An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
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.
Bring in current or past projects. Show off your skills.
Hello fellow WPW members,
As a part of our programming for the upcoming year, we have planned a field trip for the October meeting and would like you to please mark your calendars to save the date.
We have arranged to have a private tour of Nakashima Woodworker,
Continue reading: Field Trip to Nakashima Woodworker ...The Art of 19th Century Golf Clubmaking.
Fore! We will take you through the traditional methods used in creating the graceful wooden “long nose” golf clubs used in Scotland for hundreds of years prior to the industrial era. Learning how to use bowsaws, spokeshaves, planes, rasps, card scrapers,
Continue reading: The Making of a Turn of the Century Golf Club ...