Normally, the Mid-Island Woodworkers' Guild (MIWG) meets in-person on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm at Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS). However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, Guild meetings are being held virtually using Zoom with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm instead of 6:30 pm. Emails will be sent to all MIWG … Continue reading Monthly Guild Meeting
Base cabinets and upper cabinets were installed in the library last Saturday with the assistance of Mike, Earl, Chris and myself. I would like to use some of the beech from our wood supply for the counter top. I'll be there Saturday morning if anyone is interested in helping to manufacture the countertop. Anyone requiring … Continue reading Work Party & Wood Sale at Frost Fields
Normally, the Mid-Island Woodworkers' Guild (MIWG) meets in-person on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm at Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS). However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, Guild meetings are being held virtually using Zoom with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm instead of 6:30 pm. Emails will be sent to all MIWG … Continue reading Monthly Guild Meeting
We'll be holding another Work Party on Saturday March 12 at Frost Fields to cut and organize some more turning blanks and wood planks.
We will be holding a Work Party and Wood Sale at Frost Fields on Saturday March 19th. We will also provide hot-dogs and refreshments (coffee, soda, etc.) Please join us for a social time at Frost Fields on the last day of winter! Something new we're going to be doing at this wood sale is … Continue reading Work Party & Wood Sale at Frost Fields
We'll be holding another Work Party on Saturday April 2 at Frost Fields to cut and organize some more turning blanks.
We produced over 100 bowl blank chunks this past weekend that turners will need to deal with before temperatures rise and humidity drops in the next month. We would like to do a Wood Sale on Saturday April 9. Sale to start at 9:00am for MIWG members and then open up to members of the … Continue reading Wood Sale at Frost Fields
MIWG members meet on the second Wednesday of each month (except for July and August) at 6:30 pm in the VIU Trades Discovery Centre, which is located in Building 108 on the Vancouver Island University campus in Nanaimo (451 Wakesiah Avenue). View our MIWG Meetings webpage for complete details on the meeting location and how to … Continue reading Monthly Guild Meeting
There will be a work party on Saturday April 23 at Frost Fields. The project will be to build vertical storage for our milled wood. This storage will make it much easier to view and select particular boards. Please contact Ed Tremblay for details, or to volunteer to help out.