Like many of you I began turning wood in Junior High School. While visiting an uncle in Southern California he noticed my excitement about wood turning and gave me a lathe that he never used. With paper route earnings I purchased tools from Sears and my dad and I began …
With a high percentage of schools eliminating shop classes the opportunity for middle or high school students to learn about woodturning are limited. So the AAW has started a new program for students from 10 to 25 years of age to get a free online membership, which includes the digital …
The AAW recently announced that they are partnering with the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) to launch “Turning to the Future”, a biennial student woodturning competition. Finalists work will be displayed July 22 – 25, 2015, at the AWFS’ biennial conference in Las Vegas. All high school students …
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are holding a special meeting in January on the 7th. This meeting will feature Derek Weidman demonstrating multi-axis turning. The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on January 8th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced. The Fraser Valley …
We are pleased to announce an all-day demonstration by Derek Weidman on January 10, 2015, in Bothell, WA. We invite you to join us and share in this informative day. Derek has dedicated the last seven years to exploring lathe-based sculpture. His approach involves multi-axis turning as the foundation of …
