| Date | Speaker/Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 17-Jan | Board Meeting 5.00pm to 6.30pm | Foster City Recreation Center, Spray Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | Main agenda items: 2013 Budget and 2012 Show reviewFull agenda to be published later |
| Thursday 17-Jan | John McCormack Talk on the Wooden Boat School, in Brooklin, ME. Plus Annual Box Contest | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information: johnpmccormack.com |
| Saturday 26-January | Members shop visit 10.00am to 12.00Loy Martin, studio furniture maker. | 150 Grant Ave #F, Palo Alto, CA 94306 | For more information on Loy's work: loymartinfurniture |
| Saturday 9-Feb | Vacuum bag event 9.30am to 12.30pmPresenters: Frank Ramsay, Jamie Buxton, and tbd | Woodcraft, 40 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA 94070 tel: 650-631-9663. | Attend to learn how to use vacuum backs for glueing and bending. Hear first hand experience of using them. |
| Thursday 21-Feb | Bernie Lubell | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information: bernielubell.com/ |
| Saturday 23-Feb | Members shop visit 10.00am to 12.00pmIDEO Labs, Jon Kaplan | 100 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto 94301 | For more information: labs.ideo.com |
| Thursday 21-Mar | Laura Mays Lead Instructor at The Fine Woodworking ProgramCollege of the RedwoodsFort Bragg, CA | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information on Laura Mays: yaffemays.com/ |
| Thursday18-Apr | Russel Baldon, Chair, Furniture Program, CCA | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | More infromation: cca.edu/academics |
| Saturday20-Apr | Member shop visit: Bob Nisbett Workshop10am to noon | 1880 Camino Ramo, Danville 94526, Tel: 925-820-8322 | See some of Bob's work at the College of the Redwoods website: Bob Nisbett |
| Thursday April 25th | Member shop visit:Big Creek Lumber Company10:45am | 3564 Highway 1, Davenport, CA 95017 Members interested in car-pooling can meet in the larger parking lot at 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City at 9:30 -- call Per Madsen 415-928-4509. | For more information: big-creek/history/ Big Creek says: "We recommend that folks wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. The sawmill is dusty. We will provide hard hats and hearing protection" |
| Saturday27-Apr | Rebuilding Together Project | For details contact Jay Perrine or Dan Goodman /td> | |
| Thursday16-May | John MoldovanMaster chair maker | Foster City Library, Wind Room, 1000 East Hillsdale Blvd.NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE Library is on corner of East Hillsdale and Shell Blvd. | For more information: jmoldovan.com/ |
| Thursday20-Jun | CHANGE OF PROGRAM Note: Offical program was cancelled due to speaker taking ill | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information:french-polishing.net |
| Thursday18-Jul | Shop essential Jigs and fixtures (what you really need in your shop)Facilitator John Blackmore Plus Annual members Jigs & Fixtures demonstrations | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | |
| Thursday15-Aug | CHANGE OF PROGRAM Note: Offical program was cancelled due to speaker taking ill | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | Was Heather Trosdahl |
| Thursday19-Sep | Lou Kern, furniture maker of functional-art based in Oakland Plus Box contest - entrants presents their box and describe how the made it | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information .functional-art.com |
| Thursday17-Oct | Dr. Shelly, Cooperative Extension Advisor in Biomass and Forest Product Utilization at the University of California at BerkeleyPlus Annual 2 x 4 Contest | Foster City Recreation Center, Spray Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | Note: We have cancelled this year's Annual Fine Woodworking Show and it will now be held bi-annualy |
| Saturday26-Oct | Visit to Lue Kern's workshop in Oakland | See how Lou makes complex curving stair rails with a "few simple jigs" | |
| Thursday21-Nov | Board meeting 5.00pm to 6.30pm | Foster City Recreation Center, Spray Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | |
| Thursday21-Nov | Annual meeting and election of Directors and Officers Plus: Juan Vergara, Infill Planemaker | Foster City Recreation Center, Mist Room, 650 Shell Blvd. | For more information: Juan Vergara: |
| Thursday12-Dec | Hors D'oeuvre / Dessert Potluck and MembersPlus Show and Tell | Foster City Recreation Center, Bluebird Room, 650 Shell Blvd. |