When the shop re-opened in June, 2020, a system of booking shop time was introduced. This was to limit the number of woodworkers (15 persons) in the shop at one time as Covid and social distancing made it necessary to do so. The booking system has remained in place though the capacity has increased to 40 persons for each […]
Category: Communication
Board Minutes & Financials
You can find minutes and financial reports of the Board of Directors (BOD) meetings HERE. Currently, there are minutes and financials for Oct/21. We will endeavour to post minutes for all BOD meetings going forward.
Polling Open For Board Election
The polls are open for the election. You can find the ballot HERE and the candidates bios HERE. Polling closes on Dec 5, 7pm.
Morning Coffee Club
The wood shop early morning coffee group are attempting to resume their get-together starting around 7:15 am a couple of mornings a week but no set schedule. Ask in the shop for more details. Any who would like to join in the fun are welcome. Where else can you get coffee for 25 cents a […]
Unsubscribing (only if you must) from the Club Newsletter
The Newsletter and What’s New are the primary ways the members get news from the Board and generally find out what is going on in the shop. These are valued communication tools, especially for a seasonal club like ours. If you have not renewed your membership (and have left the club), it is possible that […]
COVID Update 05/17/2021
GVR has issued the following update regarding COVID policies based upon PIMA Counties policies. https://woodshop.gvrclubs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Covid-05172021.pdf
May Shop Clean Up Cancelled
Shop cleanup will be on an as-needed basis during the summer months. There will not be a regularly scheduled Friday cleanup during this time.
Monitors Needed
Please sign up for a monitor shift: https://woodshop.gvrclubs.org/events/category/monitors/
Blaise and the Lost Cause Lump of Wood
I was just sitting in the corner of Greg’s garage wondering if I would end up in the fire pit or have a second chance…….I was given to Blaise and was scared he’d do the same…..he looked at me at scratched his head wondering what to do……he thought I was a lost cause……he decided to […]
Laura Bowers Woodshop Experience
Laura writes about her woodshop experience making cutting boards.
Attendance Numbers Increase
Use Wood Shop Reservations (4 hour) INCREASED to 25 per shift!
March Maintenance Department Update
Just a few notes from the maintenance department. As you know a few people get together every Monday afternoon and do the needed maintenance on the machinery and dust collection systems for the shop. Things like replacing saw blades, lubrication of equipment, fixing broken parts and the big job every week, emptying the vacuum cleaners […]
Blog about Blogging
The website Blog capability is the shops primary means of communication to our members and the source of information for the periodic Woodshop Newsletter. Consider Blogging!
Shift start timing
In an effort to maximize the shop opening time for as many members as possible, it was decided today by the wood shop board of directors that members having an appointment to use the shop must sign in for that shift no later than one hour after the start time of the shift, i.e. nine […]
Board & Officer Election
CLICK HERE to view the results of the Board of Directors voting results. The Officers of the Board of Directors for 2021 are as follows: