One-day workshop on hand-carving at Frost Fields. Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. What the workshop will cover: ➢ Hand tools—an overview of knives, chisels and gouges with examples➢ Sharpening methods—demo of knife sharpening, discussion of options➢ Power tools—a short demo on rotary carving tools➢ Completing a shorebird carving out of butternut using a pre-cut … Continue reading Hand-Carving Workshop
This coming Saturday we would like to have a milling and wood sales event at Frost Fields. Starting time will be at 10:00am and run until 1:00pm. Bring your own snacks. We will be milling black locust and oak. We will also be cutting bowl blanks from oak, walnut and black locust. The yard is … Continue reading Work Party and Wood Sale
Wood Sale scheduled for this day is NOW POSTPONED!
Celebrate an early Christmas and the end of a great year for MIWG with a breakfast/ brunch at Frost Fields. Pancakes, bacon and sausages to be served. Bring your own dishes, cutlery, coffee mugs and chairs. Open to members, their families and invited guests. Please RSVP with attendance count.
Wood Sale postponed to this day will begin at 9:00 a.m. for MIWG members. Outside groups - VIWG and Island Woodturners have been invited for 11:00. Newly cut wood to be sold includes slabs of Garry Oak, Maple, Black Locust, Cherry and Monkey Puzzle as well as previously stored wood supplies of a number of … Continue reading Wood Sale for MIWG, VIWG, and Island Woodturner members
MIWG members meet on the second Wednesday of each month (except for July and August) at 7:00 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 Monthly Meetings webpage for complete details on the meeting location and how to get there … Continue reading Monthly Guild Meeting
Get-together to share ideas, resolve issues, learn new tricks. This week's focus will be on using our wood-drying kiln.
Wood to be cut this Saturday includes Black Locust, Cherry and Maple. Member participants have an opportunity to make some limited selections from the wood.
Planning and setup for Saturday's Day1 Demonstration Workshop on Router Slab-Flattening jig