Who:

When:

Friday 6:30-8:00 pm Slide Presentation – free admission - Guild members and the public are invited
Saturday & Sunday, March 13-14, 2010 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where:

Topics to be covered include:

• Start with a rough board, lay out the pieces taking into consideration matching and economy of cuts.
• Rough mill all of the pieces for the table - setup and tune the jointer, thickness planer, band saw and table saw. Techniques on using these tools correctly and safely - including a kickback demonstration at the table saw.
• Resaw, book match, and glue up the top.
• Mill the legs and mortise with a plunge router.
• Taper the legs at the jointer.
• Show ways to make tenons on the aprons - router table, dado blades, and band sawing.
• Tricks and techniques for fitting the tenons
• Pegging the mortise with square pegs.
• Assembly of the table and final cutting of the table top to size with talk about overhangs, edge treatments, and attachment.
• Comments on dovetailing, hand planes and the list goes on....

Kelly's formal training began at the University of Cincinnati's Ohio College of Applied Science in 1974. He continued to study Industrial Arts at Berea College in Kentucky where he was mentored by instructor and
wood turner Rude Osolnik.

Kelly Mehler lectures throughout the United States. He is the author of The Tablesaw Book (1992/2002, Taunton Press) and is featured in two Fine Woodworking videos, Build a Shaker Table With Kelly Mehler, and Mastering Your Tablesaw. Kelly has contributed numerous articles to Fine Woodworking magazine, and has been published in Wood magazine (Better Homes and Gardens), American Woodworker, Popular Woodworking, Woodworker's Journal, Custom Woodworking Business magazine, and in the Time / Life woodworking book series.

For more information, and to view his gallery,
visit Kelly at: www.kellymehler.com

Cost Pre-registration until 2/19/10

Registration after 2/19/10

Guild Members $80

Guild Members $100

Non-members $115

Non-members $135