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ERWA nails fair

If you were 'board' this weekend, you should have been here.

September 13, 2018

Sheina Razack 1 minute read

Les Sales showcased his bird feeders. He has been carving wood for about 10 years.

‘Wood’ you believe that even on one of the coldest days, The East Rand Woodworkers Association (ERWA) fair still gathered to share their passion and love for wood with the rest of Benoni?

Johan van Niekerk, who has been in the wood business for about 35 years, and his friend, Maggie Kruger, sold Johan’s miniature wooden furniture pieces.

Members of the association met at the Northfield Methodist Church on September 8 from 9am to 2pm to sell their woodwork.

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Martyn Nickless showcased his work because he loves working with wood. He sold sharpening jigs for chizzles and plane blades. He is seen here holding a feather board and cam clamps.

And the day was a success with the car park being full and visitors enjoying boerewors rolls while meeting some of the woodworkers who have been in the industry for years.

Father and son day out for Kempton Park residents Ofentse and Tlhabane (10) Lencoe, at the East Rand Woodworkers’ Fair.

For more information about ERWA, contact Les Sales on 082 219 4552.

Arthur Mac Jarrow of the Ridgeview Methodist Home for the Aged, in Boksburg, has been in the wood business for three years.

Jeremiah Bezuidenhout holds one of his finest woodwork, the cerebral aneurysm Australian Blackwood.

‘Wood’ you believe that this couple both love wood? Clive and Jenny Morris sold their woodwork at the fair.

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September 13, 2018

Sheina Razack 1 minute read

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