Upcoming and Recent Meetings
Newest events at the top. For a historical listing of events, see our newsletter's Shavings Archive
Summer Picnic
Our annual picnic — bring your own food and something to share if you wish. Instruments and games are welcome.
Marquetry with Frank Strazza
Details to follow
Carving Sub-Group (April)
Note starting time is now 12:00 noon
Making the Knuckle Joint with Mickey Callahan
A demonstration of how to make the knuckle joint, a hinge joint commonly used in drop leaf tables.
Carving Sub-Group (March)
NOTE new starting time!
Building a Philadelphia Oval Footstool
How I Built This – Hollow moulding plane & Philadelphia style Chippendale Footstools and Seating Furniture. I will talk about my own “hollow” moulding plane, building on Ned’s great moulding plane talk from February. Then I’ll dig into some historical examples and museum pictures and show how they connect to a construction approach I’ve developed for … Read more
Carving Sub-Group (February)
Anyone interested in going to Greg Dorrance Woodcarving Co. store before carving meet at John Pietrella’s House at 10:30 AM then we will come back and carve at Noon. If you just want to carve meet us at Pietrella’s at Noon.
Moulding Planes: Do They Belong on the Wall at Cracker Barrel, or On Your Workbench?
These wooden and steel planes, many of which are still available online and at antique shops can be useful and efficient for furniture trim, picture frames, and baseboards. This presentation will offer an intro to the different types, their structure, a wee bit about sharpening them and a chance to try them out.