Hello fellow SPSW members. Attached is this month's Chips and Shavings. Our demonstrator this month is Trent Bosch, who will be remote from his home in Colorado. We will still gather in person at the Almendinger Center to watch this demonstration. If you are unable to attend we will be getting a Zoom link from Trent that we will forward to our members. ...Continue Reading

Sorry about the confusion, but I'm in Maui and don't know what day it is. Trent's demo will be held on our normal meeting day, Thursday the 17th.  ...Continue Reading

Good evening fellow SPSW members. Apologies for the late email but we had to work through an issue with the demo. Trent has been having recent internet issues doing demos over Zoom. So we have agreed that we will host the Zoom call and Trent will show a video of a recent demo and then be on for live Q&A.South Puget Sound Woodturners is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88454161923?pwd=jbrKYuaVxbTHUSdUhlCFVFaJza7gsD.1 Meeting ID: 884 5416 1923Passcode: 800966&n ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon fellow SPSW members. This month is our second mini symposium of the year. Check out the attached September newsletter for details on the demonstrations.  ...Continue Reading

Hi fellow SPSW members. Pat McCart has let us know that a former member, Al Kristek has passed, and his tools and equipment are being offered at a garage sale this Saturday. Pat tells me that this is the cleanest shop he has ever been in. He also says that there are some good tools at fair prices.Here is a link to information about the sale.https://rust-ellipsoid-7s7l.squarespace.com/  ...Continue Reading

South Puget Sound Woodturners is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Pat McCart - Three Footed Bowl Time: Aug 15, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83333153945?pwd=KUlYfsQeS8yIhX6EBVf06G6yXV2lx6.1 Meeting ID: 833 3315 3945 Passcode: 944883 --- One tap mobile +12532158782,,83333153945#,,,,*944883# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,83333153945#,,,,*944883# US --- Dial by your location • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) • ...Continue Reading

Attached is the latest newsletter from the South Puget Sound Woodturners. If you had thought about visiting this month please not that we are meeting in a new location. Info and a map can be found inside the newsletter.Thanks for being a subscriber. ...Continue Reading

Attached is this month's newsletter. As previously announced we are moving to a new location starting with this month's meeting. The new location is the Washington State University Research & Extension Center, 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup, Washington 98371. (a.k.a. Allmendinger Center). There is a map in the newsletter and on our website.  ...Continue Reading

Since I sent out the message asking members to volunteer for this year’s Hobby Hall demonstrations at the Fair next month, I found out that we do not have the August 31st dates available, and I have replaced them with two evening shifts on September 16th and 19th.We fill up fast on these, so if you would like to join us, please get back to me soon.  You can reach me at jhowardcdt@comcast.net or at 253-370-5704. *Day**Time**Stage**Volunteers*Fri. 8/3012:00 – 2:30CJohn Howard/ Pat McCartFri. 8/30 2:30 ...Continue Reading

It’s that time of year again and the SPSW will again be doing demonstrations of woodturning during the Puyallup Fair in the Hobby Hall. I have just gotten notice of the times and dates reserved for us this year. If you would be interested in demonstrating at this year’s fair, please let me know.The chart shows the dates and times that we are scheduled to demonstrate. In the past we have found that demonstrating is more fun and effective when we have a lot of people coming by when we are there. Therefore, in an effort to ...Continue Reading