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Next Meeting
March 11
1137 Cate Rd
Brunswick


Visitors Welcome


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​Monthly Demos and Other News

Show & Sale at Goodyear Cottage

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Club members have some of our work in the Gallery at Goodyear Cottage on Jekyll during September. Come out and see what we have been doing!





Members Learn Air Brushing From Pete


2022 Officers
Pete Bartlett - President
Barb Hahn - Vice President
Craig Farnsworth - Secretary
Karen Grogan - Treasurer



Pewa (Butterfly or Bow Tie) Patch Demo

Mark Wood from the Northeast Florida Woodturners Association (Jacksonville) showed how to use Pewa patches to control cracks and splits in turned work. Click photos to enlarge.


Vacuum Forming & Work Holding
Demo by Ken Mattie

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GOLDEN ISLES WOODWORKERS

The Golden Isles Woodworkers was formed in February of 2007 by a group of dedicated woodworkers.  The objectives of the Golden Isles Woodworkers and Woodturners shall be the enjoyment and furtherance of the art of woodworking and woodturning for its members, through educational activities, hands-on and member skills transfer.

Any person seriously interested in woodworking and/or woodturning may become a member. We usually meet every second Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to "whenever" at various members' studios in Brunswick and the surrounding areas.  That time is flexible depending on the demonstrator's desires.  Please check the Newsletter for the location for the next meeting.





Club Meeting at Eddie Wildsmith's Sawmill

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​Visit With Local Luthier, Mike Hasty
​We visited the shop of Mike Hasty, a local expert luthier (a luthier builds and repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box), to see how he builds guitars, and to see some of the finished products. Mike had a lot of stories to share as well.  His shop is amazing, with a machine or jig for every operation - he hates having to set up a tool for different operations, so there is at least one for every operation in his process!
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​                               Visit his web site:   HastyGuitars.com
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​CLUB PROJECT FOR 2018

We have a donation of six "Boss" Tweed Chairs for restoration.  See photos below.  All of the chairs require re-caning and refinishing.  Some have missing pieces.  If you are interested in taking part in this project, please contact us.


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​Guitars For Kids Gets Press Coverage!
Read the article from The News - Click Here
Thirty-six guitars were delivered to Rulon International in St. Augustine on November 15, 2016.  Five of us were treated like royalty and provided a wonderful tour of the plant and a delightful lunch.  This was a very rewarding club project.  The Rulon representative told me these were the "nicest set of guitars we have received yet."


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Opening Reception - Goodyear Cottage, Jekyll Island, GA
October 4, 2015




Library Doll House Case Project 2015

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Memorial Bench

The Maryanne Jones Memorial Bench was presented to her family in a ceremony on November 6, 2013 at Glynn Art Association on St. Simons Island, GA.  Maryanne passed at the age of 37.  She was a very talented artist who was born with Down's Syndrome.  The bench will stay at Glynn Art reminding everyone of the contribution she made during her short life.

The bench is made from cherry with walnut trim and inlays.  The lettering is hand-carved.  Once the members started working on the bench, it became a labor of love.  The finished product shows that devotion.  It is a beautiful bench.  We hope you will have the opportunity to stop by Glynn Art and see it in person.


GOLDEN ISLES WOODWORKERS' 7TH ANNIVERSARY

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​Recent Club Projects
WORKBENCH
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DOLL HOUSE CASE
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