Everything else:
Note: Events in this category are not sponsored by the Des Moines Woodworkers Association. These listings are provided as a convenience and should not be considered an endorsement by DMWA unless otherwise noted.
IWF stands for the International Woodworking Fair. IWF is a biannual event and takes place every two years at the Georgia World Congress Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2020 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual event was held instead.
From the IWF website:
Cost to Attend:
TBA. Attendee Housing & Registration for IWF 2022 will open in January 2022.
Event Date | August 23, 2022, 8:30 am |
Event End Date | August 23, 2022, 5:00 pm |
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IWF stands for the International Woodworking Fair. IWF is a biannual event and takes place every two years at the Georgia World Congress Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2020 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual event was held instead.
From the IWF website:
Cost to Attend:
TBA. Attendee Housing & Registration for IWF 2022 will open in January 2022.
Event Date | August 24, 2022, 8:30 am |
Event End Date | August 24, 2022, 5:00 pm |
Categories | Community |
IWF stands for the International Woodworking Fair. IWF is a biannual event and takes place every two years at the Georgia World Congress Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2020 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual event was held instead.
From the IWF website:
Cost to Attend:
TBA. Attendee Housing & Registration for IWF 2022 will open in January 2022.
Event Date | August 25, 2022, 8:30 am |
Event End Date | August 25, 2022, 5:00 pm |
Categories | Community |
IWF stands for the International Woodworking Fair. IWF is a biannual event and takes place every two years at the Georgia World Congress Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2020 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual event was held instead.
From the IWF website:
Cost to Attend:
TBA. Attendee Housing & Registration for IWF 2022 will open in January 2022.
Event Date | August 26, 2022, 8:30 am |
Event End Date | August 26, 2022, 2:00 pm |
Categories | Community |
The Mid-Iowa Woodcarvers (Facebook link) return for their one-day Adventures in Wood show!
View carving contest entries, watch carving demonstrations, and participate in a hands-on lesson in whittling. No preregistration required!
The event will be held at Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa, on April 22nd.. There is a fee to enter Reiman Gardens with the location and fee information found at https://www.reimangardens.com/. Admission is free for Reiman Gardens members and ISU students.
Members of the Des Moines Botanical Center receive two free general admissions per visit to Reiman Gardens.
(Des Moines Woodworkers Association is not a sponsor of this event, and we present this listing as a courtesy to our friends at Mid-Iowa Wood Carvers)
Event Date | April 22, 2023, 10:00 am |
Event End Date | April 22, 2023, 4:00 pm |
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Woodworkers –
A big woodworking event is coming to Iowa. It’s called Handworks and it takes place on Friday and Saturday, September 1-2 in the Amana Colonies.
"Handworks is a gathering of like-minded hand tool makers for the purpose of promoting the beauty of hand woodworking and the tools that go along with it."
Featured guest: Roy Underhill
Tons of workshops.
And admission is free!
For all the details, go to https://handworks.co/
- Ken Rummer, President
Des Moines Woodworkers Association
Event Date | September 1, 2023, 10:00 am |
Event End Date | September 1, 2023, 5:00 pm |
Categories | Community |
Woodworkers –
A big woodworking event is coming to Iowa. It’s called Handworks and it takes place on Friday and Saturday, September 1-2 in the Amana Colonies.
"Handworks is a gathering of like-minded hand tool makers for the purpose of promoting the beauty of hand woodworking and the tools that go along with it."
Featured guest: Roy Underhill
Tons of workshops.
And admission is free!
For all the details, go to https://handworks.co/
- Ken Rummer, President
Des Moines Woodworkers Association
Event Date | September 2, 2023, 10:00 am |
Event End Date | September 2, 2023, 5:00 pm |
Categories | Community |
October is Woodworking Manufacturing Month, an industry outreach program showcasing product and technology innovation and advancement across the wood products industry landscape.
The program is produced by the International Woodworking Fair on behalf of its owners, the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association and Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America, for the benefit of the industry at large.
“Produced and staged under the banner Innovation At Work, Woodworking Manufacturing Month will celebrate woodworking industry vitality on two parallel tracks: A national awareness and outreach campaign operating in tandem with local grassroots programming initiated by participating manufacturers,” according to a statement from the International Woodworking Fair (IWF).
More information:
https://www.woodshopnews.com/news/october-is-woodworking-manufacturing-month/
https://www.iwfatlanta.com/woodworking-manufacturing-month/about/
Event Date | 10-01-2023 |
Event End Date | 10-31-2023 |
Categories | Community |