On November 20th, 2023, We will have the Annual Toy Drive Collection. Make sure and bring any toys you have been working on for donation to local charities.
We will also have the Election of Officers for 2024 and details on the 2023 Holiday Party.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
Because of the toy collection we are NOT planning a From Our Workshop.
On October 16th, 2023, Mark Dreyer will be presenting on Easy Wood Tools for turning.
The Demo will likely include:
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop. There will be a Zoom From Our Workshop as well as FOW in person, so please bring your projects to the meeting and continue to submit project photos via the Google Form .
On Sept 18, 2023, Tom Olson will be have a PowerPoint presentation on how to make band saw boxes.
A simple box will be illustrated step by step. An artistic band saw box will also be illustrated step by step. Finally a simple heart shaped puzzle box with a heart shaped key will be demonstrated if time permits.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop. There will be a Zoom From Our Workshop as well as FOW in person, so please bring your projects to the meeting and continue to submit project photos via the Google Form .
Our August program will feature Karl Scogin from the Woodridge Woodcraft store presenting on “Hand Plane Basics.” He will cover basic plane types, their uses, setting them up, and how to sharpen the blades. This will be quite an interesting program for everyone as he has presented at DPWW before and in other venues he has received many favorable comments.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop. There will be a Zoom From Our Workshop as well as FOW in person, so please bring your projects to the meeting and continue to submit project photos via the Google Form .
After the successful show and tell in April we will be having another Show and Tell this month.
Your presentation does not have to be long – use five minutes as a guide. You can send pictures or use PowerPoint even if it is only one or two slides, but it is not required. If you have pictures or use PowerPoint, please send the file to Jeff Kramer (Kramer123@hotmail.com) and he will collate them for the meeting.
Here are some thoughts/questions on what you may present:
Please feel free to bring any jigs, tools, or anything else that would illustrate your presentation to the members.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop. There will be a Zoom From Our Workshop as well as FOW in person, so please bring your projects to the meeting and continue to submit project photos via the Google Form .
This will be a busy meeting for the club.
There are still Board and committee positions open for 2023. Please consider contributing to DPWW by helping out with management. Talk to George Rodgers if you are interested in a position.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop. There will be a Zoom From Our Workshop as well as FOW in person, so please bring your winter projects to the meeting and continue to submit project photos via the Google Form .
The November program will feature a short presentation by Jeff Kramer about his experience attending his first class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. He will discuss the course he took (Fundamentals of Woodworking with Steve Latta) and the things that he learned about woodworking and Marc Adams.
The remainder of the November meeting will feature our annual DPWW toy distribution.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are not planning a From Our Workshop.
Chad Montgomery one of our members, will be the featured presenter at our meeting on October 17. He will talk about constructing a ukulele and will give a presentation on how you can construct one yourself. This will include:
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
This month we have DPWW member Marty Dettmer presenting a method for constructing a hexagonal box top that rises up in the center. A flat lid is a two dimensional construction. When you add a peak, it becomes a three dimensional problem that requires more thought and the glue up gets complicated.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
Masks are recommended but not required.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
John Zurales has been using a laser for about a year and a half to make a projects that combine woodworking, software, and laser in a wide variety of materials. His laser journey began with a weekend laser class at Marc Adams two years ago, followed by a full week class this year where he made the Blackhawks laser marquetry piece as well as many other items.
The laser is a versatile tool that uses similar XY and Z axis principles as CNC routing, to cut, score and engrave projects. John has used his laser on wood, veneer, slate tile, glass, acrylic, coffee mugs, leatherette, paper and other materials.
He is still on his exploration journey and will provide an overview of the laser process, share lessons learned, examples of his work, and answer questions. John is also donating some laser made items to the door prize raffle for members that are attending in person.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
Masks are recommended but not required.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
John will be presenting in person and bringing in a number of his works along with tools he uses. He will discuss the tools, how to carve, his ideas, some of his works, and take Q&A. He carves animals, body's, and abstract figures. And has won numerous awards for his works. John has been carving for 35 years year's but said he started whittling at age 12. His past life John was in the Vietnan war, a paramedic, and then a firefighter.
This DPWW meeting will be at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. Please park in the South parking lot.
Masks are recommended but not required.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
Amateur woodworker Gary Davis has had a dream for many years of making his own canoe. Well, life throws a twist sometimes and he made a kayak instead. It was a three-summer project that he documented the entire time. Using a combination of hand and power tools with three different wood species he'll present his project from inception to completion. You can find a blog of his experience at Strip Built Kayak
Good news again - this DPWW meeting will be second in a row in person meeting at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. We will also broadcast the meeting via Zoom. If you drive to St. James, please park in the South parking lot.
Masks are recommended but not required.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
Door prizes are back! Come to the meeting and try your luck!!
Jim Snyder will be discussing his 30 years as a woodshop teacher at Glenbard South High School. He will talk about what he taught on safety, the equipment they used, the projects his students made, and other items related to woodworking.
Good news (again) this DPWW meeting will be in person at Saint James Church in Glen Ellyn. We will also broadcast the meeting via Zoom. If you drive to St. James, please park in the South parking lot.
Masks are recommended but not required.
We are planning a From Our Workshop.
Our February program is professional woodworker Ron Herman. Since his presentation will be via Zoom and Omicron is still in the air the board decided that we will conduct our general meeting in February via Zoom, no inperson meeting. The Zoom meeting information will be distributed to members the week before the meeting.
Ron will be presenting on woodworking joint making.
He will try to cover:
January Program to Feature a Panel on Woodworking Schools
Our January 17th program will provide you with the opportunity to learn about several of the woodworking schools where some of our members have taken woodworking courses. Our presenters will provide an overview of their experience and answer questions. We’ve recruited Don Johnson and Dick Sing from the Windy City Woodturners to fill out the program. The schools and their presenters are:
Our November activity was a trip to Rockford to visit ReTool (used tools) and Restore (used tools and more).
Roy Galbreath showed this lovely excavator at our October meeting.
The DuPage Woodworkers is dedicated to increasing the enjoyment of woodworking. Woodworkers of all skill levels, in every area of woodworking, are welcome.