WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION OF
ARKANSAS February 2015
NEWSLETTER
Next Meeting:
Saturday, April 4, 2015 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
New Deal Studios and Gallery, 2001 S. Louisiana St., Little Rock, AR 72206
www.arkansaswoodworkers.org
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Show and Tell 2
Treasurer’s Report 2
Program 3
Corporate Sponsors 4
April Workshop
2015 Meeting Dates April 4, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1
Who : Butch Darrel and members of the Woodworker’s Association of Arkan-sas. If you have not paid dues for this year ($25), plan to do so at the door.
What : All day workshop with Butch Darrel. He will present a morning program related to the making of a spice cabinet. The afternoon will be a hands on ses-sion.
Where : New Deal Studios and Gallery, 2001 S. Louisiana St., Little Rock, AR 72206. Take Main Street south to Charles Bussey (20th St.) and turn right. There is a church across the street.
When : Saturday, April 4, 2015, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This will re-place our usual Tuesday evening meeting for April.
Parking : Parking is available on the street.
Tool and material list : Please bring the following tools for the afternoon session. If you don’t have all of them, there will be tools available for you to use.
Dovetail saw, 1/4” bench chisel, router plane, combination or try square, sliding bevel, mallet or hammer, Xacto,or utility knife, 2 sharp pencils.
Also, bring one board 5 inches wide x 24" x 1/2"-1" thick mini-mum. It should be some type
of hardwood but not oak, ash or hickory. Walnut, cherry, or poplar are good choices.
Lunch : You may bring your lunch or plan to join your fellow members at a local restaurant.
Expect : A full day of learning and woodworking.
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Treasurer’s Report
March Show and Tell
Beginning Balance 1-1-2015 $3,132.47
Dues Collected $1,100.00
Funds Available $4,232.47
Expenditures:
Printing and Postage $43.49
Total expenditures for period $43.49
Reconciled Balance 3-13-2015 $ 4,188.98
Funds on deposit with First Arkansas Bank & Trust Co.
Total 2014 & 2015 Paid Membership:
86 as of March 13, 2015
(73 Members have paid dues for 2015)
Daran Adams brought a clock base that he inlaid with a nautical theme. It is the home for a ship’s clock.
James Huntsman shared a storage box he built for his gun cleaning supplies.
Kim Fifer designed and made a hat stretcher. It consists of two wooden parts connected by a turn buckle to adjust the size.
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March Program
Eldon Pyburn presented how he built his pantorouter and how he uses it to make joinery. He brought multiple exam-ples of they types of things that can be done by creating tem-plates twice the size of the joinery that needs to be cut. He followed plans from woodgears.ca where the plans as well as instructions on how to make it work can be found.
Woodworkers Association of Arkansas 310 East A Ave North Little Rock, AR 72116—9206
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
YOUR COMPANY NAME CAN BE HERE !
$150.00 PER YEAR REACHES OVER 100 WOOD-WORKERS 12 TIMES PER YEAR, PLUS A ONE YEAR
FEATURE ON THE WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION
OF ARKANSAS WEBSITE
www.arkansaswoodworkers.org
2015 OFFICERS
James Huntsman, President
Email: [email protected]
Daran Adams, Vice-President
Jerry Gardner, Secretary -Treasurer
Karen Mack, Newsletter Editor
Board Members:
Lewis Neidhardt,
Tim Imhauser
Angie Hefner
Lee Villa
Lonnie Oakes
Pat Morris
Meetings held first Tuesday of each month (Please note change of day, time and location for April on front page) at the Park Hill Presbyterian Church 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116
Next Meeting: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM,
Steen Hardwoods
- The Finest Native Hardwoods In Central Arkansas -
Les Steen, Owner and Operator
116 East E Avenue, N. Little Rock
Phone 501-753-4344 www.steenhardwoods.com