On Saturday May 14th 2005 we will host the first official SawMill Creek Swap Meet and Woodworkers Gathering in Gloucester County Virginia. We are planning on this being a huge event so make your plans now to attend. There will be drawings for prizes and plenty of space for hundreds of woodworkers and their famillies. Our Swap meet will be hosted twice each year, the fall Swap Meet will be in October. As more details become available we will post the information as quickly as possible.
Come gather with all of your SMC friends and bring any tools, equipment or lumber you are interested in selling or money for the goodies you are interested in purchasing. We should be able to host as many demonstrations as there are volunteers so don't be shy and let me know if you are interested in showing off any particular skill you might have or tool you just purchased.
Jackie is in the process of scheduling food vendors and other services for those of you who will be traveling, however everyone is welcome to bring along your own picnic lunches, chairs, tables and anything else that will make your visit more comfortable and enjoyable. We have four to five acres of lawn available for parking and all of the festivities that go along with such an event. We will also be able to provide electrical hookups for tool testing and lifting equipment if necessary to transfer tools from truck to truck
Aaron and I are putting together laser engraving, dye-sublimation printing and CNC routing demonstrations. Hopefully our own Ken Salisbury will be able to offer his advice and experience once again and do some pen turning for those who interested in advancing their skills. My friend and neighbor owns a WoodMizer Mill and we hope to be able to schedule at least a couple log cutting demonstrations, and he has thousands of board feet of lumber for sale...all of it kiln dryed in his Ebac dehumidification kiln.
Please let us know if you are planning to attend so we can plan the necessary services. This should be an absolutely huge event, you don't want to miss this one.
FreeStuff on Steroids
We have been contacting the companies who have been supportive of SMC in the past asking them to donate tools and supplies for SwapMeet Drawings. The results of our efforts have been excellent however we have a few more phone calls to make so the list below will be updated as soon as information becomes available. We have also offered each of these companies the opportunity to join us and setup a booth to demonstrate their products.
The following is a list of companies that have already pledged to donate tools or supplies for our drawings;
MicroJig - MicroJig has once again proven to be a great supporter of SawMill Creek by donating four prizes for our SwapMeet doorprize drawings. Henry Wang sent me two MicroJigs and two of their new MJ Handle Bridge Sets to give away at our May 14th SawpMeet. http://www.microjig.com/
General Industrial Supply
Two Wilton Variable Speed Mini Lathes
Wilton Scroll Saw
Wilton Router/Router Table Combo
Carb-Tech 12 piece router bit set
Carb-Tech 5 piece router bit door set
Forrest Blades - Dave Morgan of 3D Saw Blades Internet Sales has donated a 10" x 40T x 1/8" kerf WoodWorker II sawblade as a drawing prize. The WWII is one of the most popular sawblades on the market and we are certainly pleased to have Dave's organization as a supporter of our event. Visit their web site at http://www.forrestblades.com
eurekazone - Dino Makropoulos has once again donated one of his Smart Guide Systems. Dino and his company have been steadfast as one of our most active supporters and were happy to donate once again for our SwapMeet. Dino will personally attend and demo his system. http://www.eurekazone.com
Northwind Associates - Northwind Associates will donate a custom shop sign that will be designed and made during the SwapMeet. Northwind has also donated a Delphi Roady2 XM Satelite Radio complete with a Home Kit that connects your portable Satelite Radio to any home stereo system.
Curly Woods - Mike Mastin is sending 10 bf of 4/4 curly Yellow Birch to us for an SMC SwapMeet drawing prize. Figured Hardwood Lumber from Curly Woods in Texas, it don't get any better.
http://www.curlywoods.com/
Bethlehem Olive Wood Imports - Diane has once again offered to donate some of her beautifull olivewood pen blanks as a drawing prize. Thanks again to Diane Darwesh and Bethlehem OliveWood for their generous contribution! http://www.bethlehemolivewood.net
Art Specialties International - Ken Dolph has been kind enough to donate a Corian Nativity Light Kit for our SwapMeet Drawing. The nativity Kit can be seen on their web site listed below.
http://stonewood.safeshopper.com/12/7.htm?502
Penn State Industries sent us one of their new Pen Press Assemblies to give away at our SwapMeet. The #Penpress2 adjusts instantly and exerts up to 300 pounds of pressure.
http://www.pennstateind.com/
WoodCraft has sent me the following items for our SwapMeet free prize drawings;
1 - A $75.00 gift certificate
2 - The Art of Segmented Wood Turning by Malcolm Tibbetts
3 - WoodCraft Magazine January 2005
4 - WoodCraft Magazine March 2005
5 - WoodCraft Magazine May 2005
http://www.woodcraft.com/
Berea Hardwoods donated two flat top American solid Sterling Silver ballpoint pen kits. These will make beautiful pens for someone special.
http://www.bereahardwoods.com
Festool - Bob Marino, a Festool Independant Sales Agent and Member of SMC, has donated a Festool ES 125 sander as a drawing prize for the SwapMeet. Bob has once again shown his support for our woodworking community at SawMill Creek.
http://festool.safeshopper.com/
Eagle America - Earl Reid contacted Eagle America of Chardon Ohio and they have sent us a $50.00 gift Certificate as their contribution to our SwapMeet FreeStuff Drawings. Ya can't have enough router bits so this is a prize that everyone will be able to use.
http://www.eagle-america.com/html/index.asp
You must send me an email with your name and address and be present at the SwapMeet to win a prize.
keith@sawmillcreek.org
http:www.sawmillcreek.org/swapmeet