FEBRUARY 2017
The Annual General Meeting of the Grahamstown Woodworkers was held on Tuesday 14th February
in the Design & Technology Centre at St Andrew's College.
1. Welcome and apologies
Wouter Holleman welcomed members.
2. Report on 2016
Wouter went quickly through the report, which had been sent to members.
3. Financial Report
The financial report, which had been prepared by Chris Terry, and had been circulated,
was accepted. Suggestions for the use of the accumulated funds were invited.
It was agreed that a copy of the book "South African Woods" should be purchased.
Members wishing to purchase personal copies at around R350 should contact Chris Terry urgently.
The subscription to "Fine Woodworking" via Andrew Stevens is to continue.
4. Election of Committee for 2016
The current committee was re-elected with the addition of Luc Marechal and Mike Ludewig.
Wouter Holleman (Chairman), 083-712-9963 w.holleman@saiab.ac.za
Mike Brown (Secretary), 082-805-5159 m.brown@ru.ac.za
Chris Terry (Treasurer), 079-396-6339 christopher.terry@absamail.co.za
Billy de Klerk , 084-582-6072 paranthodon@gmail.com
Andrew Stevens,082-320-1231 a.stevens@ru.ac.za
Patty Zipp, 082-077-0040 paddyzippy@yahoo.com
Peter Breetzke, 072-264-6462 pbreetzke@telkomsa.net
Luc Marechal,072-195-4370 marechal@geenet.co.za
Mike Ludewig, 073-148-3859 mikeludewig@gmail.com
5. PROGRAMME FOR 2016
March: Tuesday 9 Andrew Stevens to talk on making joints
April: Tuesday 12 Boat building (Dave Reynell of Knysna)
May: Tuesday 10 John McNeill on computer-aided design (possible venue -
Hamilton building at Rhodes)
June: Tuesday 14
A visit to the Eagle-Hout furniture factory in Bedford is planned. Date to be negotiated on
a suitable Saturday.
FESTIVAL
August: Tuesday 9 Andy Hatting and John Keulder -
two topics "Furniture repair" and "Photographing your woodwork"
September: Tuesday 13
October: Tuesday 11
November: Tuesday 8 End-of-year braai and Hospice function
Suggestions for the unfilled meetings are very welcome.
6. The Festival Stall
Members wishing to take part met after the meeting.
7. General
Billy de Klerk showed the jacket that had been supplied by Birch & Co.
Members interested in buying a jacket should contact Billy urgently.
The price is likely to be around R350.
Members wishing to be on the circulation list for the magazine, Fine Woodworking,
should contact Wouter. Patty Zipp at Wallace's Pharmacy kindly acts as the depot
for passing on the magazine.
At most meetings there will be a "FOR SALE" table for members to sell or swop tools
or bundles of wood. Please mark items with your name and the price.
Also at most meetings there will be opportunities for members to "Show & Tell",
or ask for advice on woodworking problems, or present "Workshop Tips".
A sub-group of members interested in learning more about woodturning is planning
to hold regular meetings at Billy de Klerk's workshop. If you are interested please
contact Billy.
The AGM was followed by three Show & Tell sessions:
Mike Brown described the restoration of a vintage wooden plane using oven cleaner to
remove the grime.
BEFORE |
AFTER |
Andrew Stevens showed how he had cleaned a smaller wooden rebate plane using milder conditions
(a meths/Scrubb's ammonia mixture).
Andrew Tracey showed some African-style wooden jewellery.
Billy de Klerk showed a large turned bowl.
These short presentations were followed by an illustrated talk by Manu Godfrey on :
"Eucalyptus in Brazil and what it is used for."
Photos from Manu's talk can be downloaded.
Manu is, unfortunately for us, soon to return to Brazil, but hopes to remain in contact.
We wish him well.
Members who were not at the AGM are reminded that annual subscriptions remain at R70
and are payable (cash only!) to Chris Terry. Donations to the shared equipment fund
are also welcome.