The Annual CJWA Holiday Potluck wasn’t all about an enormous quantity of food. It was also a chance for CJWA members to share their holiday projects with the rest of the club. And as you might expect, there were quite a variety of projects, all excellent.
Doug Poray brought an Irish mailer that he made. It’s a child’s riding toy, powered by pulling the handle back and forth. To make the drive mechanism, Doug had to heat and bend the rear axle rod using a MAPP torch.
Roger Ackerman turned this egg shaped box. It was made from cherry, and the fit of the two pieces was impressively precise.
Dave Peregmon made a toy train set that came with its own carrying case. This toy is made from soft maple, and Dave calls it “Choo Choo To Go”.
Bob Emmons built an occasional table out of some incredibly figured tiger maple. The finish really showed off the figure of the tiger maple very well.
Matt Greco built a cabinet for his planes based on a plan from Fine Woodworking. The planes are secured by leather straps. Matt has more planes than are in this picture.
Larry Lichtenstein made this beautiful landscape carving using a variety of knives and chisels. The carving is made from basswood, with a Watco oil and pigmented wax finish. The pigmented wax enhances the 3-D aspect of the carving.
Even though William Duffield was busy organizing and coordinating the Holiday Potluck Dinner, he still had time to make an ice cream scoop. This is built from a kit available at Woodcraft. William turned the handle, and “weaponized” the scoop end by grinding down the edge to give it a sharper profile so that it could slice through the most frozen of ice cream with little effort.
Finally, Marc Gaertner showed a ball and scoop toy and a bank with a secret compartment that he made. Both toys are great for younger kids, even in this age of video games.
Thanks to Steve Strickland for the photos.
Happy Holidays from CJWA!