Non Guild Events

Upcoming Non-Guild events

    • March 31, 2025
    • September 12, 2025
    • Anheuser-Busch Biergarten. 221 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH

    Registration Deadline is May 31, 2025.

    Event: Friday, September 12, 2025, 6PM - 8PM

    Location: Anheuser-Busch Biergarten. 221 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH

    My name is Joe Smith. I have been a EMGW member since last year. 

    Last fall, I helped organize a woodworking "competition" in support of Pink Revolution of New Hampshire. They are an organization founded by Lauren Caulfield, my friend's mother after her battle with breast cancer. They create care packages, provide gas cards and other financial assistance to cancer patients and are partnered with oncology centers in NH, MA and ME. 

    The competition last year went well. We had 20 woodworkers from NH and MA that all received 2 pieces of 1"x6"x12" pieces of maple and 1 piece of 1"x6"x12" pieces of black walnut. All the participants were free to create whatever they would like out of their 3 pieces and we came together at the Anheuser Busch Biergarten in Merrimack, NH to raffle off all the pieces. We had a goal of 100 attendees and raising $2,000 last year. We had about 125 people and raised over $6,000. I have attached a zip file with photos from last year's event below. 

    I have had many people ask that we continue to organize this event. As of right now, I have already booked the Biergarten for Friday, September 19th from 6pm-8pm. Goosebay Sawmill will be supplying all the maple again, and we have a few sponsors that are going to help us purchase the walnut. As of now, 15 of last year's 20 participants want to participate again, but I would really like to have more woodworkers at this year's event. I think a connection with the EMGW and Pink Revolution could benefit both organizations. Right now, mostly what we need is more woodworkers. We have a goal of getting 40 total woodworkers to contribute a piece. 

    Click Flyer for more details: Cutting out Cancer 2025.pdf

    Register at Cutting out Cancer registration


    • May 02, 2025
    • July 03, 2025
    • NBSS 150 North Street, Boston MA 02109

    2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work

    May 2 - July 3, 2025

    North Bennet Street School

    https://nbss.edu/news-events/events/2025-exhibition/


    At North Bennet Street School, we believe in the transformative power of meaningful work to shape lives, build community, and reflect the values that guide us.

    Our 2025 Exhibition asks the question: What does “meaningful work” mean to you? In response, our community of NBSS students and alumni shared work that celebrates their range of skills, experiences, and aspirations.

    Duration: Friday, May 2 through Thursday, July 3, 2025
    Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Saturdays 10:00am to 2:00pm

    Guided Tours:
    TBD

    Graphic with text: 2025 Exhibition, Meaningful Work, May 2- July 3

    • May 09, 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • May 10, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, 249 Spencer Street, Manchester, CT 06040

    Fine Woodworking New England

     We’ll be back at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking for two days of woodworking camaraderie while drooling over new and vintage tools. We’re still working out the details with vendors and presenters, but this year we’re hoping to amp it up compared to last year’s incredible event. You don’t want to miss it!

    Tickets can be purchased here.


    Woodworkers currently scheduled to appear*:

    • Frank Strazza
    • Steve Latta
    • Michael Cullen
    • Michael Puryear
    • Mike Mascelli
    • Ellen Kaspern
    • Tim Coleman
    • Aspen Gollann
    • Mike Pekovich

    *Subject to change

    More details and video: https://www.finewoodworking.com/new-england?srsltid=AfmBOooSYAShv_JQKUtrfbC2JwQnW_Kl4SFWh9HWA9nXNdXrHaIwnY2H

Past events

April 19, 2025 Guild of NH Woodworkers General Meeting
April 09, 2025 Tours of Mason & Hamlin Piano Co Factory--every Wednesday
February 07, 2025 Fallon & Wilkinson Wood Identification Workshop
December 06, 2024 North Bennet St School Open House
November 08, 2024 29th Annual FINE FURNISHINGS SHOW
November 02, 2024 2nd Annual New England Woodworking Competition
September 26, 2024 SAPFM Virtual Meeting for SAPFM members-- Lance Patterson on Tall Clocks
August 17, 2024 C. B. Fisk Organbuilders - Open Shop
May 17, 2024 Traditional Timber Frame Research & Advisory Group (TTRAG) conference
April 26, 2024 Fine Woodworking New England April 26-27 FREE
April 17, 2024 For SAPFM members only, Virtual Meeting with Dan Faia, Cabinet Maker and Cartouche Award Recipient
April 13, 2024 Annual Humboldt Iowa Antique Tool Auction
April 10, 2024 IWPA World of Wood Convention, San Diego
April 09, 2024 Montréal Wood Convention April 9-11, 2024
April 09, 2024 Woodworking Industry Conference, St. Petersburg FL
April 07, 2024 Tools of the Trade Show and Sale
March 26, 2024 2024 Mass Timber Conference, Portland OR
March 23, 2024 Northeastern Woodworkers Association Showcase '24
March 22, 2024 64th International Antique Tool Sale & Auction
March 15, 2024 Potomac Antique Tools and Industries Association Annual Tool Show and Auction
March 12, 2024 Needham Furniture Makers Intro to Hand Tools
February 23, 2024 Colonial Williamsburg 76th Annual Antiques Forum
February 15, 2024 In the Making: Robotics and Toolmaking NBSS FREE
February 06, 2024 Martin J Donnelly Antique Tool Auction February
January 12, 2024 The New England Woodworkers Show
November 06, 2023 Needham Furniture Makers offers class "Splay Leg Step Stool"
October 21, 2023 New England Woodworking Competition
September 30, 2023 Historical Craft Classes at Old Sturbridge Village
September 19, 2023 Open for Business: A Tour of 18th C Cabinet Shops in London, Boston, and Philadelphia
September 16, 2023 Spoon Carving Workshop
September 15, 2023 Wood Identification Workshop
June 02, 2023 New Hampshire Used and Antique Tool Auction and Sale
March 15, 2023 Webinar - Building Materials Re-use
February 03, 2023 Woodworking Expos
January 13, 2023 The Woodworking Show - New England
August 25, 2022 Handshouse Studio Notre-Dame Truss Project
March 26, 2022 A Life Making Art Show at LexArt Gallery
July 10, 2021 Embracing Abstraction Lexington Arts & Craft Society
June 16, 2021 Grinling Gibbons in the Country House and Royal Palace
February 01, 2021 Jamey Pope Woodworking Class on-line - Click here for information
February 29, 2020 Workshop: Making Inlay Paterae
February 01, 2020 Lexington Woodworker's Guild Annual Show
November 08, 2019 Providence Fine Furniture Show
November 01, 2019 North Bennett St School Open House
October 19, 2019 OSV Woodorking Forum: Tools, Techniques and Traditions
September 14, 2019 "Respecting the Grain" Show in Lexington
July 27, 2019 Berkshgire Woodworker's Guild Show
July 13, 2019 Sliding Dovetails: An Interactive Demo with Eli Cleveland
May 11, 2019 A Passion for American Art: Selections from the Carolyn and Peter Lynch Collection
May 11, 2019 Visions of Design: Parallels in Mid-Century Modern and Shaker Furniture
May 03, 2019 Martin J Donnelly Vintage Tool Auction & tailgating sales
May 01, 2019 Celebration of Craft - NBSS student and alumni exhibit
April 06, 2019 Lexington Woodworker's Show
March 30, 2019 Northeast Woodworkers Assoc. Showcase
January 11, 2019 The Woodworking Show
November 16, 2018 Paradise City Arts Festival
November 09, 2018 23nd Annual New England Fine Furnishings Show
November 02, 2018 NBSS Open House
November 01, 2018 The Art of Handcrafted Studio Furniture 11/1 to 12/14
July 20, 2018 SAPFM Mid-year Conference
June 04, 2018 NBSS Adventures in Craft
May 12, 2018 New England Woodturning Symposium
May 11, 2018 Furniture of Isaac Vose & Thomas Seymour, 1815 to 1825
April 20, 2018 Fine Woodworking LIVE 2018
April 19, 2018 Live Free or Die used and antique tool sale and auction
April 19, 2018 CraftBoston
April 16, 2018 Reception in Lexingtion, MA sponsored by Center of Furniture Craftsmanship (Rockport, ME)
March 24, 2018 Fine Woodworking show (not FWW magazine)
March 03, 2018 Conversations in Craft
February 24, 2018 Collaborative Exhibit with NBSS and Fruitlands Museum (ongoing)
February 10, 2018 Conversation in Craft: Curator Stories
January 25, 2018 Working Wood in the 18th Century - Workmanship of Risk: Exploring Period Tools and Shops
January 12, 2018 The Wood Working Show
December 02, 2017 Conversations in Craft Exhibition
December 02, 2017 Making Black and White Banding
December 01, 2017 Lie-Neilsen Free Hand Tool Event
November 17, 2017 Open House, North Bennet Street School
October 17, 2017 Industrial Machines, Tools and Trucks Auction in Littleton, MA
October 11, 2017 Chair & Furniture Mfg Auction
September 15, 2017 Live Free or Die Antique Tool Auction
September 13, 2017 Used tool flea market (IMPORTANT NOTICE)
August 19, 2017 Bill Spicer Auctions tool auction
June 16, 2017 Planed, Grained, & Dovetailed: Cabinetmaking in Rural New England
May 16, 2017 NBSS Annual Student & Alumni Exhibit
May 05, 2017 Why We Collect: Recent Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield, 2010-2017
April 28, 2017 Live Free or Die semi-annual tool auction and sale
April 01, 2017 NWA Woodworker's Showcase
February 25, 2017 Lexington Arts & Crafts Society - Woodworkers Guild Exhibit
January 13, 2017 The Woodworking Show
January 05, 2017 Open Workshops
December 28, 2016 Make a Moxon Double-Screw Vise with Mickey Callahan
December 02, 2016 Lie-Neilson Hand Tool Event
November 18, 2016 North Bennett Street School Open House
November 04, 2016 Fine Furnishings Show
September 23, 2016 Live Free or Die Tool Auction
August 29, 2016 Fine Tool Journal Auction
May 16, 2016 NBSS Annual Celebration of Craft
April 22, 2016 Live Free or Die Tool Auction
April 02, 2016 Northeastern Woodworkers Association Showcase
March 19, 2016 Brock Jobe Lecture
March 18, 2016 Paradise City Marlborough
October 04, 2015 Windsor Historical Society Exhibit
September 18, 2015 Live Free or Die Tool Auction
February 20, 2015 The Furniture Project
February 07, 2015 Woodcraft Woburn Open House (w/EMGW display)
January 17, 2015 Woodcraft Walpole Open House (w/EMGW display)
January 10, 2015 The Woodworking Show (w/EMGW booth)
September 24, 2014 Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series: The Best Workman in the Shop: Cabinetmaker William Monroe of Concord, Massachusetts
September 19, 2014 Live Free or Die Tool Auction
September 10, 2014 Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series: Refurnishing Boston’s Historic Council Chamber
September 03, 2014 Paul Revere Memorial Association Lecture Series: High-Style Craftsmanship and Patronage in Marblehead on the Eve of Independence