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HAND TOOL WOODWORKING DEMONSTRATION AT THE WBR MUSEUM HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
PICTURES FROM NOVEMBER 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
WOODWORK INSTRUCTION FOR CLINTON SCHOOL
The Baton Rouge Woodworkers Club is assisting the Flowers Solutions Academy by presenting instruction in woodwork. The small private school is located in Clinton, La and the instruction will be given through the course of three classes. Each class is comprised of hands on activities and games with the students completing a small project during each class. There are a total of 17 students in grades 3 through 8.
Club members participating in this service are Alvin Fort, Wayne Matherne, Bob Bewick, Harold Choate, Jack Carmena, Paul Hornsby, Ken Brown and Terry Landry.
Activities in the first class included identifying fractions of an inch, a nail driving relay race and each student making their own pencil box. In the second class each student will make a candle stand while using a ruler, square, brace, saw and block plane under the guidance of these club members.
LOWES HEROES PROJECT
BRWC Members Lee Owens, Ken Brown, Bob Bewick, Jim Landry, James Burris and Terry Landry assisted the Lowes Heroes Project in making improvements at the Magnolia Woods Elementary School on Saturday, November 12th. The members replaced steps to a special needs classroom that were a safety issue.
PHOTOS FROM 2016 SWAMP EXPO BLUEBIRD HOUSE BUILD
IRIS HEADBOARD COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT – the club is building 24 headboards for the IRIS Domestic Violence Center as one of it Community Service Project this year. Here are a few pictures of club members Jack Carmena, Hays Town and Kesh Ikuma installing them a the IRIS home.
PICTURES FROM AUGUST 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
LATHE CLASS
Several members of the Baton Rouge Woodworkers Club recently gathered for a Saturday of sharing tips, techniques and instruction in using a wood lathe. Some of the topics included were: what to look for when buying a lathe, lathe maintenance, various types of chucks and sharpening lathe tools. Everyone also got some practice at using the lathe. Those participating were Bob Chambers, Jim Landry, Les Sparks, Ken Brown, Warren Dufrene, Bob Bewick, James Burris, Tim Hallin, Keith Bryan, Bo Burkes and Terry Landry.
PICTURES FROM AUGUST 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
SAWMILL – Club members Art Miller and Harold Choate along with Todd Shupe went to see a sawmill Tommy Trueil built. He built the sawmill over the last 4 years. It is powered by a 60 horsepower gasoline motor driving a hydraulic pump. All the controls and accessories are hydraulic. It will cut up to about 30″ diameter logs. In addition to the sawmill, the Trueil’s have a solar powered lumber drying kiln that they also built. It has 4 solar powered fans that pull air through the drying chamber to speed up the drying process. They spent about 2 hours getting acquainted with the family and watching the sawmill operate. Harold says they are really great people and have a very impressive operation.
PICTURES FROM JULY 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM JUNE 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM MAY 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM APRIL 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM WOODWORKING:A TO Z CLASSES
PICTURES FROM MARCH 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM FEBRUARY 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
DIG MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON BRWC – DIG Magazine is a Baton Rouge weekly magazine that asked to do an article on the BRWC for their DIY edition. Here’s a copy of the article they did: Dig Article on BRWC
PICTURES FROM JANUARY 2016 MONTHLY MEETING
BANDSAW TRAINING FOR USDA HONEY BEE GENETIC LAB – Club members Keith Bryan, Danny Kerr, Hays Town and Terry Landry provided training to the USDA Honey Bee Genetic Lab in Baton Rouge for a new 18″ Jet Bandsaw that they purchased.
PICTURES FROM DECEMBER 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM NOVEMBER 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM OCTOBER 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM AUGUST 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM JULY 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
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PICTURES FROM MAY 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM APRIL 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM MARCH 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
RURAL LIFE MUSEUM – Two members of BRWC, Ray McCon and Lee Owens, help re-roofing the Overseer House at the Rural Life Museum
PICTURES FROM JANUARY 2015 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM DECEMBER 2014 MONTHLY MEETING
THE ADVOCATE ARTICLE ON BRWC
PICTURES FROM NOVEMBER 2014 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES FROM HOME-SCHOOL WOODWORKING CLASS
PICTURES FROM OCTOBER 2014 MONTHLY MEETING
PICTURES OF THE BRWC BOOTH AT THE BATON ROUGE MAKER FAIRE
PICTURES FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 MONTHLY MEETING
RESTORING BUILDINGS – Club members Ray McCon and Mark Monistere assisted Jean Becnel restore some support beams for one of the historical buildings located on the grounds at the at the Rural Life Museum. Mark said there were no power cords but there was a chainsaw involved!
Recent Photo Gallery
- 2019 BRWC Tool Swap Event April 15, 2019
2019 BRWC Tool Swap Event was a big success. Lots of money swapped hands, and lots of tools found new homes. Many thanks to who served on the committee and made sure that ... - East Feliciana 4-H Event March 23, 2019East Feliciana 4-H event took place on Mar. 2, 2019 in Clinton, LA. Each youth made a tote box, using hand tools to measure, mark, cut, drill and nail the tote pieces. Club member oversaw and instructed the youth participants completing their project.
- Monthly Meeting: March 2019 March 12, 2019Meeting was held at presenting Furniture Design. Three members had Show-'n'-Tell items or projects for this meeting.
- Monthly Meeting: February 2019 February 15, 2019Meeting was held at LSU Rural Life Museum, featuring Jackie Parker presenting Spindle Turning. Fifteen (15) members had Show-'n'-Tell items or projects for this meeting.
- Store Cabinets for Lighthouse Louisiana January 29, 2019Community Service Project Information: Organization: Lighthouse Louisiana, Project: Store Wall Cabinets, Start Date: 8/18/2018, Completion Date: 1/19/2019,Contributors: . Project Description: Standard base cabinet design with ...
- Monthly Meeting: January 2019 January 11, 2019Meeting was held at HAART/Open Heath Care Clinic (OHCC), featuring Bob Chambers presenting Gel Stains.
- Bookcase for Catholic Charities October 16, 2018BRWC Members Harold Choate and Kesh Ikuma teamed up to build a bookcase for Catholic Charities. It was constructed of oak veneer plywood, red oak facings on the sides and shelves and stained red mahogany. The finish is 3 coats of polyurethane.
- Swings for Dumas House October 14, 2018BRWC Members Jeff Springer and Drew Kumiega built 2 swings for the Dumas House, a low income senior living facility run by Volunteers of America.
- Sugar Fest at West Baton Rouge Museum October 9, 2018On Sunday, October 7, club members participated in the Sugar Fest at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Members helped kids to cut and drill wood and watch wood being planed.
- Havest Days event at LSU Rural Life Museum October 9, 2018On October 6th and 7th, club members participated in Harvest Days at the LSU Rural Life Museum. Members helped introduce kids to woodworking by allowing them to saw boards, drill holes, view a steam powered lathe in operation, watch wood being planed, and see a bow making demonstration.
