Number of attendees: 27
- Jim (President) opened the meeting at 7:30pm
- Carl introduced David & Wade from Delaware Tool Exchange (pic 1)
- Two friends were looking for a way to get a business going
- Inherited some tools from fathers
- Grew, now in 1,300 sf building
- They work on consignment – you provide them tools, they sell, you get money, they take a cut
- Open Sat/Sun (they both have regular jobs)
- Invited the guild to come down and see what they’re selling, and talk with them
- You can call ahead and see if they have something you want, you can also give them a “wish list” and if your tool comes in, they will contact you
- Difficult for them to hold an item – they will sell it to who gets their first (only fair)
- They have shipped at times
- Close to Woodcraft store so you can shop at both
- Jim introduced some new People
- Jeff saw us on our website. Trying to do some woodworking, has a circular saw, drill, etc.
- Rosemary – inexperienced, wants furniture in her living room
- Tom Calisario (pic 2)
- Director of Urban Boatworks, in existence since 2009 in Camden
- Small school, less than 200 kids from kindergarten to high school
- Talked about challenges and objectives of school (a lot of hands on classes)
- Used watercraft & boat building to teach other skills
- Working on a lot of shop skills & tech skills for them (woodworking, welding, pipe fitting, etc.)
- Used “stitch & glue” technique to build, and then fiberglass & epoxy
- A lot of discussion on techniques, safety, and kids
- Demo on putting on fiberglass & epoxy
- Further information is located at http://urbanpromiseusa.org/boatworks
- He asked folks to please come visit!
- Dave Potts (Finance): Two expenditures leaving $3,854.49 in account
- Salman asked guild earlier about clear glue, got ideas from guild members, so he made a chessboard(pic 3)
- Provided example of using clear glue (from idea guild member provided).
- The glue was very viscous (like glycerin). Aleene's Original Clear Gel Tacky Glue.
- Scroll sawed a lot of pieces
- Salman also talked about his inkjet printer that lets you print on PVC cards. He can make a batch for anyone, $30 for a card
- Salman asked if anyone uses software to create cut lists. He found an online paper written by some Iranian PhDs who described a software system to make guillotine cuts efficiently. Minimized costs, cuts, etc.
- Available on http://wgsj.org/cutlist-generator
- John provided examples of spoons, spatulas and other items that he carved (pic 4)
- Plan is to make Christmas gifts for everyone
- Based on watching Paul Sellers
- Used machines to get basic form, then carved by hand
- Used Maple
- Mark built a workbench for the Guild (pic 5)
- Bench has cabinet below (for storage stuff)
- Idea is for it to live here in the church's basement
- Entire Guild was very impressed
- It was built to be used, but also to sit to the side when not in use and to look nice for the church when resting to the side
- He’ll go over it in more detail in next month’s meeting
- Mike talked about plans for the church to put wainscoting around the columns for the church basement. He is looking for volunteers to help on a Sat & Sun in October
- Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct 5th at 7:15pm. Mark will go over his workbench and Mike has another speaker
- Meeting concluded at 9:35pm
