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

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 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 […]

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 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 […]

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.

CANCELLED Rockler Demo’s

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

Speaker: Rockler

Showcase of Skills

Remote Zoom w/Email Invite to Members MI, United States

Showcase of Skills

MI, United States

This is always a favorite as members showcase some of their creations. These will be shown in a power point with the presenters describing the build process, special features, and techniques used. They might also share the source of inspiration for their work.

Reproductions of Three Period Pieces by Steve Lash

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

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 […]

Showcase of skills

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

This is always a great show. Many people bring in items that they have worked on or if it's too big pictures of the creation. We all can learn from […]