Carl started woodworking with his grandfather as a young boy. He continued woodworking through high school, and started woodturning after seeing a turned project in a friends shop. Some of his fondest memories are working with his grandfather in his wood shop. Being able to share our passion for woodworking, …
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are not meeting in July. The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting July 5th at the Woodcraft in Spokane Valley. The presentation will be by Doug Eaton on turning a mini bird house. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C., are taking July and …
Many SPSW members are returning after the AAW Symposium in Portland. We will be conducting a panel discussion/feedback session at our June 21st meeting. We can share this experience with those of you that were unable to attend this wonderful event. Some of the possible topics: New tends in turning, …
Our demonstrator this month will be our own Carol Zandell – I will be demonstrating the method I use to turn a simple form of “Inside out Turning” . It is my hope that what I do will give you a new idea or simply be a reminder of something …
Turning With a Hook David Best will be demonstrating the use of a Hook Tool cutter. A hook tool cutter is designed to make end grain hollowing quick and efficient. It leaves a very smooth surface which eliminates a lot of sanding time. A hook is fun to use but …
SPSW Webmaster here and I am a big fan of Malcolm Tibbetts. He recently posted a new video on YouTube of his segmented piece titled Tower of Life. In a Facebook post Malcolm describes it this way: This was inspired by the miracle of life creation and the recent birth …
