[Loch-Ruadh] Woodworking cross post
Terry Sikes
tdsikes at prodigy.net
Sun Mar 23 20:09:24 PDT 2008
Cross posted from Steppes list.
Terrence
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Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:58:48 -0500
From: "Liz Wilson" <ewilson618 at tx.rr.com>
Subject: [Steppes] Woodworking Group to be formed
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I have discussed this with Baroness Kathryn and my
husband Duncan de
Bard (aka Robert Wilson) and myself Christianna (aka
Liz of Flower Mound)
would like to form a woodworking group (not really a
guild at present,
more of a loose working association) to meet one
Sunday a month at 2
pm (or whenever you can make it after that time).
While we could
possibly meet on Saturdays instead so as not to
conflict with fighter
practice, that would probably conflict with events,
and we need to do it on
the weekend. But we can be flexible. We probably
wouldn't "teach"
formal classes, just see what people are interested
in and try to give them
hands on experience and time to work on their
projects. My husband is
an intermediate woodworker but has not had time to do
much woodworking
over the last year and had shoulder surgery last
spring, so he would
like to "get back into it." He reads a lot and has a
lot of
publications, especially magazines, about woodworking
and mundane projects. W
e could eventually make this a guild IF we could be
and find some
qualified teachers.
We have a small lathe, a biscuit joiner, a table saw,
a drill press, a
router, that thing you cut moulding with (I can't
remember the name)
and other woodworking equipment. My lord husband
could tell you more
but he is laid up with an inner ear virus at present
and I need to get
him on the list. After that little problem clears up
and he gets the tax
return filed, we will turn to cleaning up our wood
area of our garage,
which should be doable in one Saturday or Sunday
afternoon (here's
hoping anyway). The garage is cluttered but it is
usable and we can park
in it, so it doesn't look like the one in Charlie
Brown's Thanksgiving
or anything. People would bring their own wood,
stains, etc. They
could bring their own hand tools and use ours. They
would need to bring
their own safety equipment (goggles, ear protection)
if possible, and we
would prefer that they use it even though it's not
period. They could
work on smaller lathe type projects or they could
work on furnitur
e, etc. If they needed to leave things overnight or
for the next
month that would probably be OK as long as we could
still park one vehicle
in the garage if there was a hailstorm or something.
The woodworking
is open to anyone 18 or older or 12 and older if
accompanied AT ALL
TIMES by an adult who can assist them. Children
under 12 could play inside
or in the backyard with my children (two girls age 8)
but I would
strongly appreciate it if another parent (not the
woodworker) could stay
and help with those children, at least part of the
time. We can visit
inside or out if we are not doing woodwork, and
people could bring other
projects. I'm not really a woodworker--I'd like to
try it but I have
to supervise my kids and keep them out of everyone's
hair. We have a
good sized back yard with no flower beds but a
swingset (due to allergies
we have elected to have the worst looking backyard
from a landscaping
perspective that you ever saw). We also have a
decent sized upstai
rs playroom if it is hot and a variety of toys for
children, although
most are for girls. Since woodworking projects can
take a long time
and make a big mess, people would be welcome to bring
their own meat or
food and cook on our gas grill for dinner around
sixish. We would like
people with younger children to leave by about 7:30
to 8 pm so I can
get my girls to bed (it's a school night) but we
could be more flexible
about the folks in the garage. Beer, wine and spirit
drinking etc.
within reasonable limits would be OK (but not too
much if you are
woodworking) and swearing should be avoided if at all
possible because of the
presence of the young ones (although if they aren't
in the garage area,
have at it, we are not easily offended). Excessive
rowdiness outside is
discouraged because we live in a conservative
subdivision, not in the
country. If you are interested in participating in
this, perhaps
starting in May the weekend before Warlord or
something, please email m
e off list. Let us know what type of projects you
would like to make
too. If anyone from Glaslyn or Lindenwood or Elfsea
is interested,
would the listmasters please forward this post as
all are welcome!
Happy Easter and excuse the length of this post. I
guess I better go
get ready for church now.
Yours in service, Christianna (aka Liz of Flower
Mound)
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