We have monthly meetings at Dave's shop (Just_George) in Ypsilanti, MI on the third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Send a Private Message to Just_George or Chris Billman for directions to the meetings.
2009
Nov 2009 - Making legs
Oct 2009 - Router Joinery
Sep 2009 - Gift project ideas
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Jul 2009 - Shop aids and shop furniture (shelves and storage, tool and camp racks, mobile bases, etc.)
Jun 2009 - Table saw joinery
May 2009 - Drilling and filling holes
Apr 2009 - Marking/measuring tricks/tips
Mar 2009 - Marking/measuring tricks & tips
Feb 2009 - Band sawing veneers and bent wood laminations. Plus cabinet series wrap up
Jan 2009 - Dovetails
2008
Dec 2008 - Raised Panel Doors.
Nov 2008 - Turning legs. Plus face frames for the cabinet series.
Oct 2008 - Sheet Goods. Plus, carcases for the cabinet series.
Sep 2008 - Prepping lumber by power and hand. Plus, design for the cabinet series.
Sep 2008 - Family Picnic
Aug 2008 - Hand tool joinery on Dave's bench
Jul 2008 - Technique round robin - turning, sharpening, tool setup, etc
Jun 2008 - Shop first aid with Tim Peterson; Evaluating used power and hand tools with Dave Richardson and Jim Crammond
May 2008 - Band Saw Boxes with Jim Biddle
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Mar 2008 - Dinner with Chris Schwarz (from Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine)
Feb 2008 - Chest of Drawer Designs - Matt
Jan 2008 - Working with Pexiglass - Al
2007
Dec 2007 - Jig / Tool Sharing
Nov 2007 - Toys for Tots
Oct 2007 - Toys for Tots
Sep 2007 - French Polishing - Cindy
Aug 2007 - Finishing prep: Plane, Scrap or Sand - Jim Crammond
Jul 2007 - Chainsaw safety - Rick Bellew of Stihl
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May 2007 - Michigan Resource Conservation group - Jessica Simmons
Apr 2007 - Heat Treating - Jim Crammond
Mar 2007 - Continuing the group end table projects
Feb 2007 - Lumber prep for our group end table projects
Jan 2007 - Beginning our group end table projects
2006
Dec 2006 - Building a Windsor Chair
Nov 2006 - Powered Hand Tools Round Robin
Nov 2006 - Galoots: Assembling the Windsor Highchair Base
Oct 2006 - Toys For Tots Build-A-Thon
Sep 2006 - 3rd Annual Family Picnic
Aug 2006 - Turning a Hollow Form
Aug 2006 - Galoots: Turning spindles for the chair
Jul 2006 - Open Shop
Jun 2006 - Band Saw Lumber Milling
May 2006 - Carving show & tell and Sketchup demo
May 2006 - Galoots: Making a Windsor Chair part 1
Apr 2006 - Purchasing & Sharpening Saw Blades & Router Bits
Mar 2006 - Intro to Carving
Feb 2006 - Precision Tool Setup
Jan 2006 - Vacuum bag veneering
2005
Dec 2005 - Shaker Oval Boxes
Nov 2005 - Turned Goblets
Nov 2005 - Formation of the Galoot branch of SEMIWW
Oct 2005 - Cabinet Construction
Sep 2005 - Making Wooden Hand Planes
Aug 2005 - Turning Pens & Sharpening Hand Saws
Jul 2005 - Open Shop with Sharpening Tutorials
Jun 2005 - 2nd Annual Family Picnic
May 2005 - Bandsaw Boxes
Apr 2005 - Inlay & Marquetry
Mar 2005 - Making Tenons & a Glue Overview
Feb 2005 - 3 ways to make mortises, and the “Rude & Crude” finishing technique
Jan 2005 - Bowl turning demonstration
2004
Dec 2004 - Hand plane & scraper demos
Nov 2004 - Improvements to the Taj Mahal
Oct 2004 - Bandsaw tune-up & cutting veneers
Sep 2004 - Open Shop
Sep 2004 - Toys for Tots special meeting
Aug 2004 - Open Shop
Jul 2004 - Hand Tools special meeting & Open Shop
Jun 2004 - 1st Annual Family Picnic
May 2004 - Dovetails
Apr 2004 - Field trip to Johnson's in Charlotte for a group wood buy. Aka Wood Heist 3.0
Apr 2004 - Jigs and Fixtures. Also Wood Heist 2.0
Mar 2004 - Making raised panels, rails, & stiles. Also Wood Heist 1.0
Feb 2004 - Preparing Rough Lumber
Jan 2004 - Sharpening
