Executive Board Meeting

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Agenda: TBD

Violin Woodmaking

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Speaker: Peter Psarianos

Luncheon at Jimi’s (Royal Oak)

Jimi's Restaurant 714 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Informal lunch and networking with other woodworkers.

Annual Christmas Meeting

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Our annual Christmas meeting with decorations, lots of finger foods provided by the Guild, and a delightful presentation on the orphan Trains for Guild members and their spouses. Speaker: Al Eicher

Luncheon at Jimi’s (Royal Oak)

Jimi's Restaurant 714 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Informal lunch and networking with other woodworkers.

Marc Adams: Marquetry, Veneering & Woodworking Techniques Presentation

TechShop 800 Republic Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States

Speaker: Marc Adams Noted Author, Teacher, Writer, and Educator of Woodworking   $15.00 – MWG Members (includes light lunch) $35.00 – Non-Members (included light lunch and 1-Year Membership to Michigan Woodworkers' Guild) Reserve your spot in advance PLEASE! Any question please call: 248-310-9328   Marc has been woodworking professionally for more than 34 years. In 1991, he […]

Furniture Design & Construction

TechShop 800 Republic Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States

Speaker: Kyle Huntoon The February 12 meeting will be at the TechShop in Allen Park and will feature one of our newer members, Kyle Huntoon. His topic will be FURNITURE DESIGN.  More information about the February meeting will be forthcoming next week.  A second speaker is being added to the presentation.

February Luncheon

Jimi's Restaurant 714 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Showcase of Skills

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

To reserve a display spot, contact the organizer, Ed Stuckey at 313-345-3671.

March Luncheon

Jimi's Restaurant 714 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Jigs and Fixtures

TechShop 800 Republic Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States

Contact the organizer, Will Wilson at 248-207-8883 to be on the program.

April Luncheon

Jimi's Restaurant 714 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Board Meeting

The Executive Board will meet at TechShop in Allen Park prior to the regular Guild meeting.  All Guild members are welcome to attend. AGENDA

Making Dovetails

TechShop 800 Republic Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States

Making Dovetails with two different jigs and cutting by hand. Speakers: Bill Rigstad, Ken Wolf and Clay Bolduc

Tree Identification Walk

Kensington Metropark MI

The September 10th meeting will be at Kensington Metropark where Jim Kudej will lead us on a Tree Identification field trip. The Metropark is in Milford off Interstate 96, Exit […]

Choosing and Using Hardware

TechShop 800 Republic Drive, Allen Park, MI, United States

Bob Settich will present a program covering: fasteners, small box hardware, cabinetmaking (a quick course in building face frame and frame less cabinets to better understand the use of cabinet […]

$20.00 – $40.00

Meanderings of an Amateur Woodworker

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Speaker: Jozef Bouwhuis will entertain us with his “meanderings of an amateur woodworker” including many of his projects involving ‘square work’, ‘round work’, and finishing. Jozef is a truly prolific […]

Annual Christmas Meeting: “When the Big Trees Fell”

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Speaker: Al Eicher Two hundred years ago, the early pioneers of the Michigan territory wrote about the majestic forests, the tall white pines, and the great oaks. Early expeditions and […]

Miniature Tools

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Speaker: Mario Terenzi will demonstrate how he makes Miniature Tools. He has been written up in both Popular Woodworking and Fine Woodworking for his unusual and detailed miniature tools. He […]

West Side Lunch

MWG lunch Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at 1:16 PM at George's Senate Coney Island. 39430 Dun Rovin Dr. Northvile ,48168 West side of Haggerty between 5&6 Mile

Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPHM)

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Speakers: Ed Stuckey, a member of the Society of Period Furniture Makers will be talking about the organization along with Dale Ausherman, who is the president of SAPFM. Ed will […]

Monthly East Side Luncheon

East Side The Golden Basket 32286 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Monthly South Side Luncheon

South Side Ramsey's Coney Island 2747 W, Jefferson, Trenton, MI, United States

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Jigs and Fixtures

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Speaker: Guild Members will be featuring various jigs and fixtures, both shop made and purchased, that Guild members have used to solve project and shop problems. We need volunteers to […]

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Showcase of Skills!

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Speakers: Guild Members We have changed the event to be more like our Jigs and Fixtures program. Members can bring items they have built now or in the past. We […]

Monthly East Side Luncheon

East Side The Golden Basket 32286 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Great Lakes Woodworking Festival

Great Lakes Woodworking Festival 2300 North Adrian Hwy, Adrian, MI, United States

Event hosted by the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. This year the Festival is bringing together the best woodworkers from the Great Lakes region, ranging across several different woodworking disciplines. They […]

Planning for 2019 meetings

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

This is a single topic meeting focusing on meeting topics and speakers for 2019. Members who are not board members that wish to contribute to the meeting are welcome to […]

Traditional Workbenches and Work Holding

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Speaker: Chris Schoenberg Chris is a fellow Michigander and is part of the Mid-Michigan Woodworkers Guild (out of Lansing). Chris will present "Traditional Workbenches and Work Holding". Chris's website https://www.thirdcoastcraftsman.com/ […]

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Visit to DAIEK Woodworks Co

Daiek is a custom woodworking company that makes top of the line cabinetry, paneling, doors, curved moldings, and millwork. They have machinery that will make you drool. Check their web […]

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Monthly East Side Luncheon

East Side The Golden Basket 32286 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Monthly West Side Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Sam Maloof”

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Free Popcorn

Chip Carving

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

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

Turning

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

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

October Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater-“Finishing Techniques” Marc Adams

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Marc Adams answers all your questions about finishes, how they work, and how to apply them. Check out the DVD Library on the website, under "Photo" and look for DVD […]

Various, Round Robin

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

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

November Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

” MWG Theater”  for December is “Master Your Bandsaw” 

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

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.

December Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Mastering Woodworking Machines”

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

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

Shaker Box Making

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Jim Kudej will demonstrate Shaker Box Making.

January Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

February Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Joinery” by Marc Adams”

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

Marc Adams  Joinery illustrates the basic ways of joining wood, selecting a joint and what joints to use.

March Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Router Joinery” by Gary Rogowsk

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

In "Router Joinery"  Gary Rogowski shows how routers can  be used to cut a wide variety of joints quickly and accurately. He demonstrates how to set up both hand-held and table-mounted routers for joinery operations.

April Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Cabinets” by Mark Adams

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

"Cabinets" Mark Adams - Cabinet Making takes you through the design and layout of both kitchen and furniture cabinets as well as the build process

Tool Sharpening

Livonia Senior Center (Dining Room) 15218 Farmington Rd, Livonia, MI, United States

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

May Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Visit Yankee Air Museum

Yankee Air Museum 4788 D St, Belleville, MI, United States

AN INVITATION TO THE YANKEE AIR MUSEUM AT WILLOW RUN Spend a day at the Yankee Air Museum and enjoy a guided tour of the museum at 11:30 a.m. followed by a 45 minute historic film of Willow Run at about 12:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the gift shop entrance. (North side of […]

June Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

Annual MWG Picnic (Members Only)

VFW Park Royal Oak Lincoln & Campbell, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Swap Meet Noon to 1:00pm and Members bring dish to be shared.

August Luncheon

West Side George's Senate Coney Island 39430 Dun Rovin Dr, Northville, MI 48168, MI, United States

MWG Theater “Reparing Furniture” by Bob Flexner

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

Bob Flexner demonstrates straightforward techniques you can use to achieve professional results in reparing furniture..

Making Electric Guitars

Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United States

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