Club Activities
Activities for the General Membership. Includes monthly membership meetings and the holiday party.
Welcome back from our summer break! Our first meeting for the fall of 2019 will take place on September 10, 2019 at the Woodsmith Store.
September’s program features Shaun Webb with a presentation on traditional bow making. Shaun is an avid archer and has built many different types of bows. He'll bring several tools that he uses to show us his process in person.
| Event Date | September 10, 2019, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | September 10, 2019, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
Our October meeting will take place on October 8th, 2019 at the Woodsmith Store.
This month's program will feature Craig Ruegsegger, Deputy Editor of WOOD magazine, demonstrating how making boxes using just the bandsaw (and some sanding) opens a world of curvy, creative opportunities.
| Event Date | October 8, 2019, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | October 8, 2019, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The November 2019 general meeting will take place on November 12th, 2019 at the Woodsmith Store. Doors open at 6:30pm for social time, and you must arrive by 7pm when the Woodsmith store closes to customers to get in to the meeting.
Club member Tom Whalley will present on what he calls “crossover woodworking,” and will show how he creates his unique State Fair projects. Traditional woodworking and traditional woodturning are usually very different and use totally different tools and machines. Over the last 2 to 3 years, Tom has developed a fascination for what some folks might call “segmented woodturning”; however, he calls it “crossover woodworking.” That is because it uses woodworking tools as well as woodturning tools in harmony with results that are different from woodworking, woodturning, or segmented work on their own.
During the demonstration, Tom hopes to do two things: He will explain the techniques in creating the ribbon piece by using some drawings of the process. During this discussion, he plans to recreate a model similar to what he made prior to creating the actual piece you will see.
So many people have asked Tom how the streptohedron came about, so he might also go through this process from the initial layout through the steps of construction and talk about some of the jigs, etc, he used to make it. Tom will bring some of the trial pieces as well as photos and drawings to better show the process.
November is also our Annual Meeting as an organization, when we conduct elections for officers and review the financial state of the Association. If you're interested in volunteering for the club or getting more involved on a committee, this month is a good time to ask the current board and volunteers about how you can make a difference to YOUR Des Moines Woodworkers Association!
| Event Date | November 12, 2019, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | November 12, 2019, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The December 2019 general meeting will be our annual holiday party!
Our Christmas Mingle & Jingle will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm in the Woodsmith Store meeting room.
Email your 2019 project pictures to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. be entered in the prize drawing! Please include a little detail about your project in your email. There will be limited space for sharing, so please email your project pictures rather than bringing them to share.
Put your apron on and get cookin'! Everyone is invited to bring a desert or appetizer to share. The club will provide plates, napkins and forks. Please bring your own serving utensils if needed. Beverages will also be provided.
If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped present with value $5.00 or less.
All party-goers are asked to bring new pairs of warm socks to be donated to the Central Iowa Homeless Shelter.
| Event Date | December 10, 2019, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | December 10, 2019, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The January 2020 general meeting will take place on January 14th, 2020 at the Woodsmith Store. Doors open at 6:30pm for social time, and you must arrive by 7pm when the Woodsmith store closes to customers to get in to the meeting.
Our February meeting presenter will be longtime member Tom Brumback. Tom will be presenting on proper shop dust collection and lighting. Duct collection at the cutting or sanding source, as well as reducing the ambient air dust particulates, have been popular topics among our members. Come to the meeting to learn about ways to make your shop cleaner and safer to work and breathe in.We look forward to Tom’s program.
| Event Date | January 14, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | January 14, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
This month's general meeting will be held on February 11th, 2020 at the Woodsmith Store. Doors open at 6:30pm for social time, and you must arrive by 7pm when the Woodsmith store closes to customers to get in to the meeting.
Our February meeting presenter will be longtime member Tom Brumback. Tom will be presenting on proper shop dust collection and lighting. Duct collection at the cutting or sanding source, as well as reducing the ambient air dust particulates, have been popular topics among our members. Come to the meeting to learn about ways to make your shop cleaner and safer to work and breathe in!
| Event Date | February 11, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | February 11, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
This month's general meeting will be held on March 10th, 2020 at the Woodsmith Store. Doors open at 6:30pm for social time, and you must arrive by 7pm when the Woodsmith store closes to customers to get in to the meeting.
Our March meeting presenter will be club member Brad Preston. Brad will be presenting on Shaper Origin. If you have an interest in CNC machines, but don’t have a large enough shop to fit a full sized CNC table machine or if you need to take CNC precision machine to the job site then the Shaper Origin just might be what you need. Come to the meeting and learn about the different techniques and uses that the Shaper Origin provides and you may find a new tool to add to the wish list
| Event Date | March 10, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | March 10, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The April General Members meeting will not be held.
The Des Moines Woodworkers Board has decided to cancel all Club activities planned for April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. May activities will be evaluated in April.
Stay safe at home and get some woodworking done, everyone!
| Event Date | April 14, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | April 14, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The May General Members meeting will not be held.
The Des Moines Woodworkers Board has decided to cancel all Club activities planned for April and May due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Future activities will be evaluated over the summer and as the State of Iowa updates their guidance for large assemblies.
Stay safe at home and get some woodworking done, everyone!
| Event Date | May 12, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | May 12, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |
The September General Members meeting will not be held.
The Des Moines Woodworkers Board has decided to cancel all large-group activities until further notice, including the monthly Member Meetings, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Other activities such as our skill building classes are being evaluated and we hope to have more information about these soon.
Stay safe at home and get some woodworking done, everyone!
| Event Date | September 8, 2020, 7:00 pm |
| Event End Date | September 8, 2020, 9:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| Categories | Club Activities |