Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 8:37PM Our very own Brian Greene, a very very experienced sharpening expert and teacher has produced a guide to sharpening for woodworkers that I think you'll find invaluable. Check out Sharpening Essentials. Note it is available on the sidebar.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:35PM Guillaume Dery
So last Tuesday was a special day for the some of the handplane SIG members, we made our own planes! Our moderator, Jack, had offered this to anyone who wanted to participate and he was going to lead the charge and provide adult supervision/talk us through the building our own planes.
Due to overwhelming response from the OWA membership, we had to split into two groups to do the build. Being a keener, I volunteered for the first group. The build took place at Glen Briggs’ shop (our usual SIG hangout).
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:30PM The first meeting of the New Year saw about 50 people come out, which included 3 new members. Vic wished everyone a Happy New Year and then turned the floor over to Karen who reminded everyone that it is time to pay the yearly dues. To keep your membership in good standing, please break open the piggy bank and bring in your $35 for the next meeting. Karen also mentioned that starting next month we will try out a new segment at the monthly meetings: wood related home reno information. If you have a question to be answered, drop Karen a note at kmcsmart@gmail.com.
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 9:36AM It is a new year but at the Jan 11th meeting we will be celebrating the old, with the theme of, "Been There, Saw That". Yes, we will talking about hand saws, old saws, new saws and old wisdom that applies to both. Denis Chenard and John Wilson will cover which hand saw to use for which task, how to sharpen them, the difference between Japanese and Western saws and what to look for when you are buying an old saw. If you have a hand saw you are particually fond of bring it along and show it off during the show and tell portion of the meeting. This weeks book review will be a new release of an old book on Shaker furniture, so bring your old bones to the meeting and make a new friend while you are there.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 12:16PM Tool Tech will be having a Boxing Day Sale. Better then lining up at Future Shop and with Brockville so close, shipping is fast and inexpensive.
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