Monthly Meetings, Workshops, Shop Tours, Training and More
The SAWS Coffeehouse is held on the 1st Thursday of the month at 11 AM at the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, 5302 Forand Street S.W., Calgary. This is a chance to visit with fellow SAWS members over coffee or lunch.
Member Meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday evening of the month at the Scarboro Community Association, 1727 14 Ave S.W., Calgary. 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.
2025-2026 Member Meeting Schedule
Sep 10, 2025 @ 6 pm at Southcentre Mall, SE Calgary
Oct 15, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Dec 17, 2025
Jan 21, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
May 23, 2026 Shop Tours (Saturday)
Jun 17, 2026 Annual General Meeting
Events will be added below once more details for each meeting are available.
Monthly Meeting at the Exhibition
Come meet at Southcentre Mall at 6 p.m. (1 hour early) to celebrate the Exhibition..
April 16, 2025 Monthly Meeting
SAWS member Dave Ross gave a talk and demonstration on all there is to know about sanding as it pertains to the home workshop.
Mar 19, 2025 Monthly Meeting
SAWS members Louis Girard, Paul Dean, and Tam Godfrey facilitated a discussion of the various aspects of vacuum bagging veneers to a solid substrate.
Feb 19, 2025 Monthly Meeting
Gene Tehansky, a former SAWS member, was the featured presenter for this meeting, speaking on Boat Building.
Jan 15, 2025 Monthly Meeting
It’s always amazing to see what others have been doing in their shops or during their travels, so we did a Show & Tell.
Dec 18, 2024 Monthly Meeting
December Social - Narrow-Boating in Wales
Tam Godfrey presented a slideshow and talk about the 10 days in early October that he and Wendy spent narrow-boating on the Llangollen Canal in Wales.
Nov 20, 2024 Monthly Meeting
Mel Kostiuk gave a slideshow and talk about his wooden sign business, Mel the Sign Man
Sep 18, 2024 Monthly Meeting
A presentation by SAWS members, Maria Teleptean and Raul Nemes, on their woodworking business, Remnant Woodworks.
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.