Woodworking Club
 

The club had its first meeting in November (2003).

It is open to anyone, 18 years or older, and presently meets Thursday, at 10:00 AM, in the computer room, at the Edna Burton Senior Center. Size of the club is limited to 20. Norman Mallory is the leader, for further information call: 248-627-6447.

A 1:12 scale model of the Old Mill (see picture) has been completed and is now on display at the Old Mill, in downtown Ortonville, Mich. The club also made book cases for the Ortonville Historical Society, which are in the library at the Old Mill.

Other projects completed by club members include: blanket chest, file cabinet, furniture, gun case, and toys.

(2) bench(s) for Senior Center @ Edna Burton memorial area

The club made these for the Edna Burton memorial area @ the senior center.

We used mostly cedar that was recycled from old telephone poles, to keep the cost down.

Plans were downloaded from Workbench magazine, and modified slightly to reduce the possibility of moisture damage. We actually mortised and tenoned the vertical back (inner) supports to the upper and lower back, for that reason.

Titebond III (www.titbond.com)glue was used because it has water cleanup and allowed some time for adjusting the joints before they were clamped into final location.

Stainless steel screws were used, because cedar has a tendency to bleed through when material such as iron used. Pre-staining was done to some pieces to make sure that all of the material has some stain on every surface. Engraving or carving will be done so the benchs can be identified.

A tie-down system will be setup to prevent the benchs from wandering off after they have been put in the memorial area, which is outside.

Members that worked on the project: Chuck Audet, George Fletcher, Ron Hall, Larry Lang, Norman Mallory, Dean Salley, Bob Swanson. Chuck Audet took the pictures at the dedication (Sept. 29, 2005).