May 2024 Members Meeting
Thursday, May 16, 2024
7:00 PM 8:30 PM
Boy Scouts of America Mid-Iowa Council (map)
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At the May meeting, Niah Howard will be presenting on her experiences with nonvisual woodworking. She has completed training in blindness rehabilitation skills at both the Iowa Department for the Blind and the Louisiana Center for the Blind. Both training centers include industrials arts as a course for all of their students. She will talk about her experiences in those wood shop classes and will discuss the importance of inclusivity and accessibility.
Niah works as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor teaching blind kids and adults how to travel independently with the long white cane. She is a new member of the Des Moines Woodworkers Association and says she has already learned so much from her participation in classes this spring!
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Newsletter Featured Articles:
April Meeting at Fred Maytag Scout Center, 6123 Scout Trail, Des Moines.
Meeting presentation by Bob Hunter on the new accessories from SawStop.
Iowa State Fair - Volunteer to demonstrate or help with the Club booth.
General Club updates from the President.
Educational Classes - Still time to sign up for classes!
Library - Learn ways to work wood while traveling.
Show and Tell - Send pictures of your recently finished large projects to data@DMWoodworkers.org to show on the screen.
Preferred Supplier List.
March 2024 Members Meeting
When someone mentions a CNC router, the first thing that typically comes to mind is sign-making. But there is so much more. With a CNC router, you can precisely rout, drill, saw, plane, bore holes, tap, engrave, create inlays, and more, with amazing accuracy and repeatability. But what do you need for hardware, software, and skill set to get started with CNC? Club member Shawn Brown provides an overview of how CNC can be used to create, how he got started with it, and a short demo of operating a CNC machine.
April 2024 Members Meeting
For the April club meeting, Bob Hunter, Marketing Content Specialist for SawStop, will provide a "Show and Tell" about new accessories from SawStop. This includes two miter gauges, a dado set, router lift, and table saw storage cabinets. Bob will also discuss SawStop's table saws and revolutionary blade brake technology. Bob previously worked for WOOD Magazine for 17 years and has been a club member for nearly two decades.
