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Woodshop at Golden Vista

The woodshop is very well equipped and located on the ground floor at the west end of the craft room and library building.  Volunteer monitors are assigned to keep the shop open on weekdays 8 AM to 4 PM. Special arrangements can be made for use on weekends. Approximately sixty-five Park residents join the woodshop during each winter season.   The Woodshop Coordinator is Royal Johnson  Cel - (480) 250 8815.

 

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Besides the annual donation for each membership, funds are raised through sponsorship of the monthly patio barbecue and annual ham dinner.  Funds raised are used to upgrade equipment and to replace expendables as deemed necessary by the members.  On occasion, woodshop funds are donated to enhance resort facilities; i.e., the sound system in the main ballroom and equipment in the kitchen. Membership labor and woodshop tools are utilized in other resort projects.

Members work on a variety of personal projects, which includes musical instruments, board games, lamps, bowls, cabinets, jewelry boxes, canes, furniture, toys and the repair of numerous items. On occasion, classes are held for using shop tools and for making specialty items such as fountain pens.

The shop is an open room 34’ x 22’ with an 8’ ceiling. It has recessed florescent lighting and the north and south walls have large windows for letting in natural light. The shop has about 35 linear feet of bench top working surface with underneath storage cabinets for hand tools and storage space for member’s projects. The room is equipped with an exhaust fan, a reticulating air filter system and most of the equipment is attached to one of several dust collecting systems.