Due to previously-registered participants being unable to attend at this new time, we have at least four openings available for our weekend-long woodcarving class to be taught by master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui on July 9-10, 2022. Participants do not need to have any woodcarving experience. The participants in the weekend workshop will explore a variety of carving tools to appreciate their function.
Continue reading: Introduction to Woodcarving Workshop with Fredy Huaman – Day Two ...Meetings and Events
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Due to previously-registered participants being unable to attend at this new time, we have at least four openings available for our weekend-long woodcarving class to be taught by master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui on July 9-10, 2022. Participants do not need to have any woodcarving experience. The participants in the weekend workshop will explore a variety of carving tools to appreciate their function.
Continue reading: Introduction to Woodcarving Workshop with Fredy Huaman – Day One ...Learn Gouge Sharpening Techniques From A Master Carver
Please join us for an all-members program where master woodcarver Fredy Huaman Mallqui will share some stories about his career as a carver, starting as a young apprentice in Peru to his variety of recent commissions. He will then reveal his sharpening technique (utilizing sandpaper, leather, and abrasive compound) for carving gouges.
Continue reading: Learn Gouge Sharpening Techniques From A Master Carver ...May Meeting: One Board Foot Challenge
Hello Fellow WPW Members,
As noted in our April 22 email, we are going to resume having physical meetings this month, with our first being held on Saturday, May 14, at 10:00 am. The doors will be open at 9:15 AM for some long-awaited social time, and coffee and donuts will be served.
Continue reading: May Meeting: One Board Foot Challenge ...February and March 2022 Meetings Postponed
Our monthly meeting has been postponed until we get to warmer weather where we can more easily/safely hold physical meetings. Any meetings that are postponed will be made up during the summer months of June, July, or August. For further details, please see the “President’s Message: Meetings Postponed For Next Two Months,”
Continue reading: February and March 2022 Meetings Postponed ...Woodworking Blunders: What Causes Them, How To Fix Them, and How To Avoid Them!
Woodworking mistakes are an inevitable part of our craft — so much so that, dare I say, all of us are all guilty of pointing them out to our fellow woodworkers moments after they see the piece (come on, you know that you do this)! Sometimes these mistakes are so significant that a new piece of wood is needed or the entire project would need to be scrapped.
Continue reading: Woodworking Blunders: What Causes Them, How To Fix Them, and How To Avoid Them! ...Things That Aren’t True Anymore…Glue Does Stick Well To End Grain!
This will be a virtual-only meeting using the WebEx platform.
One of the oldest axioms in woodworking is that glue doesn’t really adhere well to end grain, implying that glue joints where one or both surfaces are end grain are, at best, inferior. I’ve “known” this my entire woodworking life and have been an active proponent/teacher of avoiding this condition when designing or executing woodworking projects.
Continue reading: Things That Aren’t True Anymore…Glue Does Stick Well To End Grain! ...Member Projects Show and Tell
Hello Fellow Woodworkers,
Our annual Show and Tell meeting is one of the more popular topics that we have for meetings. The meeting will be a hybrid meeting with the option to present a project in person at The Backchannel School of Woodworking or virtually via Cisco WebEx.
Continue reading: Member Projects Show and Tell ...