Programs

Our current and previous monthly meeting program topics.

If you are interested in being a speaker, please contact programs@ntwa.org.

2025

Month	Speaker	Topic
January	Reichert Woodworks	Presentation on high end woodworking
February	Members	Beads of Courage Box Build Challenge
March	Officers	Membership Survey
April	The Art of Finishing	Member Panel
May	Swap Meet	TBA
June		Woodworking Mallet Build Challenge
July	Picnic	Potluck Signup
August	Mike Behringer (Operations Mgr.- D&R Tools)	Tool Sharpening
September	Wilson Fuqua (President – Fuqua Architects)	“Golden Rectangles”
October		End Grain Cutting Board Build Challenge
November	Michael Mastin McKinney Hardwoods	A Look at Various Hardwoods
December	Christmas Party	Holiday Cheer

2024

Month	Speaker	Topic
January	Officers	Round Table Discussion
February	Members	Beads of Courage Box Build Challenge
March	Panel Discussion	Monetizing your Woodworking
April	Tom McLaughlin	Epic Woodworking
May	Members	Krenov Style Build Challenge
June	Bodie Pyndus	Making Inlay Banding
July	Picnic	Food
August	Jay Stearns	Bandsaw Boxes “Your Joinery is Showing” Build Challenge
September	Drew Witt	Drew is a YouTuber and tool accessory designer
October	Panel Discussion	CNC and Woodworking
November	Members	Christmas gift Projects and Builds Inlay Banding Build Challenge
December	Christmas Party	Display and Preview of Eismann Center Wood show.  (No show & Tell)

2023

Month	Speaker	Topic
January	Greg Merrill	Converting to Metric in the shop
February	Leonard Edgar	Toy Crafters
March	Dustin Henson	A woodworking Business
April	Bodie Pyndus	Programs of NTWA
May	Jay Fisher	Central Hardwoods
June	Mark Seay	Woodcraft; Building for Furniture shows
July	Picnic	Food
August	Bodie Pyndus & Brian O’Donnell	Apps for Woodworking
September	Perry McDaniel	Incra Tools
October	Raechal Petris	The Builder Challenge
November	Jeff Rogalski	End Grain Art
December	Christmas Party

2022

Month	Speaker	Topic
January	Jeff Kappel	Lichtenberg Burning Process
February	John Loftis	Building Cutting Boards
March	Jeff Goodman	Wood Turner; State Fare Winner
April	Ron Peyton	Marquetry
May	Reed Robinson	Building Rocking Chairs
June	Dr. Bruce Staats	Dust Collection and you Lungs
July	Picnic
August	Bodie Pyndus	NTWA Survey
September	Bodie Pyndus	Survey Results
October	Garrett Garner	Kiln Drying Wood
November	Wayne Miller	Hand Tool Woodworking
December	Christmas Party

2021

Month	Speaker	Topic
January	Dale Smith	Kangaroo Cases
February	Ron Giordano	Box Building
March	Bodie Pyndus	Mortising Jig
April
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June	Brandon Hansford	Education Coordinator Richardson Maker Space
July	Picnic
August	Dan Nilus	Using Epoxy
September	Norman from Wood World	Knife making
October	Gary Turman	Metal Working & tools
November	Micheal Boyle	Of Woodcraft on Wooden Toys
December	Christmas Party