Past Events

Speaker: John Sabina John is a member of Metro Carvers. He will demonstrate Chip Carving with some emphasis on application to furniture.

"Sharing Secrets, Methods of Work", shows over 100 different methods of work that will surely make the process of woodworking easier for you..

Speaker: Ray Fraze. He will demonstrate Lathe Turning. Ray is a master turner. Don’t miss this one.

Round Robin program includes: Clay Bolduc--Box Making, Tony Gigliotti--Tool Maintenance, Pete Goddard--Scroll Saw, Bill Rigstad--1/2 blind dovetails, Ken Wolf--Using the “Drill Doctor” to sharpen drills, and Bill Gayde--Video of Fox Run Hobby Shop

The " MWG Theater"  for December is "Master Your Bandsaw"   Marc Duginske shows you how to precisely tune and accurately use your bandsaw to achieve optimum performance.

Mark Duginske shows how to achieve zero-frustration, complete-control woodworking with machines.

Ragnar Bergethon will demonstrate how to make band saw boxes and passive amplifiers.

-Sharpening Work Stations -Sharpening Carving Tools presented by Ed Stuckey -Water Stones presented by Ed Thomas -Join Tec Jig presented by Clay buldoc

Lee Calkins will demonstrate the process, tooling and production of a solid body electric guitar. .

Various Jigs & Fixtures presented by Guild Members

Jeff Miller demystifies the art of chair making. He shows how to build three  chair styles: framed, post and rung and chairs with plank seats.

Speaker: Various members

Speaker: Members will discuss the pros and cons of Jigs/Tools that they have made or purchased. Jigs and Tools - member presentations: 1. Fred Ball homemade drum sander 2. Dave McCagg project fixture 3. Steve Vaerten marquetry tools 4. Dan Holowicki table top mini bench 5. Rich Herbert inlay jigs and tools 6. Bill Rigstad horizontal router 7. Ken Wolf dowel maker; light duty clamp 8. Jerry Romito GRR-Ripper push block by Micro Jig

CANCELLED Speaker: Various members

Speaker: Rockler

Vince Hellmann and Mike Foydel of the Detroit Area Wood Turners will give a presentation on woodturning and their experience making art using the wood lathe. Their collective work is very impressive! This is an impressive presentation; don't miss this one which will be a Zoom meeting.

Is your pipe organ in need of repair? Member Dave Wigton, a professional pipe organ restorer, restores pipe organs of all sizes all over the USA and will be joining us to discuss what it takes to keep them in good working order. Dave, will give an overview of the mechanics and physics of pipe organs, with emphasis to woodworkers. He will include photos and a working model for illustration. An interesting question would be how pipe organs and restoration…

Ed Stuckey will demonstrate construction details, including types of wood, veneers, banding, and stringing, on a pair of recently-built Thomas Seymour Ladies' Work Tables (1810-1820). As described by scholars, these tables were objects of visual pleasure and an expression of women's leisure and refined needlework skills. This meeting is scheduled at the Livonia Community Center in the dining room.

Long-time Guild member Steve Lash will present details of 3 of his period furniture reproduction pieces: 1. A Baltimore brickwork stack laminate cellarette made of mahogany with amboyna and satinwood veneers. A cellarette is a small cabinet designed to hold bottles of wine or spirits. 2. A late 18th-century ebonized pearwood mantle clock to contain a Keininger’s 250th Mozart Anniversary clock movement that played Mozart’s A Little Night Music. The clock won the 2018 National Association of Watch and Clock…

Our speaker for Sunday's January 8 meeting, Dan Reahard, just informed us that he is ill and will not be able to attend the meeting. We wish him a speedy recovery. However, the meeting will take place as scheduled - with a new group of presentations. - Ken Wolf will demonstrate the resin impregnation process. - Dave McGagg will demonstrate the CAD process to create a race car drawing for the toy program. - Dale Ausherman will present his process…

Jammey Lewis of Rockler in Novi will show us the capabilities of the CNC Router. Learn to make 3D wood carvings, laser engravings, and carved plastics using VCarve Pro software - the industry standard on a CNC machine. Jammey will show us how to set up files to make basic shapes and text, how to import logos/images, layout, and toolpaths, along with basic work holding, machine set up and bit selection Learn the tips and tricks, products and materials that…

Larry Buettner has been making beautiful bowls for many years using a band saw and sanding instead of a lathe, and to look at them you cannot tell the difference. He will explain his process by showing sample glue-ups and segments, along with showing a variety of finished bowls. He may also share some tales about his time as a member of the famous Greenville Woodworkers Guild in South Carolina.

Our next monthly meeting is the annual Showcase of Skills meeting on Sunday September 10, at 1:00 pm at the Livonia Senior Center. This is often regarded as our most interesting meeting, where members, from beginners to experts, have the opportunity to present their projects for all to see. So please plan ahead for what you would like to bring. Now I would like to explain a few things about the presentations. Long-time members who have brought their stand-by projects…

Dan Reahard will demonstrate how to hand carve.

This is our annual election time Also various members will show their jigs and fixtures that will definitely improve our woodworking. Also this is the meeting where we all bring our hand made toys for the Detroit Children's Hospital. There are prizes for various categories. This is a very interesting meeting and the last one of the year since we do not have a December meeting.

Larry Last and Ron Ross will present various ways to make and embellish boxes. The focus on these boxes will be the various designs and method for making boxes for the children's Hospital Donation program. This is our most requested presentation in a recent survey so this will be a great one to attend.

Jeff Covey of Festool will discuss the Festool products and give demonstrations. Festool products are high end, high performance hand power tools. This will be a good chance to see how the very best tools perform. I look forward to this show. This meeting will end a bit early so as not to interfere with the supper bowl parties later that evening.

Berg will demonstrate the design and manufacturing of nesting chairs. This will be very useful for Easter when you have extra visitors for the special dinner.