The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting September 1st at Ferris High School. Ron LaRue will be demonstrating Christmas Ornaments.
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are holding their next meeting virtually on September 1st. John Beechwood will be demonstrating Yarn Bowls. He will share his techniques and design options. Yarn bowls are small and easily done on any size lathe. A variety of design options that make them easier or harder to make. Pick a design for your skill level.
The Seattle Woodturners are meeting virtually and in person on September 8th. Eric Lofstrom will demonstrate surface treatments.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting virtually on September 8th. Kathleen Duncan will demonstrate Thin, Pierced Turnings.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners will be meeting on September 15th. John Beaver will be demonstrating his wave bowl.
The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR are meeting virtually on September 15th. They will be holding their annual auction live at the Wild Lilac Center.
The Strait Turners in Sequim will meet virtually on September 17th. Jim Leary will be demonstrating how to turn Christmas Ornaments.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are meeting virtually on September 22th. Scott Morgon demonstrates a shafted Crush Grind pepper mill.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island is meeting remotely on September 24th. Craig Timmerman will offer a remote demonstration on turning a Torus Vase.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting virtually and in person on September 24th. Dale Larson will demonstrate from Tree to Bowl
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I have been playing with wood since I was 9. As a kid some of us boys in the neighborhood made things to sell to make some spending money. I’m sure these were bought by neighbors out of pity more than skill but encouraged my interest in woodworking. 
Fred Abeles, SPSW President, is a Seattle native, born and raised in the Magnolia area, Graduated from Queen Anne High School, attended University of Washington, attended the Art Center College of Design in Hollywood for professional/commercial photography, operated Kent Photography, a professional portrait/wedding photography studio for 25 years and worked at Microsoft for 18 years, the last 12 years as the technical manager for the Microsoft Visitor Center. He currently works his retirement job at Woodcraft of Seattle as a sales associate and wood turning instructor in their classroom.
“This time around I’ll introduce you to what for many will be a new adhesive, filler, and finish that has some unique properties. With it you can pot inlays, create clear, colored, and glow in the dark void fillers, clear pore filler, and a high gloss finish that goes on in minutes and is both waterproof and durable enough for even daily use objects, like knife handles, goblets, and bowls. As always, I will leave plenty of time for questions on any subject you care to broach.”
It has been over 50 years since Oregon artist Tom Willing created his first woodturning in his father’s woodshop. Since then, he has come to focus on pieces that are sensitive to the interplay between light, form, and material. Working with both native and exotic species of woods, Willing seeks to reveal the visual magic within each piece of timber with which he works. In addition to sculptural display work, he designs pieces that combine the aesthetic and functional – bowls, pepper grinders, platters and more. Willing’s work is elegantly finished on the lathe with walnut oil and wax, then buffed to bring out the natural luster of the wood.