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1 of 8 woodchat JULY 2020 ISSUE 338 newsletter of the tauranga woodcrafters guild inc. a member club of the national association of woodworkers inc. THE PRESIDENT'S PAPERS AGM News Our AGM was held on July 18 th with the election of a new committee for 2020/21. George Yardley, Mel Yeates, Japie Volschenk, Roy Tregilgas and Mike Buck all stood down from their committee roles at the AGM. In addition, Ivan Watchorn has stood down from leading the Carving group, and Mike Buck from the office of Caretaker. During 2019 John Harrison stood down as our Workshop Maintenance Officer and we were very grateful that Mike Buck and Roy Tregilgas filled the role through to the AGM. We can all see the impact these people have made as we look around at workshop improvements, new equipment purchases, and reflect on the success of events such as the schools program, and all the group activities. So many of you have volunteered your help willingly during 2019/20. We record here our sincere vote of thanks and appreciation for all the hard work, efforts and every contribution made by members on behalf of the Tauranga Woodcrafters Guild. We rely on volunteers. Thank you all very much. At the AGM our members voted in the following committee for 2020/21: Phil Hansen (President), Greg Taylor (Vice President), Margaret Dekker (Treasurer), Alan Sciascia (Secretary), Allan Curtis (Newsletter Editor), Jake Stemmer (Open Workshop Coord.), Lawson Worsnop (Turning Group Coord.), Glenn Whittaker (Scrollsaw Group Coord.), and Barwick Harding (Carving Group Coord.). Mel Yeates teaching the next generation of woodworkers to make spinning tops in our Popup Shop in downtown Tauranga during July 2020.

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woodchat

JULY 2020

ISSUE 338

newsletter of the tauranga

woodcrafters guild inc.

a member club of the national association of woodworkers inc.

THE PRESIDENT'S PAPERS

AGM News

Our AGM was held on July 18th with the election of a new committee for 2020/21. George Yardley, Mel Yeates, Japie Volschenk, Roy Tregilgas and Mike Buck all stood down from their committee roles at the AGM.

In addition, Ivan Watchorn has stood down from leading the Carving group, and Mike Buck from the office of Caretaker. During 2019 John Harrison stood down as our Workshop Maintenance Officer and we were very grateful that Mike Buck and Roy Tregilgas filled the role through to the AGM. We can all see the impact these people have made as we look around at workshop improvements, new equipment purchases, and reflect on the success of events such as the schools program, and all the group activities.

So many of you have volunteered your help willingly during 2019/20. We record here our sincere vote of thanks and appreciation for all the hard work, efforts and every contribution made by members on behalf of the Tauranga Woodcrafters Guild. We rely on volunteers. Thank you all very much.

At the AGM our members voted in the following committee for 2020/21: Phil Hansen (President), Greg Taylor (Vice President), Margaret Dekker (Treasurer), Alan Sciascia (Secretary), Allan Curtis (Newsletter Editor), Jake Stemmer (Open Workshop Coord.), Lawson Worsnop (Turning Group Coord.), Glenn Whittaker (Scrollsaw Group Coord.), and Barwick Harding (Carving Group Coord.).

Mel Yeates teaching the next generation of woodworkers tomake spinning tops in our Popup Shop in downtown Tauranga

during July 2020.

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Colin Milne has confirmed he will continue as our BBQ Officer. Lawson Worsnop has agreed to take on theposition of Workshop Maintenance Coordinator, he is also on the committee. Mike McCarthy will continueas our Wood Officer. Our new IT and Webmaster will be Allan Curtis (our newsletter editor). Chris Bartonand Roy Tregilgas will undertake our Librarian duties. Stephanie Simpson will take over Caretaker’s Supplyrole in terms of replenishment of tea, coffee, sugar, toilet paper, cleaning products, paper towels etc. Weare still looking for someone to takeover as Caretaker/Cleaner. If you are willing to do this task  pleasecontact Phil Hansen.Phil Hansen, President.

General Report

Members WelfareOur thoughts are with members who have been unwell, and/or are due to undergo medical treatment forillness. We wish you a speedy recovery.

Sign­in RegistersThe potential for community transmission of Covid­19 continues to be a worrying scenario in NZ. Thereforewe will continue to take a responsible approach. Our sign­in registers must be used whenever you visit theworkshop for any reason, please.

FinanceMargaret reports that the Guild’s finances are in a healthy position.

MembershipConfirmed and paid membership of the Guild currently stands at 75 people. Members attending the AGM on July 18th 2020 voted unanimously to hold subscription fees at the same level as they were for 2019/20.

Workshop MaintenanceWe are a hobbyist workshop but we have a significant capital investment in expensive equipment.Equipment breakages continue to occur. Repairs and maintenance is a significant portion of our expensespending each year. Member misunderstanding and misuse of equipment is believed to be a significantcontributing cause.The new committee therefore has resolved to start rolling out a suite of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs), and to follow through with an induction and familiarisation training scheme for all items of drivenequipment in the workshop. We will require members who want to use specific equipment to have firstlycompleted the training and be certified to use that item of equipment ­ even those who have had 50 yearsof trades expertise. We all need to change our culture of use, be prepared to step in and provide advice toothers and be receptive to that advice. By so doing, we can all do something positive to reduce breakagesand the Guild’s expenses.Currently the Jet Bandsaw is broken and out of action. A housing for one of the blade alignment bearings has shattered due (we believe) to it being overtightened. Repair work is underway.

There is a white board near the WL­18 Woodmaster Lathe. Please use this white board to record anyequipment faults whenever you see something wrong in the workshop.

Neil Joynt Tour

We will be hosting a NAW workshop by Neil Joynt at the Guild’s workshop on Wednesday August 26th from 9:30am until 4pm. Neil will be demonstrating three techniques over the course of the workshop:   • Turning a Thin wall pot & pyrography   • Turning a Lidded box with inlay   • Turning a Tea Caddy.

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We are extremely lucky to have this opportunity. Neil is a talented man and a fantastic demonstrator, as many of you have seen at our November Shows. We encourage all members to set aside the day to attend this workshop. Please register with Stephanie Simpson [email protected] or cell phone 022 1711790.The cost is $40 for people who are National Association of Woodworkers (NAW) Members and $85 for nonmembers of NAW ­ plus purchases of BBQ food and raffles. Colin Milne will have a sausage sizzle on ourBBQ for you to buy lunch and the Guild will provide (free) tea & coffee.

Scroll Saw Workshop 2021We plan to run another of our popular and successful Scrollsaw workshops on Saturday April 10th in theGuild’s workshop. More details will be rolled out in a future newsletter, but for preliminary information please talk with Glenn Whittaker or Laureen Tubby.

Tauranga Downtown Popup Shop Display Since the beginning of July we have had a display and shop sales of members work in the empty downtown store at 50 Devonport Rd. This will continue until July 30th. Feedback from the public about the skills of those who have had items in the shop display has been positive and most encouraging. Member sales to date have been of the order of $2,000.

2020 Show Greg Taylor and Alan Sciascia have taken over the 2020 Show coordination role from Phil Hansen.Unfortunately we have received word that the Tauranga Model Railway club has decided they will not participate in our Show event.However, on the positive side, Greg has been in discussion with the organisers of the Tauranga Art Society Garden Festival which will occur over the same weekend as our show. They have agreed to include our Show in their programme of activities and potentially we will have a signiifcant increase in Show attendees.The advice from the 2020 Show Coordinators is that members who plan to 

sell woodwork at the show should focus some of their workshop effort on making  pieces which will suit a garden art audience. The Show Committee are seeking donations of members work to offer as raffle prizes at this year's event. Please note that the dates of the 2020 Show event are November 20th, 21st and 22nd. Put this in your diary now!

Tauranga WoodcraftersExhibition 2020

20th, 21st, 22nd NovemberDoors open from 10am ­ 4pm

Mount Sports Centre(Blake Park)

Cnr Maunganui & Hulls Rds Webpage: http://taurangawoodcrafters.org

 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taurangawoodcrafters/

$5ENTRY

KIDS UNDER 15 FREE

Woodcraft Sales Trade Stands

Demonstrations Members Expos

Featured Exhibitors

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Group Activities

All Group activities, apart from our school programs, have resumed. Members must continue to sign in using our traceability register whenever you visit and use the workshop.

Group One: Woodcarvers 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. 9:30am – 3:00pm.Ivan Watchorn has stepped down as the leader of the Carving group from July 18th, but will continue with his coaching and training activities for new carvers. Barwick Harding is taking over as the carving group coordinator.We had around 9 ­ 10 members at our last meetings. Everyone is busy with different projects.

Phil Hansen for Barwick Harding 544 9094

Group WoodturnersGroup 4 Hands on Turning ­ 1st Tuesday at 9:30amGroup 4 Monthly Turners Meeting ­ 1st Tuesday at 1:30pmGroup 4 Hands on Turning ­ 4th Wednesday at 9.30amGreg Taylor stood down at the AGM and Lawson Worsnop takes over as the Turning Group Coordinator.

There was quite a good meeting of Turners at the first meeting in July and they had a good session covering lathe tool sharpening.We also showed and went over a video of Richard Raffen demonstrating ‘dig­ins” and then discussed the development of Standard Operating Procedures for equipment in the workshop.Gavin Bell has recently turned a bowl which he has embellished with a fluted pattern achieved using his carving gouges.

Lawson Worsnop 027 3572430

Chris Barton has his carving of a cabbage tree on display in our Popup shop.

Phil Hansen has been working on a carving of “Covid Breakout” using Liriodendron. Preliminary tests with oiling the wood suggests it will come out in a shade of Donald Trump orange mixed dirty (resin) patches!

Tom Coomber has been patiently working through the sandpaper grits and getting his windjammer ready to sail.

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Group Five: Scroll Saw, Marquetry and Intarsia 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 9.30amJapie Volschenk stood down at the AGM and Glenn Whittaker takes over as the Scrollsaw GroupCoordinator.There were 13 people at the last scrollsaw group meeting. Jacob von Holzen attended with a collection of work that he has been busy doing. It illustrates to us all how to take advantage of a Covid lockdown. Jacob’s solution has been to build beautifully crafted lidded boxes and his whimsical ‘Automatas’.

This involves him in designing, building and bringing to life quirky objects. Jacob has been making them foryears within his vast range of woodcraft hobbies and skills. The 86 year old, is still using the 1930 vintage,pedal driven, "Hobbies" fretsaw his father bought him for his 8th birthday. He has introduced yet anotherdiscipline within the scroll saw group. Glenn Whittaker 5480987

Group 6 & 7: Open Workshop and Toy Making 2nd and 4th Wed at 6.30pm, 2nd & 4th Sat at 9.30am.Mike Buck and Roy Tregilgas stood down at the AGM and Bill Wilson and Jake Stemmer take over ascoordinators for the Open Workshop group meetings. Jake has also been elected to the committee wherehe will represent the Open workshop group. Wednesday sessions of the group have started at a slow pace but the Saturday group meetings have been well attended.

The photos show the progress of one of our members refurbishing an old record player and another in building a display stand.Jake Stemmer & Bill Wilson 021 160 6380

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Thursday StudentsOur Thursday students program is currently suspended, but discussions have been recently been had withrepresentatives from Social Services. They understand our Covid shutdown decision but are keen for the school group activities to resume at the start of the 2021 school year.Mike Buck 027 5075549

Homeschool StudentsThe Homeschool students program has resumed.Mel Yeates 573 8188

Last Word from Phil Hansen

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR ADVERTISERS FOR THEIR 

SUPPORT AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND WE ASK OUR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEM