Having a flat, sturdy work space is essential for doing good work, but buying one is not easy. Good commercial benches are very expensive, and the affordable ones are not worth buying due to their light weight and poor vises.
Dante DiIanni will open his woodworking shop and school to the Western PA Woodworkers for a discussion on how to fashion a very sturdy budget-friendly workbench using readily available materials with the potential for adding additional features.
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Most woodworkers know of the iconic Sam Maloof chairs with their sinuous curves that flow seamlessly from one part into the other. In order to achieve the curved features around the joint, Maloof needed to fashion an entirely new joint to connect the various components together. By simply analyzing the finished chair,
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Dust is a menace to our tools and our safety. What type of dust collection system, if any, do I need? Is my current dust collection system good enough, and how can I improve its safety and efficiency?
Vince Fricke, manager of the Pittsburgh Rockler store,
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Mike Korsak, professional woodworker and furniture maker, will present at our January meeting. Mike will give an overview of his background and training as a furniture designer, discuss his shop layout and how it relates to his success as a commissioned furniture builder, and reveal the evolution of his design process and the elements considered essential in good furniture design.
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The miter joint – simple in theory but often challenging to perfect. Ken Bayer, Bill James and Elmer Nahum will guide you through their various methods of cutting and fine tuning the miter.
This month’s program will be our annual Show and Tell program featuring woodworking projects created by our members. This annual gathering lets the members of our woodworking club come together to experience the talent and effort of all club members. In prior years, we have seen a broad spectrum of woodworking from small table top items to large floor sized items.
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The next Western Pennsylvania Woodworkers meeting will take place on FRIDAY October 12, 2018 at 7pm featuring special guest Bob Lang at the usual location, James Wood Works. ALL members are welcome to attend this presentation. There will be no meeting on Saturday, October 13th since Bob will present his weekend workshop on SketchUp to those members who have signed up.
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WPW member Bill James will present a program on how to cut large (2-1/2″ wide x 1-3/4″ tall x 1-3/4″ thick) single dovetails to be used in an unconventional way — as the sole joinery to attach table legs to a thick slab tabletop. The fact that the tabletop is an elliptical shape with no straight edges only makes the problem more interesting.
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