tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78629628806210445442024-03-06T15:02:49.678+11:00Wonthaggi WoodcraftersThe Wonthaggi Woodcrafters is a group of devoted people who like to work with wood. Our activities include woodturning, woodworking, pyrography, scroll sawing and toy making.Wonthaggi Woodcrafters Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01586699129231677691noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862962880621044544.post-5288514693715093142011-09-05T21:34:00.009+10:002012-04-18T20:05:35.079+10:00Wonthaggi Woodcrafters Inc<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="line-height: 24px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><h1 style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">History</span></span></span></h1><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click on the following link to go to our sales website; </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wonthaggiwoodcrafters.com.au/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.wonthaggiwoodcrafters.com.au</a></span> </div><div class="MsoBodyText2" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 6pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In 1989 several people in Wonthaggi, with an interest in woodturning and other woodcrafts got together and </span>formed the Wonthaggi Woodcrafters.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText2" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 6pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText2" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 6pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">Member interests include Scroll Sawing, Wood Carving, Pyrography, Basic Carpentry/Cabinet Making and Woodturning.</span></span></span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To promote interest in the skills of woodcraft.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To conduct demonstrations and displays to interest the public in woodcraft.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To liaise with other woodworking clubs and attend seminars and wood shows to increase the knowledge of individual members.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></ul></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div><h1 style="line-height: 48px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meetings</span></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters general meetings are held at the;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We meet on the<b> second Monday of each month</b> beginning at 1:00 pm </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (except January and December).</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters have a woodturning workshop with five lathes of various sizes and capabilities. We also have have a second woodworking workshop containing workbench, tablesaw, bandsaw and various other pieces of woodworking equipment. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our workshops are in constant use with regular weekly activities.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you, a family member, a friend have been wanting to join a group and wish to learn or improve your woodworking skills plus meet up with others who have a similar interest, then contact us by phone Michael on 0428270850 or Hartley on 59976328 or email us on <a href="mailto:wonthaggiwoodcrafters@gmail.com">wonthaggiwoodcrafters@gmail.com</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><b> The Secretary</b></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><b> PO Box 477</b></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><b> Wonthaggi, Vic, 3995</b></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Click on the following link to go to our website; </span><a href="http://www.wonthaggiwoodcrafters.com.au/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">www.wonthaggiwoodcrafters.com.au</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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