Woodworker Times

May 2017 masondixonwoodworkers@gmail.com

www.masondixonwoodworkers.org

Mason Dixon Woodworkers

P.O. Box 301

Delmar, DE 19940

Executive Board : -Jim Laverty, President

-Jack Dalton, Vice President -Dave Ziara, Secretary

-Roger Hearn, Treasurer -Ronnie Dorr, Past President -John Johnson, Membership -David Southern, Programs, Newsletter, and Facebook -Don Connell, Toys Project

-Don Hicks, Workshops -Ed Nock, Workshops

-Don Connell, Tool Crib

2017 Meetings: Membership Meetings

Delmar VFW 7:30 P. M.

Jan 19 Mar 16 May 18 Jul 23*

Sep 21 Nov 16* *July meeting is a

Sunday picnic

*Nov meeting is the banquet

Presidents Message Hey do you remember this

guy? His name is

Pat and he

solicited a lot

of great ideas

for work

shops. I think

he came up

with around 25 suggestions.

You will hear more about them

during the upcoming meeting.

Roger Hearn made the board

aware of an excellent website

for WR Tools. It is far more

than a tools shop! The website

shares great wood working

tips, plans, and ideas you might

find interesting. The link is:

www.wkfinetools.com

Take a look! You may really

enjoy it. Thank you, Roger.

Roger Hearn also brought a

Moxon Vise to the board

meeting that he had made and

suggested it for a workshop. It

is real cool, simple in design

and very useful. Roger has

offered to run the workshop,

but more to come on that

later. Remember to be a friend and

bring a friend to the meeting!

-Jim Laverty

MDWW President

May Program For the May program we will review

our discussion about upcoming

workshops. Some workshops have

already been scheduled, and Pat will

present the ones that we determined

to be the most popular. We will also be discussing our favorite

jigs and fixtures in the woodshop.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their

favorite jig and show them to the club. And last, but not least, we will have a

skill building segment.

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Candle Box Workshop

Jack has been working away milling lumber for the

upcoming Candle Box Workshop! The workshop will be held

on Saturday, May 20th at both Jack Dalton’s and Bill

Jefferson’s shops. The wood species for the boxes this time around will be sapele. However, anyone that would like to bring material to

make their own tops out of a figured or contrasting wood

species may do so. The required dimensions for the tops is

1/2” thick, 5” wide, and 14” long. Mary Jane and Sally will also be serving pulled pork for lunch

on the day of the workshop! Don’t miss that! Anyone that

would like to sign up for the workshop may do so via email or

at the upcoming meeting. The cost for this workshop will be

$20 per person. See you there!

2017 Executive

Board Meetings:

Feb 17th Apr 20

Jun 15 Aug 17

Oct 19 Dec 21

Do you have an idea

for a workshop that you

would like the club to

do? We would love to

hear any input you may

have so that we can

offer activities that

everyone can enjoy!

Contact any of the

board members with

your ideas!

What about program

ideas for the general

membership meetings?

David Southern would

love to hear any

suggestions anyone may

have about programs

that we could do in the

future. Feel free to call

David any time at

443-359-0117!

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Bi-Plane Workshop

David Southern and Brian Napier will be hosting a

workshop to build toy Bi-Planes on June 3-4 at Pat Lemley’s

shop. This is a two day workshop that involves a lot of

different processes to reach the final result. The wood species for the planes will be walnut, sapele,

and birch. These planes make excellent gifts for friends and

family members! You can sign up for this workshop by either emailing

David at DavidSouthernDesigns@gmail.com or via the sign-

up sheet that will be at the upcoming meeting. The cost for

the workshop will be $35 per person.

We would like to

feature member

projects in every

newsletter. You are

encouraged to send all

your project photos to

David Southern at

DavidSouthern

Designs@gmail.com.

Send your woodworking

tips and tricks in to

David as well and he will

feature them in the

newsletter.

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McMartin & Beggins

We enjoyed yet another wonderful field trip in May.

This time we headed out past St. Michael’s to visit the

McMartin & Beggins Furniture Makers. Their operation

is quite impressive, with a sizeable bench room that is

actually bigger than the power tool section of the shop.

Jim Beggins showed us a table that he was building for

the governors mansion, and Jim McMartin took us out to

tour their expansive outdoor lumber stock pile.

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Member Projects

Baxter Smith shared some recent turnings he has done at our

March Meeting. The Platter is made out of Claro walnut and the

lidded box features a beautiful curly maple top. Great job Baxter!

Jack Dalton showed off some more of the signs he has been

making for family and friends. Looking great, Jack!

Don Connell showed a mantle

clock that he recently made.

Bob Wolak showed us some

picture frames that he built.

David Southern and

Brian Napier have

recently built 42 toys

sailboats for their

galleries to sell. The

boats were

constructed from a

mix of hardwood

species and featured

hand sewn sails and

town names painted

on the backs of them.