Agenda: TBD

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

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.

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

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

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 151 (Kensington Road). The exit ramp leads directly into the park. There is a toll booth at the entrance and the daily fee is $10.00 […]

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 producer.

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 is also teaching a class this year at Marc Adams school. This meeting promises to be quite interesting.

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 also be giving a presentation on vacuum veneering, hammer veneering, and Cabriole leg construction. Also, in addition, a slide presentation of members work, including MWG […]

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 present the solutions that they have invented or found in the marketplace that they have found effective at solving problems. Please contact me, plgoddard47@gmail.com , […]

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 allow each member, if they wish, to speak about their project. Why they built it, materials used, and what type of finish, etc. Some members […]

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/ He also has a YouTube channel that is worth mentioning / promoting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXbYtx6rZlbTHg8zY9AFZ-g

Free Popcorn

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.