Greetings!, this is your newsletter for July 17, 2019
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SAVE the DATE
Guild Annual Meeting, September 21, 2019
Our annual meeting will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the Concord Regional Technology Center in Concord, NH
We have a few special events scheduled for the meeting, and I’m sure you will not want to miss it.
- Auction is back with Jon Siegel as our Official Guild Auctioneer
- Fine Woodworking podcast, Shop Talk Live. Editorial Director Tom McKenna will be joined by Creative Director Michael Pekovich and Web Producer Ben Strano to answer questions submitted by readers and the audience.
- Fine Woodworking Creative Editor Michael Pekovich will be doing a demo on the fine art of kumiko.
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Sunapee 2019
August 3 - 11
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The 86th League of NH Craftsman's Fair is fast approaching. Only 4 Saturdays from now we will be in our tent waiting for the official opening signal.
Once again we need you to donate items for our raffle, demonstrate your woodworking skills and sell lots of raffle tickets. The proceeds from the raffle go directly to support our mission.
We also need your help setting up Friday the 2nd and most important on Sunday the 11th when we need help with the raffle, closing the tent and delivering items to local winners.
Much more information to follow.
Your generosity of donations and your time at Sunapee helps introduce this wonderful organization to so many people, especially children. And of course gives us the means to support woodworking education at a time it is so needed.
Thank you, Al
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Scott Ruesswick Memorial
Scott Ruesswick, Guild member, juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen, and bowl turner died in late April of cancer. There will be a memorial gathering for family and those who knew him at his shop.
180 Intervale Rd, Canterbury, NH
Saturday, July 20, 1:00-5:00
Casual, potluck
Likely around 2:00 or 2:30 there will be a time for sharing stories with the group.
Donna Banfield and John Siegel will be doing demos on the big old Putnam lathe that Scott rehabbed over the last couple of years.
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Getting Our Money's Worth
Grant Money Well Spent
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Take a gander at the workshop bench base made by senior Asa Dupuis at Manchester Memorial High School. He was able to cut the wood with the brand new SawStop cooperatively purchased with a matching grant from the Guild of New Hampshire Woodworkers and the Manchester Memorial Booster Club.
While the workshop base is made entirely of eastern white pine, the dark coloration comes from his first efforts at pyrography. And no, the shop suffered no damage from the burning! The bench-top features side-grain hard maple and, like workbenches everywhere, it weighs a ton! Here also are his first and second projects at the lathe! (Also Guild Grant program donations). Notice the terrific and advanced tool handling and superb tool control!
Sam Gilbert's walnut and resin waterfall table is also a senior project, similarly constructed with equipment provided by the Guild Grant program. The table top was split and then reassembled with the resin insert and the board originating immediately above it on the tree. Sam snuck a few minutes over at the lathe, starting his first project as a candle stand.
Both Asa and Sam graduate to join the military, Asa as an Army inductee while Sam is headed for the blue sky's of Air Force service. Asa expects that his MOS (military occupational specialty) to be small arms repair as he is especially interested in gun stock repair and renovation. We hope they both enjoy opportunities to continue woodworking, but in all and every case, we wish them both a safe journey.
Annamarie Pennucci
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Summer Trip—Wednesday, July 17
Get ready for a great Guild Summer Trip to the workshop of
Andrew Pearce Bowls in Hartland, VT. Andrew Pearce has been making wooden bowls since setting up his shop about 6 years ago not too far from his father’s Simon Pearce handmade glass shop in Quechee. Andrew’s wooden bowls are made from locally sourced cherry and black walnut logs, and we will see the entire operation from coring to finishing. Since the factory in in full swing only on weekdays, we have scheduled our visit for a Wednesday, July 17th. For a preview of our tour, go to
andrewpearcebowls.com/pages/makers-story and click on the video.
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Please Note: Guests are welcome.
This is a family friendly event. However, for this trip, please let our program coordinator know if you want to bring others and whether they will be joining us at the restaurant. Needed for planning purposes.
if you are bringing other non-registered friends or family.
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Membership Renewals
Renewal invoices are created approximately 90 days prior to your renewal date. You will receive an email reminding you to renew at that time.
One Year Plan ... $40
Two Year Plan ... $75
Online Renewal
Paper Form
- Download, print & complete form
- Mail form with check to address at bottom of the form
Changing Plans
Membership cards are batched roughly 9-10 times each year.
Normal delivery time is two weeks from the batch date. You will receive an email when your card is batched. Renew early!
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These meetings are generally held in small shops or other environments which require limiting the number of attendees.
They can fill up fast although cancellations do occur.
If you need to cancel
, just sign in again, go to the event and click the big
Cancel button
at the bottom of the event.
More are being added from time-to-time, so check the list often.
No Small Meetings Scheduled for July/August
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When: July 17, 2019
Where: Hartland, VT
When: July 24, 2019
Where: Concord, NH
When: July 27, 2019
When: July 27, 2019
Where: Gonic (Rochester), NH
League of NH Craftsmen Fair
When: August 3–11, 2019
Where: Newbury, NH
REGISTRATION Needed
When: August 24, 2019
Where: Gonic (Rochester), NH
Monthly SC meeting
When: August 28, 2019
Where: Concord, NH
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