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This blog is used by the Web Administrator to list updates to the website. This blog is summarized on the front page to make it easy for the members it locate new material without having to go  through the entire site. 

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  • Removed Tribute to John George and the EMGW Mentor Program

    April 29, 2025 12:18 PM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    Member Joe Frank lives in Somerset, MA, a short drive to southern Rhode Island.  Joe joined several years ago as a novice.  He needed a mentor and found one.  John George stepped up.

    Joe works full-time so his availability with John was limited.  With a couple years lost due to Covid, John mentored Joe for almost four years, one evening a week at John's workshop in Hopkinton, MA.  As Joe's craftsmanship progressed they continued their mentorship program building other pieces.  Joe was elated to be mentored by John.  But like all of us, Joe was surprised when John died suddenly last fall.  Joe felt the need to extol his mentor and write about his experience.  To learn more about their mentorship arrangement, read Joe's article A Tribute to John George and the EMGW Mentor Program.  To contact Joe for more details, click Joe Frank.

  • Removed Guild Gear from Home page

    April 29, 2025 12:14 PM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)


    Guild Gear

    Ken Zoller has received interest in ordering another allotment of EMGW hats and work shirts.  Pricing will greatly depend on how many items we order so get your orders in soon. Shirts will likely cost between $35 and $50 and hats $15 - $20 depending on volume and shipping.  Once the order is ready to be placed, Ken will have definite pricing.  Arrangements can be made for payment and delivery.

    If any of you are interested, contact Ken Zoller for details (cost, sizes, quantity, timing, etc.) and/or order placement. 

  • Updated title header of the monthly meeting slideshow

    April 29, 2025 10:03 AM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    Added header for April 12 2025 monthly meeting photos.

  • Add new Guild Video Library feature - TWIG videos. TWIG and Monthly meeting videos are archived.

    April 28, 2025 9:37 PM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    Twig Sessions is access from Guild Video Library > TWIG Sessions.  The Feb and March TWIG sessions were uploaded to YouTube.

    The Monthly Meeting with Presentations dropdown link lists what used to be the only videos.  The April meeting with Mickey Callahan was uploaded to YouTube .

  • Added Mickey Callahan's Curved Surfaces to the slideshow

    April 17, 2025 3:53 PM | Tom Shirley (Administrator)

    Added 8 photos slides of Mickey Callahan's curved Surfaces presentation to the slideshow folder. I also moved a copy of the first slide of the CNC phots to the Previous Monthly Meetings folder and removed the Jim Russell photos from the slide show.

  • Added to Guild Video Library the March 2025 meeting with Paul Cavalloro presenting "CNC Routing"

    April 15, 2025 7:14 PM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    CNC Routing

    Paul Cavalloro

    March 9, 2025


  • Added new Resource website link "British and Irish Furniture Makers Online"

    April 10, 2025 11:22 PM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    Resources > Links > Website > British and Irish Furniture Makers Online


  • Posted April 2025 MTCO article "Make a Model" by Rob Carver

    April 01, 2025 1:02 AM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    As we know, the use of best practices is a golden rule in whatever field we are in.  Perhaps it is the uppermost rule during design and development. Rob's essay, while having an intellectual knowledge of this lesson, was reminded by one of those practices by a podcast he listened to.  Briefly, a woodworker was asked to make something unique.  How to conceive the look, feel, and stability was key.  The value of making a full scale model was crucial to the outcome while maintaining that step in the set of best practices.  Click to read Make a Model. 


  • Posted April 2025 Bevel Cut article "New Woodsmart Digital Chisel" by Andrew Davis

    April 01, 2025 12:57 AM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    Andrew is always on the lookout for new tools he finds worthy of writing about and sharing with the guild.  This month he brings another find.  So, revel in Woodsmart's market release of this one of a kind tool revealed in New Woodsmart Digital Chisel.


  • Posted April 2025 Featured Piece for April 2025 titled "Tiger Maple Sideboard" By James Vieira

    April 01, 2025 12:49 AM | Vincent Valvo (Administrator)

    James Vieria is a relatively new member joining in 2021.  Clearly as evidenced by his Featured Piece, James brings to the guild a considerable expertise.  You can see his interest in the work of James Kenov.  His design is subtle and elegant, fresh and simple but requiring the know-how experience to combine his tiger maple, birdseye maple, maple plywood, and cocobolo into an assembled stunning piece.


    In his writing, James outlines his motivation, process, and includes a few tips along the way.  I'm sure you will find this article worthy of your time.  I've read it a few times and each time I enjoy it more.  Have a treat, reading Tiger Maple Sideboard.


    You can contact James here.


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