The Woodturners of Olympia will be holding their Turn and Learn event at their June 23rd meeting. Topics to be covered include coloring/dyeing, turn a pen for our Military Personnel, finishing projects – wax, varnish, photography methods turning bottle stoppers, turning hollow forms and platters w/ band inserts. The meeting starts at 6:30 with a potluck preceding at 5:30.
The Seattle Woodturners meeting is scheduled for June 9th and will feature Dick Watson. Dick will be demonstrating the skew. His talk will cover five basic cuts, different types of skews, as well as sharpening techniques.
The Northwest Woodturners meeting will feature pen fabrication and design with Mitch Patton. They will also be holding a Learn-to-Turn session at the Rockler Annex in Beaverton, Oregon on June 11th, 9:30 am to 1 pm. This is an especially good opportunity for new turners to bring questions, pet projects, tools to be mastered and have plenty of expert willing help.
The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon will be meeting June 27, 6:00 PM at the Woodcraft in Eugene. The demonstration will be provided by Dean Jordan on metal spinning.