Howard County Woodworkers Guild

The February meeting will be on the 2nd Saturday., Feb 13. The change was necessary because the center will be closed on the 6th.

The February meeting will feature Lois Eckert; presenting a program entitled History of Tole Painting on Wood
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LOIS S ECKERT
Decorative artist

Lois is member of the Society of Decorative Painters and International Decorative Artisans League, as well as the local chapter. She has been painting and studying this art form for over thirty years.

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Her work has been displayed in both the Smithsonian Museum and Library of Congress Christmas displays numerous times
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Bain Shop Rules: The shop is now open Mon. through Fri. from 9AM-noon for the use of HCWG members only. SNOW CLOSINGS, The policy is that if Howard County Schools are closed, the center and shop will be closed. If the schools are opening late, so will be center and shop! This restriction of HCWG Members only is due to insurance regulations. Additional individuals to serve as backup shop monitors are needed to cover days when the normal monitor is unable to be there due to vacation, etc. Only those on the shop monitor list maintained by the Bain Center will be allowed to open the shop. The shop monitor will wear a “Monitor Badge” while in the shop. He is the boss in the shop while he is on duty! Power equipment will not be operated when only one person is in the shop! If you don’t follow the rules you will be asked to leave. The new dust collection arrangement and ambient air filters are making the shop an almost dust free environment. Our lungs say: “Thank you”

Dave Knipfer was the featured speaker on March 7th. His topic was Making Small Parts Safely. Those members who were there were well informed and entertained by Dave’s talk. Dave gave out a paper with his guidelines for safety and his list of recommended reading. The list is available under the menu item Books that Dave Kniffer uses.

Though we are always on the lookout for suggestions and volunteers, we do have demonstrators lined up for some of the future meetings:


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