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January, 2018 Guild of Oregon Woodworkers Volume #35, Issue 1 January, 2018 OREGON WOOD WORKS History Comes Alive The Editor’s Insight Off to Work Best Show-and-Tell Ever Returns Christmas gifts was a In 2005 the Guild conducted the first passed away in April, 2008. The award great reason to be in the Intra-Guild show. Intra means Guild has continued annually in his honor. shop and I spent about as members only. This event grew out of It was a show to encourage our much time during December Len Walko’s discovery on the Arizona members to build things, compete with as I think I did all year. It Association pf Fine Woodworkers web- each other in a friendly way and let our was wonderful. The soft site. They do a show like this and Len members enjoy the fine work done in the glow of auxiliary lights at brought the idea to the Guild. The first Guil. We met at Franklin High School night made it look like San- show was in 2005 and was held on a reg- and oOther venues like Hardwood Indus- ta’s workshop. ular meeting night at Franklin High tries and the Architectural Heritage Cen- We’ve turned the corner School. It is a show of projects by active ter, a favorite of Lee Johnson. on the season. The days are Guild members. Beginners, intermediate In 2011 a decision was made to getting noticeably longer,. and advanced woodworkers brought their share all this grand work with more peo- The weather is mild. We’re projects to display and compete. It was ple, for a longer period of time than just seeing quite a bit of sun. held in May every year. Ribbons were a two-hour Guild meeting. The show Feels to me like spring is awarded. Typically 40 os so entries. was moved downtown to the Gathering right around the corner. And The George E. DuBois award was of the Guilds. It was grand. But the lo- if feels to me like I have no created in in thanks to George for all the gistics of hauling projects downtown, project to work on in the work he had done as a five-year president load-in, set up and returning on Sunday shop. I start organizing and in building the Guild to what was at the to retrieve the work took its toll. Large purging photographs on the time and still is today. Sadly, George (Continued on page 7) computer. Oh, a reminder of a rocking chair I didn’t fin- Next Program Tuesday February 20, 2018 7:00PM ish. Before I’m done for the day I have fifteen projects on Historical Restoration the list. Some almost done Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 (Continued on page 9) Join us at the Multnomah Arts Center for a presentation from a local profes- In This Issue sional that does work on historical structures around the country. LM: The Next Level 4 Amy McAuley will be giving a presentation on one of her more recent pro- jects involving restoring the doors to Mt. Vernon. Her work there, as with all of Montainside HS 7 her projects, emphasizes working with traditional tools and techniques. Center Punch a dow- 10 Amy has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and has had el over 17 years of on-the-job experience. She is the owner of Oculus Fine Car- pentry, Inc. which was started in 2002. Her business specializes in the conserva- Next Level Kickof 11 tion of historic windows and doors. Although many of her projects take her around the country, she resides right here in Portland. Some of her projects over Family Woodworker 12 (Continued on page 2) Intra Guild Past 14 From the west, Allen becomes Garden Home and then becomes Multnomah Blvd. Member;s Gallery 15 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 Recipe of the Month 23 Center to park and walk back. Park in both front and back of the Art Center depending on construction. Page 2 Volume #35, Issue 1 President’s Message Alexander Anderson, President 2018 has arrived, and as we start a new year it is only natural to take At the meeting we talked about a new program stock of our surroundings and our- that we are implementing called the Family Wood- selves and ask what changes will the working Program. There has been a lot of work put into new year bring. In our last newslet- figuring out the details by Ray Curtis, Eddee Edson, ter, Roger handed this column over Kimberly Grommes, Bob Sokolow and Gary Webber. to me, He took me aside to tell me There are more details on this program in an article by that coming up with a column each Ray Curtis elsewhere in this newsletter. This is one of month may be the hardest part of the Alexander Anderson, the ways that we are trying to get the next generation of role. I am not much of a writer, but President woodworkers involved in learning this craft. will do my best to help give you, our This past month we held a special fundraiser for the members, an idea of the state of our Guild, and where Guild to win a whole shop worth of machines. This was we are and where we are going. And maybe along the made possible through a kind donation by our Treasur- way I can talk a bit about woodworking. er and past President, Roger Crooks. Thank you Roger! Our last Meeting was a great opportunity to see The winner of the drawing was Kelly and Marilyn some of the work from students in the Guild’s Next Boyd. Congratulations on your $25 shop! Level series of classes. The work of these woodworkers Eddee Edson, is starting up a women’s woodwork- is amazing, and it was a delight to hear some of the sto- ing night at the shop, and is looking for interested ries about the design work that went into the pieces. members who would like to join in for a night of pres- Great work to all the graduating students of the Next sure-free woodworking in the Guild shop. If you are Level series! And great work to the two teachers og the interested please reach out to Eddee at Next Level, Dennis Rodrigues and Jeff Zens. [email protected] Our January meeting also had the most new mem- And finally, I wanted to remember one of the bers present in the Guilds history with twenty new woodworking’s great artists and a true shaper of wood members. (Ed: 51 actually joined) Thank you to all the and people, as we said goodbye to Wendell Castle. new members for coming out to the meeting and wel- Wendell brought new ideas for how to work with wood come to the Guild! Our guild has grown to 878 mem- and taught many craftspeople how to think differently. bers, and while not all the members come to the general I leave you with his 10 adopted rules of thumb. meetings, they may participate in other ways. Many 1. If you are in love with an idea, you are no judge of members take advantage of the classes, and with over its beauty or value. 170 classes taught last year they certainly have many to 2. It is difficult to see the whole picture when you are choose from. inside the frame. Another way members participate is through volun- 3. After learning the tricks of the trade, don’t think teering. During the meeting we had members that have that you know the trade. volunteered in 2017 stand up, and it felt like almost the 4. We hear and apprehend what we already know. whole room rose up! Thank you to all the volunteers 5. The dog that stays on the porch will find no bones. that help this organization run and help the community. 6. Never state a problem to yourself in the same terms The back bone of the Guild is the volunteer members it was brought to you. who step up in so many roles. Thank you, thank you, 7. If it is offbeat or surprising, it’s probably useful. thank you, all volunteers! 8. If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it. 9. Don’t get too serious February Program 10. If you hit the bulls eye every time, the target is too close. (Continued from page 1) the years have included Historic Heceta Head Lighthouse, 1859 Historic Ft. Dalles, Historic 1850 Nishnabotna Ferry Building, 1883 Kirkbride Building in Salem and dozens of other locations. Social time starts at 6:30. New member orien- tation at 6:45. Program at 7:00. Board meeting at 5:30. Page 3 Volume #35, Issue 1 Broken Little Cabinet ~Christmas Miracle Austin Howe ~ Bill Hamilton This is one last follow up on the spirit of her from her grandpa and grandma from South Da- Christmas story mentioned last month. Austin kota, but it turns out that it was her great- wrote a note to Bill after Christmas. grandfather (not her grandfather) who fashioned it as a childhood toy for Malinda’s grandmother.
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