In an attempt to tackle the large pile of wood that’s sitting outside the club under a tarp, I will be at the workshop for a whole of wood prep.

I will have the workshop open between 10am and 4pm on both Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of August. If you have time you are welcome to join me. Come and go any time and stay for as long or as little as you like. There will be plenty to do and you don’t need any experience with chainsaws or anything.

The main aims of the weekend are:

• Clear the wood pile from the carpark.
• Organise all our wood into something we can sell to members.

I think we’ll need broadly 3 groups:

1. Logs to planks
   1. Outdoor chainsaw work, cutting larger pieces along the grain into manageable planks
2. Planks to blanks
   1. Cutting chunks and planks of wood on the bandsaw so they’re ready for turning.
   2. Sealing them with wax to reduce the chances of splitting.
3. Storage, pricing and presentation
   1. Working out how best to store planks outside
   2. Working out how best to store blanks inside
   3. Working out what we should be charging for different bits of wood

Look forward to seeing you there.

Phil J.