Howard County Woodworkers Guild (HCWG)
The Guild is a collegial organization of like-minded and creative individuals, dedicated to sharing in the art of fine woodworking craft, nurturing newcomers, and giving back to our community.
Whether your interest is in turning, fine woodworking, carving, finishing, lumber, trees, or camaraderie, all of the above, or you’re not sure; our Guild is for you. Come to a meeting or two and get acquainted.
Our Guild does not buy or make anything for retail sale. We do not buy and sell used woodworking related items. We do provide a marketplace where buyers and sellers, or those seeking help, may post an ad for that purpose.
We offer with limited capacity educational opportunities provided by dedicated and skilled senior craftsmen and women (SME program & Classes). Our monthly meeting is highlighted by impressive show-n-tell reviews of finished projects, and a 60-90 minute skill presentation (Monthly Presentations Schedule).
2020-03-07 March Monthly Meeting on the 7th @ HoCo Elkridge Library, Elkridge
The March 2020 monthly meeting is the FIRST Saturday on the 7th.
The demonstration is by Fred Schock with Brad Myers: “Sam Maloof and Hal Taylor Rocking” Chairs.
We will focus on:
- Maloof & Taylor overview
- Similarities / Differences in concept and approach
- Mentor / Mentee Chair Build
- Chair parts samples
- Maloof and Taylor style rocking chairs will be on display (if weather permits)
- Members are invited to preview pdf file of slides related to the presentation
Vew PDF Presentation (PDF).
Webmaster’s Post-demo notes:
I was struck by the artistry of Maloof’s and Taylor’s chair design, made even more palpable by Fred’s clearly intimate knowledge of the finer points of the technical challenge in successfully making one of these chairs. We should all be impressed by Fred’s efforts to learn this craft and blessed that he works to pass along his skill. Please be sure to view his PDF in the link in the above sentence.
Pictures from the meeting are shown below.
The LOCATION IS
Howard County Public Library, Elkridge branchRoom: Belmont and Hockley RoomsStart Time: 10:15 AM End Time: 1:00 PM
1015 – 1030: Social, Membership, Swap Meet, Greetings
1030 – 1130: Demonstration
1130 – 1140: Break
1140 – 1230: Announcements, Guests and New Members, Safety Tips, Show and Tell, Door prizes.
1230 – 1300: more social time and clean-up. We must vacate the rooms by 1PM.
(Webmaster: images coming soon 3/7/2020)