Next Meeting - March 29th at 9am, Burke Centre Library
2/13/25 Meeting Agenda and Follow Up Notes
Introductions –Show and Tell
Eight members were present: Al Barna, Tanis Gray, Tim Hartle, Tom Hayes, Jay Porter, Jill Randolph, William Walter & Matt Winter
Each of those present introduced themselves and talked about their background in life and in woodworking.
Then, those who brought a project, discussed them. The projects were colorful and varied.
Stores (discussed each venue and experiences there)
Woodcraft of Washington DC Area, 5248 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22151 – All who have visited liked the store.
Colonial Hardwoods –(571) 652-2186 – 7953 Cameron Brown Ct Springfield, VA 22153 – All who have visited liked the store.
Vienna Hardwoods – Closed Permanently!
Rockler, 12975 Fair Lakes Shopping Center Ste 2975 Fairfax, VA 22033 – (800) 279-4441 – All who have visited liked the store.
Dunlap Woodcrafts – 14600F Flint Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151 – (703) 631-5147
Eco Friendly Lumber – 3407 Sanders Ln, Catharpin, VA 20143 (703) 881-1966 – Recommended by one of the members. They do Milling!
Video Channels
These are youtube channels with a plethora of woodworking content. (some from the orginal agenda and some from Jay)
Stumpy Nubs – James Hamilton
WoodWorkWeb – Colin Knecht
The Honest Carpenter – Ethan James
Woodworkers Guild of America (WGOA) – George Vondriska
Project Farm – Todd Osgood
3×3 Custom Tamar
Pintrest Search – Use at your own risk – some bad info available
Projects
Bench project – Connie Trexler would like to replace seat of a cast iron-sided bench. Info pending
Club Webpage – The group felt a club webpage would be useful (you’re looking at it!).
Facebook Page – The group was only lukewarm about a Facebook page. So, on hold for now.
Group Purchases – The group would like to pursue. Tim will put out some feelers.
Vendor Discounts – The group would like to pursue. Tim will put out some feelers.
Next Meeting Date and Time – As there were quite a few people interested in a Saturday meeting, Tim will attempt to schedule one at 9am next month.
Other post-meeting points of interest:
When we arrived at the Burke Center Library, the meeting room, 117, was locked. (It wasn’t supposed to be.) We all sat on the floor in the hallway outside of the room. Tim spoke with the assistant branch manager the next day. She apologized and said the cleaning people must have locked the door. She also said she would speak to the branch manager and, possibly, have a sign put on the door so the problem doesn’t reoccur, even though “this never happens”.
We also talked about future projects. Tanis would like to make a bandsaw box and one of the members volunteered to help. Various other projects were mentioned by the group.
If you were at the meeting and would like to provide more details about any of the topics discussed, contact Tim.