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Above the President Kevin Dore presented David Finlay with an Honorary Life Membership of the Gracemere Men's Shed on behalf of all the members.
Over the past 10 years or more David dedicated a lot of his time into auditing the financials for our shed, he also had a lot to do to make us legal with the office of Fair Trading and the ANCN. David also spent a lot of time to bring our shed's constitution up to date. Hours and hours of work has been done behind the scenes and all of our shed members thank David very much for the effort he has put in over the years.
Above is a Caterpillar that helps young children to learn how to figure out puzzles. This came with 10 parts that was attached to a sheet of 18mm ply. It came with 21 screws and plugs to attach it to a wall and by mounting it on the sheet of ply meant it only required six screws to attach it to the wall at the right height for a young child to use. We did this for a young family in Gracemere.
Above one of our members made this large coffee table for his son and daughter in-law whose son made up this Millennium Falcon Spaceship using some 7,541 pieces of Lego.
The amazing part about this project the grandson is only 7 years old and he did the lot himself. He is a real credit to his Dad and Mum plus his Grandfather is also very proud of him.
Dressed solid timber was used for the frame with 13mm ply on the base with the top being 6mm tempered glass. The sides were made with 4mm perspex.
Above is a CD case made to store CD's in for a young lady in Gracemere. The finish was done with high gloss white paint.
The Wholesale Paint Group have been exceptionally good in giving us all the help we needed to be able to stain and lacquer our projects once we completed them. With their knowledge and perserverance we have gained so much that has greatly improved the way in which we now finish our projects to a much higher standard that is acceptable to all.
Above top left is a 3 "D" version of a cutting board made By Peter at the Men's Shed, this is exceptional job that takes many hours to assemble plus the other three types of cutting boards.
The above trike was revamped by our shed by making three new wheels and a new larger wooden dowl to connect the handle bars to the front wheel. To complete the project we used a stain/varnish to bring the wheels to a similar colour to the unit.
We recently made up a coffee table for the new Rockhampton Hospice being constructed in Agness Street Rockhampton. The top was salvaged from the Loreto Convent and members of the Gracemere Men's Shed cleaned the thick paint off it then manufactured a frame and legs to make up a coffee table.
30 Replica Aircraft are Requirde by the RFDS.
A few of the guys at the shed have been working for the last few months making replica RFDS aircraft on stands for the Rockhampton Royal Flying Doctor Service. These units will be placed on tables and on display when the RFDS are fundraising. Thanks goes to Peter, Rob and Alan who have put in lot of time and effort to make these replica aircraft look like the real deal.
Gracemere's RSL Club's New Lectern
A couple of the members of the Gracemere Men's Shed undertook the project to manufacture a Lectern for the Gracemere RSL in such a way that it could be carried in small vehicles as it could be dismantled with no tools required as the three parts slide together.
Turn Style for the Gracemere RSL Club
Above is a Turn Style made at the Men's Shed for the Gracemere RSL Club to display a penny of 1822 vintage. By turning the brass knob on top of the unit allows viewing of both sides without touching the penny. Howard undertook to do this project and he has done an excellent job as a member of our shed and the Gracemere RSL Club.
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