Our April Meeting Announcement...

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 ideas to information about local suppliers and much more.  This month’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00, when Dennis Patchett will share a project that he’s been passionate about lately - making wig stands for cancer patients.  Anyone who knows Dennis agrees that he’s a selfless woodworker - spending hours teaching everyone from boy scouts to wood carvers, generously sharing his amazing talents. He’s recently gotten involved with something new - making wig stands for people who’ve lost their hair, due to their cancer treatment. As we all know too well - cancer affects all of us - each year, 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with it, and and nearly 600,000 don’t make it. They face daily struggles - from fighting the disease to negotiating our complicated medical system. Dennis has discovered a way that woodworkers can actually make a contribution to their fight - by making wig stands for people who have other things to worry about. Dennis will bring one of his carved and turned stands, and suggested a challenge for our group - we’ll discuss making this our Christmas Challenge - making unique wig stands, with the ultimate goal of donating them to people in need.  Curious?  Check out this interesting article about a Canadian woodturners group making these stands:  https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/a-real-community-effort-ottawa-woodturners-make-177-wig-stands-for-cancer-patients We’re in the second month of dues collection for our 2019 season, and like every year - dues are completely voluntary. We’ll never twist your arm for the $20 it takes to call yourself a bona fide Sin City Woodworker, but it sure helps us defray the costs of running our group year round. (BTW - our MeetUp membership just increased!) And the best part - any monies left over go right back into the pockets of our members at Christmastime, so please consider joining us this year. Feel free to bring a project to present at Show and Tell, and as always - you’re welcome to bring a friend!  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, but remember - 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.