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THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM
(In Person Presentation and Livestream)
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People-Powered Woodworking Machines
with
Keith Lissant
Plus a bit of Faust Park History
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W. D. Quinn Saw Company
with
Joe Zickel
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Joe Zickel of Quinn Saw Company gave this month’s presentation.
See the entire presentation on the Link below.
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REGISTER NOW
Link to Website Registration
2024 Superstar Weekend
March 9, 2024 Saturday
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Logan Wittmer – Master woodworker
Sawyer, Popular Woodworking’s Editor-in-Chief
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HELP WANTED
Open Guild Positions for 2024/2025 Term
Want to be part of the leadership team that guides our Guild and get to know fellow craftsmen? The Nominating Committee of the Guild has started the process of identifying candidates to fill positions for the 2024/2025 term. A brief description is below for your consideration. Officer positions also attend monthly virtual Board meetings If interested or have questions, please contact Vickie Berry, Wayne Humphrey or Tom Tierney – your Nominating Committee.
St. Louis Woodworkers Guild Open Positions for 2024/2025 Term
ELECTED:
President –
- Lead and guide an organization of approximately 300 experienced and new wood craftsmen. Chair the monthly Board meeting and lead the monthly meeting. Represent the Guild to the public by fielding informational calls and requests for woodworking skills and/or expertise. Prepare a monthly President’s letter for publication that supports the Guild mission and encourages members in the craft. This is an Officer position and term is one year.
Vice President –
- Serve in the absence of the President. The Vice President shall appoint the members of the Program Committee and shall preside at its meetings. The Vice President and Program Committee shall be responsible for the programs at the monthly meetings of the Guild. Appoint a Classes and Workshops Coordinator who shall serve on the Program Committee. This is an Officer position and term is one year.
Secretary –
- Keep a written record of all meetings of the Guild and Executive Board and make all legal and tax filings with the State of Missouri and the federal government. This is an Officer position and term is one year.
Treasurer –
- Maintain the financial records of the Guild, maintain the Guild banking accounts, prepare for the annual audit, and report regularly to the Executive Board and Guild. This is an Officer position and term is one year.
Director –
- Serve in an Advisory position to the President and acts as an ambassador to new members and guests at meetings. This is an Officer position and term is four years.
APPOINTED:
Mentor Coordinator –
- Coordinate the pairing of new wood craftsmen with experienced members to act as a mentor.
Newsletter Photographer –
- Take photographs at meetings and other events that need highlighting. Work with Newsletter Editor to select appropriate images for publishing.
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Mike Peery made some oil lamps with LED lights which made them a bit safer to operate.
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Steve Mikolas brought in two cutting boards that he constructed in different ways; one was glued up in strips vs. the other was glued up in individual pieces. He used sapele and maple for these projects.
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Jack McKay built this nice little pedestal table.
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Bill Schucat sent in the pictures below of project examples.
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New Stools for the Faust shop.
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Example of the Tables being made in Fundamentals Class 2023. Shellac finish with Poly Top Coat.
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New tool chest with front stored above drawers
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New Tool Chest with Pull Down Front
Cherry and Maple with Shellac Finish
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TOOL RECALLS
and Other Videos
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Here is a link to a site that lists safety recall notices for woodworking tools. LINK
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Ron Romitti sent in this note and video about joint strength comparison:
I stumbled across this interesting YouTube video a few days ago and thought I would pass it along. This might make some folks do some serious head scratching??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBzzTT_axhE
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COMMUNITY
St. Louis Woodworkers Guild contributions to the local community
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Shriner’s Feztival of Trees
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The Guild’s tree at the annual Shriner’s fund raiser had 54 items under it ranging from large bowls to tree ornaments.
Items for the tree were received from Don and Linda Turner, Rich Sanders, Charles Schrock, Steve Mettes and wife, Hal Donovan, Wayne Humphrey and Tom Tierney. Thanks to Vickie Berry for adding her decorating touch.
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Holiday Toy Wrap-Up
Toy building was wrapped up the first part of November and all toys had been delivered before Thanksgiving to organizations that will distribute them at Christmas and other times throughout the year. A total of 1,698 toys were delivered to Toys for Tots, Life Wise and Peace Pantry.
There were a lot of folks that contributed to this effort that should be recognized:
- Paul Deutsch built a lot of large toys in his own workshop and did a lot of rework in-between sessions when things didn’t go right so we could continue to make progress.
- Bill Mueth for all the dolls, doll beds, stick horses, bears in chairs, and his other contributions.
- Vickie Berry for building, painting and making sure we had supplies we needed.
- Steve Mettes for his work at the shop and home.
- Linda Turner for personally building more than 200 toys and painting literally thousands of items to bring them to life and making the play experience better for the kids.
All of this couldn’t take place without the help of all that came out for every build session and those who showed up when time allowed. Thank you!
Wayne Humphrey
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Toy Committee Chair Rich Weitzman awaits toy donations at every monthly meeting and has toy parts if you let him know in advance of the meeting.
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Toy Committee Update
Toy production moves along, but we need more. We had a good selection of toys collected at the November meeting, but our hospital partners are starting to increase their requests and our inventory of toys in the shed is starting to go down.
Current needs: Airplanes and Helicopters
All woodworkers should be aware that we are donating these toys for children and that all toy donations must be fully sanded with NO splinters or sharp edges — ready for a final finish by the children.
Call me if you need toy parts and I will bring them to the meeting for pickup.
Thank you to all who have built toys and contributed to this important program.
Rich Weitzman
Toy Committee Chair
314-920-7867
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Collected
December — 1,805
YTD — 2,889
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Delivered
December — 2,002
YTD — 4,354
Since 1994 — 87,260
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2023 Toy Program Major Contributors
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Over 1000 Club
Bill Meuth — 1,321
Over 700 Club
Wayne Humphrey — 780
Over 600 Club
Dan O’Heron — 654
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Over 500 Club
Linda Turner — 548
Over 100 Club
William Marsek — 141
Paul Bailey — 102
Over 50 Club
Paul Deutsch — 81
Rich Sanders — 57
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2023 Target and Challenge
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Target for Delivered Items: 4,000
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10% Member Participation Target
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Organizations that we currently donate toys to include:
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BJC Children’s Hospital
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
Hawthorn Children’s Psych. Hosp.
LifeWise STL
Mercy Hospital
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Peace Pantry Cedar Hill
RankenJordan Ped. Bridge Hospital
Rockwood School District
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Toys for Tots
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Rich Weitzman, Chair
Paul Bailey
Vickie Berry
Hal Donovan
Dan Lender
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Steve Mettes
Charles Schrock
Bill Schuchat
Grady Vaughan
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Please contact us with comments, suggestions or if you need to arrange pickup or delivery of toys. Individual contact info can be found on the Members Only section of the SLWG website.
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HSH Table Build Community Outreach
Are you looking for a small project?
We are nine months into our second year of building and donating small tables to HomeSweetHome (HSH). The demand is high for the small dinning, end, coffee tables and nightstands we supply to HSH. The size and quality of Guild built tables are very popular with the HSH Clientele.
Information about HSH and the table build program and sample table dimensioned drawings can be found on our website under the Community Service tab, HomeSweetHome, LINK HERE.
Under this program Members build small tables using Guild-supplied wood. Members are also free to use a mix of Guild supplied wood and other scraps of wood(s) they have on hand. If you want you are encouraged to use your own design(s) as-long-as your finished piece conforms to the dimensions shown on our website.
Tables Built and Donated by Type
Current Year
Dining 8
End and Sofa Servers 67
Coffee 0
Nightstands 0
Current Year Total 75 (Our goal is 110)
Program Total to date 177
As you can see, we need Coffee and Nightstand builders.
Please contact me at the meeting or by call, text, or email if you are interested in building a table(s). Or, reach out to any Board Member (look for a red lanyard) or talk to a table builder if you have any questions.
Thank you to all of our Members who participate in this program by donating their time and talent to build tables for HomeSweetHome Clients.
Tom Tierney
(314) 412-1817
tmtierney@gmail.com
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Tom will NOT have wood available at this week’s meeting. Wood stock is running a little thin this month.
(He also will not be wearing shorts)
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UPCOMING MEETING PRESENTATIONS
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| FEBRUARY 16 |
Tony Bradberry |
Habitat & How it works |
| MARCH 21 |
Dan Lender |
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Bedroom Set Build – Mission Style Inspired |
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Woodworking Classes
Held at Faust Park Workshop
Upcoming Classes
See the Schedule on the SLWG Website HERE.
Date Teacher Subject
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| January 28, 2024 |
Schuchat |
Sharpening 9-12 |
| January 28, 2024 |
Schuchat |
Fundamentals 2024A-2 |
| February 3, 2024 |
Conners |
Joinery |
| February 11, 2023 |
Schuchat |
Fundamentals 2024A3 |
| February 25, 2023 |
Schuchat |
Fundamentals 2024A-4 |
| March 2, 2024 |
Turner |
Building Drawers |
| March 9, 2024 |
Wittmer |
Superstar Weekend |
| March 10, 2023 |
Schuchat |
Fundamentals 2024A-5 |
| March 24, 2023 |
Humphrey |
Beginner Scroll Sawing |
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Short classes for new members (and old members who want to attend) are being offered ahead of Open Shop hours on specific Saturdays. One hour classes for Band Saw, Planer/Jointer, Hand Plane, Table Saw & Drill Press will be scheduled. See the website calendar for dates and times.
SPECIAL SEMINAR March 9
Logan Wittmer will present a special seminar on “Focus On A Shaker Side Table”, with the angle of blending hand tools with power tools Logan is from Des Moines, Iowa and is the editor or Popular Woodworking magazine.
More details of this seminar are on the Events website.
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Check out the Events Calendar on the SLWG website HERE.
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Faust Park Workshop Information
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Important Notice from the SLWG Board regarding the Faust Park Shop
The Faust Park Shop is open only to SLWG members who have completed their Safety Training. Minimum age for membership in the Guild is 16 years old. Children less than 16 cannot be Members and therefore are not allowed in the shop under any circumstances. Shop Monitors are authorized to enforce this major safety and liability issue.
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- To participate in the Workshop Safety Class or use the shop, you must have paid the current year Guild dues and have your current membership card with appropriate marking.
- To use the Guild Workshop during open hours, you must have passed a Workshop Safety Class.
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February “Open Shop” Hours
Feb 4 9 am – 5 pm
Feb 6 & 7 10 am – 2 pm
Feb 10 9 am – 5 pm
Feb 13 & 14 10 am – 2 pm
Feb 17 & 18 9 am – 5 pm
Feb 24 9 am – 5 pm
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Next Shop Safety Class
When:
Thursday, February 1st, 6:30 pm
Where:
Faust Park Workshop
Duration:
Plan for 3 Hours
Cost:
$20 for Current Members
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Safety Class attendees must register online and bring their current Guild membership card.
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Directions: Plug the following address into your GPS or phone:
1135 Henry Jackson Rd. Chesterfield, MO
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Join or Renew your Guild
Membership Today!
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Annual Dues Renewals
Remember that letting your membership lapse will result in having to retake the Safety Class ($20) prior to using the Open Shop at Faust Park.
Annual membership renewal is available online (click on button below) with PayPal or any major credit card, or mail a check for the appropriate amount with member’s name in the memo line to
St. Louis Woodworkers Guild
P.O. Box 411766
St. Louis, MO 63141-9998
Current membership status is required for use of the Faust Park Shop.
Annual Membership Dues:
Basic Membership $40
Full Shop Membership $75
A Basic Membership entitles the member to four (4) uses of the Guild Shop during the membership year.
A Shop Membership entitles the member to unlimited use of the shop during open shop hours.
Member benefits also include:
> Discounts at Guild sponsors
> Access to Project Workshops
> Access to a local community of woodworkers
> Access to the secure portion of the website
See the SLWG Website for signing up!
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Kirk Ballew
Michael Beaudoin
Joe Butler
Stew Clark
Pamela Feeler
Josef Kanak
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Jeff Morgan
Tosha Phonix
John Polston
Sally Sellenriek
Charley Wilson
Wei Wu
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If you are a current or retired Boeing employee you can now contribute to the St. Louis Woodworker’s guild through the Boeing Gift Match program. The guild is now an approved charitable organization with the Boeing program. As an employee participant, your donation of $25.00 USD or more or the equivalent volunteer hours of 25 hours or more will be matched 1:1 by Boeing. The maximum individual contribution is $6,000.00 or 6,000 volunteer hours. Your contribution is tax deductible as long as you follow three simple steps:
Step 1: Eligible Boeing employees or retirees first make a contribution directly to the guild
Step 2: After making your donation go to Total Access and click on My Community Giving – GIVE – Gift Match on the Boeing Gift Match page.
Step 3: Register your donation whether it’s monetary or volunteer hours and select The St. Louis Woodworker’s Guild and enter the total amount and the date of the contribution.
It’s that easy, you get a great tax break and it benefits the guild directly. If you have any questions, please email Jay Noffsinger at president@slwg.org and if I don’t know the answer, I will try to find it for you.
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SLWG Officers, Board Members and Committee Leaders
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President:
Jay Noffsinger – 618-530-7114
president@slwg.org
Vice President:
Bill Schuchat – 314-406-1823
vicepresident@slwg.org
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Secretary:
Adam Conners – 314-495-1772
secretary@slwg.org
Treasurer:
Joe Turner – 314-495-5938
treasurer@slwg.org
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Directors:
Bob Kastigar (exp. 2024)
Dan Lender (exp. 2025)
Hal Donovan (exp. 2026)
Jason Sankovitch (exp. 2027)
Immediate Past President:
Brian Ellison
Membership Coordinator:
Matt Stacker – membership@slwg.org
Donations Coordinator:
Todd Martin – donations@slwg.org
Woodworking Show Coordinator:
Open
IT Administrator:
Doug Johnson – it@slwg.org
Webmasters
Aaron Johnson / Jim Becher – webmaster@slwg.org
Media Coordinator:
Bob Ryan
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Newsletter Editor:
Grady Vaughan
newsletter@slwg.org
Librarian:
Al Carlson
Toy Committee Chair:
Rich Weitzman
Shop Manager:
David Gronefeld
Classes and Workshops Coordinator:
Bill Schuchat – 314-406-1823
Legal Counsel:
Bill Hobson
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Our Sponsors
The St. Louis Woodworkers Guild relies heavily on sponsorship to execute on our mission statement of education, community service, and local development.
Please Patronize our sponsors who support the guild and our mission to encourage and educate members and non-members to enjoy and enrich their woodworking skills and experiences.
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Please welcome our first 2024 Walnut Level sponsor. Guild members will receive a 10% discount on many items at Rockler.
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Please also welcome our first 2024 Cherry Level Sponsor. Guild members will receive a 10% discount on saw sharpening at Quinn Saw.
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Image Credits:
Pedal Powered Scroll Saw Image by Worthpoint.com
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