Sin City Woodworkers September Announcements

Sin City Woodworkers Follow the trail of sawdust to our next meeting... Sin City Woodworkers, a Vegas valley social and networking group committed to serious (and not so serious!) woodworking discussions, meet on the third Wednesday of each month to share everything from techniques and project ideas to information about local suppliers and much more. Join us on Wednesday, September 19  at 7:00 when Esther Valenzuela will demonstrate her technique for inlaying bowties into a slab of cracked wood.  Before we talk about Esther’s presentation, we have some sad news - our longtime member Beth Wheeler lost her hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer on September 13. Anyone who ever attended a SCWW meeting with her had opportunities to not only see her amazing creations, but also hear how she created them. Her passion and enthusiasm fired all of us up, and inspired us to attempt some of the difficult techniques that she shared with us. She will truly be missed, and we extend our deepest condolences to her husband Bob and the rest of her family. You can read about her memorial information here. Back to our meeting - Esther built a solid African Mahogany dining table a few years ago, and a few cracks revealed themselves after she was nearly done with the project. To keep them from getting worse, she inlayed some bowties to inhibit further deterioration. She’ll be discussing both inlays with common router inlay kits, as well as showing us how to manually inlay a bowtie.    If you’re jumping on the live-edge slab bandwagon, this demo will surely be helpful in your future projects.  As usual, we’ll have a show-and-tell, so feel free to bring anything you’ve built lately.  Finally, we voted at our last meeting that this year’s Holiday Party challenge will involve making a Christmas ornament. If you’re a turner, fire up your lathe and start creating!  If you’re a carver, sharpen your chisels! There are no limits on this challenge, and as usual - we will be giving out cash prizes for the top three ornaments, voted on by our members. One new rule - only two entries per person! As usual, this meeting will be held at Studio: Wood It Is!, 2267 West Gowan, unit 106 in North Las Vegas. Anyone is welcome to attend the meeting, so members - please feel free to bring a guest along. But remember that there are a limited number of chairs in the woodshop. Attendees might want to bring a folding chair if they wish to sit during the meeting. If you have questions or need directions, call the studio at 702-631-1870.

This meeting will be held at Studio: Wood It Is!, 2267 West Gowan, unit 106 in North Las Vegas. As always, the public is welcome to attend the meeting, so members - please feel free to bring a guest along. But remember that there are a limited number of chairs in the woodshop. Attendees might want to bring a folding chair if they wish to sit during the meeting. If you have questions or need directions, call the studio at 631-1870.   Our mailing address is: 2267 W. Gowan, Suite 106, North Las Vegas, NV 89032