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Compound-Angle Joinery
Presented by: Duncan Everhart
Friday, February 9, 2024
Meetings and Events
An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
Incorporating LED Lighting Into Your Machines (Retrofit or Make an Integral New Fixture)
Presented by: Bill James
Friday, January 12, 2024
LED lighting started to become commercially popular/viable about 15 years ago and has seen significant improvements over that time, such that there are now many choices available with respect to lamp (I’m going to call them bulbs) type, size, voltage, lumen output efficiency, color temperature, etc. This has driven the availability of smaller bulb sizes and increased lumen output,
Continue reading: Incorporating LED Lighting Into Your Machines (Retrofit or Make an Integral New Fixture) ...Annual Show & Tell Meeting
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Our annual Show & Tell meeting is one of the more popular topics that we have for meetings, and all members are encouraged to participate by bringing in something that they have made but have not previously shown in a Show & Tell meeting. There are no limits on what you can share —
Continue reading: Annual Show & Tell Meeting ...Tool Sale & Swap, Plus A Few Short Presentations On Table Saw Fixtures
Saturday, November 11, 2023
The main focus of November’s meeting will be for our members to have an opportunity to buy, sell, or trade any tools or supplies (including wood) that they no longer need. In the past, the tools have generally been related to woodworking, but you’re welcome to bring pretty much anything (please leave the baked goods at home!).
Continue reading: Tool Sale & Swap, Plus A Few Short Presentations On Table Saw Fixtures ...October 14 Meeting: Build a Shooting Board
Saturday, October 14, 2023
RSVP link if you want to build a shooting board: IWantToBuildAShootingBoard@gmail.com
A basic end-grain shooting board is a jig to assist in accurately trimming and squaring the ends of a board. It is very helpful for hand tool users and handy for power tool users as well,
Continue reading: October 14 Meeting: Build a Shooting Board ...September 9 Meeting: The Evolution of a Project (a Charcuterie Board) — From Design to Finishing, and Everything In Between
Presented by: Bill James
Saturday, September 9, 2023
I’ve been asked on many occasions how I go about the process of designing a project, or some aspect of it. Sometimes the question is about inspiration, or functional requirements, or production process, or material choice, or…well, you get the idea. In many cases the answers to these questions are often interrelated and too long to delve into in polite conversation!
Continue reading: September 9 Meeting: The Evolution of a Project (a Charcuterie Board) — From Design to Finishing, and Everything In Between ...May 2023 Meeting: Furniture Touch-up
Presented by: Brian Wynn
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Our speaker this month will be Brian Wynn, Technical Sales and Service Representative from Mohawk Finishes, who will be doing a presentation on furniture touch-ups, from lightly scratched to severely damaged. Brian has recently joined Mohawk and has over 20 years of experience in various aspects of the furniture finishing and touch-up industries.
Continue reading: May 2023 Meeting: Furniture Touch-up ...Hand Cut Dovetails
Presented by: Ken Bayer
Saturday, April 8, 2023
PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING STARTS AT 9:00 AM (Doors open at ~8:15, coffee and donuts will be ready at 8:30)
Sure, you own a premium cotton, two button-flap chest-pocket flannel shirt, but does that alone make you a woodworker? I say no. There are three basic skills that you have to master.
Continue reading: Hand Cut Dovetails ...