Ethan Green is a talented woodturner who enjoys ignoring convention when the opportunity arises. His work ranges from simple well-made small bowls to technically challenging thin-walled vessels with nicely positioned wild organic openings and features. He often seeks unique, highly contrasting wood that will highlight and be highlighted by the …
With the joy of Spring upon us, we’re excited to once again host Elizabeth Weber as our April 16, 2026 demonstrator for her rendition of Turning and Embellishing Boxes. Returning on the 17th of April she will be teaching Exploring Colors and Textures for nine SPSW members who have signed …
Like a somewhat weathered, but still stalwart PNW Doug Fir, Doug Reynolds is a grand patriarch of South Puget Sound wood craft organizations. He was a founding member of the Evergreen Woodworkers’ Guild and remains a structural, timber frame bent of our chapter of the American Woodturners Association (AAW) – …
Our 2026 SPSW Program begins with a fun and twisted focus on spindle turning. Rick Rich is back once again. This time Rick will demonstrate making a Turmkreisel. Simple translations to English include tower spinner or pedestal spinner. Rick Rich is a professional woodturner from Clark County, Washington. He is …
After using that new bowl gouge, spindle gouge, skew or negative rake scraper for your latest project you may have noticed that the shavings no longer curl off the edge. Maybe you notice the shavings are somewhat dusty, or the surface finish is a bit fuzzy in places. Looking closer …
Our October guest demonstrator is Craig Timmerman. He will demonstrate his process for turning a delightful multi-axis project he calls a Weed pot. A link to his handout for this project is included at the end of the short description – Making Multi-axis Weed pots. This is a fun and …
