On Friday the 13th of September, thirteen members of the Kiama Woodcraft Group tempted fate (or at least triskaidekaphobia!) and visited the Five Islands WOODtec school at Port Kembla.
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The Retirement of Ted Batty
In August, 2024, Ted Batty, long-time member of the Kiama Woodcraft Group announced his retirement from our Group due to circumstance.
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Lessons From A Whisky Cabinet
Lessons learned from my first time building a whisky cabinet from reclaimed timber and veneered MDF.
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Among The Trees – Offcut Challenge
When I was at Among the Trees in Marrickville last month selecting timber for a couple of projects I was asked if I was going to enter the Off-cut Challenge.
With 8 days before the deadline for entries, and only 5 days of casual teaching to be done, I said “Why not!”
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An Unusual Request
At our Expo in March, another member introduced me to a young man who was having difficulty cutting up fruit and vegetables due to the restricted use of his left arm and hand because of illness. He needed a specialised cutting board that would allow him to hold and cut with one hand.
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Jelutong (dyera costulata)
The timber supplied for the 2023 Club Challenge is Jelutong.
Dyera costulata, the Jelutong, is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. It grows to approximately 60 metres (200 ft) tall with diameters of 2 metres (5 to 6 ft), or even to 80 m (260 ft) tall with diameters to 3 m (10 ft), and boles clear and straight for 30 m (90 ft).
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Out of the Shed – A Little Challenge
When last in the Old Fire Station Gallery a young fellow overheard me agree to make a chess pawn for a customer; well there was little I could do but agree to make a couple more for him, after all, he asked so politely.
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Sturt School For Wood Graduate Exhibition 2017
A couple of our members went up to check out the recent (December 2017) Graduation Exhibition of projects at the Sturt School For Wood in Mittagong and weren’t disappointed.
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A Simple Doll’s Cradle
A labour of love for a special great-granddaughter.
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Treecycle 2016
An interesting and eye-opening experience!
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