Mark your calendar Here’s what’s on the docket for the coming year. We hope this helps you make plans and avoid conflicts. Please mark your calendar for upcoming St. James Woodworkers events: January 2023 meeting — Thursday, January 26, 3:30 p.m., Community Center February meeting — Thursday, February 23, 3:30 p.m., Community Center March meeting … Read more
2 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2820 Harborside Way Major Bruce Brown USMC (Ret.), Assistant Coordinator, Calabash Campaign, Toys for Tots, will be attending in Marine dress uniform to accept the handcrafted wooden toys made by members of St. James Woodworkers. This year, a team of St. James Woodworkers again made games, cars, trucks and … Read more
Come to the community center at 3:30 p.m. for a festive combined November/December meeting. Better yet, dig through your shop and unearth that never used tool, the oddity, the one-of-a-kind gizmo, or that gift your kids gave you to regift in our first Woodworkers Secret Santa. More details to come. Don’t miss it!
Tuesday, May 18, 4 p.m. Woodlands Pavillion Please plan on joining us for our May meeting Woodlands Pavillion 4:00 social time; 4:30-5:30 meeting Refreshments provided Bring a show-and-tell item and invite non-member SJ woodworkers you know. Details to come! Plan to bring any unused tools or materials you want to swap or gift (or … Read more
Wednesday, April 21, 3:30 p.m. Woodlands Pavillion Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, or a termite emerging from a pile of sawdust, the mighty St. James Woodworkers are back! We’re finally crawling out from under the Covid rock and having a group meeting. Woodlands Pavillion 3:30-4:00 social time; 4:00-5:30 meeting Refreshments provided Bring a … Read more
1-4 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 (plan to arrive at 1 for best bargain bin selection) World Timber Corp., Hubert, NC St. James Woodworkers has been invited to join the Wilmington Area Woodturners Association in a club buying trip to exotic wood importer and wholesaler World Timber. Meet at World Timber at about 1 p.m. … Read more
Recap John has a very nice and well organized shop – he is an superb wood turner and has done some fantastic crafts which he displayed a few of. High-quality tools and many jigs to assist with his woodturning, particularly his intricate segmented bowls and vessels. John was a great host and did a great … Read more
Third Shop Tour September 15, 2020 After Tour Notes – Mark Lynch Shop Rethinking the Capabilities of a Garage Shop Think a garage shop can’t do it all? Mark Lynch’s shop reflects planning, experience, flexibility and quality. An old B&D Workmate is still at work, but power tools on purpose-built mobile bases form a … Read more
Monday, October 19, 2020 Social time — 3:45-4 p.m. Meeting — 4-5 p.m. Plan now to virtually attend our October meeting from the convenience of your own home. We promise to keep it short and sweet, visually interesting, and to keep it moving along. Agenda includes . . . Group update/recap, planned activities Toy drive … Read more
Friday, October 16, 2020 World Timber Corp., Hubert, NC Meet at Community Center parking lot at 8 a.m. for 8:15 a.m. departure if wish to carpool or caravan; or meet at World Timber at about 10 a.m. Exotic lumber importer, wholesaler Special pricing for our group They sell: Flat stock Slabs Turning blanks/small blocks Plus … Read more