Saturday, August 17th, 1:00pm
Mount Vernon Christian School
820 W Blackburn Rd, Mt Vernon, WA 98273

Let the Good Times Roll! This year, the picnic will be held at the Mount Vernon Christian School. As usual, the picnic will be held along with the Northwest Washington Woodturners club.

We’ll have our traditional BBQ Picnic Lunch — Burgers, Hot Dogs, and all the trimmings will be supplied, including vegetarian options. Please bring a side dish or dessert to help round out the menu and to help ensure that we all overeat! If you have your own camp chair, be sure to bring it.

Also, be ready to dust off those old tools or extra wood you need to sell in order to make room for new tools, as we will have a TOOL SALE by silent auction. If you plan to sell items at the silent auction, please print and fill out this bid sheet for each item.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 2-4

This year, our booth at the Anacortes Arts Festival will be in a new location, near the intersection of 7th Street and R Ave. This puts us near the Depot Art Gallery which will showcase this year’s juried art by all the best local artists.

Our booth will include a variety of interesting woodworking demonstrations by members of NCWA, Shave Horse demos, Toys for Tots car building for kids, and many items made by members on display and for sale.

Many thanks to members who have already signed up to…
• help set up the club’s booth
• volunteer as a greeter
• demonstrate a woodworking tip or technique with attendees
• display a few personal and/or class projects — or even selling a few!
• take down the booth at the end of the show
…it takes a village.

Tuesday, July 2nd, 7:00pm
Hillcrest Lodge
1717 South 13th Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98274

Pursuit of the Perfect Knife

Widely considered to be one of the greatest American Bladesmiths of our time, Bob Kramer has been an instrumental influence on the custom and commercial culinary knife industry as we know it today.

Since 1998, Kramer Knives have become a coveted item for both cooks and collectors alike. It’s a brand recognized for excellence, craftsmanship, and unbeatable performance. Visit his website at kramerknives.com

Saturday, June 8th, 11:00am
1716 East Pole Road
Everson, WA 98247

Special Meeting! Don’t Miss!

We will start the NCWA meetup at Greg Klassen’s studio at 1716 East Pole Road in Everson at 11:00am. Then at 11:30ish we will move to Slab Farm, 3 minutes down the road at 1460 Van Dyk Road for a sawmill demonstration and a short discussion about Greg’s business. This will be followed by a BBQ LUNCH, and then we’ll end with the Slab Farm Annual Wood Sale. The public is invited to the wood sale beginning at 1pm and ending at 4pm.

Slab Farm is a partnership between 4th generation Lynden farmer and engineer Landon Van Dyk and internationally-acclaimed woodworker and artist Greg Klassen. Our business is located on the 4th-generation Van Dyk farm just outside of Lynden, WA and our specialty is cutting large slabs on our Wood Mizer slabbing bandsaw mill using locally salvaged trees. Our inventory of slabs includes big leaf maple, fir, cedar, elm, oak, alder, and various other local trees with an emphasis on larger slabs.

Inspired by the rugged beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Greg Klassen designs furniture and art from sustainably harvested trees at his farmhouse studio in Everson, WA. A husband, father and master craftsman, Klassen has studied furniture design and fine woodworking in such diverse locales as California’s Redwood Coast and an island village in Sweden. In 2011, Klassen launched his trailblazing River Collection featuring wood slabs adorned with vibrant blue glass evoking the spirit of rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. He is the original creator of the River Table design and it is the most widely imitated furniture design of his generation. Klassen’s globally acclaimed work is crafted from carefully selected live edge wood slabs which inspire the form of each unique piece and is artfully joined together with hand-cut glass. The natural shapes of the wood ensure that no two of Klassen’s pieces are the same and his deft touch makes certain each piece is filled with layers, texture and nuance.