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Upcoming Guild Events

  • March Furniture Interest Group mmeeting

    • March 18, 2019
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Home of Ann Dinsmoor, 9 Stephan Place, Newton

    Join us for an informal round-table discussion of furniture-making designs, techniques, tools, jigs, problems and solutions. Our purpose is to share information and help anyone interested to learn more about the craft.

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  • April Guild Meeting: TBD with Tom McLaughlin

    • April 13, 2019
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • HNE Millwork, 325 New Boston Street, Unit 3, Woburn

    In this presentation, Tom will overview the approach and highlight techniques used in making a traditional mortise and tenon dining chair. Using a craftsman style dining chair as an example, he will demonstrate how to simplify the process when working from full-sized drawings, making accurate patterns, cutting compound joinery, adding detail with hand tools, and more.

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    Bio for Tom McLaughlin

    Beginning with a rare three-year apprenticeship alongside master craftsman P.A. “Pug” Moore in North Carolina, Tom has enjoyed designing and making commission and Custom Furniture full-time since 1990.

    His designs have received recognition and numerous awards during his twenty-year membership with the prestigious New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association.

    Since 2001, Tom has also been teaching furniture making from his shop in Canterbury New Hampshire, and currently online through his website epicwoodworking.com

    Most recently he has been featured as host of the public television’s Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking.

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  • May Guild Meeting: Metalurgy for Woodworkers

    • May 11, 2019
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • HNE Millwork, 325 New Boston Street, Unit 3, Woburn

    Ever wonder why you can't keep an edge on that chisel or your favorite plane iron keeps chipping? Med Chandler, from Ship's Coy Forge in NH, will talk about metalurgy as it relates to woodworking tools.

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Past events *

February 18, 2019 February Furniture Interest Group Meeting
February 09, 2019 Feb. Guild Meeting: Engineering a Table with Drawers with Will Neptune
January 21, 2019 January Furniture Interest Group Meeting
January 12, 2019 January Guild Meeting - Less common joinery with Phil Lowe
December 17, 2018 December Furniture Interest Group Meeting
December 08, 2018 Dec. Guild meeting - Auction and Shaker Boxes - update
November 19, 2018 Nov. Furniture Interest Group Meeting
November 10, 2018 Nov. Guild Meeting - Veneering: press vs hammer vs bag
October 15, 2018 Oct. Furniture Interest Group Meeting
October 13, 2018 Oct Guild Meeting: Curved surfaces - coopering
September 17, 2018 Sept. Furniture Interest Group Meeting
September 08, 2018 Sept.Guild Meeting: Trees to Lumber, Part 1
August 20, 2018 Aug. Furniture Interest Group Meeting
July 16, 2018 July Furniture Interest Group Meeting
June 18, 2018 June Furniture Interest Group Meeting
June 09, 2018 EMGW annual meeting
May 21, 2018 May Furniture Interest Group Meeting
May 12, 2018 Using a Router with Andrew Texeira
May 02, 2018 Professional woodworkers group
April 16, 2018 April Furniture Interest Group Meeting
April 14, 2018 Turning for Cabinetmakers
March 19, 2018 March Furniture Interest Group Meeting
March 10, 2018 Marquetry with Silas Kopf
February 19, 2018 Feb. Furniture Interest Group meeting
February 10, 2018 Ooops!....Fixing Woodworking Mistakes
January 15, 2018 Jan. Furniture Interest Group meeting
January 13, 2018 Fitting Drawers with Phil Lowe
December 18, 2017 Dec. Furniture Interest Group meeting
December 09, 2017 Building a Musical Instrument
November 20, 2017 Nov. Furniture Interest Group meeting
November 11, 2017 Furniture Design Considerations AND Spray Gun Discussion
October 16, 2017 Oct. Furniture Interest Group meeting
October 14, 2017 Trees to Lumber
September 18, 2017 Sept. Furniture Interest Group meeting
September 09, 2017 Hand Planes in the Modern Workshop, Part II
August 10, 2017 Tour, Historic New England furniture collection
June 19, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
June 10, 2017 Annual Meeting and Luncheon
May 15, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
May 13, 2017 Hardware Installation with Will Neptune
April 17, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
April 08, 2017 Hand Planes in the Modern Workshop
March 20, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
March 11, 2017 Guild Auction and Tool Sharpening
February 20, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
February 11, 2017 Beyond the Basic Sand Shaded Fan
January 16, 2017 Furniture Interest Group
January 14, 2017 Introduction to Furniture Repair and Restoration
December 19, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
December 10, 2016 Methods of Cutting Dovetails on the Table Saw
November 21, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
November 12, 2016 Architectural Woodcarving, Wood Turning & Bagpipes
October 17, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
October 08, 2016 Guild Website Use/Preparing Stock
October 05, 2016 Carving Group Meeting
September 19, 2016 Furniture Interest Group - note time change
September 10, 2016 Tour of Yale Furniture Study
August 15, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
July 09, 2016 Furniture Interest Group Tour of Small Lumber Supplier
June 20, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
June 11, 2016 Year end meeting and luncheon
May 16, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
May 14, 2016 Hide Glue and Hammer Veneering
April 18, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
April 09, 2016 The Future of Making
March 21, 2016 Furniture Interest Group
March 12, 2016 Curved Joinery, Design and Fabrication
February 15, 2016 Furniture Interest Group meeting
February 13, 2016 Federal Style Sand-shaded Fans
January 18, 2016 Furniture Interest Group meeting
January 09, 2016 Advanced Joinery
December 21, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
December 12, 2015 Carving, with emphasis on ball and claw foot
November 16, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
November 14, 2015 Tool Auction and Sketch-Up
November 04, 2015 Carving Interest Group
October 19, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
October 10, 2015 Machine tool set-up and maintenance
October 07, 2015 Carving Interest Group
September 21, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
September 12, 2015 Veneering by vacuum bag
August 17, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
July 20, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
June 20, 2015 Annual Meeting, Show & Tell and Picnic
June 15, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
May 18, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
May 09, 2015 Refinishing and Finish Repairs
April 20, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
April 11, 2015 Creating Decorative Banding
March 16, 2015 Furniture Interest Group meeting
March 14, 2015 Veneering and veneer preparation
February 16, 2015 Furniture Interest Group Meeting
February 16, 2015 Carving Workshop w/ Phil Lowe
February 14, 2015 Marquetry Techniques
February 07, 2015 Woodcraft Woburn Open House (w/EMGW display)
January 19, 2015 Furniture Interest Group Meeting
January 17, 2015 Woodcraft Walpole Open House (w/EMGW display)
January 10, 2015 The Woodworking Show (w/EMGW booth)
January 10, 2015 Relief Carving with Phil Lowe
December 13, 2014 Decorative Moldings
November 17, 2014 Furniture Interest Group meeting
November 08, 2014 Applied Carving
October 20, 2014 Furniture Interest Group meeting (location change)
October 11, 2014 Reeding tapered legs and fluting
September 15, 2014 Furniture Interest Group meeting
September 13, 2014 Development of Furniture Embellishment in New England, Colonial to Modern
August 18, 2014 Furniture Interest Group (FIG)
July 21, 2014 Furniture Interest Group
June 16, 2014 FIG Meeting
June 14, 2014 Annual Meeting BBQ and Show and Tell

     * For events earlier than 2014, click Pre-2014 Meetings


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