Arms of Australia Inn Open Day July 16 (2019)
The Arms of Australia Inn is situated in Emu Plains was once a staging post for travellers making the trip from Sydney over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst and the goldfields. Built in two sections, the first in 1826, it is one of the oldest buildings in Penrith, if not the oldest.
Once again we set up a stall to show off our club activities. This was the third time we had attended and in each case we have had a shifting location. This year we had possibly the best location so far. It was a crisp(4 degrees C) start so we had to step out into the sun every few minutes to keep ourselves from seizing up. We decided to have a display of pocket hole joinery and using a Japanese saw to trim some timber. Our raffle prize was provided by Daniel and it seemed that it was a ticket seller by itself.
Phil T had some of his 'Shut the box' game samples on display and Leo helped explain the game(seen above) to many of the interested public next to the raffle prize. We also had a few samples of some beautifully made boxes and our standby 'trivets' for sale. We had a steady stream of interested parents and children who bought boxes and were keen to have a go at using a pocket hole jig and also using a Japanese saw. It was quite amazing how many people were intrigued by the pocket hole jig. We had several enquiries about where you can buy them.
Probably one of our most enthused members of the public was an amateur magician who could see how brilliant they would in making his stage props. Good luck to him in using them to assist in his stage act.
Our raffle winner was a member of the sponsoring Historical Society which meant delivery was very easy. It was an excellent day for us and we hope to have a stall there next year.
Phil Knight, President
Once again we set up a stall to show off our club activities. This was the third time we had attended and in each case we have had a shifting location. This year we had possibly the best location so far. It was a crisp(4 degrees C) start so we had to step out into the sun every few minutes to keep ourselves from seizing up. We decided to have a display of pocket hole joinery and using a Japanese saw to trim some timber. Our raffle prize was provided by Daniel and it seemed that it was a ticket seller by itself.
Phil T had some of his 'Shut the box' game samples on display and Leo helped explain the game(seen above) to many of the interested public next to the raffle prize. We also had a few samples of some beautifully made boxes and our standby 'trivets' for sale. We had a steady stream of interested parents and children who bought boxes and were keen to have a go at using a pocket hole jig and also using a Japanese saw. It was quite amazing how many people were intrigued by the pocket hole jig. We had several enquiries about where you can buy them.
Probably one of our most enthused members of the public was an amateur magician who could see how brilliant they would in making his stage props. Good luck to him in using them to assist in his stage act.
Our raffle winner was a member of the sponsoring Historical Society which meant delivery was very easy. It was an excellent day for us and we hope to have a stall there next year.
Phil Knight, President
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