BAWA Meeting Schedule

2010

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Date Speaker/Events Location Notes
21-Jan Josh Salesin, Vacuum Kiln Drying, vacuumkilndrying.com Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
18-Feb Claude Godcharles, Presentation about his College of the Redwoods experience Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
18-Mar Mike Cooper, Router Demonstration Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
15-April John McCormack, Chair Making Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
20-May Board Meeting 4:30 - 6:30 followed by regular meeting: Key speaker: Yeung Chan presents his latest master piece Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
17-Jun Don Naples, Steam Bending -- Power Point presentation, equipment and examples Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
15-Jul Bob Nisbett-Cabinet Construction Using Dowels Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
19-Aug Toby Clayman, Marketing your Arts and Crafts Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
16-Sept Hand planing Seminar --Neal White and Don Naples Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
21-Oct Setting Up Shop In a Garage. Panel discussion Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
18-Nov

Pre-meeting 6.30 to 7.00 pm

Annual Meeting 7.00 to 7.15 pm

Election of officers and financial report

Regular meeting starting 7.15 pm

Ken Horner, Essential Guide to the Steel Square: Facts, Short-Cuts, and Problem-Solving Secrets for Carpenters, Woodworkers & Builders

Annual Jigs & Fixtures and Box Contest

 Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
20-Nov

BAWA SketchUp for beginners class

9.30 am to 5.30 pm

 Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. For more information contact frankramsay8@aol.com
9-Dec Annual Hors D'euves & Desert Potluck, Show & Tell and Christmas Tree Ornament Contest Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
10&11&12 December BAWA 1st Annual Show Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070 Friday 10 December: Opening Reception 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Everybody welcome

Saturday and Sunday 11&12 December: Show Open 9.00 am to 6.00pm

See more information in Newsletter


2011

Date Speaker/Events Location Notes
20-Jan Scott Wynn, author, Handplanes Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
17-Feb Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc. Extraordinary Treehouses & Playstructures for Kids Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
19-Feb Visit Spaulding Wooden Boat Center-tour Sausalito

Plus BBQ lunch. For further information and times etc. SpauldingVisit

Or email Per Madsen permads@comcast.net
26-Feb

Special all day lecture by Yeung Chan, his joinery, his hand tools, and his fixtures

This is the Peter Wronsky memorial fund lecture

There will be a nominal fee for attendees

 Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos. Save the date for this special event. More details to be annonced soon
17-Feb Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc. Extraordinary Treehouses & Playstructures for Kids Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
26-Feb

Special all day lecture by Yeung Chan, his joinery, his hand tools, and his fixtures

This is the Peter Wronski endowment fund lecture

There will be a nominal fee for attendees

 Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos. $15 fee includes lunch. Contact Jay Perrine for further information perrinedazign@gmail.com
Thursday 17-Mar Ted Fay, Finishing techniques and tricks for woodworkers and furniture builders. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc.
Saturday 9-Apr Visit Barbara Butler Artist-Builder, Inc 325 South Maple Avenue, South San Francisco Meet 11:00am.
Thursday 21-Apr John Muir, boat builder (Chinese Junk) of SF Maritime Natl. Park Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc.
Saturday 23-Apr Visit SF Maritime National Historic Park at Hyde Street Pier Tour the woodshop and vist the Chinese Junk with John Muir Meet 11:00am by the entrance to the pier at Hyde and Jefferson.

4-hr free street parking is available at the Northern-most end of Van Ness Ave. and also at the end of Beach Street, plus there are a few at the end of Jefferson near Hyde.

Park information

Map
Saturday 30-Apr "Rebuilding Together" Details still tbd For more information contact Jay Perrine, BAWA coordinator perrinedazign@gmail.com
Thursday 19-May Brian Newell, Furniture Maker from Fort Bragg, CA. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Saturday 21-May Hands-On Finishing Class with Ted Fay (our March 17 presenter) Cost: $50 plus cost of material (about $20) 1745 Yosemite Street, San Francisco
Thursday 16-Jun John Blackmore: Leigh Dovetail jig
Frank Taylor: "everything I know about routers in 90 seconds" 		Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Thursday 21-Jul Mike Bray, woodworking instructor, Facilities Technician at "History San Jose".Presentation: "Riving a tree into boards to make a cabinet" Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus Annual 2 x 4 Contest-- presentation by the participants, judging and rewards
Thursday 18-Aug Harold Patterson, BAWA member, Router Jigs and Techniques Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events, Show and Tell etc.
Thursday 15-Sept John Lavine, Charter BAWA member, Complex Wood Joinery. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd Plus regular events: Show-and-Tell etc
Friday 21-Oct BAWA 2nd Annual Fine Woodworking Show -- Reception Woodcraft San Carlos, 40 El Camino Real. 650-631-9663
Saturday / Sunday 22/23-Oct BAWA 2nd Annual Fine Woodworking Show Woodcraft San Carlos, 40 El Camino Real. 650-631-9663
Thursday 17-Nov Annual meeting and election of Directors and Officers Foster City Recreation Center, Crane Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus financial report
Thursday 17-Nov Annual Jigs & Fixtures demonstrations and Box Contest Box contest entrants presents their box and how they made it. Foster City Recreation Center, Crane Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Meeting immediately after Annual Meeting
Thursday 8-Dec Annual Hors D'oeuvre/Dessert Potluck with guest speaker
Dave Biggart of Mohawk
Talking about their line of wood finishing products.
(This is a follow up to our very successful finishing class we had earlier this year)
 Foster City Recreation Center, MIST Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Plus Members Show and Tell -- Christmas ornament contest
More information at: mohawk-finishing.com


2012

Date Speaker/Events Location Notes
Thursday 19-Jan Mauro Hernandez and Bill Holloway Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. Their work can be found at: masterworkswoodanddesign.com
Thursday 16-Feb Featured Speaker: Kevin Fryer, Harpsichord building and the finishing techniques used. Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. For more information: http://www.kevinfryer.net/
Thursday 15-Mar Featured Speaker: Claude Godcharles (BAWA Member), Marquetry How To Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd.

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