When we announced a hiatus in our meetings last year at about this time, the Ottawa Tool Library (OTL) reached out to us with a proposal that we somehow partner to keep the OWA going. Thanks to the OTL we were able to meet in person on a masked small scale, and thus keep our activities going. For that, the OWA cannot express enough gratitude for the boost that the OTL provided. The OWA members who still hang on, the clingers, strive to resurrect the OWA. A step in that direction has been to secure a meeting place large enough to house a re-built membership. Namely, Lee Valley has offered us their seminar room, the place where they hold workshops, tutorials, and the like. Time slots are limited; the only one available was Satruday afternoons from 2 to 4 PM. Don created a monthly schedule of meetings for the first Saturdays of each month. The only exception is the very first meeting coming up on October's second Satuday, the 14th, to skip past Thanksgiving weekend. So
Our feature presenter in our first Tuesday of October meeting is none other than Jack Forsberg, host of the Great Canadian Rust Junkie Fest held almost annually at the Wadkin Temple. Jack comes to us unscripted, ready to talk about anything, any time, any place. He makes a living working wood, and is well apreciated for custom commercial doors. Known for his passion for industrial shop equipment and its restoration, he is your goto resource for "they don't make them like this any more" restorations. Want to prepare for this meeting? Bring questions, about anything. Look to your email box for an invitation to Tuesday's Zoom meeting, October 4th at 7 PM.
Day after Halloween and we're still in for a treat: Our guest presentation is by Alex Low, a native of Ottawa who practises fine woodworking and boat building. Alex was recently featured in a YouTube vignette published by Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement . Some of his splendid work can be seen at his web site . So, be sure to join in on Tuesday, November 1st at 7 PM. As usual members will receive their invitations by personal email.
Woodworking auction now in progress - http://exf.ac/f1q - Free loading of equipment, too.
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