Yesterday’s post about the tragic accident involving turner Joan Kelly is a reminder to make sure you follow all safety procedures when turning. The following are safety guidelines published by the AAW: 1. Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses that include side protectors. Use a full faceshield for bowl, …
Just read this sad report about an experienced woodturner and demonstrator who had a serious accident May 4th while at her lathe. Joan Kelly was turning a large cedar bowl blank on her lathe. Something happened that caused the blank to shatter and Joan was struck in the face and …
The Northeast Florida Woodturners Association, the AAW chapter in Jacksonville, Florida, started video recording the demonstrators from their membership meetings last January. They have also created a channel on YouTube to share these videos. Topics so far include multi-axis turning, small hollow form, spindle design and turning, and turning a …
The following is a message from AAW Board Member Dale Larson. We know from AAW surveys that around 50 percent of our members have been to at least one national symposium. My hope is that we can persuade many of the other half to attend – beginning with our 25th …
The following is a message from AAW Board Member Binh Pho Years ago when I was fairly new to the field of woodturning, I was at an AAW symposium and witnessed an amazing event at the Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) auction. People were bidding on what had been written on …
The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is conducting two sets of auctions on eBay to support the Professional Outreach Program (POP). The mission of the POP is to promote a greater understanding of professionalism within the field of contemporary woodturning. Twenty-six artists have donated spectacular pieces for this year’s auction. …
