The May 21 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, took place SUNDAY MAY 21. A with a mini-auction OF OVER 100 LOTS took place approximately 11am. For our May bi-monthly mini-auction, we had accepted a large consignment collection of over 100 planes. This wooden and metal plane collection was auctioned on Sunday before the presentation.… Read More »PATINA May 2023 Meeting (Featuring author Paul Van Pernis “Was Leonard Bailey One of the Unrecognized Geniuses of the American Industrial Revolution?”) PLUS 100+ LOT MINI-AUCTION ADDED!!

The July 16 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, was held SUNDAY JULY 16. The mini-auction before the guest presentation featured more planes, including some Stanley planes, from the same consignee that we featured in May. These as well as tool chest contents from a Culpeper estate will be up for sale. After the tailgating… Read More »PATINA July 2023 Meeting (Blacksmith Demonstration by creative artist Drew Alexander)

The September 10 PATINA began with tailgating outside, a mini-auction inside, immediately followed by a guest speaker program at The American Legion Post 270 located at 1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA. Sean Hollowood Our special guest was Sean Hollowood, and the topic was "The Art of Leather Working". Sean has been learning the trade… Read More »PATINA Sep 2023 Meeting (The Art of Leather Working featuring Sean Hollowood)

The November 12 PATINA meeting began with tailgating outside, a mini-auction inside, immediately followed by a guest demonstration as well as our popular member sponsored ‘Show and tell’ event. The guest speaker was Bert Bleckwenn, who developed The Carver’s Sharpening Apprentice (CSA) which was officially launched at the Handworks 2023 on Sept 1-2, 2023. Additionally,… Read More »PATINA Nov 2023 Meeting–Demonstration by Bert Bleckwenn (Carver’s Sharpening Apprentice) plus ‘Show and Tell’ and “what’s it” member sponsored event

The July 2024 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY JULY 14.  NEW START TIME--9:00am!! Our program for July 14 features returning author, Betsy Davison.  At a past meeting, Betsy previously presented her book on The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820.  At the July 14th meeting we get a sneak preview of her… Read More »PATINA July 14, 2024 Meeting featuring Author Betsy Davidson

The September 2024 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY September 15.  DON'T FORGET OUR NEW START TIME–9:00am!! Back by repeated request will be Greg Ricketts.  Greg was guest speaker at a past meeting in 2022 and we are very fortunate to have him return to speak to our PATINA group. Greg hosts… Read More »PATINA September 15, 2024 Meeting featuring returning speaker Greg Ricketts

Our November 10 program was entitled "All About Saws". Attendees were encouraged to bring early or custom-made hand saws as well as saw sharpening tools, books, or early sawmaker catalogs, etc.  The well attended and very interesting presentation featured speaker Aaron Smith, who described different types of handsaws and what they are used for. Aaron… Read More »PATINA November 10, 2024 Meeting featuring saw expert Aaron Smith

The January 2025 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY January 12.  Start time is 9:00am. We will tailgate outside, weather permitting, at around 9AM. The meeting will commence at 11:00 with a mini-auction which we have not held recently. Bring some good stuff that you no longer need. The program will be… Read More »PATINA January 12, 2025 Meeting