The canoe has sustained minor damage. The drawing was scheduled for 6/16/13. At the direction of the AK State Gaming Commission, the drawing has been postponed until 6/30/13 at 2pm on the front steps of the Boney Court House, 303 K street in Anchorage. If you purchased ticket(s) and would like a refund please contact Cindy
So, Jeff has thrown in with his recently-complete re-saw a la Roubo. Jonathan completed his a month or so prior to Jeff. Which leaves Mathew*. How’s you saw coming along, Mathew? The aforementioned Jonathan has a blog you should check out HERE We think he should blog about his saw, which he has not. There is an update from early this year about a Moxon vice he built. I bet he’ll build another vice to hold his work when re-sawing with a [...]
By by ACWA member Jeff S. I spent a week at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking (in Port Townsend, WA) where I took a course with Darrell Peart (http://furnituremaker.com/ ) to learn his techniques on arts & crafts style furniture. I made a sofa table that will eventually hold a glass top, made by Doug Hansen of Seattle. Doug has done many commercial glass installations in Anchorage, including the airport and the library. The glass will be finished in [...]
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Join long-time woodworker and professional cabinetmaker Bill Poole as he shares his expertise with the Festool Domino. He will present on his technique of “thru-dominoes”. We are not sure if he invented it, but he certainly mastered this fast and effective way to make boxes with the Festool Domino Joining system. Join us for our meeting as we explore the utility of this amazing tool. Monday, May 20th. 7:00 p.m. The ACWA Meeting at The Anchorage Museum. 625 C Street. At the [...]
Cindy M. asked that I let everyone know that we have some ACWA merchandise for sale. For Sale ACWA Shirts…… Sizes large, extra large and one 2 extra large. No waiting — I have some on hand. $37.00 each. For Sale: Woodcarvers blue vest. Sizes medium, large and extra large. Embroidered on the back with “The Last Frontier Woodcarvers” $50.00 each Contact Cindy Contact Cindy by clicking here
We had a great time at Tools & Techniques. Lots of new faces, over twelve demonstrations on everything related to fine woodworking from Dovetails to Dominoes. 77 people signed the register at the front door! I’m certain that plenty of others didn’t (I didn’t see Bill Poole on that list.) We handed out tons of door prizes, including club hats, Gorilla Glue Swag, some nice stuff from Hardware Specialties, and a couple hand-turned items from the demonstrations. [...]
