Upcoming Meetings
Due to the COVID-19 virus and statewide recommendatons, meetings in the near future have
been moved to Zoom. Log-in details will e-mailed prior to meetings.
Missed one of the past Zoom meetings? We've recorded three of the four and you can view them below. Click on the month:
Tuesday, October 20: Fine Furniture Design & Business Lessons
Presenter: Jeff Behnke, partner of Altura Furniture in Portland Oregon, will cover a variety of aspects about their unique furniture creation business.
Altura’s partners use a multifaceted design approach. They develop visual design concepts balanced with functionality,
and produce these pieces with superior structural integrity. Drawing on an enormous historic repertoire of styles,
finishes and techniques, the partners are known to explore the surprises of inspiration, which often lend a clever, innovative aspect to their work.
Learn how Altura separates and stores all solid wood cut offs in specie-specific bins to consider for use in future projects. The shop has adopted a size
chain sequence plan for continually using scrap for smaller parts until it is too small for use.
Altura’s Duette Table and companion pieces feature the use of Oregon and other Western Walnut slabs. Using this magnificent indigenous
wood keeps an extremely small carbon footprint. Check out
Altura here.
Time: 6:45 Business Meeting, 7:00 Presentation.
This is an ON-LINE ONLY meeting. Guild members will be e-mailed a link to access the meeting. No special software is required on most computers or phones.
Tuesday, November 17: Wooden Toys
Presenter: Hear how 3 woodworking groups make toys for disadvantaged or ill children.
- Jim Barthel, President, will speak to us about TLC’s history and current volunteer woodworkers. TLC Toys is a Minnesota group making thousands of toys annually. They operate a shop in Ramsey.
- Rob Barhorst of the South Carolina WW Guild is co-leader of a program to build toys for to 14 charitable organizations and local police and fire departments.
- Gary Anderson of the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association will share the story of their group’s Toy Program where members have met weekly for over 30 years to build wooden toys.
The group offers its members 3 ways to build toys. Gary’s group has produced a 200-page book with plans, steps and tips for building toys. This book, CONSTRUCTING WOODEN TOYS will be the door prize for this meeting.
Time: 6:45 Business Meeting, 7:00 Presentation.
This is an ON-LINE ONLY meeting. Guild members will be e-mailed a link to access the meeting. No special software is required on most computers or phones.
Tuesday, December 15: Holiday Meeting
No tour this year! Join us in December! Details to be announced for this fun meeting.
Time: 6:45 Business Meeting, 7:00 Presentation.
This is an ON-LINE ONLY meeting. Guild members will be e-mailed a link to access the meeting. No special software is required on most computers or phones.
Previous Meeting Topics
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
