Northwest
Indiana
Woodworkers Association
Everything
you've ever wanted
to know about woodworking.
Our
goal is to improve our woodworking skills,
share ideas and have a good time.
Our membership ranges from novice to very experienced
in all forms of woodworking.
We learn from each other and from guest speakers.
Our Christmas Toys for Kids project is very important to us.
If
you are lucky enough to be working wood,
you are lucky enough.
Brush
up on your skills and get motivated.
Ladies Welcome.
Join Us!
Membership dues are $25.00 per
year. $35.00 for a husband and wife.
Come to one of our meetings as a guest. You may join at that time.
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For more information, contact: NIWA |
Date
4th Thursday of the month except the November and December meetings
which will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Time
7:00 p.m.
Place
| June and July | August through May |
| Hidden Lake Park, Merrillville, IN. | Clifford Pierce Middle School, Merrillville, IN. |
| South of 61st Ave. and East of Broadway (Social Center) |
2 Blocks East of Broadway on 70th Ave. (north door) |
Check Calendar of Events for details and changes unless otherwise noted below.
We have added new features to our Website.
Check out Book/Video Reviews
Find out what our members have to say about books and videos from our Library.
As a service to our members you may now post
a Classified Ad for items wanted or for sale.
The club has
256 books and 110 video tapes and DVDs available to our members in our free library.
Click here to view a list of Books or
Video
Tapes.
Having a
problem in your shop? Talk it over with our members.
There are many years of
experience at our meetings.
Each month
our members may bring in their projects for display and discussion.
This is a
very popular part of our meetings and gets much participation.
We schedule
an occasional field trip to visit an interesting location. i.e. saw mill,
festival, cabinet shop, Hoosier Bat Co.
Special recognition is in order for Al Huls and his Woodcraft
Store
located at Merrillville.
Nice people, nice store, nice place to visit.
Some members agree to host open house at their own shop. This allows their fellow members to see their equipment and also get to know each other better. We learn very much from these shop visits.
Tool
Auction
Members bring in new and used woodworking tools and materials for auction at our
January meeting.
The club owns a
Drill Doctor drill
bit sharpening machine.
Members may borrow this machine.
Contact our Librarian.
Magazine
Index's
Stan Wagner
has most woodworking magazines indexed and will
look up projects for club members.
John Hunter notifies us of special on-line or local bargains.
Email him if you wish to be on his mail list.
If you spot any good deals online or locally please email him so that he can
alert our fellow members.
This service is for NIWA members only.
Picnic
The annual Picnic is held
at Lemon Lake
Park, just east of
Cedar Lake.
Bring the family and a dish to pass.
Also, be prepared for a challenging
game of Bean Bag and Bingo.
Map
Many of our
members build toys which are collected each November for
distribution to needy children.
In many cases, these are the only toys that
these children will receive at Christmas.
Click here for photos and information.
All members and spouse or friend are invited to our
Christmas Party on December 20.
The club provides food, drink and entertainment.
“You
will always get what you always got. If you always do what you always
did.”
Ron Powers
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