Thread: Hastings Woodworkers Guild Exhibition 2011

Only three weeks to go until the show and exhibition.
Don't forget that there will be other things to see and do while you are in Port Macquarie.
The Australian Photographic Society will be running APSCON at the Glasshouse from 24-30 September.
See:
APSCON 2011 Port Macquarie, NSW


Here is a link to one of Port Macquarie's best photographers - Rob Smith AAPS

Wowfactorpix

Rob's work is renowned among photographers in Australia and he is one of the co-ordinators of APSCON 2011.

The HWWG members are all hard at work in preparations for the Woodworking Show.
Hope to see you there.

Don't forget to bring your camera.

Cheers
SG

For those who are thinking of coming up to Port Macquarie for the Show and staying overnight - here is a brief list of some accommodation available. There are many more.
Booking.com: 24 hotels in Port Macquarie, Australia. Book your hotel now!

Here are some more pix of a few of the members getting ready for the big weekend:

OK only a week to go.
If you are in the area of Port Macquarie over next weekend - Friday through Sunday 23-25 September you will enjoy not only the HWWG Exhibition but also all that Port Macquarie has to offer.
See here:
Things to See & Do in Port Macquarie

The weather has been superb over the last days, 15-28 degrees today.
Mmmm - perfect!

Hope to see you there.

Panthers Port Macquarie

Cheers
SG

Righteeeooo - here we go.
We have spent all of today setting up for the annual exhibition and doesn't it look like a beauty.
Opens tomorrow at 9:00am at Port Panthers Bay Street Port Macquarie.
I had a browse across the antiques and collectibles tools tables, and there are some real bargains as well as lots of high end collectables - and plenty in the middle. A surprising number of electric tools as well - routers, sanders etc all in good nick.
Some really stunning wood turning this year and lots more.
There will be demos, lucky door prizes and a generally great time.
Hope we see you there.
I'm on the tools tables, so come on over and say hello and introduce yourself. Tool tables are up in front of the stage.
Cheers
SG

What a great day, and still two to go.
Best Friday crowd we have ever had, and tomorrow is traditionally our biggest day.
Got to meet Wheelinaround and his lovely wife today and he figures in a couple of the pix that I had time to take.
Here is a sample:

My 11,000th post goes to these guy's Hastings Woodworkers.

A week at Coffs Harbour for R&R with not even the laptop there's another story in that week alone will post elsewhere.

Ok so Friday morning Sue and while driving to Panthers at Port where the exhibition was held discussing what we may expect of a holiday retirement seaside resort country hick group of Woodworkers. Would we be there 15 mins walk in around or 2 hrs

5hrs later including a short very short lunch break we departed



We walked in the doors to friendly greeting and pointed to the raffle prize would we buy tickets we did.

Got to see SG, Tony Morton, Peter aka Ozartizan (aka Sydney Weekender star), members of Hastings who are considering building a Rose Engine (I said I would be there).Meeting the President Robert Miles and seeing his CNC machine working (3 shows I have been to recently and only one working), The Offical Opening. Then table after table after table of 1st class woodwork of all sorts. Meeting the lovely Helen Harris
and hubby (sorry forgot his name) bought some new coping saw blades, New England Woodworking Supplies.

Was Sue bored the local ladies combined to bring in craft, pottery and art works also, not forgetting Sue does a bit of woodwork herself.


Photo's well they will come as we have only been home since 2ish, and film needs to be developed although Sue was taking digital pics also, I have video.

This morning if it had not been raining we would have returned for a short period where I would have parted with some $$$$ on tools. Sorry SG and Peter.

Now would we return heck yeh it can only get bigger and better.

Ray

Got time to download Sue's digital these have been reduced to suit the forum sorry about quality.

1st pic says it all or does it at least I have seen Woodstock Heaven

Ok the rest are all of Hastings show and these are just a few.

More of the show and Port Macquarie as the sunsets. Wis we had time to stay for the photographic we were taking to a fellow who was and he was telling us of what was in the line up. I had heard from the motel when we booked a car show was to be on damn all 3 interests in one place over a weekend and just can't spread ourselves that far around.

Thanks again to Hastings Members all whom we spoke to and there were a lot of them some 25 if we counted right doing shifts in the 5hrs we were there

Edited to add
Photo 1 Tony Morton
photo 3 guess who's planes for sale
photo 5 I await the phone call for the raffle prize this beaut mirror with hidden lights

photo6 & 7 the boardwalk as the sunsets.

The CNC plate/plaque which was being produced

I am so glad that you and Sue enjoyed the Exhibition Ray. It always gives us a great deal of pleasure putting it on. I'm sure that you can imagine how much goes into an event like this one - and wouldn't you know it - it bucketted down as we were trying to pack up this afternoon.
I got called home to fallen branches and power outage. We are back online now.
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing the photos.
I'll add some that I took over the three days.
Cheers
SG

More Pix:

And some more:

SG when going through Lauriton we spotted a Woodturners gallery on road to Kew but guess it was closed as he was at the show. Any idea who it might be??

It's great to see the photos and read the comments. From the faces of the club members it's obvious that you all had a great time. Well done.


Peter.