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Previous Meetings & Recordings

Zoom & Video-Recorded Meetings

  • FEBRUARY 2026:  Shop Tours
  • JANUARY 2026:  Woodworking and Boat Build with Sheer Craft of Saint Paul
  • DECEMBER 2025: CNC Woodworking with Ed Neu
  • NOVEMBER 2025: A Tour of Willie Willette Woodworks
  • OCTOBER 2025: Woodworkers Expo
  • SEPTEMBER 2025: Secrets of Bending Wood
  • AUGUST 2025: Double bevel marquetry by Al Frank
  • JUNE 2025: Gluing Tips from Franklin Adhesives
  • MAY 2025: Review of Several Northern Woods Award Winners
  • MARCH 2025: Staliblized Wood: Why & How (with Chris Lyons)
  • FEBRUARY 2025: Shop Tours (Roger Knudson; Mark Laub; David Lane; Tom Caspar; Chris Martin)
  • JANUARY 2025: All about screws and screw sizes.
  • DECEMBER 2024: Craig Jentz demonstrates his amazing “Whip It” bench.
  • AUGUST 2024: Bespoke Chess Game Boxes with Ed Neu
  • JUNE 2024:  Steve McCloon Demonstrates String Inlay
  • MAY 2024: Northern Woods Review
  • APRIL 2024:  Northern Woods Exhibition
  • FEBRUARY 2024: Mike Siemsen, “Choosing methods of woodworking.
  • JANUARY 2024: Members Workshop Tour.  Individual shop videos:
    DECEMBER 2023.  Thomas Menke, The Journey From One Of Kind Furniture to a 300 Chair Commission
    SEPTEMBER 2023. Basic Wood Finishing with Charlie Kocourek
  • MARCH 2023. Yale American Furniture Study Center; Zoom Tour
  • FEBRUARY 2023. Card Scrapers with Tom Caspar
  • JANUARY 2023.  Online Shop Tours with Drew Hofler, Charles Finne, Bruce Kieffer and Dave Castiglione.
  • DECEMBER 2022. Tom Schrunk demonstrated his phenomenal veneering skills.
  • AUGUST 2022. Tony Kubalak on Philidelphia Chippendale Dressing Table
  • MARCH 2022 Sketch-Up with Dave Richards. Click here for Tips and Extensions
  • FEBRUARY 2022 Shop tours with Fran, Steve, Steve, Richard and Mike
  • JANUARY 2022 Tuition Grant recipient Cindy Darwin with mentor Roger Knudson
  • JUNE 2021 Dominy Collection at Winterthur
  • MAY 2021 Glensheen Mansion Virtual Tour
  • APRIL 2021 Gamble House Virtual Tour
  • MARCH 2021 Members’ Shop Tours
    (To view specific shops follow these time stamps: Kelly Breit – 17:13; Tony Kubalak – 33:11: Charlie Kocourek – 50:35; Jerry Beutel – 1:15:56; Roger Knudson – 1:42:59)
  • FEBRUARY 2021 Master Finisher Kevin Southwick
  • JANUARY 2021 Twin Cities Maker Tour
  • DECEMBER 2020 Wood from the Hood Virtual Tour
  • NOVEMBER 2020 Wooden Toys for the Disadvantaged
  • OCTOBER 2020 Fine Furniture Design & Business Lessons
  • SEPTEMBER 2020 Bandsawn Dovetails, with George Vondriska
  • AUGUST 2020 Art of the Grain Wood Artist’s Presentation
  • JUNE 2020 Mainstream your CNC, with George Vondriska

 

 

 

Previous Meeting Topics

  • January 10, 2022: Online Shop Tours with Drew Hofler, Charles Finne, Bruce Kieffer and Dave Castiglione.  View tour.
  • December 15, 2022: Veneer Techniques with Tom Schrunk.
  • October 11, 2022: Spray Finishes with Hirschfield Paints. View Presentation.
  • May 2022: Northern Woods Post-Show Panel (Kevin Groenke; Jim Hannah; Marc Dunham)
  • Thursday – Sunday, April 21 – 24: Northern Woods Exhibition.
  • Wedneaday, December 15th: Northern Woods Exhibitors’ Presentations (Yana Frank, Jake Brown, Tom Caspar).
  • Tuesday, June 8, 2021: A virtual tour of the Dominy Collection at Winterthur.
  • Tuesday, May 11, 2021: A virtual tour of Duluth’s Glensheen Mansion
  • Tuesday, April 13, 2021: Virtual tour of the Gamble House
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2021: Members’ Shop Tours
  • Tuesday, February 16, 2021: An Evening with Master Finisher Kevin Southwick
  • Tuesday, January 19, 2021: Twin Cities Maker Tour
  • Tuesday, December 15: Wood from the Hood Presentation
  • Tuesday, November 17: Wooden Toys for the Disadvantaged
  • Tuesday, October 20: Fine Furniture Design & Business Lessons with Jeff Behnke
  • Tuesday, September 15: Bandsawn Dovetails with George Vondriska
  • Tuesday, August 18: Art of the Grain Wood Artist’s Presentation
  • Tuesday, July 21: Online Shop Tours!
  • Tuesday, June 16: Mainstream Your CNC! with George Vondriska
  • Tuesday, February 18: Epoxy with Tom Lendway, White Bear Makerspace.
  • Tuesday, January 21: Scroll Sawing: A Rewarding Hobby for All Ages, with Gary Geist
  • Thursday, Dec. 12: Guild member tour of MIA Furniture Collections
  • Friday, Nov. 15 – Sunday, Nov. 17: Fall Seminar with Chris Schwarz
  • Tuesday October 15: Basic Jointer Skills with Tom Caspar
  • Tuesday September 17, 2019: Sliding Table Saws with Richard Helgeson, Jason Holtz and Craig Jentz
  • Tuesday, Aug 20, 2019: Sharpening with Ralph Truesdell.
  • Tuesday, June 18, 2019: Franklin Adhesives with Bob Behnke.
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2019: Post-Northern Woods Exhibition Panel Discussion.
  • Tuesday, March 19, 2019: Panel Discussion of Jointer/Planer and Combination machines
  • Tuesday, February 19, 2019: Seat Repair with Carole Magnuson
  • January 15, 2019: HPLV Sprayers & Techniques.
  • December 11, 2018: Tour of Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis’ Longfellow neighborhood.
  • November 9 -11, 2018: Fall Seminar with Kelly Parker.
  • Tuesday, October 16: Origin CNC Router, with Timothy Roseth (Woodcraft).
  • Tuesday, September 18, 2018: CNC with Joe Ortner.
  • Tuesday, August 21, 2018: Stanley Black & Decker Tools with Demos
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2018: Guild Picnic.
  • Saturday, June 23, 2018: Mpls Make visit and saw mill demo.
  • Tuesday, May 15, 2018: Northern Woods Review Panel
  • Tuesday, March 20, 2018: Spoon Carving with Peter Ellison
  • February 20, 2018: Traditional “Wet Wood” Bowl Turning from Log-to-Table with Dan Larson
  • January 16, 2018: Restoring Hand Planes with Tom Caspar and Allen Snyder.
  • December 19, 2017: Tour of James J. Hill House
  • Tuesday October 17, 2017: Lumber Mill Tour – Northern Forest Products.
  • Tuesday Sept. 19, 2017: Michael Speaker: Sculptor and Furniture Designer.
  • Tuesday August 15, 2017: Chair Making with Kayland Call.