Category: techniques
November Membership Meeting
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 …
October Membership Meeting
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 …
September Mini Symposium
This month is the second of two mini-symposiums for the year. The line up includes: Club member Jim Robson will be demonstrating how he turns ornaments including tree and bulb shaped ornaments. He will cover materials and prep of the blank, tools needed, mounting the blank, turning the blank, sanding …
Upcoming Woodturning Symposiums
The Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild is holding their Turning 2025 Symposium at the Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center in West Harrison, Indiana from October 10th through 12th, 2025. Featured demonstrators include Andy Cole, Pat Carroll, Elizabeth Weber and Rebecca DeGroot. There will be a vendor show, Instant Gallery and …
July Membership Meeting – Brad Stave
Those who know Brad Stave will tell you that Brad has always worked with wood in some form or another. And those who don’t know Brad, but meet him, soon experience the intense love he has for wood. If names are omens in a person’s life, then Brad Stave‘s name …