January Demonstrator – Jimmie Allen

Jimmie Allen is a long-time northwest resident and currently resides in Bremerton, WA. Jimmie discovered woodturning during his semi-retirement as a finish carpenter. He joined the OPCAAW club in 2003 and was instantly hooked – he went on to serve 7 years as the club’s Vice President of Training. After …

November Demonstrator – Tones Briggs

Turning since 1991 and have explored hollow forms, bowls, boxes as well as my favorite which is Christmas Ornaments. I will place emphasis on “finials” which can also potentially enhance some of your work. I use a system introduced to me by Dan Ackerman which allows for do multiples without …

October Demonstrator – Michael Dresdner

Michael Dresdner is a nationally known finish-ing, woodworking, and guitar making expert, consultant, lecturer, columnist, and author of five books, seven videos, and over ten thousand articles on woodworking, finishing and guitar making. He has been a contributing editor or columnist for over half a dozen publications including Fine Woodworking, …

What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting next on October 5th. Dan Tilden will be the demonstrator for the meeting. The Southwest Idaho Woodturners Association in Boise, Idaho will be meeting on October 10th. The program for the evening has not been announced. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in …

September Meeting – Mini Symposium

This month we are having our second 2017 Mini Symposium. These events are special in that they offer the opportunity to ob-serve several different aspects of turning and decoration at one event. They are also special in that the demonstrations are per-formed by our own members. This club is very …