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Next Meeting:
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6:45 PM Thursday, August 20th
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Moolah Shrine Center, Oasis Room
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12545 Fee Fee Rd, St. Louis, MO  63146

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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege along with several other Guild members of introducing woodworking to kids through the St. Louis County summer camp program. Over the course of a morning at Queeny Park, Dave Gronefeld helped campers learn some wood basics before launching into a building project — cars for the 5- and 6-year-olds, and birdhouses for two groups of older kids. In each, we helped the campers take a step toward craftsmanship as they worked to figure out how things go together and learned the value of patience and the importance of paying attention to details. The projects proved infectious, with the teen-age counselors working with the youngest kids joining in to assemble and paint their own cars.
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Along with this, Guild members benefitted through fellowship — those like me who co-led the camp program and those who worked before us to prepare the kits. These small acts (which don’t require much time!) show the Guild at its best, enhancing our own lives as we serve others. Borrowing a quote from Jonathan Sacks, formerly Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the [British] Commonwealth, “How we live and what we live for are the most fateful decisions we ever make.” Indeed.

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Stay safe in the shop,
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Bob Coulter
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When choosing lumber, be it domestic or exotic hardwood, Visit Andrew and the team at U-Pick Hardwoods in St. Charles Mo.
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U Pick hardwoods offers guild members a 10% Discount with your current membership card.
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THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM
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If you can’t make it to this month’s meeting in-person, here is the LINK for streaming.

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LAST MONTH’S PROGRAM

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If you were unable to make it to the meeting or want to review it, here is the LINK for watching.

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Monthly Meeting Tool Sale
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We are continuing a Sale Area at the Guild meetings. A $5 fee gives you table space to sell up to 6 of your un-needed shop items that are still in usable condition in the time before the main meeting starts. From there on, you handle the sale with fellow members. Setup as early as 6 pm.
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Please see Tom Tierney or Joe Turner to get set up.

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*Faust Park Art Fair*
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Bring your Items for Sale to this Meeting
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The Guild will be participating again this year in the Faust Park Art Fair September 5 and 6. The Guild will be operating a Saturday only booth (September 5th) at the Fair.
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Be thinking of what you might contribute and or volunteer.  Funds raised support the Guilds outreach programs.

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Please don’t drop off materials at the Shop or Shed without notification
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There have been several instances where members or others have dropped off apparently unwanted tools and/or materials at the Faust Park Shop and at the Shed without proper notifications.
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Please note that any dropoffs should first be run by David Gronefeld, Wayne Humphrey, Tom Tierney, or Bob Baird so that they can determine what the final disposition should be. Any items dropped off without notification are subject to being discarded as trash.
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Sawdust Party Thursday December 10
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Stay Tuned — More info to come
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Donate to the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild HERE
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This month’s Show and Tell gallery includes some items from the Christmas in July small project suggestions.
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Joe Grayson is a scale model boat builder with this New Bedford Whaler that he is making for his niece in Portsmouth, NH.  This six-month project is primarily made of cherry, mahogany, and boxwood. 
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The water is carved from basswood and the case is walnut.  Joe has built several of these models and he uses the full-size boat plans to guide the design.
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Eric Morris collects tools and builds boxes to hold them.  In this instance he used leftover church pew wood that he picked up from the scrap box at the shop to make this box.  For other boxes, he has used maple, hackberry, and red oak.  He likes to vary the joinery and style for uniqueness for each box.
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John Ferreira likes to turn these birds mouth vases, and decided to decorate some of them with a textured finish using a burr grinder.
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Waye Humphrey brought in a Halloween puzzle, some thanksgiving turkeys, and a couple of trucks made from some of the scrap church pew wood.
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Brent Ebl brought in his first large project, a toy chest for his daughter made from maple and cherry.
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Jerre Baynes and his wife took a class together at Woodcraft on making a Drunken Cutting Board using the band saw. 
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The nice thing about this project is that you get two boards from one cutting as you swap out every other piece for the assembly.
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Keith Lissant makes a lot of Christmas decorations using his scroll saw and brought several examples, including some that included chip carving.
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Brian Ellison brought some examples of Christmas decorations that included the use of resin to enhance the designs. He made a small cutting board with a fork and spoon resin inlay design that was intended as a gift until his wife saw it completed.
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Bob Kastigar brought several examples of small gift projects including coin boxes, clipboards, 3-D puzzles, small cutting boards, and a hand mirror.  He gave several examples of tips for more interesting projects.
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Greg Finn brought several examples of coaster sets that he has made as gifts with some really unique patterns that reflect the interests of the receiver of the gift.  He noted that most of the items were made from small scraps of leftovers from other projects.
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Alan Brown has this hunk of log, which is sliced into 4 hinged pieces which serve as a base/frame for mounting family pictures which can be displayed when they are unfolded.
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Tom Tierney brought in several examples of projects that he made for gifts using small pieces of leftover wood from other projects.  Most of these examples were turned pieces.
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SLWG Hats & Aprons
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If you need a Guild Hat or Apron, see Bob Kastigar at any meeting and he will fix you up for a nominal charge.
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Check these links out if you have these items (some might be a little dated):
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Leatherman Multitool Recall (7/31/25)  LINK
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ToolGuyd Recalls Website  (Various) LINK

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Grizzly Wood Lathes (11/2/23)  LINK
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St. Louis Woodworkers Guild contributions to the local community

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The Guild participated in the County Parks Summer Camp program again this year.  Fifty one children got to work with and take home a wood project.  The youngest group built a race car and painted it. They also got a bag of five items to take home.  The older groups assembled a bird house kit which they assembled and decorated as time allowed.
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Our thanks go out to all who created the materials needed for the program and those that helped the children assemble the items.
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Toy building continues after a break to build the bird house kits. About 1,419 toys are now in inventory for December distribution.  Building will continue until mid-November. 
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If you know of an organization (in Missouri or Illinois) that could use some toys at Christmas or throughout the year, please contact Wayne Humphrey, Vickie Berry, or Bob Baird
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If you would like more information, contact me at 314-440-2173 or wehumphrey@hotmail.com.

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Wayne Humphrey

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David Gronefeld gave a talk to all of the participants at the St. Louis County Parks Summer Camp about trees and how they grow.
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  Toy Committee Update

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If you need supplies (wood, dowels, wheels, pins, etc.) please don’t let that stand in your way of making toys 😊. Reach out to Bob or Wayne, and we will let you into the shed to look around for what you need.
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We have lots of patterns for toys of every kind. Contact me, and I will share them with you. Link to Toy Program on our website which includes toy patterns.
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Please contact a committee member with any comments or suggestions you may have for the program and thank you to all who have built toys and contributed to this important program. 

2483
 
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Bob Baird
2485
(636) 484-3950
2486
Toy Committee Chair

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2522

2026 Toy Report

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2541

2569

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Toy Tally

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2575

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Collected
2589
July — 176
2590
YTD — 1,289

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2598

2599

2602

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Delivered
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July — 125
2609
YTD — 1,360

2610
Since 1994 — 94,856

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2026 Toy Program Major Contributors

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2648

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2656

2660

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2662

2698

2699

2700

2663

2667

2668

2671

2672

2673

2674

2687

2688

2675

2676

Over 100 Club
2677
Paul Hellenbrand — 491
2678
William Marsek — 3434
2679
Linda Turner — 156

2680
Dan Sudkamp — 105
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2682
Over 50 Club
2683
Vickie Berry — 62
2684
Wayne Humphrey — 69

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2689

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2026 Target and Challenge

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2780

2781

2782

2737

2741

2742

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2748

2752

2753

2749

2750
Target for Delivered Items:  4,000
2751

2754

2757

2758

2761

2762

2763

2764

2769

2770

2765

2766

34% ACHIEVED

2767

2768

2771

2774

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2779

2783

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2785

2813

2814

2815

2786

2790

2791

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2026 Participation Goal

2800

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2804

2807

2808

2812

2816

2817

2818

2867

2868

2869

2819

2823

2824

2827

2828

2829

2830

2837

2838

2831

2832
10% Member Participation Target
2833

2834

(40 Members)

2835

2836

2839

2842

2843

2846

2847

2848

2849

2856

2857

2850

2851

15% ACHIEVED
2852
6 Members (through July)
2853
(Total Guild Members 402)

2854

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2858

2861

2862

2866

2870

2871

2872

2885

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Organizations that we currently donate toys to include:
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2941

BJC Children’s Hospital
2942
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
2943
Hawthorn Children’s Psych. Hosp.
2944
LifeWise STL
2945
Mercy Hospital North Pediatrics
2946
Lambert St. Louis Airport USO
2947
Arlington United Methodist Church

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Peace Pantry Cedar Hill
2965
RankenJordan Ped. Bridge Hospital
2966
Rockwood School District
2967
Shriners Hospitals for Children
2968
Toys for Tots
2969
Crisis Nursery Wentzville

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3016

3017

3018

2989

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2999

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Toy Committee

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3010

3011

3015

3019

3020

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3070

3071

3072

3022

3026

3027

3030

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3033

3040

3041

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3035

Bob Baird, Chair
3036
Paul Bailey
3037
Hal Donovan

3038

3039

3042

3045

3046

3049

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3051

3052

3059

3060

3053

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3055
Charles Schrock
3056
Grady Vaughan

3057

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3104

3076

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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 HERE.
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3105

3106

3107

3120

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HSH Table Build Community Outreach
3142

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3148

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3170

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Tom will NOT have wood or kits to distribute at this month’s meeting
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3182

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3259

3260

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3204

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3209

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July Recap:
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3215

    3216

  • Twenty-six tables were delivered, bringing our total for the year to 85.
  • 3217

  • Six hundred and fifty-six tables have been donated since the program started.
  • 3218

  • This month we delivered 5 dinette, 15 end/sofa server, and 6 coffee tables. 
  • 3219

  • We have reached 51.5% of our goal of 165 donated tables.
  • 3220

3221
Member Contribution Highlights
3222

3223

    3224

  • In the current year, we have 8 members at the 5+ level. One of those members, Charles Schrock, is at the 15+ level. 
  • 3225

  • For the current fiscal year we have 18 builders. The overall number of program participants is 48.
  • 3226

  • Doug LaRico donated two dinette tables in July.
  • 3227

3228
Other News and Issues:
3229

3230

    3231

  • A Shop Workday will be scheduled this month to cull and mill a dozen or so large beams and boards stored in the corner of the Shed into usable dimensions for the table builders.
  • 3232

  • Jay is still holding oak for us; hopefully, we’ll get it in September.
  • 3233

  • All 20+ small table kits were distributed. Only a handful of those kits have not been turned in.
  • 3234

  • Thanks to Tim Boeddeker and Dan Hoyniak, 7 more kits are now available in the Shed for builders.
  • 3235

3236
Thank you to all who participate in the program.
3237
 
3238
Please continue to contribute to the Guild, especially the Outreach Programs. 
3239

3240
Get involved. I promise you, you will be amazed at the knowledge, character, and goodness of your fellow Members.
3241

3242

3243
Tom Tierney

3244
(314) 412-1817
3245
tmtierney@gmail.com

3246

3249

3252

3253

3257

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3309

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3295

Recent items delivered to the HSH Warehouse

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3297

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3303

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3312

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3444

Gallery of Hal Donovan’s recent end tables

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3572

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3600

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3610

3623

3624

3625

3611

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3614

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3618

3622

3626

3627

3628

3656

3657

3658

3629

3633

3634

3637

3638

3639

3640

3645

3646

3641

3642

FY 2026-2027 Target and Challenge

3643

3644

3647

3650

3651

3655

3659

3660

3661

3705

3706

3707

3662

3666

3667

3670

3671

3672

3673

3677

3678

3674

3675
Target for Delivered Tables:  165
3676

3679

3682

3683

3686

3687

3688

3689

3694

3695

3690

3691

51.5% ACHIEVED

3692

3693

3696

3699

3700

3704

3708

3709

3710

3747

3748

3749

3711

3715

3716

3719

3720

3721

3722

3736

3737

3723

3724

Tally to 7/31/26:

3725

3726

                                    Current Month             Current Year          Program Total

3727

3728

Dining Tables                       5                               15                          73
3729
End Tables/Sofa Server     15                               54                        492
3730
Coffee Tables                       6                               16                          78
3731
Night Stands                        0                                 0                          13
3732

3733
Total                                    26                               85                        656

3734

3735

3738

3741

3742

3746

3750

3751

3752

3790

3791

3792

3753

3757

3758

3761

3762

3763

3764

3779

3780

3765

3766

Total Tables by Year
3767
 

3768

3769

                                                                        Total           Avg. per Month           
3770
                        FY 2022-2023                           102                  8.5
3771
                        FY 2023-2024                           121                10.1
3772
                        FY 2024-2025                           175                14.6
3773
                        FY 2025-2026                           173                14.4
3774
                        FY 2026-2027   (4 months)         85                21.3
3775

3776
                                        Grand Total for Program           656

3777

3778

3781

3784

3785

3789

3793

3794

3795

3808

3809

3810

3796

3797

3798

3801

3802

3799

3800

3803

3807

3811

3812

3813

3843

3844

3845

3814

3818

3819

3822

3823

3824

3825

3832

3833

3826

3827

Table of Recognition

3828

3829

Below are the Members who have built five or more tables.

3830

3831

3834

3837

3838

3842

3846

3847

3848

3890

3891

3892

3849

3853

3854

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3858

3859

3860

3879

3880

3861

3862

       Name                                Current Year Level                         Grand Total
3863
Vickie Berry                                      5+                                                5+
3864
Alan Brown                                        5+                                               35+
3865
John Chapman                                0                                                5+

3866
  Bob Coulter                                     5+                                                5+
3867
Paul Deutsch                                    4                                              25+
3868
Hal Donovan                                      5+                                            110+
3869
Paul Hellenbrand                              4                                               15+
3870
Jim Hessburg                                    5+                                               20+
3871
Bob Jones                                         0                                                 5+
3872
Doug LaRico                                      5+                                               15+
3873
Charles Schrock                               15+                                             90+
3874
Tom Tierney                                        5+                                              110+
3875
Don Turner                                         0                                              10+
3876
Grady Vaughan                                 0                                              45+

3877

3878

3881

3884

3885

3889

3893

3894

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3908

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3919

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3925

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3935

3926

3927

Current Year No. of 5+ Builders            8
3928
Overall No. of 5+ Builders                      22
3929

3930
Current Year No. of Builders                  18
3931
Overall No. of Builders                           48

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3998

3980

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3994

3995

3984
NEW HSH TOOL KIT PROJECT
3985

3986
Do you have extra hand tools that need a new home? The Guild has a solution for you!  
3987

3988
We’ve selected HomeSweetHome as the perfect organization to benefit.
3989

3990
Vickie Berry will have a collection box and at every meeting.
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3992
See more details in the Forum on the SLWG Website at this LINK.
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3996

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2026  Upcoming Meeting Presentations
     
   Date Presenter              Subject
     

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August 20 Jay Noffsinger String Inlays

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September 17 TBD TBD

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October 15 Bob Baird Wooden Boatmaking – Kayaks

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Woodworking Classes
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See the Full Schedule on the SLWG Website HERE.

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Faust Park Workshop Information

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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.
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  • To use the Guild Workshop during open hours, you must have passed a Workshop Safety Class. First time Safety Class is $20.  Refresher attendance is FREE!
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  • No one below the age of 16 is allowed in the shop
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For Faust Park Shop “Open Hours” and the next Safety Class, click on this LINK for access to the website calendar.
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Directions to the shop: Plug the following address into your GPS or phone: 
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1135 Henry Jackson Rd. Chesterfield, MO

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Join or Renew your Guild
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Membership Today!

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Annual Dues Renewals
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If a membership lapses, a former member can rejoin the guild within 12 months of expiration without having to retake the $20 Shop Safety Class. After 12 months have passed, the individual will be required to Renew membership and retake the $20 safety class.

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Annual membership renewal is available online (click on button below) with any major credit card, or mail a check for the appropriate amount with member’s name in the memo line to 

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St. Louis Woodworkers Guild
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P.O. Box 411766
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St. Louis, MO 63141-9998

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Current membership and completion of Safety Class status is required for classes and use of the Faust Park Shop.
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CURRENT Annual Membership Dues:

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Basic Membership            $50
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Full Shop Membership    $120
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A Basic Membership entitles the member to four (4) uses of the Guild Shop during the membership year.  
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A Shop Membership entitles the member to unlimited use of the shop during Open Shop hours.

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Member benefits also include:
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                      > Discounts at Guild sponsors
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                      > Access to Project Workshops 
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                      > Access to a local community of woodworkers
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                      > Access to the secure portion of the website

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See the SLWG Website for signing up!
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WELCOME to NEW MEMBERS
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Mike Dawson

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If you are a current or retired Boeing employee you can 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:
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Step 1:  Eligible Boeing employees or retirees first make a contribution directly to the guild
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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.
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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.
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It’s that easy, you get a great tax break and it benefits the guild directly.  If you have any questions, please email Bob Coulter at
president@slwg.org and if I don’t know the answer, I will try to find it for you.

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President:
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Bob Coulter
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president@slwg.org
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Vice President:
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Denny Webb
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Secretary:
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Adam Conners
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Treasurer:
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Joe Turner
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Directors:
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Grady Vaughan (exp. 2027)
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Bob Kastigar  (exp. 2028)
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Bob Danner (exp. 2029)
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John Vincini (exp. 2030)
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Immediate Past President:
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Brian Ellison
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Brian Ellison – membership@slwg.org
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IT/Sponsorship/Donations Coordinator:
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Todd Martindonations@slwg.org
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IT Administrator:
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 it@slwg.org
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IT Support Team
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support@slwg.org
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Todd Martin
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Dave Schuster
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Jim Becher
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Nick Balogh
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Steve Botkin

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Al Carlson
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Toy Committee Chair:
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Bob Baird
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toys@slwg.org
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Photographer:
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Leo Weisman
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Shop Manager:
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David Gronefeld
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Newsletter Editor:
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Grady Vaughan
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Classes and Workshops Coordinator:
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Denny Webb

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Program Coordinator:
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Bob Ryan
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Our Sponsors

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The St. Louis Woodworkers Guild relies heavily on sponsorship to execute on our mission statement of education, community service, and local development. 

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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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Walnut Level Sponsor. Norrenberns Lumber & Hardware is a family owned and operated union shop with years of experience in the industry. We are a fully licensed and insured company with a wide variety of products in stock.
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We are a full-service lumberyard and small hardware store, both fully stocked. In our lumberyard, we have all types of wood and a small selection of hardwoods. We are excited to be a walnut sponsor to support local woodworkers. Remember to tell us the guild sent you!
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Pine Level Sponsor.  Guild members will receive a 10% discount on saw sharpening at Quinn Saw.
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Pine Level Sponsor.  Learn the art of Traditional Woodcarving with professional woodcarver, Mary May!
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