Furniture SIG
The Furniture SIG meets at
CP Rochester (unless otherwise noted), from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on
the first Thursday of the month, September - June. The group
discusses all aspects of furniture related projects. Topics
include joinery, finishing, inlays, tools, design, and many others.
For more information, contact Rick Diehl by email at:
furnitureSIG@rochesterwoodworkers.org.
Schedule for the 2011-2012 season:
November 3, 2011: Tom Ruflin will discuss
two of the pieces he displayed at the RWS Showcase earlier
this year. Tom will talk about the processes he applied when
building the dining chair, from developing the prototype through
final finishing. He will also describe the joinery and
fixtures used to construct his side table.
December 1, 2011: Brent Templar will talk
about dust collection systems. Greg Miller
will recap his April 2011 visit to Steve Latta's program at
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA. His
presentation will highlight the history behind the institution's
namesake and the great woodworking program being offered to
Pennsylvania's college students.
January 5, 2012: Jerry Ronanowski will
update his woodworking experiences at Camp Good Days.
February 2, 2012: Mike Heiler will
describe how to build a chess board using the Kreg jig. The meeting
will be held at Mike's shop located at
1734 Harris Road, Penfield, NY 14526.
March 1, 2012: Dave Peschell
will present a discussion on strategies for shop layout.
April 5, 2012: Dave Schafer will talk
about workbench design.
May 3, 2012: Bruce Alles - topic TBA.
The meeting will be held at Bruce's shop located at
1939 Bennett Rd, Mendon, NY 14564.
June 7, 2012: Mark Rakestraw - topic
TBA. The meeting will be held at Mark's shop located at
215 Whittier Road, Rochester, NY 14624.
The Furniture SIG has set up an e-mail group service at Yahoo!
Groups. To learn more and/or join the group, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RWSFurnitureSIGProjects.