The International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) has announced the 2013 World Wood Day on March 21st. This year’s symposium will be held in Tanzania with the theme “Wood in Africa: Cultural Distribution, Historical Utilization, and Future Sustainability”. The symposium aims to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences concerning the …
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on February 7th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced. The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on February 7th. Bob Schmidt will be demonstrating a vacuum system. The Southwest Idaho Woodturners will be meeting on …
Interesting story on designboom.com. This is one where old technology – a turned piece of wood – is used with new technology – a smart phone. The use of smart phones as music players has increased significantly as the storage capacity, streaming ability and sound quality has evolved. But they …
Idaho Artistry in Wood The Southwest Idaho Woodturners Association is once again co-sponsoring the Idaho Artistry in Wood Show which will be held Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24 at the Boise Hotel and Conference Center, 3300 Vista Ave., Boise, Idaho. This is a juried show with classifications for …
The 2nd Annual Woodturning Show and Sale will be held May 11th through May 31st at the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Art Center on the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Woodturners from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana are invited to participate. There were several SPSW members who participated at last year’s show …
In his column in this month’s Chips & Shavings, President Dan Stromstad identified an exciting opportunity for an SPSW member who has a passion for turning, sharing their skills and knowledge, and providing youth with the opportunity to learn this great craft of ours: We now officially need a member …
