My 2015 plank competition entry of a toy garage that I finally finished last year was on sale at the Sutherland Seniors Festival in Sydney on the 8th March; visible in the photo on the front page of the March newsletter below. One of the male members showed additional skills by winning the cake baking […]
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Shire Woodworking Club – Plank Competition Changed To Toymaking Plank Competition & February Newsletter
The annual Shire Woodworking Club Plank competition has now been changed to the Toymaking Plank Competition with half a previous plank. I wasn’t at the meetings where the rules were changed but it is a major shift as evidenced by the previous winning entries shown in the newsletter below on page 5. Another major change is […]
Shire Woodworking Club – 2016 in Review
The club achieved a lot in 2016, full details below but some highlights were: Toy deliveries to the Child Life and Music Therapists at the Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Toys and items plus specific requests Donation box for Knights of St George Heart Association Community requests Table for impaired child Chairs Christmas Lights roller stand and wooden […]
Shire Woodworking Club Annual Excellence Awards
Unfortunately I was unable to attend the December maxi day. The club held its annual SWC Excellence Awards submission and judging as well as the Christmas party. There were 41 attendees including 3 guests which was a good crowd out of a total membership of 72. The number of entries was not as high as in previous […]
Finished toy trucks for charity Christmas gifts
Finally finished some toy trucks for charity Christmas gifts; had 4 partially finished from last year – they had a couple of coats of paint as shown in the photo below. Had a variety of wheel sizes from Shire Woodworking Club so this dictated the truck sizes. Good way to use scraps of wood and […]
Shire Woodworking Club – 2016 Plank Competition
This years plank competition results are on page three in the attached newsletter. Category A is for previous winners; they can use other wood rather than the pine plank. Category B is for previous 1st and 2nd placed entries in Category C Category C is for all other entrants My entry would have been in […]
Shire Woodworking Club – Children’s Artistic Approach To Our Therapy Items
See page 6 in the Shire Woodworking Club’s September newsletter below regarding the latest toy donation to the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick . Some great photos of decorated gifts for the children the club provides to the Child Life and Music Therapists at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Also on page 6 is a “Hope” […]
1930 Model A Roadster – Shire Woodworking Club
Warwick Tame presented his latest creation, “A Model Roadster” at the February club day. Details and photos are on Page 3 in the attached newsletter.