An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
Our speaker for our special Friday evening meeting will be woodworker, teacher, and author Alan Turner, the founder of the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop. Alan is in Pittsburgh to teach a two-day class on how to dovetail a drawer, and more importantly, how to properly fit it into a carcass for a piston-like fit.
Continue reading: Drawer Building Evening Session ...Eric Stacey has developed a router jig to carve columns.
Quirk Beads For Doors & Face Frames — Joinery Methods For Butt Joints
Quirk beads are a common design element used to create a nice shadow line detail around the inside edges of door rails and stiles, or face frame openings. These beads are often found in “traditional”
Continue reading: May 2016 Meeting – Bill James On Quirk Beading ...Jonathan Shapiro is going to do a presentation on sculpture. Jonathan is a well known Pittsburgh and national sculpture (wood) mostly.
Our speaker will be Jonathan Shapiro, a Pittsburgh-based artist in many mediums, including wood sculpture. Jonathan likes to think of himself as being a “lifelong artist,” having been exposed to art in many forms by his mother,
Continue reading: Jonathan Shapiro Sculpture ...Bill Doughty will show the members how to carve a letter and a number. Bill will use primarily 3 tools: a “V” parting tool, a 1/2″ no. Gouge. and a 1/2″ straight or skewed chisel.
Members are reminded that this hands on program necessitates that you provide your own carving tools.
Continue reading: Carving Letters and Numbers ...Mike Long will be doing a program on finishing. Mike will present material about varnish and lacquers. His technique is brushing both materials. Mike will also show how to make your own varnish (not to be confused with shellac). This will be part 1 of 2 programs that Mike will present.
Continue reading: Finishing ...A representative from Tite-Bond, maker of many types of wood glues, will join us to talk about adhesives and answer questions.
