Plant and Fertilize

After lunch today, a group stayed together, told jokes and chatted.  It lasted 2 hours.  One or two were gardening. Seed planting and liquid fertilizing are shown here.

Hobby: Kayak Building

and the maintenance of a saw

Men's Shed Conference & Forum

Key quotes: "Have 3 mates"
"Social isolation breeds mental illness".

History of shed (video)

The principal co-ordinator of the shed from its beginnings in 2004 to the present explains on video how the shed grew. More soon.
Friday 19th Aug. A visit to Cranbourne Botanical Gardens.

Dandenong Weekly Article & Photo

Shedders please subscribe (free) and read
the edition of 27 June 2011 
http://dandenongjournal.newspaperdirect.com/

Tool Show & Tell

Next Frid: Mulching and learning more about the Series 2000 Workcentre.

Words used were: adze, block plane, ridged, mark line, rounding, hollowing, sythe (part of)

Chisels are never to touch metal.

A chisel tip that melts is no longer sharp.

One's basic and most used tools. Measure twice and cut once.

Special Demo: a Side Slip Meter was explained.

Welcome to our 4 new members.