Tuesday, July 2nd at 6pm
FastCap, 5016 Pacific Hwy, Ferndale, WA 98248

FIELD TRIP TO FASTCAP ON JULY 2nd
COFFEE HOUR & SHOP FOR TOOLS 5-6 PM
PROGRAM STARTS 6 PM

In July, we’re visiting FastCap just north of Bellingham, a company founded by Paul Akers, a woodworker and cabinet maker. FastCap makes innovative woodworking products that make jobs easier and save time. The company name comes from the first product he developed – small peel-and-stick adhesive covers to cover screws in cabinets. The meeting starts at 5 pm to give everyone a chance to buy something if you choose to. Paul will give us 10% off, and if you purchase at least $100 worth, you’ll be included in a drawing for the Paulk Workbench at the end of the program. After our coffee and shopping hour, Paul will give us a tour of his impressive facility. We will then have the privilege of seeing his personal presentation on the company including how lean manufacturing made FastCap a success. Paul is often asked (and paid $$$) to give this presentation to corporations around the world. Since this is a fieldtrip, Bring-and-Brag and the library will not be included this month.

For more on FastCap, check out their website at https://www.fastcap.com.

Paulk Workbench: https://www.fastcap.com/product/paulk-workbench

Tuesday, May 7th at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273

NCWA woodworker Stuart Welch will present “Roots of Current American Woodworking”. Several well known woodworkers of the 1950’s – 1970’s will be featured with photographs of their work. Stuart will also present some of his woodworking projects which he displayed at the Skagit County Historical Museum this past winter.

Tuesday, April 2nd at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273

Our April program will be a presentation by Port Townsend woodworker Kevin Reiswig. Kevin’s creations stem from his fascination with plants, animals and the land. A natural born forager, his work frequently incorporates scavenged materials from his environment. Since moving from Chicago in 2010 his work has consisted mostly of studio furniture and projects that reimagine wood salvaged from alleyways and gutted buildings.

From Kevin: “Work builds me as much as I build work. I have spent the last decade studying traditional craft techniques and expanding my understanding of wood. I have spent thousands of hours practicing the processes of milling, joinery and shaping wood as well as more obscure methods such as steam bending and coopering.”

Kevin is a graduate of the College of Wooster in Ohio where he studied sculpture under the guidance of Walter Zurko. He has lived at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado twice, once as an intern and again as an artist-in-residence. He also had an artist residency in China

Tuesday, March 5th at 7pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273

The March Program will be given by three of the top woodworkers in NCWA.
It will focus on design and design choices.
Andrew Pellar will discuss selecting wood for a major piece.
Tom Dolese will use his chair design to illustrate the evolution of a design.
Mike Chaplin will talk about his current project and some of the design choices he has made.
The program promises to have a lot of great information and useful “takeaways”.
Come and learn from your talented club members!