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It Just Gets Better Guild of Oregon Woodworkers Volume #32, Issue 12 December, 2015 OREGON WOOD WORKS The Editor’s Insight It's the most It just gets better wonderful Dovetails, dovetails and more dovetails Saturday, December 12th, Ken Vet- from Bob Oswald where he taught the time of the terick taught seven Guild members to use attributes of the Leigh dovetail jig. the large, industrial size Keller Dove Tail (Scared the living daylights out of me year jig. We built a cabinet/box 16x20x20 ……what seemed like a 10 lb. router ready to sand and finish later. with huge bit whirling at lightning It’s always joyous season. The very first dovetail class I (Julie speeds at eye level next to a metal sur- The religious significances Gredvig) took in 2009ish was from Gary face….yikes!). Sometime later I took a gives us a little focus. The Rogowski on hand-cut dovetails. His world in general is a fairly hap- premise is that one needs to hand-cut py place, bright lights, and all 1000 practice dovetails before the 1001st that goes with it. Perhaps part shall be perfect. My thought was that I of it is a time of subconscious just didn’t have time for that sort of reflection. Another year be- thing, so I went on the hunt for the just- hind, a chance to say thanks for right jig for cutting dovetails. the good things. Looking ahead to an even better year. Next was a quick stop at the wood- And for me, when this working shows to let Peach Tree Indus- newsletter publishes, the days tries separate me from my money with will be getting longer. The the purchase of their table top jig with darkest part of winter is over- about 500 parts. In the meantime, I shadowed by many distractions. joined the Guild, and took a router class Where did this year go? (Continued on page 8) How would you fare in ac- Next Program — T h u r s d a y January 14 2016 7:00PM counting for how you spent it. Hopefully, well, enjoying life, What Do You Do With Inspiration? working n the shop, helping Guild Shop—7634 SW 34th Avenue. Portland OR others. Look ahead to the Guild of Webster’s Dictionary defines INSPIRATION as “something that makes someone want to 2016. More god visions. We do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create.” Inspiration is not hope to see you more involved just an idea. It is an idea with force, with energy. As woodworkers, we long for inspira- and enjoying this great organi- tion because we know it is inspiration that can provide us with a unique character for our zation a bit more. own work. The challenge is: Once you have that moment of inspiration, what do you do with it? 1 Terry Bostwick is a local professional artist and woodwork- Dovetails, dovetails er with over 30 years experience. Terry is our guest present- 2015 Holiday Party 2 er this month and will be giving us a mind challenging view of woodworking from an artist’s perspective. He will pro- Woodworker of the 5 vide his perspective on challenging traditional designs; the Year role of risk as investment; the use of both traditional and Poor Man’s Multi- 6 (Continued on page 5) Router From the west, Allen becomes Garden Home and then becomes Multnomah Blvd. Networking 7 From the East, off I5/Barbur Blvd, head West on Multnomah Blvd. Then: To locate the shop, turn uphill, North, on 35th Avenue. At the stop sign, turn right, go one block, turn left. Go over the crest of the hill and as you start down, the shop is in the little center on the right. Drive downhill to the Multnomah Art New in the Shop 9 Center to park and walk back. Park in both front and back of the Art Center depending on construction. Page 2 Volume #32, Issue 12 Last Meeting: 2015 Guild holiday Party Roger Crooks For those who have never attended a Guild Christ- changed. If this was ever a white elephant gift ex- mas party, you are missing a great opportunity to inter- change, it no longer is. act with other members without a table saw or hand plane in the room. Our thanks to Gary Weber who took over from Jenny Jecman, our party organizer for as long as I can remember. However, she was still there, knee deep in setting up and helping out. Again there was plenty of great food, some provided by the Guild, bowls of the now traditional Ariel Punch, and lots of various foods brought in by members. I can assure you, nobody left hungry. Gig presented the annual Lee Johnson Woodwork- er of the Year to two very deserving people this year – Bob Oswald and Chip Webster – please congratulate them when you see them. I had the privilege to present Gig Lewis with a plaque honoring his three years as president. I also wanted to present Ariel Enriquez a plaque for his time as President but it did not make it on time. Sorry Ariel. Hopefully since we are three years late, three years and We had an impressive display of Christmas toys to one month won’t make a big difference. In addition, donate this year to KGW’s toy drive. Thanks to David thanks to Ariel for providing the punch. Wiper for driving this effort and, of course, a very big thank you to all those who built the toys. Next year David plans to make this a year-round effort rather than a last minute drive. Tim Moore, Gary Weeber, Fergal Ferriter I have to say the highlight of the evening was the first performance of the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers The gift exchange is always fun with some spectac- Band leading a Christmas sing-a-long. Started mid ular and out-of-the ordinary handmade gifts being ex- year in a search for Guild musicians and pushed to completion through Fergal Ferriter’s persistence, it Page 3 Volume #32, Issue 12 Moving Forward – Some Thoughts Roger Crooks, President ’d like to thank the board and the makers of these items and that they would end up being membership for electing me as the good friends. My first Guild class, in fact my first wood- next president of this outstanding working class ever, was with Bill Bolstad where my whole organization. I am grateful to be concept of woodworking changed. While I felt like a grade Iable to step in without any major prob- school student walking into a college level glass, he and the lems to solve. The Guild is a solid or- other students made it a very enjoyable experience. We have ganization, mainly due to the hard work over twenty professionals teaching classes who have the of many past presidents. same attitude of teaching that Bill does. Bob Oswald was president and re- Some thoughts on vision sponsible for me joining six years ago, and continues to be one of the most ac- My goal is for all of our members to benefit from being tive people in the Guild doing the monthly newsletter, devel- a Guild member as I have. I want to focus on three areas. oping the website and shop software, and providing sound advice on critical issues. Ariel Enriquez followed Bob and Social - I want to find ways to make the Guild a more during this time the whole idea of a shop became more than social organization where people, young and old, male and just a fantasy, It was also the time when our education pro- female feel comfortable with all of our activities and at ease grams really took off. Ariel continues to contribute with his in talking with any other member regardless of their skill working understanding of shop operations, being a shop at- level. My message to those who may feel somewhat intimi- tendant, managing the Gathering of the Guilds, guiding com- dated – take a class, work on a community project, talk to as munity projects with designs and techniques and sharing his many people as you can and I know you will enjoy the same extensive experience in woodworking. The idea of a shop experience I did. became reality under Gig’s leadership and the help of a whole lot of people. Education continued to expand (which Diversity – our membership has doubled in the last four he pushed during Ariel’s reign) and the list of his accom- years to over 600. It’s even more impressive given that we plishments goes on and on. I ask that you thank all the past lose around 20% each year for various reasons. While the presidents for their efforts when you see them. growth is good, our demographics has not changed very So the question for me now is, what are my goals as much. My second goal, somewhat related to the first, is to president. When I look back at why I enjoy being an active have specific programs that will entice more young people member of the Guild – it’s the people I interact with and the and more women to join and participate in the Guild. I don’t knowledge they are willing to share with me. have the answers yet but I see social media playing a bigger On my first trip to Oregon back in the 70s, I was amazed role. The education committee is working on some ideas to by the items in the airport’s Real Mother Goose store.
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