Midwest Woodworkers Association
“There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.” Emile Zola
announcements
Next Club Meeting
The November 2025 MWA meeting will be held on Monday November 17, one week earlier than usual so as not to conflict with Thanksgiving week plans. The project for the evening will be to install wheels on the toy cars for the club’s Christmas Toy Project and will start at 6:30 PM at my shop, 4089 North Thompson Road (extreme northeast Columbia). We will see how many we can get done in a couple of hours. We will also need volunteers to deliver the toys to various children’s service agencies in the Boone County area during early December.
What We Do
Regular club meetings featuring a demonstration, show-n-tell, attendance raffles and shop talk are held on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 pm.
Sawdust Studios
3150 Paris Road
Columbia MO
Live Demonstrations
At our monthly meetings, we see live sessions on particular techniques and projects, delivered by an experienced member. On occasion we invite a nationally known woodworker to provide the demos.
Show-N-Tell
Members are encouraged to bring their latest projects to the monthly meetings and describe what they’ve been working on. Sometimes this is to get help from the group on a problem; many times it provides inspiration and oohs and aahs.
Hands-On Workshops
Scheduled throughout the year include hands-on workshops held at various locations, usually the workshop of a club member.
Shop Talk
Our in-person meetings always include helpful discussion from all experience levels. This could include topics like joinery, tools and techniques, fuming, bending, safety, shop operations and various projects.
