The Woodshop recently made a gun cabinet for the Arizona Rangers Museum located in Tombstone Arizona. We made the cabinets from Hickory wood with a polycarbonate glass front, aged hinges […]
Category: Members
Member’s Contributions
Carmen Laht has impressed us again with a mid century style rocker she made. The legs she formed from Panga Panga, finishing them with four double coats of tung oil. […]
Website communications position-URGENT
From Dave Bourque, IT committee member: As some of you already know, there are major changes afoot in the shop IT world. Kelly Galvin retired from IT last year, Denny […]
Member’s work-Bob Levey
From Bob:This is a table I built with Yervand a few years back and just finally got the inspiration to finish it for my son Joseph. It is done in […]
Member Projects
Women Teaching Women Class The Women Teaching Women class was a resounding success. Six students made beautiful cutting boards under the tutelage of instructors Marilyn French-St. George, Carmen Laht and […]
Member’s projects
Frank Nittinger made this beautiful chess set for his 15 year old grandson using Knotty Alder,Panga Panga, Maple and Walnut. He turned each piece on the woodshop’s lathes. The bead […]
Member Projects
From Doug Foulke:Just completed a cabinet. Wood is curly maple on cherry legs. All dovetails, mortises and tenons were hand cut. Doug made this contribution through the Contribute to What’s […]
A note from Yervand’s daughter
Last summer, the shop lost a valued member and brilliantly skilled and artistic turner, Yervand. His daughter, Diane, sent the club this lovely note.
Pay your dues and locker fees early and WIN!
The Board is once again offering an incentive for those who choose to pay their dues early. if you pay your dues, drawer and locker rentals to the treasurer by […]
Pay Dues Early and WIN!!
We will again will have a drawing for three members that will waive the annual dues, drawer and locker fees if dues are paid before November 30! Up to a […]
The Solitary Bee Library and Bee Books Sales
The initial version of the Solitary Bee Library was installed in 2020, since then it has gone through several expansion and refurbishing efforts. Each year new Bee Books have been […]
Remembrance of Yervand Mathevosian
The initiation of the Woodshop Memorial Committee and the reason I got involved, was as a result of the recent passing of Yervand Mathevosian. There have been several members that […]
Recognizing a GVR Woodshop Member
On Wednesday, July, 26 one of our longtime members, Jim Willis was helping a new member, Gerry Bush on the lathe. Just as Jim picked up a turning tool, it […]
The Master Turner
Yervand Mathevosian, a highly skilled woodworker and longtime member of the woodshop, who was always willing to share his knowledge of woodworking has finally found peace after a long illness. […]
Member’s Work: Doug Foulke
I recently completed a console table, made from Cherry wood and figured Cherry. It features three drawers with dovetail joined sides. The drawer pulls are made from Mesquite wood with […]