Upcoming 2026 Meetings
If you would like to be notified of upcoming meetings by email, please drop us your email in the contact section at the bottom right. Attendance at the first meeting is free. Dues are $15 yearly.
Mars Area Public Library
Date: April 26th, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location:
Bring plenty of tools to trade for our first meeting of the year.
*** Program ***
Mike Oare will present a program on “French Polishing”.
*** New Activity -- TOOL RAFFLE***
We will be having another tool raffle, so bring something to donate for the club and add to the fun. Please make sure that your donation has some value to it and is not something headed to the dumpster.
If you have a friend that has an interest in old tools, do bring him and enjoy the fun.
For a yearly dues fee of $15, how can you go wrong? By the way, dues are now due so make sure you see Rafael and settle up.
*** Pizza and refreshments will be available! ***
Plane Wellness Event
Date: May 16th - 17th, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location:
Big Butler Fairgrounds
1127 New Castle Rd,
Prospect, PA 16052
This is a big event that brings a large group of prominent people in the woodworking tool world together to learn and have some fun.
Many MWTCA members will be on hand and there will be tools for sale and trade.
To be a part of this, you will need to visit the Plane Wellness website for information.
This is a fundraising event to support their activities involving therapeutic woodworking classes, so there will be a small fee. If you attended last year’s event, you would agree that it is well worth it. We need to do our best to be there.
Tool show and sale at Rockler Woodworking & Hardware - Pittsburgh
Date: July 18th, 2026
Time: 9 am - 2 pm
Location: Rockler Woodworking & Hardware - Pittsburgh - Robinson Township
2000 Park Manor Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(Across from IKEA and next to Home Goods)
Come and join us for a "one-of-a-kind event" featuring Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association - one of the oldest tool collector clubs in the country. Antique
tools of every kind will be on display and for sale at this event. Hand planes, spoke shaves, draw knives, handsaws, mechanics tools and blacksmith tools will be for sale at bargain prices. There
will also be on display rare and unique tools seldom seen except in books and magazines. Do not miss this opportunity to purchase and antique tool for your collection or to pick up a good 'user'
tool!
FREE admission and FREE parking.
Please contact the store at 412-364-7751 for more details.
List of Demos:
- Various demos with antique and unusual tools will be done throughout the event.
Mars Area Public Library
Date: September 13th, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location:
The first meeting of the Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association will be held on September 13th beginning at 10 AM. It will be held at the Mars Area Public Library.
Bring plenty of tools for sale or trade.
*** Program ***
TBD
*** New Activity -- TOOL RAFFLE***
TBD - We will also be having a tool raffle, so bring something to donate to help the club. The drawing will take place following the program and you must be present to win.
*** Pizza and refreshments will be available! ***
Mars Area Public Library
Date: November 15th, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location:
The first meeting of the Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association will be held on November 13th beginning at 10 AM. It will be held at the Mars Area Public Library.
Bring plenty of tools for sale or trade.
*** Program ***
TBD
*** New Activity -- TOOL RAFFLE***
TBD - We will also be having a tool raffle, so bring something to donate to help the club. The drawing will take place following the program and you must be present to win.
*** Pizza and refreshments will be available! ***
Past Meetings
Mars Area Public Library
Date: November 16th, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location:
The fourth meeting of the Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association will be held on November 16th beginning at 10 AM. It will be held at the Mars Area Public Library.
Bring plenty of tools for sale or trade.
*** Program ***
Our program is titled "Essential Books for the Tool Collector and User", the program will be about the books that are useful to the collector and user in the identification, history and usage of vintage tools.
*** New Activity -- TOOL RAFFLE***
We will also be having our second tool raffle, so bring something to donate to help the club. The drawing will take place following the program and you must be present to win.
*** Pizza and refreshments will be available! ***
Wightman School Community Building
Date: September 7th, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Wightman School Community Building
5604 Solway St
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
The third meeting of the Three Rivers Tool Collectors will be held on September 7th beginning at 10 AM. It will be held at the Wightman School Community Building.
There is plenty of parking and our room is on the third floor with easy elevator access to transport your tools. Bring plenty of tools for sale or trade.
There will be tables available for you to display your tools.
*** Program ***
Our program is titled "Things Made From Leftover Metal or Wood". Share items that you have made using materials that may have been thrown away. I'm sure that we have some very creative solutions for the problem of having extra materials at the end of a project.
*** New Activity -- TOOL RAFFLE***
3 Rivers recently acquired some donated tools so we decided to have a tool raffle to raise funds for the club. The tools include a Stanley Bedrock, a Stanley Gage #3 and a Western Pa. molding plane as well as tools found in a tool chest.
Tickets will be two chances for $5 or five chances for $10. The drawn ticket holder will have their choice of a single tool with drawing to continue until all tools are gone. Imagine winning a Bedrock for just $5 !
The drawing will occur after the program and ticket holders must be in attendance at the time of the drawing.
This may become a regular event at our meetings.
*** Pizza will be available! ***
The next meeting will be held at the Mars Public Library on November 16th at 10 AM.
Tool show and sale at Rockler Woodworking & Hardware - Pittsburgh
Date: July 26, 2025
Time: 9 am - 2 pm
Location: Rockler Woodworking & Hardware - Pittsburgh - Robinson Township
2000 Park Manor Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(Across from IKEA and next to Home Goods)
Come and join us for a "one-of-a-kind event" featuring Three Rivers Tool Collectors Association - one of the oldest tool collector clubs in the country. Antique
tools of every kind will be on display and for sale at this event. Hand planes, spoke shaves, draw knives, handsaws, mechanics tools and blacksmith tools will be for sale at bargain prices. There
will also be on display rare and unique tools seldom seen except in books and magazines. Do not miss this opportunity to purchase and antique tool for your collection or to pick up a good 'user'
tool!
FREE admission and FREE parking.
Please contact the store at 412-364-7751 for more details.
List of Demos:
- Various demos with antique and unusual tools will be done throughout the event.
Millers Run Forge. Est. 1975
Date: April 27, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 28 Vincenty Rd., Canonsburg, PA 15317
David Vincenty will be hosting the first club meeting for 2025.
Agenda:
- David Vincenty's blacksmith shop tour and tool collection.
- Blacksmith demonstration
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- 2025 membership dues.
Bring along any tools you would like to sell or trade. It is recommended that you bring a table to display your tools.
We will be collecting membership dues for 2025. Annual dues are $15, we accept cash or check. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Historic Harmony Museum - December 1, 2024
Date: December 1, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Stewart Hall, Historic Harmony, 218 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037. (The red arrow in the photo below shows the parking lot. The hall is immediately to the right when pulling into the gravel parking lot).
Our guest speaker will be Russell Herner. He will give a program on European Cathedral construction, the men and the tools that were used to build them.
As you all may know the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris was severely damaged after a fire in 2019. After a lot of work, the cathedral will reopen on December 8th. The craft teams used period correct techniques in the reconstruction.
Russell Herner is the author of Cathedrals Built by the Masons.
Through well-researched text, as well as drawings and color photography, this book captures the magnificence of European cathedrals and the brilliance of the Master Builders and craftsmen who designed and built them. Cathedral building is a fusion of man’s greatest accomplishments in the arts, sciences, and humanities over the centuries. More than 250 photos and drawings capture the quality and craftsmanship built into these stunning structures created to replicate God’s house or heaven on Earth. Color photos illustrate the gorgeous naves, detailed fan vaulted ceilings, beautiful stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, and 650-year-old parchment drawings of the cathedrals. Discover the origin of Gothic architecture, see how Gothic cathedrals were built using primitive tools, and learn about the development of Freemasonry and its direct descent from the stonemasons of the Middle Ages.
Agenda:
- European Cathedral construction, the men and the tools that were used to build them by Rusell Herner.
- Show and Tell. Discuss interesting tools.
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- Election of new club president and treasurer.
We encourage everyone to bring tools for sale, trade, or discussion. There are tables and chairs available. All members can display their tools on these tables.
If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Lee Hawks will be attending and bring a large variety of antique tools. Join his FB group Buckeye Vintage Woodworking Tools.
Bring your appetites for lunch. We will be ordering pizza and refreshments for the meeting.
Historic Harmony Museum - October 20, 2024
Date: October 20, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Stewart Hall, Historic Harmony, 218 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037. (The red arrow in the photo below shows the parking lot. The hall is immediately to the right when pulling into the gravel parking lot).
Agenda:
- Show and Tell. Discuss an interesting tool.
- Trade and sell vintage tools
We encourage everyone to bring tools for sale, trade, or discussion. There are tables and chairs available. All members can display their tools on these tables.
If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Settler's Cabin Park - Mocassin Shelter - August 11, 2024
Date: August 11, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Click here for map link
Our next meeting will be held at the Settler's Cabin Park - Mocassin Shelter.
Agenda:
- Show and Tell. Discuss an interesting tool.
- Trade and sell vintage tools.
Bring along any tools you would like to show, sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Settler's Cabin Park - Mocassin Shelter - June 2, 2024
Date: June 2, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Click here for map link
Our next meeting will be held at the Settler's Cabin Park - Mocassin Shelter.
Agenda:
- Show and Tell. Discuss an interesting tool.
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- 2024 membership dues.
Bring along any tools you would like to show, sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
We will be collecting membership dues for 2024. Annual dues are $15, we accept cash or check. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Millers Run Forge. Est. 1975
Date: April 7, 2024
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 28 Vincenty Rd., Canonsburg, PA 15317
David Vincenty will be hosting the first club meeting for 2024.
Agenda:
- David Vincenty's blacksmith shop tour and tool collection.
- Blacksmith demonstration
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- 2024 membership dues.
Bring along any tools you would like to sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
We will be collecting membership dues for 2024. Annual dues are $15, we accept cash or check. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
A Tool Story, or Two or Three by Mark Eastlick
Date: November 19, 2023
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Stewart Hall, Harmony Museum, Harmony, PA
Our next meeting will be held at the Historic Harmony Museum - Stewart Hall.
Agenda:
- "A Tool Story, or Two or Three" by Mark Eastlick
- Trade and sell vintage tools.
As collectors we often ask ourselves how do we best restore the tool we have just acquired? For what purpose are we restoring a tool? Mark Eastlick, president of the Mid West Tool Collectors Association, will be making a presentation about preserving the history of a tool rather than the story being lost for all time once the current owner passes it to another one.
We encourage everyone to bring tools for sale, trade, or discussion. There are tables and chairs available. All members can display their tools on these tables or use your own table at no charge.
Settler's Cabin Park - Tomahawk Shelter
Date: June 25, 2023
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 608 Ridge Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205
Our next meeting will be held at the Settler's Cabin Park - Tomahawk Shelter.
Agenda:
- Tool restoration: Real japanning
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- 2023 membership dues.
In a recent discussion on tool restoration, the subject of japanning came up. Since I had a ready-made mix I decided to give it a try on an old block plane with most of its japanning worn away.
Have you japanned any of your tools? Have you chosen the Rust-Oleum way? Would you rather leave your tool intact?
Bring along any tools you would like to show, sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
We will be collecting membership dues for 2023. Annual dues are $15, we accept cash or check. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Millers Run Forge. Est. 1975
Date: March 26, 2023
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 28 Vincenty Rd., Canonsburg, PA 15317
David Vincenty will be hosting the first club meeting for 2023.
Agenda:
- David Vincenty's blacksmith shop tour and tool collection.
- Blacksmith demonstration
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- 2023 membership dues.
Bring along any tools you would like to sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
We will be collecting membership dues for 2023. Annual dues are $15, we accept cash or check. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Date: December 4, 2022
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 218 Mercer Street, Stewart Hall, Harmony Museum, Harmony, PA
Topic: Show and Tell. Discuss an interesting tool or a recent find.
Date: September 25, 2022
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Stewart Hall, Harmony Museum, Harmony, PA
Date: Sunday June 26, 2022
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Westview Shelter, North Park
We encourage everyone to bring tools for sale, trade, or discussion. There are four picnic tables within the shelter. If you have a portable table, consider bringing it. All members can display their tools on these tables or use their own table at no charge. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
Date: Sunday April 3, 2022
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Moccasin Shelter, Settlers Cabin Park
Carl Roberto will discuss Edwin Hahn planes.
2021 Meetings
The next meeting of The Three Rivers Tool Collectors will be at Historic Harmony in the Stewart Hall.
Date: December 5, 2021
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Stewart Hall, Historic Harmony, 218 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037. (The red arrow in the photo below shows the parking lot. The hall is immediately to the right when pulling into the gravel parking lot).
Topic: Show and Tell. Discuss an interesting tool.
We encourage everyone to bring tools for sale, trade, or discussion. There are tables and chairs available. All members can display their tools on these tables or use your own table at no charge. We will follow Pennsylvania Department of Health and CDC guidelines for COVID that would be in effect for December 5, 2021. As of now, all attendees should wear masks.
If you paid dues for 2020, those dues will carry over for 2021. If you are a first timer, you are always welcome to attend a meeting to see if the club is worth joining.
2020 Meetings
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our meetings are postponed until further notice. Dues paid this year will be carried over to next year.
North Park Lounge in HD
DATE: Sunday, March 8, 2020
TIME: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESS: 20810 Route 19 Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
AGENDA:
- Tool swap
- The topic will be to bring in and discuss a user-made (individually-made) hand tool or jig
Admission is free. Non-members are always invited for free to attend their first meeting.
Please bring your appetite for lunch. We'll need to spend $100 as a group for lunch to eliminate the room charge.
2019 Previous Meetings
Harmony Museum, Stewart Hall
DATE: Sunday, December 8, 2019
TIME: 10 a.m.
ADDRESS: 223 Mercer Street, Harmony, PA 16037
Park in the gravel parking lot.
AGENDA
- Trade and sell vintage tools
- Brief round-table discussion of your tool interests
- Free admission
Settler's Cabin Park, Papoose Drive, Moccasin Shelter.
DATE: Sunday, September 8, 2019
TIME: 10 a.m.
- Hollow and round planes.
- Spare parts. Many of us have a bin of spare tool parts around the workshop that might contain plane blades, knurled knobs, specialized screws, depth stops, etc. Many of us also have that perfect tool that is just one part short of being functional. Bring in those orphaned parts as well as the tools with the missing parts to see if we can get some of these tools up and running.
- Check out our new vintage tool requests page.
Sunday, June 9, 2019 starting at 10 am
Location: Zelienople Community Park, Shelter 2 (see map below, we are using shelter 2, not 1 as highlighted on the map)
The park entrance is at the corner of South Division St. & East Beaver St.
Proceed through the park main entrance road, go around the circle 3/4 of the way and make a left onto the road to the pavilions.
As usual bring any tools to sell or trade.
The first meeting of the 2019 season will be:
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Time: 11 am to 1:30 pm
Location: North Park Lounge in HD
20810 US 19
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
The feature discussion will be:
TOPIC: What is it?
Do you have a tool that you wondered, "What on earth is that?", but ended up buying it anyway. Since then, you may have figured out the purpose of the tool...or not. Well, we would like you to bring in that tool to talk about it.
Bring along any tools you would like to sell or trade. A few tables will be available. If you have a small table that you can bring, that may be helpful.
All members and those interested in joining are welcome to attend.
Please bring your appetites for lunch. If we can spend $100 on lunch as a group, then the venue will be free.