National Meeting/Workshop: Scott Grove - Furniture Making April 18 & 19, 2026

Scott Grove’s work showcases a harmonious blend of uniquely carved textures, rich copper-based finishes, and exotic woods with radiant figured grains. The workshop is in the Canandaigua area.

Workshop Registration - 4/18/2026

Furniture SIG - April 14th - Meeting at CP Rochester - 6:30PM

Jefferson Revolving Book Stand, making and demonstrating a shooting board and new shooting plane, overview of the Luthier SIG project of repairing a guitar, and making a wood bodied smoothing plane.

Chair Caning 101 - April 25th, 9AM to 4PM

This is an all-day interactive workshop to introduce the art of chair caning. Each participant will take home a completed, caned square.

Chair Caning 101 - 4/25/2026

Furniture SIG - May 12, 2026

The Rochester Woodworkers Society (RWS) allows members to focus on learning and developing their woodworking skills, share knowledge with fellow woodworkers, and be inspired by the work of others including exposure to professional woodworkers through the National Speakers programs and workshops, and access to an extensive lending library of books and videos.

Members login to register for workshops! Non-members can register for select workshops.

Take a look at our newsletter to see our latest activities:
RWS March 2026 Newsletter

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Gifts

Check back regularly to see our updated schedule for:

- Local Workshops: A local woodworker hosts a 2–8-hour workshop for a specific skill or project type. Note: you must be a member and logged in to register.

- Volunteering: Many woodworkers are active volunteers using their skills to help organizations like CP Rochester and St. Michael's Woodshop. Volunteer opportunities are open to all. Please contact Stephen MacIntyre at s_macintyre@yahoo.com

- National meetings: Held once/month with a prominent national speaker for 2 hours. Open to members and non-members; registration not required.

- National workshops: Typically, a prominent speaker runs a one-day workshop. Some of these have modest fees. Typically held once/month Sep-May; members only except Sep, registration required.

- SIGs (Special Interest Groups) for Furniture, Luthiers, and Turning. Meetings are smaller and 1-2 hours long for members interested in the subject. Typically held once/month Sep-May but some groups continue in the summer. Members can read and add to SIG (Special Interest Group) threads by clicking Resources, then Forums.

To join RWS please click: New Member Signup

RWS Typically holds eight National Meetings a year between September and May. We meet on the St. John Fisher Campus. These meetings begin at 7 PM and typically involves a series of announcements, updates and a raffle. A presentation by our visiting national speaker begins at 8 PM and usually lasts about an hour. Non-members are welcome to attend national meetings free of charge. RWS welcomes everyone interested in the craft whether professional or hobbyist. Join the company of hundreds of enthusiasts – carvers, turners, furniture makers, boat builders, and other skilled craftspeople and take your woodworking skills to a new level.