Experience the Oregon Woodturning Symposium
2025-03-14 09:00 - 2025-03-16 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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
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
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
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.
