Meeting Presentation and Guild Events Schedule

CY 2024

• January
  • January 4th to 7th – The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore (our event homepage)
  • January 13th – Monthly Meeting:
    Revised Bylaws ratification vote by the membership (in-person only),
    Photographing your Woodworking Projects Like a Professional  – Julie Simon Grabill (faculty, UM)
• February
  • February 3rd – Monthly Meeting 
    Enhanced Show and Tell
• March
  • March 9th – Monthly Meeting
    Bob Van Dyke – The Shaded Inlaid Fan
  • March 16 – PATINA Annual Tool Show and Auction – Damascus, Md.
    https://www.patinatools.org/annual-tool-show/ 
• April
  • April 6th – Monthly Meeting
    Creating a Woodworking Workbench by Joel, Mark and David, slides and talk about why and how to bench design.  
• May
  • May 11th – Monthly Meeting
    Bench Appliances and Jig Walk-About, by stations – using mini benches, demos, showing how it’s made it, and how it works. 
• June
  • June 1st – Monthly Meeting
    Layout, measuring and marking, by Joel LaFerriere and David Knipfer
  • Membership Renewal Starts
• July
  • July 13th – Monthly Meeting
    Enhanced Show and Tell:  Steve Parker: The story behind heirloom Bridge City marking tools; Al Goldsborough: Chippendale style dining chairs in walnut; Paul Whitehouse: Planing beam, saw horse and shaving horse; Ron Fico: Live Edge box elder table with resin, apron design and construction, tapered legs; David Forester: Converting two flat boards into bowls-using a band saw and lathe
  • Start Toys for Tots
  • Board votes to adopt new budget.
  • July 26 – 28 – Wednesday to Friday, 5-8pm each day, HoCo Fair Woodworking Entry Drop Off
  • July 29 – Saturday, HoCo Fair Judging and Setup 
• August
  • August 3rd – Monthly Meeting
  • Simple Tools and Techniques for Elegant Carved Designs in Wood- Tom Blinka, Woodpeckers Guild (Baltimore)                  
  • Membership Renewal regular ends in August 3rd & the late fee begins at 12:00pm August 4th.
  • August 5 – HoCo County Fair Starts and Home Arts Building opens (woodworking location)
• September
  • September 7th – Monthly Meeting
    Technology in the Workshop: CNC machines, 3-D printers and laser cutting machines :  John Biggs
    Election – President and Secretary
  • September 14th – Annual Picnic
  • September ?? – Robinson Nature Center Open House
• October
  • October 5th – Monthly Meeting
    What Are your Finishing Options?:  An overview of finishing systems with advantages and disadvantages of each and application techniques, by Mike Arndt, Annapolis Guild
  • The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore – start planning
• November
  • November 2nd – Monthly Meeting
    Enhanced Show and Tell
    • Bill Skinner, Ron Farris, Don Proia, Al Goldborough share their skills and projects.
  • The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore, get ready
• December
  • December 7th – Monthly Meeting
    Mastering Cabinets, Jeff Headley, fourth-generation cabinetmaker
  • Toys for Tots turn-in

CY 2025

• January
  • January 2nd to 5th – The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore (our event homepage)
  • January 11th – Monthly Meeting:
    Spindle Turning for Furniture Making, by Matt Radtke
• February
  • February 1st – Monthly Meeting 
     Metalworking and Welding for the Woodworker, by David Hickson
• March
  • March 1st – Monthly Meeting
    Enhanced Show and Tell, need 3 members
  • March TBD – PATINA Annual Tool Show and Auction – Damascus, Md.
    https://www.patinatools.org/annual-tool-show/ 
• April
  • April 5th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD  
• May
  • May 3rd – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
• June
  • June 7th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
  • Membership Renewal Starts
• July
  • July 12th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
  • Start Toys for Tots
  • Board votes to adopt new budget.
  • July 25 – 27 – Wednesday to Friday, 5-8pm each day, HoCo Fair Woodworking Entry Drop Off
  • July 28 – Saturday, HoCo Fair Judging and Setup 
• August
  • August 2nd – Monthly Meeting
  • Presentation TBD                
  • Membership Renewal regular ends in August 3rd & the late fee begins at 12:00pm August 3rd.
  • August 4 – HoCo County Fair Starts and Home Arts Building opens (woodworking location)
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• September
  • September 6th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
    Election – Vice President and Treasurer
  • September 20th – Annual Picnic
  • September ?? – Robinson Nature Center Open House
• October
  • October 4th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
  • The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore – start planning
• November
  • November 1st – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
  • The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore, get ready
• December
  • December 6th – Monthly Meeting
    Presentation TBD
  • Toys for Tots turn-in

• December 2nd – Fixing Mistakes – Gary Rogowski (NW Woodworking School)
  •  Toys for Tots: Turn toys in at the monthly meeting
• November 4th – Tricks and Tips to Cabinet Design and Planning, a panel discussion, featuring guild members: Steve Dunbar, Doug Douglas, and Mark Fradkin.
  • Design and drawings
  • Project planning
  • Accurate layout (what is coming out of where on lumbar, grain direction, accurate measuring, use of patterns
  • Techniques
• October 7th – Hand Saws – David Hickson
  • October – renew Bain Center rental agreement (in-progress)
  • Pay Federal Taxes (Treasurer to file)
• September 9th – How to Evaluate and Purchase Used Hand Tools – Wayne Precht
  • September 16th – Annual Picnic at Greg Knoll’s meadow
  • September 24 – Robinson Nature Center Open House (announcement)
• August 5th – Construction of Skin on Frame Solo Canoe – Bill Skinner  
  • August 4th, starts – HoCo County Fair Starts / on scene reporting live during the meeting on the 5th
• July 8th – Extended Show-n-Tell – 5-6 members / 10 mins each Volunteer to Present
  • Start Toys for Tots
• June 3rd – How to Evaluate and Purchase Used Hand Tools – Wayne Precht (missed the meeting)
• May 6th – How to Make Beautiful Legs! – Tom McLaughlin
  • May 5th, Friday – Class – Tom MCLaughlin, Creation of a Contemporary Bow Front Sofa End Table
• April 1st – Restoring and Tuning Hand Planes – Paul Mermelstein
  • April 18th – Bain Center woodworking presentation.  Ron Lambert (contact)
• March 4th – Sharpen-O-Rama –
  • Stations and Leaders
  • Chisels:  Fred Schock
  • Plane blades: Paul Mermelstein 
  • Spokeshave blade: Joel Laferriere
  • Card scrapers: Mark Fradkin
  • Hand saws: David Hickson
  • Knives (Paper Wheel): Brian Graham (tentative)
• February 4th – Bench and Block Plane Essentials – Joel LaFerriere & Mark Fradkin
• January 14th – Enhanced Show-n-Tell, David Hickson, Joel LaFerriere, (tbd)
• January 5th to 8th – The Woodworking Shows of Baltimore (tentative, our event homepage)

• December 3rd – Don Williams – Shellac (in-person & Zoom)
• November 5th – Mark Supik – Spindle turning for non-turners (in-person & Zoom)
  • November 15th – Start Bain Center rent renewal
• October 1st – David Knipfer – Box Building
• September 10th – Brian Bond – Moisture and Wood (virtual using Zoom)
  • September 17th – Annual Picnic at Greg Knoll’s meadow
• August 6th – Rollie Johnson (RolandJohnson.com) – Coloring Wood, Correctly using color to bring out the brilliance of a piece; and Mike H2 – Live Stream from Howard County Fair
• July 9th – Enhanced Show-n-Tell
• June 4th – What’s on Your Bench
• May 7th –Tom McLaughlin (Joel)- 90 minutes on mortise and tenon and 30-minute Q&A
• April 2nd – Enhanced Show-n-Tell
• March 5th – What’s On Your Bench
• February 5th – Scott Grove – Inlaying Minerals and Shells
• January 8th – Enhanced Show-n-Tell

• December – What’s on Your Bench
• November – Premium Presentation – David Hickson – Special Hand Planes Part Two
• October – Enhanced Show-n-Tell,
• September – What’s on Your Bench
• August – Mike Heavner – Live at Howard County Fairgrounds, Home Arts Building, featuring Woodcraft entries from local and Guild woodworkers.
• July – Enhanced Show-n-Tell, 
• June -What’s on Your Bench
• May – Fred Schock – Condo or Apartment Workshop Build (?)
  If you are downsizing and don’t think you have enough space and still want to do woodworking at your condo or apartment this is the presentation for you. See how Fred made this happen. Follow his journey from concept to reality.
• April – Enhanced Show-n-Tell, 
• March – David Hickson – Special Planes for the Beginner
• February – Julie Bender, Pyrography (?)
  A pyrography demonstration by award-winning artist Julie Bender. Learn how the art of wood burning can enhance your wooden masterpieces, watch her live demonstration.
  (minutes)
• January – Enhanced Show-n-Tell (minutes)

• December – John Linz, Celtic knot turning pepper mill (virtual)
• November – Don Keefer segmented turnings (virtual)
• October – Enhanced Show-n-Tell (virtual)
• September – Enhanced Show-n-Tell
• August – Joel LaFerrier, Wall Tool Cabinet (virtual)
• July – MEETING CANCELLED Due to Corona Virus Concerns
• June – MEETING CANCELLED Due to Corona Virus Concerns (Mark Supik (tentative), tbd)
• May – MEETING CANCELLED Due to Corona Virus Concerns (Paul Jackman, Musings on running a woodworking website)
• April – MEETING CANCELLED Due to Corona Virus Concerns
  (Don Angberg, Live Edge Timbers: Surface Treatment; and Richard Winchester for Edge Treatment)
• March – Fred Schock, Maloof and Taylor Style Rocking Chairs
• February – Brian Graham, Tuning a PorterCable 14” Bandsaw with 6” Riser Block.

• January – Joel LaFerriere, Riffing on Files and Rasps, using rasps and files in woodworking

2019

• December – Edwin Keath – Wooden Threaded Rods, & Hot Wax Finishing
• November – Mark Supik – Turning for Non-Turners
• October – Joel LaFerriere – Jogs and Techniques
• September – Joel LaFerriere – all things Shaker considered
• August – Richard Brand – Restoring Windows (Richard is a building preservationist)
• July – Doug Douglas – Built-in Kitchen Cabinets
• June – Jack Nesbitt- Mitered Boxes with Sliding Lids
• May – David Hickson – One Approach to Hand-cut Dovetails
• April – David Knipfer – Maintenance and Care of your Woodworking Machines
• March – Brian Graham – Building a Wooden Lantern
• February  – Gerry Headley – Stabilizing Pen Blanks Part Two
• January – Ed Fischer – Safety

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For virtual ZOOM Meetings: