One of the ways that SPSW members give back is by supporting the Blinded Veterans Association. This organization provides scholarships for children of blinded veterans. The SPSW also has members that have vision limitations or are legally blind. The current issue of the American Woodturner, the publication of the American …
Upon graduation from Boeing, it only took 40 years to achieve graduation, I took up a life of golf and marshalling at our golf course. After a couple of years of this, golf became a not totally fulfilling life experience and being a course marshal reminded me too much of …
Just read this sad report about an experienced woodturner and demonstrator who had a serious accident May 4th while at her lathe. Joan Kelly was turning a large cedar bowl blank on her lathe. Something happened that caused the blank to shatter and Joan was struck in the face and …
This is a special month. We are very pleased to have Bonnie Klein as our guest demonstrator. Bonnie has been involved with woodturning since the early 1980’s, attending most of the major woodturning symposiums for over 25 years. In 1986 she designed the small Klein Lathe which has been in …
What would you say about a person who decides to travel around the U.S. for a year and teach woodturning to anyone and everyone who was interested? Could you live out of a van which also served as your workshop? Could you sleep in said van in rest areas and …
This is a very special event. We need at least five more people to sign up. Since this is a very unusual demonstration, we are inviting all participants to bring along their spouses or significant others for no additional charge. Denise is unique in that her specialty is turning designer …
