Lectern made by the club, May 2007	Pool cue rack made by the club, May 2009	Some of the members who worked on the pool cue rack at the dedication ceremony.

Welcome to the home page of the Heritage of Hawk Ridge Woodworking Club! 

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Welcome to the home page of the Heritage of Hawk Ridge Woodworking Club.

The Club was founded in December 2006 at the Heritage of Hawk Ridge community located at 215 Pigeon Drive, Lake Saint Louis, Missouri 63367.  See their web site at www.heritageofhawkridge.com.  Also see the resident sponsored web site at www.hhrlifestyle.org.

The purpose of the Club is to “make sawdust … and encourage working with wood.” 

We welcome anyone interested in working with wood doing any type of project such as making toys and games for grandchildren, making furniture, re-finishing furniture, wood carving, wood turning, jig saw work, intarsia (making pictures with various woods), making cabinets, shelves, tool racks, things around the house, learning about working with wood of all kinds and projects, and interested in taking field trips such as wood shows, classes, and wood shops.

Meetings are scheduled based on the project the Club is working on.  Contact Barry Bingham at barrybingham@aol.com to get on the email distribution list to receive notice of meetings.

Since December 2006, we have the following projects.  See pictures in the tab "Project Completed" on your left.

• Designed and made a podium for the clubhouse.  Fifteen members of the Club worked over 250 hours in 21 sessions to build the podium.  It was presented to the clubhouse on May 25, 2007
• Designed and made a pool cue rack for the clubhouse.  Nineteen members worked over 500 hours in 29 sessions to make the rack out of walnut.  It was presented to the clubhouse on May 25, 2009.
• Designed and made DVD storage and display shelves for the HHR Clubhouse in the spring 2013.   These shelves hold over 1400 DVDs
• Designed and built a large cabinet to store mannequins for the August Museum.   This was presented to the Museum in September 2011. 
• Designed and made removable coat racks for the clubhouse in November 2007.
• Helped the HHR Women of Woodworking complete a number of projects.
• Larian Johnson made two flag stands for the clubhouse
• Galen Bird made steps for the stage at the clubhouse
• Two game boards were completed and sold for $75 each with proceeds donated to the HHR Garden Club.
• Made toy cars and trucks for a Christmas donation in December 2011.
• Made toy planes, cars and trucks for a Christmas donation in December 2013 to the Cardinal Glennon Hospital
• Made benches for the HHR community.
• Made a traveling golf trophy currently located in HHR Golf Course Clubhouse.

Members of the HHR Wood Working Club have held the following teaching and learning sessions in wood working:

• Turning project on the lathe by Larian Johnson
• Band saw use, jigs, and projects by Barry Bingham
• Small boxes using various woods, finishes, and joinery techniques by Barry Bingham.
• Google Sketch-up by Barry Bingham
• Considerations for creating and improving your workshop by Larian Johnson and Les Wagoner

The Club has sponsored field trips to:

• St. Charles Hardwood Mill
• Habitat for Humanity
• Mike Orf’s sawmill

 Various sections of this web site are on the left margin of this screen:

Schedule – a list of our activities and meetings

Women of Wood Working – projects completed by a group of women in the Club

Projects Current – information about our current club project

Projects Completed – information about our completed projects, such as the podium

Projects Future – a description of possible future projects    

Members – members of our club including their picture

Member Projects – projects completed or in process by members

Member Shops – a tour of the wood shop of some of our members

Shop Designs and Ideas – information on shop designs and ideas to make wood working easier and more productive.

Local Resources – information about local suppliers of wood working products

Jigs – helpful jigs used by our members

Wood Carving – activities, meetings, and information about wood carving

Member Wood Carvings – pictures of member wood carvings

Magazine, Catalogues, Books, Internet  – periodicals, books, and Internet sites used by members.

This web site has been designed and is maintained by Mary Ann Bingham.  The contents have been written by Barry Bingham.  Email:  barrybingham@aol.com.  Phone:  314-494-6834.