Galootapalooza North
Darrell in Oakville
>We're hosting a gathering of handtool afflictionados on the weekend of August 6/7 2005. The venue is our summer cottage (camp) located on Bob's Lake, about 45 minutes drive north of Kingston Ontario (that's in Canada, eh!).
I've got a pole lathe (actually a bow lathe with a Mark I Bodger's Muddle mounted on it) and a shave horse, plus I might be able to set up a small forge (depends on Fire Bans & permits). Anyone have a small workbench they can bring with them? There's already one more lathe & shave horse coming with another Galoot, so we'll be having lots of fun with green wood.
There are a couple of potential rust-hunting grounds nearby that we can pillage, and I can arrange for a tour of the Maclachlan Woodworking Museum in Kingston (and maybe I can wrangle a tour of The Vault too; you guys ever see 3000 wooden planes in one room? Yes, I suppose some of you have...).
There has GOT to be someone out there interested in this kind of weirdness...
If anyone is interested in joining us, drop me a line and I'll include you in the informational emails.
Darrell
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User