Executive Board Meeting
Royal Oak Senior Center 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak, MI, United StatesAgenda: TBD
Agenda: TBD
Speaker: Peter Psarianos
Informal lunch and networking with other woodworkers.
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
Informal lunch and networking with other woodworkers.
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 […]
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.
To reserve a display spot, contact the organizer, Ed Stuckey at 313-345-3671.
Contact the organizer, Will Wilson at 248-207-8883 to be on the program.
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 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 […]
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 hardware), cabinet hinges, shelf hardware, and drawer slides. Bob will explain the “whys” so that we can make informed buying decisions and then confidently install […]
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: 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 survey teams commissioned by the Congress of the new Union of States, reported Michigan lands were dense marshes and soil conditions were not fit for […]
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.
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
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 […]
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 are unified by their love for woodworking, getting their hands dirty, and sharing their talent and skill with the public. This event will showcase 35+ […]
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 attend and make suggestions. Feedback from the membership and participation beyond meeting attendance is always encouraged. The meeting will start at 10AM and run until […]
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
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 site at www.daiekwoodworks.com. Meet at Daiek Woodworks Co. 40835 Mound Road Sterling Heights, MI
Members bring a dish.
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.