MWWG

MONTHLY MEETING
2024-02-19 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
Tanya Laird, a member, will give a presentation on mass timber elements. She is investigating the influence of cross plies on the moisture durability of veneer-based mass timber products and panels.
Tanya Laird, is a doctoral student in civil engineering at OSU, will talk to us about her research
in mass timber construction.

FOOTWISE WINDOW DISPLAY
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-31 | FOOTWISE, 301 SW Madison Ave, CORVALLIS, OR, 97330, United States
The Mid-Willamette Woodworkers Guild will have a month-long show in the Footwise Window. March 1 thru March 31.

MARCH GENERAL MEETING
2024-03-25 19:00 | SUMMER BEAM BOOKS 1337 Main Street, Philomath, 1337 Main Street, PHILOMATH, OREGON
This March is “book month” at MWWG. We are asking everyone to bring a woodworking book to our meeting. Which book? Any one that means something to you. Could be the one that got you started in woodworking. Or the one with designs that inspire you.
And, by an amazing coincidence, we will meet at Summer Beam Books in Philomath. The owner, Autumn Peterson, is a woodworker, owns Heritage Natural Finishes, and recently started the woodworking and wood crafts book store at the same location. She is also an enthusiastic supporter of MWWG.

ANNUAL EXHIBITION - 2024
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-28 | CORVALLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY, 645 NW Monroe Ave, CORVALLIS, Oregon, 97330
MEMBERS WILL BE DISPLAYING THEIR WORK AT THE CORVALLIS LIBRARY.
ALSO, OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A DISPLAY
SHOW WILL BE OPEN DURING REGULAR LIBRARY HOURS.
THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION TO MEET THE WOODWORKERS ON FRIDAY THE 26TH FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00.

APRIL GENERAL MEETING
2024-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | CORVALLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY, 645 NW Monroe Ave, CORVALLIS, Oregon, 97330
NO MEETING – FRIDAY APRIL 26TH WILL BE THE RECEPTION
THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT THE LIBRARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE MONTH.

MAY GENERAL MEETING
2024-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | OR
TOPIC AND VENUE – TBD

MWWG MEETING - JULY
2024-07-14 14:30 - 17:00 | OR
July
This month our member Kiko Denzer has generously invited us to his shop and home for a demonstration of green woodworking. Green woodworking refers to making things out of wood that has been recently harvested and is still wet, rather than wood that has been dried, using mostly hand tools. Kiko will show us how he makes turned objects using his foot-powered lathe. And as a bonus, he will ﬁre up his wood ﬁred earth oven so we can all make pizza!*
Kiko specializes in green woodworking, natural building, earth plastering, has written a well-known book on constructing earth ovens, and more. You can get a hint of his broad interests here:
https://www.handprintpress.com/
He also teaches classes at the Tarweed Folk School here in Benton County.
There are special arrangements for this meeting:
1. We meet on Sunday, June 14th, 2:30 to 5:00 pm.
2. Because of limited space we have to restrict attendance to MWWG members only.
3. Again because of limited space we ask everyone to carpool. Please show up at the Benton County Fairgrounds parking lot near their big electronic sign at 2:30 pm. We will give drivers the address when you get there. BCF is only about 3.5 miles from Kiko’s house in Philomath so it will be a quick shuttle.

BOOTH AT CLOTHESLINE ART SHOW
2024-08-03 10:00 - 17:00 | CORVALLIS CENTRAL PARK, 650 NW Monroe Ave, CORVALLIS, Oregon, 97330
DROP BY TO SEE WORK FROM OUR MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS
SATURDAY, AUG 3, 2024 (10 am – 5 pm) THE CORVALLIS ART GUILD’S 61ST CLOTHESLINE SALE OF ART FREE, family-fun-and-friendly art party IN CENTRAL PARK. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Location: the shaded east side of Central Park, right across from the library. Sponsor: The Corvallis Art Guild, and Corvallis Parks & Recreation”

MONTHLY MEETING - AUG
2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | 3895 SW Neer Ave, 3895 SW Neer Ave, CORVALLIS, 97330, United States
Michael Toivonen will host the August MWWG meeting at his home on Saturday, August 24th beginning at 10 am. This year’s theme is “Talking and Trying Hand Tools with Michael T.”
Arriving late is ok as long as you don’t demand an instant replay of what you missed. The address is 3895 SW Neer Ave, at its corner with SW Sunset Drive, Corvallis. The turnoff from Philomath Blvd into this neighborhood via SW Sunset Drive is tricky, so he recommends checking out a satellite view map before coming over for the ﬁrst time.
As space is limited, this meeting is open only to paid MWWG members.

MONTHLY MEETING - SEPT
2024-09-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Corvallis Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave, Corvallis, OR
Venue Change
We’ve had to move the September meeting to the Corvallis Community Center.

Corvallis Community Center
2601 NW Tyler Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330

We will be starting the meeting in the Oak Room at 7:30 PM, Monday, September 30.
As a reminder, the meeting’s topic will be a presentation about designing and making eyeglass frames. The usual casual banter, snacks and possible raffle apply.

MONTHLY MEETING - OCT
2024-10-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
October Meeting
Monday October 21, 7:15 PM.
Community Room at Consumers Power
6990 West Hills Road
Philomath, OR 97370
Our member Kevin Biebrich will take the reins to tell us his process for “Quick Aging White Oak.” You may be familiar with the aged white oak from look of Arts & Crafts furniture, particularly that of Gustave Stickley, which was often done by fuming pieces with ammonia. Not pleasant work!
Kevin will bring materials and show us an alternative method and how to make one’s own dye, shellac, and wax. He’ll have samples of the process from start to, um, ﬁnish.

MONTHLY MEETING - NOV
2024-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | OR
Monday November 18, 7:15 PM.
Community Room at Consumers Power (Pending! If it changes we’ll let you know)
6990 West Hills Road
Philomath, OR 97370
This month is a woodworking Show and Tell—completed projects, work in progress, tools, jigs, ﬁxtures, gizmos, and whats-its. Bring whatever you like and tell us about it. Everyone gets to play!

MONTHLY MEETING - DEC 2024
2024-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | OR
Sunday December 8, 5:00-7:00 PM.
The Biére Library
151 NW Monroe Ave, Suite 102.
Corner of First Street and Monroe, on the riverfront in downtown Corvallis
Come join us for a no-host happy hour gathering at the Biére Library. No reservations required. Just show up to socialize and chat, maybe have a beverage, and enjoy the company of fellow woodworkers.

MONTHLY MEETING - JAN 2025
2025-01-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
January 20, 7:00 pm.
Consumers Power Community Room
6990 West Hills Road
Philomath, OR 97370
For the January meeting, we will lead off with a group discussion about meeting content for the remainder of the year followed by a break with refreshments. The second half of the meeting will consist of a presentation of various ways I use metal fabrication, especially those instances where it is combined with wood. The usual crowd pleasing rafﬂe and some casual banter will close out the meeting. Don’t forget that anyone can contribute items for the rafﬂe, the funds from which go into the guilds general operating fund.
Kurt Mottweiler

Friday for Hand Tool Happy Hour!
2025-01-24 17:00 - 20:00 | OR
Hand Tool Happy Hour at Highland With Michael Toivonen
Woodworking hand tool user and collector Michael Toivonen will be the host of a hand tool happy hour at The Highland Woodshop on Friday January 24 between 5 & 8 pm. This event is open to the general public as well as Highland Woodshop members. We request a $10 donation from non members to help cover Highland’s overhead.
Between all the hand tools available at Highland, combined with those currently available for purchase new and the many that are no longer in production but that can be found on eBay and elsewhere it can feel a bit overwhelming. Hand Tool Happy Hour will be a casual get together where you can get a better sense of the range of handle tools and what they can do.
Besides bringing along tools from his collection to put through their paces Michael will be available to take your questions about hand tool use, maintenance, identification and history.
Drop by Highland’s Hand Tool Happy Hour next Friday and imbibe the intoxicating heritage of hand tool woodworking with no risk of a hangover! No need to RSVP, just show up! If you have questions about details, please email us at highlandwoodshop@gmail.com

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 | OR
February 22, 2:00 pm. (Saturday meeting)
Scott Seelye’s shop, home of Outdoor Ukulele
7175 NE Avalon Drive
Corvallis
Join us for a tour of new member Scott Seelye’s unique shop. Scott has a background in industrial design and has carved a unique niche for himself making weather resistant musical instruments such as ukuleles, banjoleles, and guitars for those who like to make music outdoors. From his web site:
Our instruments are injection molded on hardened steel tools at 600°F under 420 tons of pressure. Polycarbonate reinforced with carbon ﬁber strands give the instruments a natural grain structure that greatly increases strength and acoustics. 4X stronger than ABS plastic instruments and weather resistant. Our parts are injection molded in Everett, Washington….
We manufacture our instruments using the lean system. This process takes 3 days, and we produce 6 instruments each day. We assemble every Ukulele, Banjolele, and Guitar at our shop in Corvallis, Oregon.
See you there.

Experience the Oregon Woodturning Symposium
2025-03-14 09:00 - 2025-03-16 17:00 | OR
Visit with wood and tool vendors, offering unique products and supplies for enthusiasts and professionals. On Saturday, see live demonstrations of a working sawmill and a foot-powered treadle lathe (a manually operated machine for shaping wood).
When:
Friday, March 14

Demonstrations: 9 AM-5 PM
Vendor & Instant Galleries: 9 AM–5 PM
Saturday, March 15
Demonstrations: 8 AM-5 PM
Vendor & Instant Galleries: 9 AM–5 PM
Sunday, March 16
Demonstrations: 8 AM-12 PM
Vendor & Instant Galleries: 8 AM-12 PM

Where:
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, Oregon

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-03-17 19:00 - 21:00 | STAN’S SHOP – 6555 NW SUMAC DR, CORVALLIS, OR 97330, 6555 NW SUMAC DR, CORVALLIS, OR, 97330, United States
Monday March 17
Board meeting at 6:00 to which any and all are invited. General Meeting socializing at 7:00, show starts at 7:30.
Stan Hall’s Shop
6555 NW Sumac Drive Corvallis
John H.Finley ed. Nelson’s Perpetual Loose-Leaf Encyclopaedia (vol. 7) (New York, NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1917)
The earliest known mortise and tenon joint dates from over 7,000 years ago. It is still a staple of ﬁne woodworking worldwide. This month’s meeting will focus on the mortise. We’ll see both machine and hand tool approaches to making a perfect rectangular hole in a piece of wood. Sounds, simple, no? There will be a board meeting starting an hour before the general meeting. On the agenda is a review of our membership and ﬁnances and discussion of ways to broaden participation in MWWG activities. Everyone is welcome to attend and take part in discussions.

Our 41st Annual Exhibition of Fine Woodworking, April 24th-27th
2025-04-24 09:00 - 2025-04-27 19:00 | OR
MWWG is now accepting applications from MWWG members to exhibit your work in the Corvallis Library main meeting room. You may submit up to three items for the show. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2025. Members must have current dues paid at least 4 weeks prior to the show. Exhibitors are expected to share responsibilities for hosting and monitoring the exhibition.
Your application should include at least:
• Your name, e.g., Joe Woodworker
• What your piece is, e.g., Craftsman-style Coffee Table
• Type of wood(s) used, e.g., Oregon White Oak with ebonized Walnut
• General size & whether it is best displayed on a table, a pedestal, or ﬂoor
Send your information by email to:
Stan Hall
Mid-Willamette Woodworkers
Publicity Coordinator.
info@mwwg.net
541-990-3867

MAY - MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-05-18 14:00 - 16:00 | BAMBOO VALLEY, 1855 Albany Corvallis Highway, Albany, OR, 97321, United States
Bamboo Valley: We’ll spend 30 minutes walking the trails and schmoozing. The lot is 12 acres. We will emerge from the bamboo (think Asian Field of Dreams), and Dain will show us how he processes hardwood logs into slabs. https://bamboovalley.com/ 1885 NW Hwy. 20. A little bit before bridge into Albany, coming from Corvallis.

MWWG FOOTWISE WINDOW SHOW
2025-05-30 - 2025-06-30 | FOOTWISE, 301 SW Madison Ave, CORVALLIS, OR, 97330, United States
COME SEE THE SHOW.
WE WILL BE ASKING FOR ENTRIES IN MARCH 2025

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-07-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
July Meeting
This month’s feature is a Show & Tell session!

Date and Time
Monday, July 21st, at 7:00 PM

Location
Conference Room at Consumers Power

Address
6990 W. Hills Rd., Philomath, Oregon
Please park in the large lot behind the building

Topic
Tools, jigs, and techniques – Member show and tell

Bring your favorite tool, jig, or woodworking technique, and be ready to share it with the group in five minutes or less. Whether it’s something you built, bought, or borrowed, we’d love to see what’s working in your shop.
Come learn, share, and get inspired

Clothesline Art sale
2025-08-02 10:00 - 16:00 | CORVALLIS CENTRAL PARK, 650 NW Monroe Ave, CORVALLIS, Oregon, 97330

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-08-23 10:00 - 17:00 | OR
Topic: Making a wood screw Moxon type vice using a thread box and tap. If attendees bring the proper pre-prepared materials, we can thread them.
Date and Time: Saturday, August 23rd, starting at 10 am and ending no later than 5 pm. Late arrivals ok, see below for more info.
Location: Michael Toivonen’s Corvallis home and workshop. See Newsletter for directions.

MWWG BOARD MEETING
2025-08-28 16:30 - 18:30 | Brie Library – Corvallis, CORVALLIS, Oregon, 97330

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | 400 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis, 400 SW 2nd Street, corvallis, OR, 97330, United States
Join professional woodworker Nick Clark for an engaging presentation on his journey through the craft of woodworking. Nick will share a brief history of his professional path highlighting the milestones, challenges, and key influences that shaped his approach to design and craftsmanship.
The talk will also explore essential design considerations and dive into a variety of joinery techniques, both traditional and modern. Whether you’re a seasoned woodworker or just beginning your craft, this is an opportunity to gain insight from Nick’s experience and expand your understanding of thoughtful, durable woodworking design.
Nick’s website: www.touchdesigninc.com
Date and Time: Monday, September 15, 7:00 PM
Location: Wade Hardware,
Note: ten chairs will be available from Wade (thank you). If you’d like to ensure that you have a place to sit, bring your own folding chair.

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | OR
TBDWoodturning with Gary, Sam, and Michael
Date and Time: Monday, October 20, time to be confirmed
Location: To be determined, email to follow once space is confirmed
While there won’t be a live woodturning demonstration, we will have a midi lathe, a selection of turning tools, lathe accessories, and finished turnings on display.
Our speakers, Gary Irwin, Sam Stern, and Michael Toivonen, will lead a discussion geared toward those interested in getting started with woodturning. However, experienced turners are also encouraged to attend, join the conversation, and share their insights.
Topics will include:
• Choosing your first lathe
• Essential tools and accessories
• Approaches to learning to turn well
• And finally, safety

MWWG BOARD MTG
2025-11-20 18:30 - 19:00 | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
We didn’t discuss it at the Biere Library but I am in favor of having a brief board meeting at Consumers on 11/20, brief meaning start at 6:30. Besides continuing our discussion of future meeting topics and open position recruitment I like to having one in hopes of getting someone to show who wants to help.

MWWG MONTHLY MEETING
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Consumer Power Bld, 6990 West Hills Road, Philomath, OR
November Meeting Date and Topic
Our November meeting will be held at 7 pm on Thursday November 20th at the Consumers Power community meeting room, 6990 SW West Hills Rd, Corvallis. The board has decided to have our meetings on various days of the week, not just Mondays, in hopes that members we rarely see will find it easier to attend.
The November meeting topic will be a free-form sharing by attendees of new projects, tools or jigs. The amount of time for each will be dependent on how many join in.
Since the gift giving holidays will be close at hand the sharing of smaller projects suitable for gifts seems especially appropriate but really, anything goes.
We will be having the raffle so bring some small bills so you can buy a ticket, and if you have items to contribute to the raffle they will be much appreciated. Tools and books are the most appropriate. Larger items, such as lumber, are possible but if they aren’t taken you will need to take them home.
