Judging from the turnout and general enthusiasm from the floor, Marty Schlosser's presentation on Dust Collection was resoundingly appreciated. As Ken Dixon, Past President, was unable to attend, images and a report on the night's activities is not available for January's meeting. But Marty has given us permission to post his PowerPoint presentation, making his Dust Collection slides available for downloading. If clicking on the prior link doesn't do it, try entering "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xj3RKfe_akwL6-CWm0aKiv7Ko1Y90_j-/view?usp=sharing" without the quotes into a browser's address field. Yeah, I hope the link works too.
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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