Note – This post is from our newsletter archives. It was the Vice President’s message by Eric Lofstrom from the July, 2009 issue of Chips & Shavings. Summer is the season of working in the yard, tackling projects, traveling, and turning. Well, some of us find time to turn during …
The Fife Center is closed this month so this is a ZOOM ONLY Meeting. SPSW members will be emailed the Zoom link, or you can find it under “For Members / Upcoming Zoom Meeting Link”. Art has been integral to Roberto Ferrer from early childhood in Mexico where, ever-present art …
This information is compiled from Northwest AAW chapter’s websites and newsletters. You should check with the specific chapter if you plan to attend one of their meetings. The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on June 6th. One of last month’s AAW Symposium demonstrators, Rick Rich, will demonstrate …
Elizabeth Webber is an award-winning local woodturning artist, living in Seattle. She is a co-founder and member of the Seattle Spoon Club, a carving group in town. Additionally, she currently serves as the President of the Seattle Woodturners. We are fortunate to have her as our April demonstration guest demonstrating …
Like many woodturners, I was exposed to a lathe briefly in high school. It was fun to use the different tools and start to understand how they worked. I moved on in life and didn’t start seriously turning until about 8 years ago. My first lathe was a ShopSmith. I …
I learned about Fiber Reactive Dyes as a Textile Arts Major in college, using them extensively to study and understand color and what role that plays in the design process. After graduation from the University of Washington, I went back to college, getting myself an Industrial Engineering degree. I worked …
