A lot of hard slog done

updated pictures workshop 10 September 2022

beautiful new drop saw

workshop layout as per 10/9/2022

new wide sander installed

new belt sander  installed

work in progress

2 new record lathes

whisper quiet lathes with variable speed
and swivel head stock which slides on the bed length.
Excellent intermediate lathe but on / of buttons
 and speed control knob a bit smallish to my liking

Peter Aalders

Spruce up before the new equipment arrives

slippery floor needed sanding

all done, ceiling next

double 'glazing ' attached to slat windows

time for a break

New equipment being assembled and admired

big drumsander

2 new lathes

assembling sander

mortise and tenon donated by Lindsay

try out te new router table

new router table assembled

parts of belt sander

more ceiling work new lights fitted

some walls needed a coat also

drop saw and drill presses

scroll area

planer/ thicknesser / dust extraction

one of three wood storage areas where wood
can be purchased at low cost

plenty lathes

Tool crib

work benches

the scroll saw corner

plenty tools

tool crib

good selection of wood for turning

special lathe unit for wheelchair users

hammers anyone ?

final set of pictures of our guilds - 2018 exhibition - and a big thank you to all members involved who made it all happen ; a big cheers to all of you !

category winners of the 2018 exhibition

               Ross Nicoll                               Ken Welsh

                  Kevin Gerrard                        Barry McLaughlin

        Bev Wilson                                     Peter Aalders

milling around with voting paper to select favorite

refreshments anyone ?

a bit of head scratching required

it was not that cold..

Southland Woodworkers Guild 2018 exhibition awards

The following members have been awarded a certificate

 for their entry in the  2018 exhibition

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• Best in show                           Neil King
• Most artistic  ( runner up )       Ken Welsh
• Best in show  ( runner up 2)     Ross Nicoll

• Toys for children                     Adin Cockroft
• Models                                   Barry McLaughlin
• Scroll saw & intarsia                Bill Johnston
• Clocks                                    Ron Sinclair
• Bowls                                     Noel Brinsdon
• Plates & platters                      Peter Aalders
• Vases                                     Peter Aalders
• Carving                                  Bev Wilson
• Domestic ware                        Kevin Gerrard
• Boxes                                     Barry McLaughlin
• Furniture & cabinetry               Ross Nicoll
• Mixed media                           Neil King

   

Barry McLaughlin

Bev Wilson

Adin Cockroft

Peter Aalders

Noel Brinsdon

Kevin Gerrard

Ross Nicoll

Peter Aalders

Bill Johnston

Ron Sinclair

  

Barry McLaughlin

Annual exhibition winner 2018 - Neil King -

our judges Lisa and Lisa and

overall winner Neil King

Overall winner of 2018 exhibition     by; Neil King

storyline by Neil King;

Inspiration for the bike first came from one I saw in a second hand shop in Milton.

I thought I could possibly make one of those so I started mine six months after I saw that one.

My bike however became a lot bigger and I also included a barrel sidecar plus rider.

I like to create something from nothing, there were no patterns used, it all came from drawing

a side elevation to start with with then trial and error until I got the proportions right.

For the rider I took photo's of my granddaughter sitting on her pushbike and then I made cardboard cutout of a rider using these photographs and then went along from there.

The body and head is carved from one piece of wood, the legs separate from Rimu.

Oak, Beech and Rimu were used so as to give depth and separation of color.

The rotating display box stand is made from Beech with a light Teak stain, the rest bar the tyres

and riders body are finished with Danish Oil.

The annual southland woodworkers guild exhibition got under way on Friday the 16^th November with all exhibits being delivered and put into their respective categories ready for judging.

This process went very smoothly this year with good work from a number of members who used the computer to  make labels for the items .

There is too many members to thank for all their sterling work in getting the exhibit up and ready.

The thanks goes from the members that painted the main exhibit room , cleaned and tidied and set out the tables and displayed the exhibits and also the items the guild has for sale- all in one place.

  

The judges this year were Lisa from Arts Murihuku and Lisa- Maree from ILT Foundation. The wood worker judge that assists the judges was Maurice Caughey  - and what a great job they did. Our thanks goes out to the judging as they had a really difficult time picking the overall winners.

And that is how it should be.

The items put forward this year did justice to the 12 categories and what a wide range of items,

 we certainly have some talent amongst our group.

The night went extremely well, each winner had their photo taken with their item and they could make a comment or speech if they wished.

 Some told the story of why they built their item and where the wood came from – all great stuff as each item made has its own story and how issues during construction were overcome.

A great night indeed, the exhibition runs for the next couple of weeks so please encourage everyone you know to come down and view what we have done and also to purchase items if you wish

 – Merry Christmas - is just round the corner.

And finally my special thanks to all those members that put their hard work up for the exhibit – we have a vast array of skills and the annual exhibit is the place where we can display our work and have it admired by the public.

Simon Tonkin

Great Little Train Show

The Guild recently had a display at the Great Little Train Show held at Labour Weekend.

The Show is organised each year by the Southland Steam Model Engineers and is always popular. The members in these photos are Barry and Lynn.

Kidzone 2018

Kidzone report
 
The annual Kidzone ran from the 11th July through to 16th July 2018. The southland woodworker’s guild again designed and made the wooden toys and supplied the volunteers to run the mega 10 wood work room.

This year we had 2 wooden toys – a clacker or noise maker and a ping pong ball shaker – this was also turned into a basket so in effect we had 3 wooden toys for the children to make and take home.  As usual the wood work room was extremely busy with the full sign out quite a few times during the day. The wooden toys proved very popular again.
 
My thanks go out to all the guild members who spent time making and packaging the toys and also a special thanks to the volunteers who maned the room – this is a vital part of what we do for Kidzone.

The photos don’t do justice to what the room is really like but think of up to 40 children and their parents all hammering away at the same time but not in unison and you get an idea of the noise. Again this year we supplied ear plugs and it was surprising the number of participants who took them – obviously the health ad safety message is getting through to the kids of today.
 
The smile of the faces of the children that made a wooden toy and showed what they had done is especially pleasing, I know that people have said to me that they treasure the wooden toys that are made a t Kidzone and they live in their homes for many years.
 
Some families spent up to an hour in our room making the toys and creating their own toys from scrap bits of timber – imagination, wood and nails can make some amazing things.
 
The noise in the room again was too much for some people but as we are a safety conscious lot we provided ear plugs for anyone that wanted them. I was frequently asked how you stand the noise – my standard reply was – the sound of hammers tapping away is like music to my ears.

Mind you that response did get me some funny looks and smiles. You know the one – he’s finally gone crazy and we will just back away quietly.  Just as well they didn’t ask how we stand all the children eh.
 
We ran a well-organized event again this year my thanks to you all.
 
My special moment of the festival was a gentleman who brings his family every year and always stops and congratulates us on a well-run event, this year he made a noise maker and he and I did a dance with our noise makers much to the amusement of his family.

Simon Tonkin
SWWG President

Cutting wooden threads

SWWG members Ross Nicholl and Ray Larsen demonstrated the cutting of wooden threads at the June club meeting. Members were shown how to cut threads with a wood lathe and with hand tools.


The photos were taken by Jorge Hernandez