Past Meetings of the IWCS
This page contains links and information regarding past meetings, programs, and demonstration events about wood and woodworking.
May 2-4, 2008 Regional Woodfest at the Holiday Inn, Lake George N.Y. Theme; "Wood and the Adirondacks".
 February 20-24, 2008 Winter Woodfest at Lake Yale Conference Center, Florida. Hands on classes, demonstrations, technical sessions, Ladies classes, wood and craft auctions, sawmill on-site and evening entertainment.
Jan. 12, 2008 - Northwest Regional Winter Meeting at the Antique Powerland Museum located at 3995 Brooklane Road NE, Brooks, Oregon 97303.
 Australia Meeting at Neerim on November 14-17 2007. Eugene Dimitriadis and Victorian members organized the meeting at Neerim, Australia. Neerim is just north of Warragul and is located in a beautiful lush green part of Victoria-it's just beautiful all the time. The theme was "Forests and History of West Gippsland". Meeting was at the Algie Community Hall. Highlights included a barbeque on Wednesday evening; a variety of outings; a wood auction; and the Gippsland Grand Wood Show on Saturday, including an IWCS exhibit.
Feb 2007 issue of the Down Under IWCS Australia Newsletter in PDF format.
IWCS Great Lakes Regional Meeting, October 6, 2007 at the home of Judy and Bob Chastain, Lodoga, Indiana. Activities included: a bird house/bird feeder contest (with prizes), demonstrations, a pie contest, wood ID contest, and craft and wood auction.
IWCS United Kingdom Meeting, October 6, 2007 hosted by Terry and Pauline Sawbridge at Shareshill. Ken Southall gave a talk and demonstration on sharpening edge tools (planes, chisels, scrapers, etc.) and Terry showed how he produces custom-made wooden portholes, now in demand by boatbuilders for enhancing the fibreglass hulls on most new boats.
IWCS Northwest Regional Meeting, September 22, 2007 in Florence, Oregon. The day began at the Davidson Mill site about 10 miles east of Florence where attendees were given a demonstration of making baseball bats on their NCR Lathe. The finish of the turned bat was excellent and each bat turned was precisely to planned dimensions. Click the link for more information.
IWCS Annual Meeting June 11-17, 2007 at Pere Marquette State Park, near Grafton Illinois. Chuck Hoffman strumming his hand made guitar (right) at the annual meeting crafts display.
IWCS SE Regional Meeting February 7-11, 2007 started the collectors' year off with a bang. February 7 through 11, wood fanciers descended on the Lake Yale Convention Center near Eustice, FL, for a round of demonstrations, the wood and craft auctions, and a lot of happy conversation with old friends. It's safe to say, a good time was had by all.
IWCS Midwest Regional Indiana Meeting Sept 9th 2006 at Jerry and Grace Humphreys' farm near Rockville, Indiana, was the scene of another successful Indiana "Hoosier" Midwest Regional meeting. Over 95 members and guests enjoyed the Humphreys' hospitality, the delicious food, and the interesting and educational demonstrations. Rodney Humphreys' tour around the farm was a special treat. The farm not only grows corm but a large variety of many native tree species as well.
 IWCS Toowoomba Australia Woodfest Aug 30-Sept 5, 2006 at the James Byrne Centre, on the crest of the Great Dividing Range (a natural bush setting). Onsite accommodations included twin bedrooms with basin, common bathroom facilities on each floor. From Sept. 6 through Sept. 21, an optional tour by rail and road visited such destinations as the Queensland gem fields, a cattle and sheep station in the outback, and the Great Barrier Reef. The trip included many opportunities to view Australian trees, and even to collect local woods.
IWCS Mid-West Regional Meeting May 20, 2006, at Wright Township Fire Department, Midland, Indiana, Highway 59, south of Linton and Jasonville. There was a sawmill on-site, a craft auction, and demonstrations.
IWCS United Kingdom Branch Meeting May 6, 2006, Saturday, at the home of Ken and Pauline Southall, at Nettlestead, Suffolk.
 IWCS Southeast Regional Meeting March 18, 2006, Saturday, at Fork Union Military Academy in the Middle School Gymnasium. One day local Meet with registration from 8:00-9:00, exhibits and demonstrations from 9:00-12:00, Craft and Wood Auction from 1:30 till finish. The Academy is 17 miles south off of Interstate 64 on Route 15 from the Zion Crossroads exit. Zion Crossroads is about 18 miles east of Charlottesville, VA.
 IWCS SE Regional Meeting February 8-12, 2006 started the collectors' year off with a bang. February 8 through 12, wood fanciers descended on the Lake Yale Convention Center near Eustice, FL, for a round of demonstrations, the wood and craft auctions, and a lot of happy conversation with old friends. It's safe to say, a good time was had by all.
IWCS United Kingdom Branch Autumn 2005 Meeting October 8, 2005 was held at Bodenham Arboretum at Wolverly, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The arboretum has been awarded National Heritage status and also a Centre of Excellence by the Forestry Authority. Over 2,700 species of trees and shrubs are well labeled and landscaped within 156 acres. U.K.
 IWCS Central States/Great Lakes Region Fall Meeting in St. Louis, MO Oct 8th, 2005. was held at Hibdon Hardwood, Inc. 1410 North Broadway, Saint Louis, MO (http://www.hibdonhardwood.com/). Downtown St. Louis, north of the Arch. 9:00 am coffee and doughnuts, lunch.
 IWCS NW Regional Meeting September 17-18, 2005 its first Woodfest at the home of Judi and Allan Schwindt at Silver Lake, WA. With space for RVs, motor homes, and campers, we had a very enjoyable weekend. Don Avery, our past Chairman, brought his Wood-Mizer, and Bill Tarleton, (newly elected IWCS Trustee) from Lafayette, CA, brought his equipment designed for quarter-sawing lumber with a chain saw.
IWCS Annual Meeting & North Country Woodfest August 7-11, 2005 was held at University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin. Fellowship, tours forests, early logging sites, etc.
IWCS Great Lakes Region Spring Meeting May 21, 2005 was held at Wright Township Firehouse, Midland, Indiana (4 miles south of Jasonville on Road 59). Coffee and doughnuts at 8 a.m., noon lunch, woodworking demonstrations, craft and wood auctions.
IWCS United Kingdom Branch Spring Meeting May 21, 2005 was held at Shareshill, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
IWCS Southeast Region & Winter Woodfest Meeting February 2-6, 2005 was held at Lake Yale near Eustis, between Ocala and Orlando, Florida. Displays of crafts, wood auctions, field trips, recycled-wood contest, presentatiohns, etc.
IWCS Northwest Region Winter Meeting December 4, 2004 was held at Fisher Grange, Vancouver, Washington. Catered lunch, displays, distribution of the Northwest Tegion's Lesser Known Species Project (since 1993!), and program.
IWCS Northwest Region Autumn Meeting October 2-3, 2004 was held at "The Barn" Center, Bandon, Oregon. Driftwood collecting, breakfasts both days, dinner Saturday, craft displays, business session.
IWCS Australia Region Meeting September 10-12, 2004 was held at Daylesford Victoria Caravan Park, Ballan Road, Daylesford in central Victoria, Australia. Daylesford area is in central highlands of Victoria with a history of aborigines, mining and timber-getting. Meeting held in clubrooms of Daylesford Football Club, Victoria Park. Sample treading, auction, evenings of fun, tour of local forests and features.
IWCS Southeast Annual Meeting & Woodfest August 26-29, 2004 was held at Shocco Springs Conference Center near Talledega, Alabama - in the foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains! Tucked away among the dominant oak and pine trees are motel-like rooms, each with two double beds and private bath, campground with RV hookups, and dining and meeting rooms.
IWCS Northwest Region Summer Meeting July 10, 2004 was held at World Forestry Center's Magness Memorial Tree Farm near Wilsonville, Oregon. They had a catered lunch, displays and program.
IWCS Great Lakes Region Spring Meeting May 22, 2004 was held at Wright Township Firehouse, Midland, Indiana. Coffee and doughnuts at 8 a.m., noon lunch, woodworking demonstrations, craft and wood auctions.
IWCS United Kingdom Branch Meeting May 8, 2004 was held at Ken and Pauline Southall's home in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England. Activities included a pen turning demonstration by Ken Southall, segmented-bowl demonstration by Terry Sawbridge, wood exchange, talks between members, and wood-identification contest. They even had 2 California visitors, the Tarletons, who enjoyed their very first IWCS meeting and the Southall's hospitality for the night.
IWCS NW Regional Spring Meeting April 3, 2004 was held at Grange Hall, Adna, Washington. There was a catered lunch, displays, business session, and auction.
IWCS SE Regional Meeting & Florida Winter Woodfest February 4-8, 2004 was held at Lake Yale Convention Center, Eustis, Florida.
IWCS NW Regional Winter Meeting December 2003 was held at Fischer Grange Hall, 814 N.E. 162 Avenue, Vancouver, Washington. Catered lunch, craft and wood displays, fellowship and much more.
IWCS United Kingdom Branch Meeting October 11th 2003 was held at Ted & Pat Ingle's home at Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The day was fine and pleasantly warm for early6 October, allowing many members to enjoy the green turkey oak (Quercus laevis) bench-making demonstration organised by Richard W#ilson with the help of Hugh Jenkins.
In addition, there were demonstrations on using the drawknife and some unfamiliar tools. Both Richard & Hugh actively help to preserve Pepper Wood in Worcestershire. If any IWCS member would like more information about the woodland and the activities that go on, try visiting its web site (pepperwood.info).
Other activities included a talk by Bob Goddard on unfamiliar hardwoods used in antique Chinese furniture, and Ken Southall gave us an excellent demonstration on parquetry techniques; the end result was a chess board made from cherry and walnut veneers, ready for glueing.
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