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Welcome to the Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild Website We are a membership of over 470 woodworkers of various skills and interests. We have fine furniture makers, woodturners, home builders and more. All woodworkers, from beginners to professionals, are invited to the Kansas City Woodworkers’ Guild. To learn more about us click here! Please complete our Guest Book with your Name, Email Address, Phone, and Comments. We will add your email address to our list and notify you of the Newsletter posting, woodworking items for sale, events, and other important announcements. Click here Interested in becoming a member of the Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild. Just click "Join Us" for information and an online form. All future meetings will take place at our new shop at: Kansas City, Missouri 64111-3631
Monthly Membership Meetings: The monthly meetings are on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm. at the Guild Shop. April 18th General Membership Meeting John Laubacher and Melanie Kuenning from Stanley Black & Decker (DEWALT/Porter Cable) will be presenting the new DEWALT 20V MAX* Lithium Product as well as the 12V MAX* Lithium Product. In addition there will be a demonstration on the Porter Cable Pocket Hole Jig. Please join us to learn about the latest innovations from DEWALT and Porter Cable.
May 16th General Membership Meeting
John Wilson, the premier Oval Shaker Box expert and new author, of the book Making Wood Tools. The program for May will be “How to Make Tool Steel Blades”. John will show hardening and tempering of the O1 tool steel, and he will discuss what goes on with the carbon steel in the process.
John's new book Making Wooden Tools will be available at our May monthly meeting for $39.95. Preview John's book at http://www.shakerovalbox.com/finished/ToolBook.pdf. John’s website is http://www.shakerovalbox.com.
Where is the tornado shelter in the shop? The bathrooms and the nearby classroom have been designated tornado shelters in our new shop. If a tornado siren sounds, depending upon how many people are in the shop at the time, the bathrooms are the first choice as a shelter. During a meeting, both ofthe bathrooms and the classroom are the shelter. Read more about tornado safety ... |
Guild Logo Ware - Hats & Polo Shirts Special Interest Groups (SIGs) All interested members of the Guild and their guests are invited to attend SIG meetings. CNC Woodworking SIG - click here! Scrollsaw -Details ... including wrap-up of the April Meeting. Power Tool Restoration and Repair . Next meeting will be April 15th. Topic- Measurement and Layout Tools. You can't correct what you can't measure, - instruments needed to tune a machine into spec. Examples are micrometers, dial indicators, straightedge, surface gauges etc. Discounts - Several of our Sponsors provide 10% discount for members. Click here for a list! Wanted/For Sale: Items are promoted via Email. Submit items wanted/for sale. Details ... Election of Officers and Directors is coming up in April The annual election of officers and directors comes up in April. Guild members have an opportunity to participate and be more involved in the guild and its activities. Please click here to find out more. Links (All) New link added http://wiki.owwm.com/ The knowledge base at Old Wood-working Machines has collected together articles, links, tips and hints for keeping your older equipment running. And even if you don't have a 36" Crescent bandsaw in need of new babbitt bearings there is good information to help you tweak and supercharge new equipment. www.vintagemachinery.org also offers a manufacturer's index to help you identify and date old equipment, a collection of manuals and sources for spare parts. RY Shop TIP - Spontaneous Combustion Recommended reading from Russ Amos For those of you who use oils and wipe on varnishes here is an important link on what can happen if you just wad up a used rag and throw it in the trash or a corner of your shop.
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Articles Blackening Wood – On Accident … On Purpose(includes discussion on blackening metal) A Journeyman Cabinetmaker's Tool Chest The Old Turnscrew Looked Pretty Sad Patternmaking, Handcrafted Tools, and Fred Früh The Franken-Side-Rabbet Creature The Adventure of the Six Board Chest (aka My First Dovetails) along with The Ideal Mill Common Tool Definitions (humor) Stories of a Woodworker by John Tegeler aka Mr. Radial Arm Saw Chapter 1 The Discovery (originally published in Wood Words) A Cabinetmaker's Workbench by Louis Armstrong (originally published in Wood Words) I Need to Borrow a Saw (humor) Junior Strasil's Portable Workbench in Pictures & Text Constructing Wooden Handles for Fly Rods Hand Cut Mortise and Tenon and Panel Raising Clinic with Don Kruse (Text by Rob Young and Pictures by Bill Ward) Make a Wooden Whistle With Handtools Woodworking with Small Children Reviews Woodriver Plane (Sold by Woodcraft Supply) Worksharp, The Woodworking Tool Sharpener Stanley Sweetheart 60-1/2 Block Plane Review Articles Recommended by Members Air and Solar Drying of Hardwood Lumber Benjamin Hobbs Biography (Pencil Post Bed Presentation) Woodwork (1905 Sloyd Method Manual) Kevin Thomas' Holtzapffel Workbench Introduction by Christopher Schwarz (5 minutes to download on a fast connection, 105 MB) Videos & Pictures Capturing a Walnut Tree for the Guild KCWG makes the news with Rolling Mobile Bookshelves for Joplin Schools Stricken by Tornado .... From the Kansas City Star Website: Members of the Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild, Gary Creek of Kansas City, Kan., (from left), Kenyon Greene of rural Platte County and Jim Stuart of Olathe, get ready to put together one of 24 portable "libraries" they are building at their Kansas City shop Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. The mobile units, rolling bookshelves designed to open like a book and look like a book, will go to Iverson and Emerson elementary schools in Joplin. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/21/3159039/bookshelves-for-joplin.html
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/21/3159039/bookshelves-for-joplin.html#slide-7#ixzz1YgqwUrMz There are eight more great pictures on the KC Star website of our members building the bookcases in our shop. Thanks to member Russ Amos for bringing this to or attention.
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The Kansas City Woodworkers' Guild Proudly Presents
John Wilson Shaker Oval Box Maker Author of “Making Wooden Tools”
May 17 - May 20
Hands -On
Shaker Oval Box Workshops Advanced Shaker Box Workshops Making Wood Tools Workshops
Summer NC101 — Beginning Machine Woodworking night class. 3 hours per night, 13 weeks, Thursday nights, Begins, Thursday May 24, 2012 to August 16, 2012, 7:00 PM — 10:00 PM. You will receive your green name tag during class (safety orientation and test). Class size is limited. Guild membership required for this class. Be sure you purchase the "Saw Dust Maker" or "Woodworker Plus" membership to be allowed to work in the shop. The class emphasis will always be on SAFETY! This is a “hands on project based” class where you will gain knowledge and skills in the safe use of machines and tools. You will learn some wood identification, and characteristics, how to read and follow plans, steps in project planning, problem-solving, beginning joinery, fastening, clamping, gluing, sanding, and finishing.
There will be a limited choice of projects. You will be learning processes to build on by learning some basics in machine woodworking. There are three other items you will need for class; safety glasses, a tape measure and a 3 ring binder or a folder that has pockets.
Tuition $215 Plus $45 materials fee, Total $260
Woodworker Plus Members $172 Plus $45 materials fee, Total $217
Contact training@kcwwg.com to register for this class
KANSAS CITY WOODWORKERS GUILD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS-2012 The annual election of officers and directors comes up in April. The Kansas City Woodworkers Guild Officers and Directors serve a two year term, half terms expiring every other year. Guild members have an opportunity to participate and be more involved in the guild and its activities. The following Officers and Directors positions are open and we need members to fill them. Officers Vice President-This officer supports the efforts of the president. Treasurer-This officer handles the fiscal responsibilities of the Guild. Directors Communication - The director oversees the Library, and the monthly newsletter. He is also responsible for the website, its maintenance and updating of information. Membership-This director is responsible for gaining and maintaining new and old members. Program-The director develops and coordinates programs for the monthly meetings, and helps manage the ‘Show and Tell’ at the monthly meetings. Training-This director includes activities to provide the Guild membership with opportunities to expand and/or share their woodworking skills. If you are interested in any of these positions or want to help in any way or learn more about any of the positions, please contact any of the following individuals or any current officer or director. John Tegeler, Chairman of the Nominating committee, 913-461-9396. (johnteg@hotmail.com). Gary Creek-913-449-1162. (g.creek@att.net). Chuck Lynn-913-888-6043. (chasblynn@sbcglobal.net ). Woodworking Clubs? Find them here!
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