Jim Heavery has had projects and articles featured in WOOD magazine and has designed and presented educational programs nationally for woodworkers through Sears, Rigid Tool and The Woodworking Shows.

Bob Van Dyke worked on a Saw Stop tablesaw. He is a big fan of the Saw Stop tablesaw, both for its high quality and its safety features. Bob used a piece of waxed paper to rub down the saw table. It puts down enough wax to make sure that the work pieces slide easily. This method is faster then applying paste wax.

Freddy Roman apprenticed under master craftsmen Philip C. Lowe at the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts in Beverly, MA. After graduating, Freddy has worked for conservation studios and cabinet shops restoring furniture, making built-ins, kitchens, architectural elements, and reproducing museum quality furniture. Freddy has also continued to study in the field of period furniture, restoration, and conservation.

Using traditional tools and techniques, Elia Bizzarri rives, hews, shaves, and turns elegant Windsor chairs in his workshop in central North Carolina. Known for the quality and elegance of his turning technique, his chairs reflect an integral understanding of the intrinsic qualities of maple, poplar, hickory, and oak.

Dan O'Sullivan demonstrates working with veneers.

Hugh Fish explains several design issues for building a table that should last for decades. Jeff Limburger talks about hand planes in a machine driven world.

Chris Black, a local cabinetmaker and tool maker, demonstrated how to make your own tools, and showed a simple way to heat treat tool steel at the September meeting

Mike Payst demonstrated his latest vice designs. Paul Rolfe discussed working with exotic hardwoods and Jay Cash discussed finishing exotic hardwoods

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