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…
The January 2025 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, was held SUNDAY January 12 with the usual Start time of 9:00am. The weather was very cold and windy, so tailgating was moved inside. The meeting commenced around 11:00 with a robust mini-auction, with a few of the highlights below: Mini auctioning a Stanley Number 113…
The Mid-West Tool Collectors Association Area P is holding their annual "Cabin Fever" Tool Show and Auction on January 25, 2025 at Wyndham Garden 2000 Loucks Rd, York, PA. For info, Email Jeffrey LeCates at jlsawdust@verizon.net, and tell him PATINA sent you.
The 2025 Tool Show and Auction date has been announced for the weekend of March 14 and 15th 2025! As always setup and early entry will be Friday, March 14th with the actual show and auction to commence Saturday, March 15th. The Dealer Tool Sale and Auction will be held rain or shine, wind or…
The May 2025 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY May 18. Start time is 9:00am. For this meeting, we will concentrate on tool trading, always one of our more popular events. Quite a few people indicated that they missed the March event, and others regretted that the rain caused the tailgate activity…
The July 2025 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY July 13. Start time is 9:00am. The guest Speaker will be Chris Swan, senior conservator at Williamsburg, who will present a discussion on tool preservation. Chris is a furniture and wooden artifacts Conservator at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia where he has…
The September 2025 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY September 14. Start time is 9:00am. The guest Speaker will be Eric Benson, an authority and avid collector of Early American Squares and Bevels. Discover the manufacturing history of these important tools along with profiles of early or key makers. Learn how to…
Our November program features an extraordinary custom banjo maker, Kevin Enoch. Kevin started learning about woodworking and old tools early on from his father, a skilled carpenter and house builder. Kevin began building and restoring banjos in the mid-1980s when he worked at a music store that had a specialization in folk music instrument manufacturing…
The January 2026 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY January 11. Start time is 9:00am. At the beginning of this meeting we will hold an election to fill currently open Board positions. We currently have open positions for Club President and Vice President. Any club member who is interested may run. Long-time…
The 2025 PATINA Tool Show and Auction will be held Saturday March 14, 2026 at the Damascus Maryland Volunteer Fire Association Activity Center at 10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, Maryland, 20874. We believe we have the largest tool swap in the country! Attendees and vendors come from all over the East Coast and Mid-West! Our Dealer…
The May 2026 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY May 17. Start time is 9:00am The theme will be our very popular "member highlights" Once a year we encourage members to take the stage and share a project that they completed during the year. It would be cool to see anything in…
The July 2026 in-person CLUB meeting in McLean VA, will be SUNDAY July 12. Start time is 9:00am. The guest Speaker will be Carl Maples, who has been has been making or restoring furniture as a hobby since he was a teenager. For our July program, Carl will give a presentation on the research he…
