| More than 50 people decided to kick off the holiday season by coming out to the annual OWA social. |  |
| With lots of yummy treats provided by the executive and some very talented members everyone enjoyed something to eat as well as coffee and soft drinks. | |
 | As in years past there was no structure to this year's gathering so everyone was able to move around visiting, checking out the show and tell items, making deals on that tool they have been looking for, and just generally enjoying a couple of hours talking all things woodworking. |
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 | Congratulations to Ken Dixon, this year's recipient of the Danny Proulx Award with Brian Greene making the presentation. Ken has been an active member of the OWA since there were no more than 20 members. He has been a member of the executive in almost all rolls including President and currently sits as Past President. He continues to take care of the soft drinks and writes the monthly meeting summary for the website so people who can't make it to a meeting can read about what they missed. |
| By far what captured attention over the evening was the Dove Tail Challenge. Seven people took up the challenge which was originally to be a timed event but was changed to just a participation activity. |  |
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| We missed getting a shot of Rob cutting tails, and Ken, the photographer, did not supply a selfie. But you can see them both, Rob holding the saw prize just below, and Ken receiving the Danny Proulx Award above. Brian's photo is below as well where we thank him for lugging in his Roubo style workbench for the challenge. |  |
 | Participants had their names drawn for three prizes generously donated by Lee Valley Tools. The three winners were Lukasz Dybinski, Ron Hall, and Rob Suarez. Lukasz left before the prizes were drawn, so Matt is standing in his place. |
| Congratulations guys and a special thanks to Brian Greene who brought in his fantastic work bench to be used by the participants. |  |
A big thank you to everyone who volunteered and attended the 2025 OWA/Lee Valley Hand Tool Event this past Friday/Saturday Aug. 15-16, 2025. Ideal weather conditions brought a steady stream of visitors to the OWA booth. Other vendors lined the path and drew many more visitors to the LV Hand Tool Event. Hand tool demonstrations were provided by Norman Pirollo, Don Duchesne and Charles Robideau. Norman created intricate bridle joints using only hand tools, Don Duchesne provided excellent dovetail making demonstrations with visitor participation. Joe Federer, demonstrated his hand made violin and 3-D parts. Charles Robineau presented and demonstrated his sharpening skills using an elaborate water stone setup. Engagement with visitors to the OWA booth was encouraged and many woodworking related questions were answered. Bob Testa provided intricate turnings and carving pieces. Tim Booth provided several live edge tables of assorted sizes. Don Duchesne discussing his dovetail making The l...
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