An Archive of the Club's Meetings and Other Events
The nature of “fine woodworking” can transcend size, as the skills and exactness required are often the same, regardless of whether the project is a small cabinet or a house. Perhaps the size of the tools change, but making wood fit together and stay that way rely on similar principles.
Continue reading: Building a Timber-Framed Craftsman-Style Gate ...Hello Fellow Woodworkers,
Based on past years’ participation rates and lots of positive comments from the membership, we know that our annual Show & Tell meeting is one of the more popular topics that we have for meetings. So, instead of letting COVID-necessary virtual meetings change yet another aspect of our lives,
Continue reading: Show and Tell From Home ...Note this meeting is on FRIDAY NIGHT. While we usually emphasize that our meetings are almost always the second Saturday morning of the month, we sometimes need to change the meeting day due to scheduling constraints. Also, in the past we have had requests for an occasional evening meeting because Saturday mornings can be difficult for some of our members to attend,
Continue reading: The Basics of Color and Topcoats ...Knowing how to properly sharpen plane blades and set up your hand tools are critical skills for making woodworking easy and enjoyable. In our January meeting, Lie-Nielsen hand tool expert Denab Puchalski will go through the basics of course, medium, and fine cuts, and demonstrate how different types of hand tools work together.
Continue reading: Hand Tool Woodworking with Lie-Nielson Toolworks ...(note this is the 1st Saturday of the month!)
Join us for a special virtual presentation with Ron Herman from his workshop in New Holland, Ohio as he distills from his experience some of his favorite and unique hand tool tips covering a variety of topics from tuning hand tools to using them with some anecdotes along the way.
Continue reading: Ron Herman’s Favorite Handtool Tricks and Techniques ...In answer to several requests from members for a program on how to “bend wood,” we have a real treat in store for our October 10 meeting. Michael Fortune, one of today’s acknowledged masters in the woodworking field of craft/art furniture, will be doing a virtual program for us on the basics of steam bending wood as it relates to furniture making.
Continue reading: Steam Bending with Michael Fortune ...Can you believe it? The laptop will be 40 years old next year! It’s true; the first laptop was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981. What would we do without this device? We can write historic letters; compose documents civilizations will reference for centuries; and, with the right software, make drawings of important buildings and other innovations;
Continue reading: The Jefferson Lap Desk ...