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Introduction • Meeting Information • Special Announcements     Woodshop Availability and Closings • Directions to Woodshop Woodshop Contact Information • Shirts and Hats Additional Items

Introduction Welcome to the Villages Woodworkers Club Web Page. The Villages Woodworkers Club was started back in November of 2001 as a place where Villagers who enjoyed working with wood could get together and share their knowledge and their love for wood crafts. We hope that this web site is informative to its members and to any visitors. Mission Statement Our mission is to educate, inform, and share woodworking skills, experiences, and ideas in an enjoyable environment. Meeting Information The Villages Woodworkers Club meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Washington and Jefferson rooms at Laurel Manor. Visitors are always welcome. 2010 Membership Fees 2010 Annual Dues: Annual Dues .......................................................................... $45.00 One Time Woodshop Fee Member ............................................................................... $150.00 Household (member and spouse) ..........................................    225.00 Certain restrictions apply to all memberships. Be sure to understand what applies to you before signing up. Back to Table of Contents

February 9, 2010 Meeting Information The regular meeting of the Villages Woodworkers Club will be on held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Washington and Jefferson rooms at Laurel Manor. Please bring your 'show and tell' item if you have completed something you are proud of and share it with us. We want to know how you did it!!! These items will be displayed for viewing prior to the meeting. We will be taking pictures of the Show and Tell crafts and displaying them in our Gallery on the VWC web site. We strongly support the 'show-and-tell' part of our meeting. If you've made something recently, or even in the past, and would like to share it with us, please bring it. This is what our Club is all about. The minutes from past VWC General and Board meetings can be found on the Club Documents page. Attention!!! I send out an e-mail to all members with an e-mail address the Friday before the meeting. If you are not getting the e-mail, it is either because I have no e-mail address for you or I have an incorrect e-mail address. If you are a member and are not getting the e-mail, please click on the E-Mail Address Correction button below and let me know so I can correct the database. Please add the following entry to your address book so that the VWC emails do not end up in your Deleted file, Junk file or Spam file. The address is woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com. The sender will be VWC Bulletins. Thanks. Bill Provencher Email Address Correction ==> Back to Table of Contents

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Certification Team Members Needed As we approach our busiest time of year, we need to make a special appeal to members who have the interest and skill to become a part of the Instructional Certification Team. With many new members joining the Club, we may have to add additional certification sessions. Several members are carrying a heavy burden of responsibility for helping with the certification of new members and are doing an exceptional job. Many of us have the potential to share in this important process. If you are comfortable with sharing your knowledge with others, and feel that you could assist by being an instructor in the certification program, now is the time to step forward and make this important contribution to the Club. This also represents another way to serve your 12 hour per year obligation to the Club. So, if you have the interest and ability, we call upon you to serve in this role. You may do so by signing up on the special form at the desk at the Woodshop or by letting us know during our meeting on Tuesday, Jan 13th at Laurel Manor. If you have questions please contact Jack Tagye, Paul Greene, or Murry Bishop. Thanks for your thoughtful consideration of this special request ! Back to Table of Contents

Help Wanted – Office Staff The club is in need of permanent Office Staff for the front desk. This is a job that would require 4-8 hours per month of voluntary service. You will receive training before beginning. Many records are kept on the computer, so basic computer knowledge is helpful, especially knowledge of MS Word. (Involvement in office staffing relieves you of the Shop Monitor obligation.) Office Staff are responsible for the following: Receipt and recording of monies paid (membership, special projects, classes, etc.) Enrollment in classes. Handling of wood orders and payment for orders Handling of special projects Coordination of Shop Monitors Meet/Greet prospective members and visitors Basic office functions such as filing, phone answering, taking messages, etc. Direct any questions to Anne Bell or Heather Sawyer at villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com Back to Table of Contents

Pressure Treated Lumber - Revision The Board clarified the use of treated lumber allowing any treated lumber that was produced after 2004 (usually known now as Yellawood) to be brought in and utilized in the shop. The one exception to its use is that it may not be sanded using the shop equipment or sanded inside the building. All other operations are permissible. Green treated lumber (treated lumber produced prior to 2005) is not permitted for any purpose as it contains arsenic compounds. Back to Table of Contents

The Villages Woodshop Information

Woodshop Contact Information Telephone: (352) 751-0513 FAX:         (352) 751-4140 Woodshop: villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com President, Woodshop: presidentwoodshop@embarqmail.com Murry Bishop: villageswoodshop@embarqmail.com Education: woodshop.education@embarqmail.com Heather or Anne B.: woodshop.staff@embarqmail.com VWC Bulletins or Reminders (Bill Provencher): woodshopbulletins@embarqmail.com Back to Table of Contents

Woodshop Availability and Closings The Woodshop is open from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday thru Saturday. It will be closed on Sundays and major holidays. The Woodshop will be closed as follows: May 31 - Memorial Day September 6 - Labor Day November 25 - Thanksgiving December 24 - 25 - Christmas December 31 - January 1, 2011 - New Years Additional days of certification training will be posted as appropriate for June through December Back to Table of Contents

Directions to The Villages Woodshop The Villages Woodshop is located at 704 Oak Street, The Villages, FL 32159. Automobile From Rt 466: Take Rt 466 East to Rolling Acres Road. Turn left on Rolling Acres Road.Go .5 miles. The Woodshop is right past the driving range on the left hand side. From Rt 27/441: Take Rt 27/441 South to Rolling Acres Road. Turn right on Rolling Acres road. Go .7 miles. The Woodshop is on the right hand side. Golf Cart From Avenida Central, go through the Del Mar gate and take Del Mar to Chula Vista. OR take Morse Blvd to Rio Grande and turn right onto Del Mar to Chula Vista. Take a right on Chula Vista Avenue. Take the next left on to Palermo Place (look for the Valle Verde Postal Station). Go to back right corner of Palermo to cart path and through opening in fence. Take your golf cart to the right on this exit. Follow dirt cart path to driving range parking lot (do not ride on the driving range). Go to back right corner of parking lot and move right to the chain link fence. Go around the retention basin by riding along the chain link fence to the four board wooden fence to the opening. Please note that the path around the retention basin is narrow and caution should be taken. Parking is permissible in front of The Woodshop next to the fence. Small wheel stops are aligned along that area. When this area becomes full, overflow parking is to be on the west side of the shop next to the Shared Harvest garden, again along the fence. This area is accessed by turning left (west) off the cart path just before the existing parking area, and proceeding to the fence. Park in a manner that doe not block movement of other carts. Parking of golf carts is NOT permitted in the vehicle parking lot. No cart parking is permitted between the path and the front of the building. Please do not drive on the range side of the maintenance shack. Please drive on the street side of the shack over by the wash rack. NOTE: Do not drive your golf cart on the sidewalk!! It is an $80.00 fine and 3 points! Back to Table of Contents

VWC Golf Shirts and Hats VWC golf shirts and hats are now available. Please email John Herega for more information. Email John Herega ==> Back to Table of Contents

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

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Exotic Hardwood Website We have located a site to purchase exotic hardwoods for your projects. Please go to www.cocoboloinc.com Back to Table of Contents

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