomvan die Jaar gedurende die eerste week vanSeptember om die aanbreek van die LENTE teherdenk en te vier. Soos verlede jaar is daar virvanjaar weer drie ‘bome van die jaar’ aangewys. Eendaarvan is ‘n meer algemene en bekende soort entwee is minder bekendes. Hulle is al drie geskik virons tuine hier in Pretoria.

Die meer bekende boom vir vanjaar is Virgilliaoroboides (keurboom/keur/blossomtree/Cape-sophora) van die Fabaceae – ertjiefamilie, en is, omverstaanbare redes, baie bekend langs dieKeurboomsrivier.

Die tweede soort wat vir vanjaar aangewys is, isGrewia occidentalis(kruisbessie/assegaaibos/booghout/crossberry/assegaiwood/bowwood) van die Sparrmanniaceae –rosyntjiebosfamilie.

Die derde boomsoort vir vanjaar is Barringtoniaracemosa (poeierkwasboom/powder-pufftree/brackwater mangrove/false-guava/wild-guava) vandie Lecythidaceae - brasielneutfamilie.

Baie volledige beskrywings en foto’s van bogenoemdeboomsoorte kan nageslaan word bywww.plantzafrica.com/miscell/arborweek.htm Gaankyk gerus daar.For elaborate descriptions, garden applications andclear photographs of the trees of the year, go towww.plantzafrica.com/miscell/arborweek.htm Visit thisweb page for very useful information regarding thesetrees.

EditorialEditor: Paul RobertsE-Mail: paul.roberts@ptawoodworkers.comTel: 084 515 2773