An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
Most woodworkers can’t bring themselves to throw away a good piece of lumber. I’m certainly guilty—I recently recycled a thick slab of pine from our first kitchen table into shelves for my workbench.
That “waste-not” spirit is the theme of this year’s challenge: Build (or bring in a previously completed item) a project crafted from recycled wood.
Continue reading: Recycle, Repurpose, Rethink It Challenge ...As 3D printing becomes more common, ubiquitous even, it seems like it’s about time that we offered an introduction to it. Fellow WPW member Rayid Ghani will give you some initial exposure to what’s possible, how it’s done, and possible next steps to pursue if you’re interested.
One of the best parts of woodworking is the ingenuity we use to get the job done safely and accurately. For our March meeting, we are asking members to bring in a jig or fixture—preferably shop-made—that helps you in some aspect of your craft.
While we encourage you to bring something new that the group hasn’t seen before,
Continue reading: Shop Jigs and Fixtures ...Additional content here is available only to Western Pennsylvania Woodworkers members.
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Regardless of whether you use your table saw to make toothpicks, or think nothing of hand-dovetailing a kitchen’s worth of drawers, as 21st-century woodworkers we all end up using electricity in our shops. For some of us it may be little more than lighting and the occasional bench top planer,
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