Founded in 1983, SAWS is celebrating its 31st year of existence. SAWS is a non-profit Society located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Its mandate is to promote fine woodworking to the public and to raise interest in SAWS by encouraging membership.

SAWS February 2015 meeting

Note that the February meeting will be on a Tuesday unlike our regular schedule



Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2015




Time: 7:00 p.m.




Location: Esker Foundation Contemporary Art Gallery 4th Floor, 1011 – 9 Avenue SE




Exhibit: Oh, Canada: Contemporary Art from North America










Doug Haslam will host the February meeting at the Esker Foundation in historic Inglewood.

Southern Alberta Woodworker's Society: January 21, 2015 Meeting Update

An addendum to the note about the regular monthly meeting January 21 at 7:00 pm.  The new name for Calmet is Performax.  Same address Performax Tooling Ltd, #40 3270 46 Avenue SE .



Owners, Kurt Collins and Guy Godbout, will explain the selection and
applications of wood cutting tools, including tablesaw blades, jointer knives
and router bits. Ceramic tipped tablesaw blades will be included. A
demonstration of sharpening tablesaw blades will follow.

Suggested access is Peigan Trail, south onto 36th St., then west onto 46th Ave.
Look for the brown brick building at 32nd Street.

Tier 2 Workshop January 31, 2015

Want to know more about the Festool Domino system for creating floating tenons?  Then come along to Andy Lockhart's shop at 1:00 pm on Saturday January 31 for a demo.  Please sign up with Brian Graham by e-mail to brian.t.graham@shaw.ca