Past Events

2025

  • Jan 11 – Incorporating Upholstery Into Your Woodworking – Carole Richards
  • Feb 1 – All Things Finishing and UV Finishing – Fred Grosse and Jim Mongold
  • March 1 – Custom Cutting Boards – Carole Richards
  • April 5 – Woodworking with a Scrollsaw – Fretwork and Intarsia – Melanie Archange

2024

  • Jan 14 – Setting Up Your Band Saw – Fred Grosse
  • Feb 11 – Veneering – Lynn Hinman
  • Mar 10 – Tuning a Hand Plane – Ken Poirier
  • Apr 14 Hinges & Drawer Slides – Eric Purser
  • May 5 – Joinery: Basic Types & Techniques – Part 1 of 3 Part Series – Lynn Hinman
  • Jun 9 – Joinery Part 2 (Intermediate – Box Joints, Dovetails, Mortise & Tenons) Lynn Hinman
  • July 13Rockler Guild Appreciation Special Event
  • Aug 11 – Joinery Part 3 (Intermediate continued) – Lynn Hinman
  • Sep 8 – Workbenches & Functions – Miles Weissman
  • Oct 13 – Wonderful Holiday Toys – David James
  • NovNo Meeting
  • Dec 14 – NEW LOCATION BACK IN MANASSAS / BACK TO SATURDAYS ! – Annual Membership Meeting (Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox Church) and Fellowship at Juke Box Diner

2023

  • Jan 15 – Joinery and Domino
  • Feb 5 – The Router Bit – 3 Things You May Not Know You Can Do With a Router Bit
  • Mar 12 – Turning A Lidded Round Box
  • Apr 16 – Turning A Lidded Square Box
  • May 7 – The Scroll Saw
  • June 11 – MAWG Field Trip to Woodcraft Cabinet Shop
  • July – Rockler 1 year Anniversary & Guild Showcase Tables
  • Aug 13 – Shaper Origin Demo Part 2
  • Sept 10 – Electronic Tools To Make Your Shop More Effective
  • Oct 15 – Incorporating Technology Into Your Woodworking Projects
  • Nov 12 – Tuning Your Hand Plane
  • Dec 10 – Show-N-Tell Your Recent Projects & Holiday Dinner

2022

Seminar: Jim Heavy – All Things Woodworking – Ask Jim Heavy – Wood Magazine Contributor – 2022
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  • Jan – No Meeting
  • Feb – Online Shop Tours
  • Mar – Online Shop Tours
  • April – Jim Heavy Seminar – All Things Woodworking – Ask Jim Heavy – Wood Magazine Contributor
  • May – Sharpening 101
  • Jun – Sharpening 102
  • Jul – Rockler Grand Opening Membership Drive in Fair Lakes, VA
  • Aug – MAWG Picnic – Manassas
  • Sep – Introduction to the Rockler Store – Interesting Items Available – CNC Demo
  • Oct – Picture Frames Miters – Frame Challenges and Solutions
  • Nov – Jointer & Plainer Demo Prepping Your Rough Lumber Best Practices
  • Dec – Milling a Profile For A Picture Frame (Flat/Mitered/Compound Miter)

2021

  • Jan – No Meeting
  • Feb – Project Show & Tell (Humidor, Charging Station, Game Boards, Clock, Bookshelves, Tall Table Armoire, Bedside Tables, Built-ins, Headboard, Vanity Cabinets, Jefferson Traaveling Desk, Larke Workbench, Ornaments, Bowl, Vase)
  • Mar – Online Shop Tours – Fred Grosse & Fire Extinquishers & Shop Tours (Fred Grosse, David James & Harold Syms
  • Apr – Spindle Turning
  • May – Online Shop Tours – Skip Oberton, Tom Caso, Jack Nelson
  • Jun – Online Shop Tours
  • Jul – Glues & Adhesives 101
  • Aug – Practical Jigs & Fixtures
  • Sep – Glues & Adhesives 102
  • Oct – Build Process for Curly Hickory – Focus on Sliding Dovetails
  • Nov – Measuring Is Just As Important As Building
  • Dec – Fire Safety in The Shop

2020

Seminar – Wilber Pan – Japanese Tools