Tuesday, June 5th at 7pm
WOODWORKING WISDOM I’VE LEARNED
How long does it take to become a woodworker? How many times do you have to make the same mistakes before you finally get it! In 1986, Jerry Couchman began his woodworking career after several items of furniture were destroyed during a USAF move from the Philippines to Hawaii. That accident inspired him to start making his own furniture, which eventually led to a woodworking business. On June 5th, he’ll discuss important lessons he’s learned over the past 32 years that has made his woodworking safer, more accurate and more enjoyable. His presentation will include a slide show and live demonstrations. One of his favorite sayings is “The more mistakes you make, the more you learn!” If you’ve ever taken his box making class, you may have witnessed him making some of those mistakes in action! As an added bonus at this meeting, you could win a custom jig made in his shop that will be included in the June raffle!

Tuesday, May 1st at 7pm

Our May program features club member George Knutson. Before recently moving to Whatcom County, George worked with Darrell Peart in Seattle for 12 years collaborating on Greene & Greene furniture designs. George has taught at Woodcraft, the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, and at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indiana. George will walk us through the process of building a Greene & Greene inspired end table. He’ll talk about wood selection and layout, mortise and tenon joinery, wood movement, and breadboard ends. He’ll cover the sequence of steps in making the table, shaping with templates, glue-up techniques, and more.

Tuesday, April 3rd at 7pm

The April meeting will take place at the Burlington Library, 820 East Washington Avenue, Burlington, WA.

Join us at our April meeting for a talk by our own Tom Dolese. He will discuss what he’s done that is new in the last couple of years, highlight some of the members who have built things in his shop and then, time permitting, talk a little about the process of building a chair.

Tuesday, March 6th at 7pm

Tim Celeski is a designer, furniture maker and fine artist. He teaches techniques in Digital Woodworking and is a contributing editor on the topic for Popular Woodworking Magazine. In the March presentation he’ll present examples of his work, discuss his career as a furniture maker and reveal how digital woodworking has changed the way that he works and has opened up in a new focus: fine art.