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In addition to our regular second Saturday meetings the EMGW occasionally has bonus meetings, and that was the case with the recent Schwamb Mill tour. The Old Schwamb Mill (https://oldschwambmill.org/) is a restored factory that specialized in making oval picture frames for over one hundred years and still does so today as a working museum. The frames are made on unique lathes designed to turn ovals. Power for the mill, which originally came from a waterwheel, comes from large electric motors which drive a dizzying array of leather belts and pulleys throughout the building.
David Graf, our tour guide and master turner, demonstrated the steps to create an oval frame from cutting and shaping the four pieces that make up a frame to adding the finger joints that hold the pieces together, gluing them up, and finally turning them on Schwamb’s specialized lathes. It was a surprise and a learning experience for anyone used to using a traditional lathe to turn round objects. Thank you to Neal Carey, the program committee, and the EMGW board for making this experience possible.
Text and pictures shown in the slideshow below are from Jim Tartaglia.
Random Pictures of the End of the 2022-2023 EMGW Year Meeting and Party
Meeting with Mike Zwolinski Starting
and Running a Small Custom Furniture Shop September 2023 |
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Considering getting into woodworking? A team of members of EMGW has written a guidebook targeted for new woodworkers and a refresher for other woodworkers.
The guidebook is complimentary. It can be viewed and downloaded for your reading pleasure. We hope that reading the guidebook will engender interest in woodworking and membership in our guild. Click here for a priceless copy.