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  • Upcoming Meeting: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 17th
  • Before the Build: Concepts in Furniture Design with Angie Kopacek.

    • Designing a beautiful piece of furniture is a process that begins long before the first piece of wood is cut. Guild member Angie Kopacek will discuss the furniture design process, from rough sketches to measured drawings to scale models. Along the way, she’ll cover building a “visual vocabulary” and using it to create basic forms; composing forms to create the piece, keeping in mind proportion and balance, and using working drawings and models to refine the design. We’ll also discuss how constructive peer criticism can help improve your designs. Bring drawings and photos of previous work for comments.
    Location:
    The meeting will be held at the Richfield Community Center in the Richfield Room, 7000 Nicollet Avenue, Richfield, MN 55423
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    Previous Meeting Topics

  • June 15: Making Windsor Chairs with Jim VanHogan
  • May 18: Wood Finishing with Mitch Kohanek
  • April 22 - 25, 2010: Northern Woods Exhibition
  • March 16, 2010: Sketch-Up Software Demo
  • February 16, 2010: Hand Tool Olympics!
  • January 19, 2010: New tools from Delta, Porter Cable and Dewalt.
  • December 15, 2009: Tom Schrunk on his Steinway Art Case pianos.
  • November 6-8, 2009: Fall Seminar with Phillip Lowe
  • October 6, 2009: Garrett Hack - Tips for Better Woodworking.
  • September 15, 2009: Adjustable Height Bench with Charlie Kocourek.
  • August 18, 2009: Youngblood Lumber Tour.
  • July 21st, 2009: Wood Turning with Jim Jacobs.
  • June 16, 2009: Navy Island Plywood presented by Hans Mouritzen
  • May 19, 2009: Dean Jansa: 18th Century Furniture Techniques.
  • April 24-26, 2009: Northern Woods ; Southdale Center
  • March 18, 2009: Don Williams, Senior Furniture Conservator.
  • February 17, 2009: Spray Finishing Techniques with John Zoia, 3M.
  • January 20, 2009: Artist and Woodcarver Cecilia Schiller.
  • December 11, 2008: Open house at the American Association of Woodturners."
  • November 18, 2008: Author Spike Carlsen discussed his new book "A Splintered History of Wood."
  • October 24-26, 2008: Fall Seminar with Michael Fortune
  • September 16th, 2008: Router Jigs with George Vondriska
  • August 19th, 2008: Dan Bredemeier – Marquetry
  • July 15th, 2008: Wood Finishing Simplified
  • June 17th, 2008:Tool Testing with TTI
  • May 20th, 2008: Sign Making with David & Nancy Allan

    • Meetings

    Our monthly meetings teach us about varied subjects. They are a chance to socialize, pick up tips from other members, or maybe just discuss projects you are currently working on. Non members are welcome to attend a meeting if you want to get to know us!