Nick DePlonty of Castle of Wood is going to provide a demonstration going over intricate inlay work using a CNC machine (Shaper Origin CNC). He will demonstrate this from 2-3pm and 5-6pm each day at his booth. Don’t miss it!
Can a hot dog stop a saw!? SawStop table saws detect contact with skin, stopping the blade and removing it from the table surface in less than five milliseconds. They sense a slight electrical current that human fingers (and hot dogs) create. When it senses the current, the saw triggers a safety brake, which stops the blade in less than 5/1,000th of a second. The Tool Haus in Gladwin, MI is sponsoring this demonstration, which will be performed by Department Head Zack Fealk 4 times during the festival.
Join Windsor Chairmaker Jeff Wyatt at his booth at 4pm each day for a demonstration on turning Windsor chair legs!
Bring the kiddos and make wooden catapults! This workshop is open to kids 11 years and up and ages 3-10 with adult supervision. We supply the materials and instruction for kids to build their own wooden catapult. After your project is complete, test it out at our marshmallow firing range!
PlaneWave Instruments is the steward of the PlaneWave Arts & Science Campus. They are a leading manufacturer of advanced telescopes and observatory solutions. The company was founded in 2006 by a group of optical and mechanical engineers with over 80 years of combined experience in the industry.
Nick DePlonty of Castle of Wood is going to provide a demonstration going over intricate inlay work using a CNC machine (Shaper Origin CNC). He will demonstrate this from 2-3pm and 5-6pm each day at his booth. Don’t miss it!
Can a hot dog stop a saw!? SawStop table saws detect contact with skin, stopping the blade and removing it from the table surface in less than five milliseconds. They sense a slight electrical current that human fingers (and hot dogs) create. When it senses the current, the saw triggers a safety brake, which stops the blade in less than 5/1,000th of a second. The Tool Haus in Gladwin, MI is sponsoring this demonstration, which will be performed by Department Head Zack Fealk 4 times during the festival.
Join Windsor Chairmaker Jeff Wyatt at his booth at 1pm each day for a demonstration on hand cut dovetails!
PlaneWave Instruments is the steward of the PlaneWave Arts & Science Campus. They are a leading manufacturer of advanced telescopes and observatory solutions. The company was founded in 2006 by a group of optical and mechanical engineers with over 80 years of combined experience in the industry.
Bring the kiddos and make wooden catapults! This workshop is open to kids 11 years and up and ages 3-10 with adult supervision. We supply the materials and instruction for kids to build their own wooden catapult. After your project is complete, test it out at our marshmallow firing range!
Local musician Noah Martis will be playing live Sunday, from 1-3pm.
Erik Lancaster of Odin’s Woodshop will be demonstrating pen turning and epoxy pen blank creation. He will also have a stock of pens, small bits and pen making parts for sale.
Watch as a group of students reassemble the Handshouse Studio Notre-Dame de Paris Choir Truss #6, and practice hands-on, the rigging and raising process needed to hand-raise a 8100-pound white oak truss replica. This full-scale reconstruction of one of the oldest trusses that once stood above the choir section of Notre Dame, was built by a team of traditional carpenters, faculty, and students in a 10-day workshop held in Washington DC in August 2021, using the materials and methods of the original medieval builders. RAISING WILL HAPPEN AT HIGH NOON ON SUNDAY!
Join Thomas Tusano at his booth throughout the festival for demos where he will present retrospectives, video and screen-share and theory/discussion the techniques he utilizes to design and layout the blanks he uses to make cutting boards. Thomas has a unique approach to woodworking because he has incorporated the CNC and V carve in combination with other woodworking techniques to create his pieces. In these demonstrations, you will learn about simple CNC design for kitchenware and basic V carve skills with alternative tooling methods.
The Michigan/Ohio Woodturners are a local woodturning organization with about 45 members and an AAW Organization affiliate club. They cover all areas of woodturning and will be doing turning demonstrations during the festival, in addition to offering hands-on pen making for the public.
Join Bill Gordon from Belleville MI as he demonstrates cutting slabs from 4-5’ oak logs with his portable sawmill. He will also be carving Tiki and Easter Island heads. He will be demonstrating throughout the festival.
The Glines family will be demonstrating live chainsaw carving throughout the festival. They perform on-site carving of tree stumps, and demonstrate at other fairs, festivals, and special occasions.
Tom Becker is an avid woodworker with 47 years of experience. He is a Marine Veteran and is also a graduate of the Woodworking for Warriors Program. His specializations include Intarsia, Carving, Woodturning, and the ancient Japanese preservation technique Shou Sugi Ban .
Join fine furniture maker Dave Heller of Heller and Heller Customer furniture as he demonstrates his beautify mastery of veneer at his booth during the festival.
Paul Rutgers of Rutgers Spoon & Utensil Co. will be demonstrating spoon carving at his booth throughout the festival. Stop by and check it out!
5 Lakes Wood Co LLC’s Len Perotta hails from Allen Park, MI, where he has lived the vast majority of his life. With his sons becoming adults, and a medical retirement, Len found some time to pursue his lifelong dream of being a full-time woodworker. While he loves building cutting boards, furniture, wine racks and the like, he has found his true passion expressing his artistic side by creating battlefield flags, wavy flags and unique art pieces. Len’s flags are a fan favorite! Each is uniquely hand-carved, right down to the individually carved stars, and finished with great care. 5 Lakes Wood Co LLC creations can be found in galleries and boutiques from Trenton to Brighton, St. Claire Shores to Milan. Len will be demonstrating the process he uses to carve the very distinct battlefield flags throughout the festival.
Mike Rosenberg of Rosenberg Woodworks will be demonstrating the process to glue up wood segments for bowls and cups focusing on how you construct the bottom of the bowls and cups for turning the wooden cylinders he uses to make lighthouses, drinking cups, desk cups, and bangles. Learn how he uses the Cricut Design Studio to create custom designs on vinyl stencils which are used to sandblast designs into wood. He will be presenting at his booth throughout the festival.
“Dr. Live Edge” Jason Kozak will be milling up logs on his portable saw mill all weekend.
Gary Zimnicki is a world renowned luthier (Guitar maker) from Allen Park, MI. Gary has been building guitars, mandolins and ukuleles since 1979. In 2011 he began crafting instruments from wood removed from houses in Detroit. These exceptional instruments pay tribute to the history of Detroit and the craftsmen who built the homes. For more information about Zimnicki Guitars, visit www.Zimnicki.com.
This exhibit showcases a 1:10 scale white oak model of the east end of what is known in French as “La Forêt” (“The Forest”), the intricate wooden roof framework that, incorporating timber from trusses of an even earlier, 12th-century roof, stood above the stone vaults of Notre-Dame de Paris from the 13th century until the roof was destroyed by fire on April 15, 2019.
Stop by The Live Caveman Steve Laut’s booth throughout the festival to watch him transform a red ossier shoot, turkey feathers and a stone to an arrowhead to complete a primitive arrow. Steve Laut has been involved in archery for over 60 years.
Join Ross Glickman of Red Hand Guitars for CAD and CAM demos and short crash courses throughout the festival. Red Hand Guitars is a luthiery specializing in both the handmade classic and hyper futuristic portions of the instrument building trade.
Enjoy original solo acoustic guitar music from local musician Andy Schiller from 11-1pm Saturday and Sunday!
Chad Hadfield is a hobbyist wood turner from Bancroft, MI. He enjoys turning bowls, both decorative and useful, using tools that are affordable for nearly anyone. He enjoys being an ambassador for hobby level woodcraft, demonstrating how the average person can create beautiful and functional objects. He will be demonstrating bowl turning on the lathe at his booth during the festival.
Nick DePlonty of Castle of Wood is going to provide a demonstration going over intricate inlay work using a CNC machine (Shaper Origin CNC). He will demonstrate this from 2-3pm and 5-6pm each day at his booth. Don’t miss it!
