Monthly Meetings, Workshops, Shop Tours, Training and More
Meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday of the month. There is no membership fee for a visitor or guest to attend a SAWS meeting for the first time. You will be most welcome! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
2023-2024 Schedule
Sep 6, 2023
Oct 25, 2023
Nov 15, 2023 - Moved to Tuesday November 21, 2023
Dec 13, 2023
Jan 17, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
Mar 20, 2024
Apr 17, 2024
May 25, 2024 Shop Tours (Saturday)
Jun 19, 2024 Annual General Meeting
Events will be added below once more details for each meeting are available.
Dec 13 2023 Monthly Meeting
Christmas Special. Members’ spouses, partners or family members are invited to join us.
June 21, 2023 AGM
2023 Annual General Meeting
As a registered Non-Profit in the province of Alberta, SAWS must hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where members can receive the Annual Financial Statements and elect a Board of Directors. For this meeting to be official, there must be a quorum of 25% of SAWS members. Therefore, please make it a priority to attend. Meeting details are below. The longstanding King Edward School building is much more than bricks and mortar. With a rich and meaningful 100—year history it is an interesting place to visit in itself. For a look into the architectural and community heritage of the former King Edward School, download a historical retrospective here.
The AGM will be on Wednesday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held in the Alberta Craft Council Craft Gallery in cSPACE at the old King Edward School (1721 29 Avenue SW in the Marda Loop neighborhood in Calgary.
H y b r i d M e e t i n g
Coffee and Networking: 6:00 p.m.
Zoom: 6:15 p.m. (link provided below)
Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
April 19, 2023 Monthly Meeting
Tom Gorman - Joinery: How it Relates to Making Furniture
Mar 15, 2023 Monthly Meeting
Craig Sutherland - The Ins and Outs of Production Veneering
Nov 16, 2022 Monthly Meeting
In keeping with SAWS members’ strong interest in design, we are pleased to have Kerry Harmer presenting at the November meeting.
Oct 19, 2022 Monthly Meeting
Jerome Choquet, Livos Regional Manager for Western Canada, is our presenter for the October meeting.
Wonder of Wood: Marquetry and Inlay
SAWS Member Ryan Andrusky attended the first ever "Wonder of Wood: Marquetry and Inlay" conference and will share pictures from the three days.
April 20, 2022 Stage and Screen Carpentry
Our first live meeting in 2 years features Clare Prosser, a man who has spent 30 years creating magic on stage and screen
March 16, 2022 Annual 2X4 Challenge
It’s time for our Annual 2X4 challenge. Get involved and see what you can make out of equivalent amount of wood as a dimensional 2X4!
February 16, 2022 Chair Making with Doug Haslam
The February meeting will be a Chair Making Workshop with Doug Haslam - a 5th Generation Calgarian who trained in furniture making and design at the School of Craft and Design, Sheridan College.
January 2022 Show and Tell
The Show and Tell can be anything you are working on, have finished, or you think would be of interest to the members.
December 2021 Monthly Meeting
Exploring Tapered Laminated Steam Bent Legs with Matt Smith
October 2021 Monthly Meeting
Vincent Tai - a young master of making his own tools and making them sharper will be talking about and demonstrating how to sharpen handsaws.
September 15 - Show and Tell
The Show and Tell can be anything you are working on, have finished, or you think would be of interest to the members.
June 26, 2021 - Marquetry, Multiple Generation Laminations and Annual General Meeting
Join us for our AGM followed by presentations by Ryan Andrusky and Doug Drury.
May 15, 2021 - Shop Tours
With snow all but gone, and not falling with great frequency any more, that must mean it is time for SHOP TOURS!
April 13, 2021 - Oneida Dust Collection
Join us on Zoom for a special presentation on Dust Collection by Oneida Air Systems.
March 18, 2021 - Marquetry Medley Kickoff
Call for any and all Marqueteers/ Parqueteers! Experienced or beginner! Choose your weapon: knife or saw! Create a square!