The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on March 6th. Jim Hall will be demonstrating carving. The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on March 6th. Bob Schmidt will be demonstrating the design, layout, construction and use of the Longworth chuck for finishing the bottom of bowls …
The North East Florida Woodturners Association has uploaded a video from their May 2013 meeting. Many turners like to experiment with different materials and one that has grown in popularity is acrylic. Woodturning suppliers have many different types and colors of acrylics, but the more adventurous turner may want to …
If you were at our October mini-symposium one of the demonstrations you would have seen was basic texturing given by our membership director Stan Gardner. Stan showed us several different tools and techniques used to add interest to turnings. If you are an AAW member you received the December, 2013 …
In the SPSW store we carry many of the commonly used items for woodturners. One of those products is Doctor’s Woodshop Walnut Oil and Wax woodturning finish. This is a patented product that is food-safe. Mike Meridith, the Doctor of Doctor’s woodshop, has a video explaining the finish and how …
Alan Carter gave a great demonstration last night at our membership meeting and from all accounts the all-day demo was also a success. Alan’s demo for our meeting was his signature thin stemmed goblet. He went through the safety considerations and many of the tools that can be used to …
We have a real treat this month as our demonstrator is Alan Carter. Alan is known nationally and internationally for his unique woodturning style. Here is his artist statement: “I can trace my current status in life back to the third grade, when they needed trombone players for the grade …
