An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
With the arrival of fall, we welcome the unofficial start of “woodworking season,” as many of our summer nice-weather activities are more difficult to pursue and we tend to spend more time indoors. Since we started our program year with two field trips, this month’s meeting will be our first in-person event in our normal venue.
Continue reading: My Favorite Things ...For the October 8, 2022, Western Pennsylvania Woodworkers meeting, we will meet at Jones Furniture Designs in Lawrenceville. Garth Jones is a professional woodworker and furniture maker who happens to build small boats on the side. He has applied what he has learned from boat building to expand his furniture designs and woodworking skills.
Continue reading: October Meeting: Tour of Jones Furniture Designs ...September 17, 2022
Old Economy Village, 270 16th St., Ambridge, PA 15003
(Because of the remote location, no virtual meeting will be available.)
Tour starts at 10 AM sharp; please be a bit early.
For our September 17 meeting (the third Saturday of the month) we will be having a field trip to Old Economy Village in Ambridge,
Continue reading: September Meeting: Tour of Old Economy Village ...Would you like to have a much quicker way to sharpen your chisels (and other straight-edge tools?)? What if this same method performs better and holds its sharp edge longer? And what if the method works well on all types of steel, even less expensive “utility” chisels? Does this all sound almost too good to be true and as rare as a unicorn?
Continue reading: Unicorn Sharpening ...Due to previously-registered participants being unable to attend at this new time, we have at least four openings available for our weekend-long woodcarving class to be taught by master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui on July 9-10, 2022. Participants do not need to have any woodcarving experience. The participants in the weekend workshop will explore a variety of carving tools to appreciate their function.
Continue reading: Introduction to Woodcarving Workshop with Fredy Huaman – Day Two ...Due to previously-registered participants being unable to attend at this new time, we have at least four openings available for our weekend-long woodcarving class to be taught by master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui on July 9-10, 2022. Participants do not need to have any woodcarving experience. The participants in the weekend workshop will explore a variety of carving tools to appreciate their function.
Continue reading: Introduction to Woodcarving Workshop with Fredy Huaman – Day One ...Please join us for an all-members program where master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui will share some stories about his career as a carver, starting as a young apprentice in Peru to his variety of recent commissions. He will then reveal his sharpening technique (utilizing sandpaper, leather, and abrasive compound) for carving gouges.
Continue reading: Learn Gouge Sharpening Techniques From A Master Carver ...Hello Fellow WPW Members,
As noted in our April 22 email, we are going to resume having physical meetings this month, with our first being held on Saturday, May 14, at 10:00 am. The doors will be open at 9:15 AM for some long-awaited social time, and coffee and donuts will be served.
Continue reading: May Meeting: One Board Foot Challenge ...