Watcha Dooen in Dooen 2018 ... Australia Day Weekend
Jerilderie Jaunt and Watcha Dooen at Dooen? This is my 5th anniversary and we are shaking things up a little bit.
Fri 26 Jan
Sat 26 Jan
Sun 28 Jan
To start off this year will be a tribute to our dearly departed Reploconics aka Trev or Trevor Jones. He may be gone but his spirit lives on!
Something else different. On the Friday of that the GTG I have opened it up to home educated (home schoolers as some may call them) children. The intent here is for each child to be able to do a short project ranging between 30 - 90 minutes. Kids will range from 5 to their teens. At this stage I have had expressions of interest for more than 40 kids over the period of the day
Your help ... if you are willing to work with a child for a project that would be greatly appreciated. This is a fine oppurtunity to introduce a new generation to the wonders of woodwork. I would ask if possible for those that are willing could you bring what is needed to do projects with 5 to 10 children. If you need to reimbursed cost of materials we can make that known to the parents what each project will cost for materials. You are welcome and invited to bring your own tools and projects. If you do not wish to do a project with a younger person that is fine, you are still welcome for all three days.
So far everyone who came last year has indicated they are coming and happy to work with the a young person. That said there may be one or two who cant make it but things change so we will see what happens
As usual the rest of the time will be a make up demonstrations and the regular banter. Bring your family too.
That places it a little over 400 km w / sw of the Jerilderie for those who came when it was there.
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It is about 1/2 way between Adelaide and Melbourne on the northern edge of Horsham.
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Not for the faint hearted, the property is still a little rough when it comes to living quarters. I do hope to have some green grass this time round
There is a shed and will be at least 4 lathes on hand to use. The shed has changed from below.
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For anyone who wants to rough it there is plenty of room for a swag, tent or caravan.
If you want to or can demonstrate anything over the event please let me know either on here or by PM
What will be
show and tell
Buy, swap, sell & give away
A yarn or three
Food, food and more food
Oppurtunity to use or learn on a lathe
Oldgreybeard may give some photograpgy and photoshop lessons
If Maureen comes she will likely bring her spinning wheel
Raechell will have her dolls and be happy to show anyone interested
Demo's and Lessons
Plans are to have a morning and afternoon demonstration each of the three days. This is seperate to crafting demo's which may appeal mainly to the women.
I hope to have the following same as last year in general terms though specifics may change
1) Production Turning
2) Finishing
3) Box making Incra Jig.
4) Thread Chasing
Open to other suggestions here above and below
In the crafting section
1) Pyrography
2) Painting (dolls making)
3) Hair Rooting (doll making)
4) Spinning Yarn
What to bring
Anything for the above
A chair
A wood working project/s to do or show off
Metal working as well if so inclined
Areo guard and a hat
Some of your work
Scrap Heap Challenge if anyone wants to have a go. Warning ... I did burn a lot so pile has shrunk to Raechell's delight.
There is a heap of fire wood and cut branches as well as sheet material & scrap metal etc. The challenge to make something from that heap. What ever is made must be minimum 90 % from that heap and the scrap metal heap.
Accommodation
links copied from last year, hopefully still work
Horsham will provide the greatest range and closest accommodation for those who do not wish to rough it. This is a wotif link but feel free to look up locations by other means
https://www.wotif.com/Hotel-Search#d...ria,+Australia
The house would be on offer but not sure where I will be with the Reno's
Any demos or workshops are more than welcome as would be a lesson on how to use a mill or metal lathe.
Please let us know your level of interest in attending.
DaveTTC
The Turning Cowboy
Turning Wood Into Art