Ontario Community Newspapers

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 Jul 1987, p. 20

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Working With Wood at Schneider Haus $ 304 ¢ eS Y WL YAOCIMAOIW . 3JOMORKD CX PAGE 20 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1987 Instead of fighting traffic to travel out of town on the Civic Holiday weekend, why not take in the fourth annual woodworking event "Working With Wood*" at the Joseph Schneider Haus? When Upper Canada, the Ontario of today, was settled in the early part of the 19th century, the pioneer backwoodsman was in the position of having to carve (both literally and figuratively) a home out of the wilâ€" Dense forest covered what would eventually become a productive farm and that forest contained the raw materials which the pioneer used for building and furnishing his home. White pine, oak, black walnut and cherry were transformed into practical tables, chairs and dish stands. COUPLES WANTED LARGE INDOOR SHOWROOMS Summer Hours For July & August Snider Plywood will be closed Fridays at 5:30 p.m. See you Saturdays l uatil 1 p.m. Thursday Evenings 9 p.m. Starting in September For Summer Installation SUPERIOR MEMORIALS 528 Victoria St. N.. Kitchen (Beside Weston Bakeries) 1456136 For More Information NORTH WATERLOO CONTACT ERNIE METZGER BOWLING LEAGUE ‘"Get Involved â€"Be Part of the Fun" 182 WEBER NORTH WATERLOO 885â€"5850 Monday, August 3rd only! Celebrate CIVIC HOLIDAY with us at our annual Sidewalk Sale!! Enter your name in our super draw for the following: WIN. . .a chance to enter the 570 CHYM MONEY TUNNEL and collect FREE cash!! Fill out a ballot at our registration desk in the mall & every half hour a lucky shopper‘s name will be announced to spend one minute collecting money in the 570 CHYM MONEY TUNNEL!! $500 in cash to be won!! All HOT DOG! Rules and Regulations Apply. Later, with the arrival of skilled craftsmen, beautiful turned bedposts, graceful shranks and elegant glazed working with was a necessity and a pleasure, an art form as well as a practical trade, Both the art and science of woodworking will be on display at the Chairmaking will be a main focus, with Phil Elsworthy of Kitchener working on a continental German scrolled plank chair and Bruce Chambers of Bond Head assembling a Windsor chair. Children will be shown how to make their own""*whimmyâ€"diddle", a folk toy from a byâ€"gone era. Sal Schilder will extract beautifully carved Working with wood will feature skilled craftspeople A Sidewalk Sale With The Works! WESTMOUNT ROAD NORTH AT ERB, WATERLOO Shop Mon. Tues. & Sat. till 6; Wed.â€"Fri. till 9 Mon., Aug. 3rd 9â€"6 only birds and animals from a block of wood. Chip carving done mmwwmmmu&wfiz«. .yctpuedcal.meovuflspfi:m be . Cooperage, ancient art of barre}â€"making wlltha,Ap::nalhdydeuMuak“lol the timber framing in the Schneider Haus will also be on Visitors to the Schneider Haus can experience the pleasure and satisfaction of working with wood by trying their hand at carving a wooden spoon on a schnitzelbank. Pleasure and satisfaction will also come from sampling the delicious "kuchen‘"‘ from the l:oodnove oven and the refreshing cider from the celâ€" r. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and regular admission rates apply. y and services including Eaton‘s, Mr. Grocer and Bargain Harold‘s. With over 50 stores

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