At the recent May 19th meeting it was voted that the regular bi-monthly meetings will be starting later to accommodate the many members traveling to these events. Tailgating will now begin at 9am, and last… Bi-monthly meetings moved back to later start times!
PATINA and Woodcraft of Springfield Virginia is sponsoring a Vintage Hand Tool Swap Meet on Saturday, May 4 from 9am through 5pm. Tables will be set up featuring selling from local vendors and collectors. Come… PATINA co-sponsor’s Tool Swap Meet May 4th!!!
The 2024 PATINA Tool Show and Auction is now ONE month away! Our annual show at the Damascus (Md) Volunteer Fire Facility on Saturday March 16, will once again look to have it all in… Annual Damascus Tool Show and Auction is Next Month! Final auction pictures added 2/24/24!!
For our upcoming January 14 program we are very pleased to have Lee Richmond as our featured speaker, and his presentation will be about infill planes. Lee has been the expert tool appraiser for Antiques… PATINA January 14, 2024 Meeting Featuring Lee Richmond
Several PATINA representatives will be attending The Woodworking Show this weekend Jan 5-7, at the Maryland State Fairground in Timonium, just north of Baltimore City. We will be recruiting new members and discussing or accepting… Woodworking Show in Timonium, Maryland January 5-7
Patina 2024 dues are now payable. Please send your $15 check to: Mary Anne Graham, PO Box 211, Round Hill, VA 20142 or pay by PayPal: patinatools45@gmail.com.. Those who join or rejoin in December… Renew your PATINA Membership by submitting 2024 Annual Dues!
The 2024 Meeting schedule has been approved. As has been traditionally the case, There will be 5 meetings in McLean, Virginia plus the annual tool show and auction in Damascus, Maryland. The dates are: Sunday,… 2024 PATINA meeting schedule
PATINA officers and associates will be recruiting new members and selling some vintage tools at the Rockler Artisan Woodworker’s Fall Festival 9AM-3PM, 12975 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax, Virginia. There will be various store and… Rockler Woodworking and Hardware Annual Artisan Woodworker’s Fall Festival November 4th
Our PATINA board is aging and some are moving outside of the immediate area. We haven’t revitalized our board since pre-COVID. For PATINA to continue its mission and conduct tool events, we need alternates to… Volunteers needed for PATINA Board positions
The upcoming Sunday July 16th meeting continues to become possibly one of our best events in recent memory! Not only do we have blacksmith extraordinaire Drew Alexander, but we have added another grouping of tools… More tools and hand planes added to the mini-auction at the July 16th meeting!
