Upcoming Meetings
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Due to the COVID-19 virus and statewide recommendatons, meetings in the near future have
been moved to Zoom. We've had four Zoom meetings so far and they've been very successful.
Have you missed any of the past Zoom meetings? We've recorded them and you can view them
HERE.
Wedneaday, December 15th: Northern Woods Exhibitors' Presentations
Three participants in the recent Northern Woods Exhibition will present their entries, followed by time for questions.
- Yana Frank will present two projects: a Music Cabinet she designed and crafted as a fir box held by a walnut frame with allowing for airflow, access to high end audio components and hidden cord channels. She accented the straight grain by laminating fir strips for the top, using finger joints, exposing the grain on the edge, and using fir for ventilation slats.
Yana’s second piece, “On being Human” is an art piece, a box designed to show how we take something curved, rough, and messy and transform it into angles and smooth surfaces that become something truly human yet reflect their natural origin.
- Jake Brown will discuss his chair, named Alhambra, designed as a throne to sit among the gardens and places of The Alhambra, a UN World Heritage site in Granada Spain. Like this chair, The Alhambra’s architecture expresses the diversity of cultures that occupied this region and its significance to history (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella met with Columbus there). When Jake visited The Alhambra, he noticed the modest chairs and sought to make a chair that reflects the historic majesty of this crossroad of cultures.
- Tom Caspar will present his “Ming Table.” The table's understated design may look modern, but it dates to the Ming dynasty of 16th century China. The complicated joinery is Chinese, too. Tom will briefly explain how he drew the table from a photograph, selected the wood to achieve a sense of balance and harmony, and made the joints by hand and by machine.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th. Gathering begins at 6:15 p.m., brief Business meeting at 6:45 p.m., Program at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Richfield Community Center, Basement. 7000 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55423.
NOTE: Community Center does not require masks for the December meeting. Only staff are required to wear masks.
ZOOM MEETING RECORDINGS
- JUNE 2021 Dominy Collection at Winterthur
- MAY 2021 Glensheen Mansion Virtual Tour
- APRIL 2021 Gamble House Virtual Tour
- MARCH 2021 Members' Shop Tours
(To view specific shops follow these time stamps: Kelly Breit - 17:13; Tony Kubalak - 33:11: Charlie Kocourek - 50:35; Jerry Beutel - 1:15:56; Roger Knudson - 1:42:59)
- FEBRUARY 2021 Master Finisher Kevin Southwick
- JANUARY 2021 Twin Cities Maker Tour
- DECEMBER 2020 Wood from the Hood Virtual Tour
- NOVEMBER 2020 Wooden Toys for the Disadvantaged
- OCTOBER 2020 Fine Furniture Design & Business Lessons
- SEPTEMBER 2020 Bandsawn Dovetails, with George Vondriska
- AUGUST 2020 Art of the Grain Wood Artist’s Presentation
- JUNE 2020 Mainstream your CNC, with George Vondriska
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Previous Meeting Topics
Tuesday, June 8, 2021: A virtual tour of the Dominy Collection at Winterthur.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021: A virtual tour of Duluth’s Glensheen Mansion
Tuesday, April 13, 2021: Virtual tour of the Gamble House
Tuesday, March 16, 2021: Members' Shop Tours
Tuesday, February 16, 2021: An Evening with Master Finisher Kevin Southwick
Tuesday, January 19, 2021: Twin Cities Maker Tour
Tuesday, December 15: Wood from the Hood Presentation
Tuesday, November 17: Wooden Toys for the Disadvantaged
Tuesday, October 20: Fine Furniture Design & Business Lessons with Jeff Behnke
Tuesday, September 15: Bandsawn Dovetails with George Vondriska
Tuesday, August 18: Art of the Grain Wood Artist’s Presentation
Tuesday, July 21: Online Shop Tours!
Tuesday, June 16: Mainstream Your CNC! with George Vondriska
Tuesday, February 18: Epoxy with Tom Lendway, White Bear Makerspace.
Tuesday, January 21: Scroll Sawing: A Rewarding Hobby for All Ages, with Gary Geist
Thursday, Dec. 12: Guild member tour of MIA Furniture Collections
Friday, Nov. 15 - Sunday, Nov. 17: Fall Seminar with Chris Schwarz
Tuesday October 15: Basic Jointer Skills with Tom Caspar
Tuesday September 17, 2019: Sliding Table Saws with Richard Helgeson, Jason Holtz and Craig Jentz
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2019: Sharpening with Ralph Truesdell.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019: Franklin Adhesives with Bob Behnke.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019: Post-Northern Woods Exhibition Panel Discussion.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019: Panel Discussion of Jointer/Planer and Combination machines
Tuesday, February 19, 2019: Seat Repair with Carole Magnuson
January 15, 2019: HPLV Sprayers & Techniques.
December 11, 2018: Tour of Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis' Longfellow neighborhood.
November 9 -11, 2018: Fall Seminar with Kelly Parker.
Tuesday, October 16: Origin CNC Router, with Timothy Roseth (Woodcraft).
Tuesday, September 18, 2018: CNC with Joe Ortner.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018: Stanley Black & Decker Tools with Demos
Tuesday, July 17, 2018: Guild Picnic.
Saturday, June 23, 2018: Mpls Make visit and saw mill demo.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018: Northern Woods Review Panel
Tuesday, March 20, 2018: Spoon Carving with Peter Ellison
February 20, 2018: Traditional "Wet Wood" Bowl Turning from Log-to-Table with Dan Larson
January 16, 2018: Restoring Hand Planes with Tom Caspar and Allen Snyder.
December 19, 2017: Tour of James J. Hill House
Tuesday October 17, 2017: Lumber Mill Tour - Northern Forest Products.
Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017: Michael Speaker: Sculptor and Furniture Designer.
Tuesday August 15, 2017: Chair Making with Kayland Call.
Tuesday July 18, 2017: Annual Club Picnic
Tuesday June 20, 2017: Caricature Carving with Lee Olson
Tuesday May 16, 2017: Post Northern Woods Exhibit
April 20 - 23,2017: Northern Woods Exhibition.
Tuesday March 21, 2017: Marquetry with Joe Morgan.
Tues, February 21, 2017: Working with Finishes with Kevin Southwick.
Tues, January 17, 2017: Shop Safety. Presentation.
Sat, December 10, 2016: Swedish Institute Tour
Wed, October 12, 2016: Joint meeting with Guild of Metalsmiths.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016: Shop Lighting. Presentation.
August 16th, 2016: Making Wooden Toys with John Freemyer.
June 22nd, 2016: The Story of Shaker Furniture with Ed Neu.
May 19th, 2016: Northern Woods - Stories from Projects.
April 21 - 21, 2016: Northern Woods Exhibition.
March 15, 2016: Hand Plane Show and Tell with Tom Caspar and Allen Snyder.
February 16th, 2016: Instrument Making with Jacob Nelson of Musicmakers Kits, Inc.
Jan 19th, 2016: The 16th Century Joiner: Going from Log to a Stool.
Dec 15th, 2015: Basic Sharpening Techniques, with Dale Johnson.
Oct. 20, 2015: How to Make a Youtube of your Project, with Steve Tripp.
Sept. 15, 2015: Korean Furniture at the Weisman Museum.
Aug. 18, 2015: Shop Safety with Larry Sibik.
July 21, 2015: Dust Collection Jack Atkins & Tim O'Keefe,
June 15, 2015: Festool Presentation with Dan Hale.
March 17, 2015: The Peter Stretch Tall Clock, with Joel Ficke.
February 17, 2015: Mastering the Color Wheel, with Mitch Kohanek.
January 20, 2015: Cabinet Shop Tour: Hoffman's Custom Countertops. Summary
December 9, 2014: Intarsia - Art from Wood, with Tom Kuldinski. Summary.
November 21 - 23, 2014: Fall Seminar with Thomas Hucker
October 21st, 2014: The history of Wooden Geared Clocks, with Susan Wood
September 16th, 2014 - Introduction to Woodturning with Tim Heil
August 20, 2014: Simplified Finishing & Wood Finish Preservation - Tom Schrunk
July 26, 2014: Youngblood Lumber Tour.
June 24, 2014: Adding Art Glass to your Next Piece (Glass Endeavors)
May 21, 2014: Finding Your Inspiration with Mark Laub
April 23 - 27,2014: Northern Woods Show.
March 18, 2014: Rockers, featuring a Sam Maloof rocker, Shakers styles and more.
Feb. 18, 2014: Photographing Furniture and Woodwork with Ramon Moreno.
Jan 21, 2014: Eide Saw shop tour.
Dec 17, 2013: Designing and Creating Unique Pieces, with Bob Paulson
Nov 15-17, 2013: Fall Seminar with Seth Rolland .
Oct 9, 2013: Joint meeting with the Guild of Metalsmiths.
Sept 18, 2013: Band Saw Tune-up and Resaw Demo.
August 20, 2013: Fine Finishing Made Easy.
July 16, 2013: Guild Annual Picnic.
June 19, 2013: Sharpening and Profiling Moulding Planes.
May 21, 2013: Anatomy of a Northern Woods Entry.
April 25-28, 2013: Northern Woods Exhibition.
Mar 20, 2013: Chair Making and Studying the Krenovian Way. Craig Johnson.
Feb 28, 2013: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. A fun evening with Gabberts furniture historian Mike Danial.
Feb 19, 2013: Tour of the Timesavers Corp. shop!
Jan 16, 2013: Hand Tool Olympics event.
Dec 12, 2012: Build a Jointers Bench for $200 with Mike Siemsen.
Nov 2 - 4, 2012: Fall Seminar with Robert Van Norman.
Oct 16, 2012: Build a Guitar with George Vondriska.
September 11, 2012: Richard Tendick, Woodturning without a lathe.
Aug 21, 2012: Woodturning with Tim Heil.
July 24, 2012: Small Shop CNC Machines and Techniques, with Randy Johnson.
June 19, 2012: Mortise and Tenon Joinery with Steve McLoon.
May 16, 2012: New Inlay/Marquetry Parlor Tricks with Mark Laub.
April 26-29, 2012: Northern Woods Exhibition
March 24, 2012: Pinewood Derby
February, 2012: Hand Tool Olympics
Jan 18, 2012: Hitting the Saws: Handsaws Demystified - Mike Siemsen
Dec 14, 2011: Vacuum Bag Techniques - Jeff Anderson, Phoenix Wood
July 19, 2011: Wood From the Hood - Company Tour
June25, 2011: American Association of Woodturners Symposium Tour
May 17, 2011: The Norwegian Termite: Jock Holmen
March 15, 2011: The Art and Artistry of Giant Woodturnings with Virgil Leih
February 15, 2011: Hand Tool Olympics!
January 18, 2011: Ebonizing Wood with Richard Tendick
December 14, 2010: Northern Lights Timber Framing tour.
November 5 - 7, 2010: Fall Seminar - Greene and Greene with Thomas Stangeland.
October 19, 2010: Materials for Wooden Musical Instruments. Lisbeth Nelson Butler..
September 21, 2010: Puzzle Wizardry with Keith Winegar.
August 17, 2010: Concepts in Furniture Design with Angie Kopacek.
June 15, 2010: Making Windsor Chairs with Jim VanHoven
May 18, 2010: 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
