Virgil Leih
Thanks to Turners Cabin for sharing this video on their Facebook page about Virgil Leih and his love of wood and large scale turning.
Category: woodturner profile
SPSW Member Profile – Eric Lofstrom
How long have you been turning and what interested you in wood turning to start with? I have been turning since January 2002. I saw a demonstration at the Sumner Woodworker Store on how to turn a pen & letter opener set and couldn’t believe how fast a finished product …
Woodturning and Youth
Have you noticed at our chapter meetings that a large percentage of our members are, well, mature. Not old, but a good number are eligible for membership in AARP. And how many of you turners didn’t start turning until the kids were already grown and thought to yourself “I wish …
Dr. Don Avery, Avid Turner, Passes Away
[note]This message was received via Fred Holder[/note] Just a word to let the club know that Dr. Don Avery has passed away and they are having an auction of his things on September 11, he was an avid woodworker and woodturner. Perhaps you can get the word out to your …
Overcoming Challenges
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 …
SPSW Member Profile – Bill Wood
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 …
