Tom Phillips works on a piece of wood in his home shop in Ashland.

No matter whether they craft things large or small, Rogue Valley woodworkers will join up to showcase their handiwork at the 45th annual Weekend Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking.

Organized by the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild, the event will feature wooden creations from 18 different craftspeople residing in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

“We have a mixed presentation of fine furniture and carvings and wood turnings, and some pieces are just for show,” said Tom Phillips, head organizer of the annual show and a founding member of the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild. “There’s a lot of things for sale of course, but it is also a chance for people to walk around a room full of beautiful wood objects.”

The show takes place over three days: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center, located at 30 S. First Street in Ashland. Admission is free. 

While all the pieces in the show exhibit artistry and creativity, many of the wooden works are more than decorative conversation pieces.

“We’re selling and sharing and making these things that are meant to be part of daily life,” Phillips said. “I think the new participants will bring some fun stuff in and there are always a lot of talented people that are eager to share their skills with the community.”

As one of the participating woodworkers himself, Phillips’ creations have ranged from bed frames to tables. He started out doing carpentry work before becoming a custom woodworker in 1979, and he generally prefers working with Western hardwoods.

“I learned how to work on design through function, and that’s still an important part of what I do as a custom builder,” Phillips said.

For more information on Phillips, visit sites.google.com/site/tophill24/home.

Don DeDobbeleer, a longtime woodworker based in Etna, California, who joined the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild in 1999, will also be sharing his work.

DeDobbeleer’s work generally exhibits a geometric approach to woodcraft. 

He intends to bring multiple works including a 7-foot-long dogwood cabinet, a coffee table made from Bolivian rosewood and more.

“I’ve been working on a new coffee table right now and doing a fair amount of veneer work, which is quite the undertaking,” DeDobbeleer said.

He and his wife, Maxine DeDobbeleer, work together on many projects, fashioning chair and table sets, dressers, cabinets, alters and more.

“It’s my favorite show; it’s close by so I don’t have to get a hotel or anything,” DeDobbeleer said of the Ashland show.

To see DeDobbeleer’s work, visit finecustomwoodfurniture.com.

Morgan Pierce of Ashland will also show his custom work during the event.

“I moved to Ashland when I was nine and one of the first things I did was I saw this woodwork show going on and had my first exposure to it (in 1991),” Pierce said. “I went to the show routinely after that and it got me into woodworking.”

“I joined the guild when I was 27 and I got into the show about two years after I joined guild, so want to say this is my 13th or 14th show,” Pierce added.

His projects range from cabinetry to furniture such as tables and benches as well as other wood items.

“I’m in the midst of finishing some pieces, like a burrowed Western walnut coffee table, a slab table and then I have a large slab table,” Pierce said of some of the work he will show. “All of my pieces are all made here in the valley.”

The community of wood workers and lovers of the craft is another motivator for Pierce to take part in the annual show.

“Seeing people I haven’t seen in years and decades and reconnecting; that’s a really big part of it for me,” he said.

For information about Pierce’s work or to see past works, visit piercewoodwork.com.

The Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild was founded in 1980, bringing in a collective of wood workers with various areas of expertise and building styles. Members of the guild include professionals, hobbyists and others interested in learning the craft.

To learn more about the Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild, the Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking or to join the guild, visit siskiyouwoodcraftguild.org.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the number of years the SWG has presented the Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking.