Russell Neyman of The Woodturning Experience in Port Orchard and Steve Bartocci of The Board Hoarder in Kirkland are holding a two-day tool swap and bowl blank sale at Russell’s Port Orchard studio. The event is scheduled for June 1st and 2nd and is open to anyone that is interested. We have been told that there will be at least two lathes for sale. See the flyers for more information.
May Meeting Demonstrator
This month our own Roy Lane will demonstrate his system that could be called Hollowing for the frugal Woodturner. Roy makes his own tools and uses them to achieve remarkable results.
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting May 2nd at the Woodcraft in Spokane Valley. Dan Chadwick will continue the 3 month, multi-demonstrator section on log to finished bowl. Dan will take a dried, rough-turned bowl and finish turning and sanding to a finishable product. BTW, the franchisee of the Woodcraft store where the chapter meets is trying to sell. If a buyer is not found the store will close permanently.
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on May 2nd. Jay Shepard will demonstrate making a blank into a high-gloss hollow form in 90 minutes.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on May 9th. The program for the evening has not been announced.
The Frasier Valley Woodturners Guild are meeting on May 9th. Ed Pretty will present “Sharpening and Techniques for individual tools”.
The Seattle Woodturners are meeting May 9th. Andy Firpo will demonstrate “Pens from start to finish”.
The Mid-Columbia Woodturners are meeting on May 11th. Kristin LeVier will be presenting an all-day demo on “Things I wish I had known”.
The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on May 14th. This is a turn and learn meeting with demonstrations on sharpening, skews, scrapers, gouges and hollowing tools.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon are meeting on May 16th. The program for the evening has not been announced.
The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR are meeting on May 16th. Andi Wolfe will demonstrate texturing using both pyrography and carving/scorching, coloring techniques using acrylic paints, and creating a metal patina effect on a textured surface. Andi will provide and all-day demonstration on Friday and a hands-on class on Saturday.
The Southwest Washington Woodturners will be meeting on May 23rd at the Friends of the Carpenter. Dan Tilden will demonstrate natural edge hollow forms.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are meeting on May 23rd. Steve Hansen will demonstrate “Teach your chuck new tricks/three sided bowl” and Claudia Hayward will demonstrate “Skewing a spindle”.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island are meeting on May 25th at the Central Saanich Seniors Citizen Centre in Brentwood Bay, B.C. The program for the afternoon has not been announced.
The Strait Turners in Sequim are meeting on May 28th. The demonstrator for the evening has not been announced.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners holding will be meeting on May 29th at the Kitsap Adventist School Gymnasium. Stephen Hatcher will demonstrate “how do you do that?”.
This month Dave Best will complete his demonstration on video guided hollowing. British Woodturner of the Year
I’m not sure if there has been such a contest in the U.S., but the GMC Publications and the Woodworker’s Institute are holding a British Woodturner of the Year competition. There are three categories:
- Young Woodturners – open to turners aged 18 or younger
- Amateur Woodturners – open to turners who don’t make any money turning
- Professional Woodturners – open to turners who earn some of all of their living from turning.
The contest is designed to highlight, promote and showcase quality, finely-crafted woodwork of various kinds and to provide an interactive experience with demonstrations of traditional woodworking skills.
Entries are due by Sunday April 14th. Selected entries will be displayed at an upcoming exhibition, Celebrating British Craft, held at the Oxo Gallery in London. More information can be found at the British Woodturner of the Year page.
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting April 4th at the Woodcraft in Spokane Valley. Ron Valley will begin a 3 month, multi-demonstrator section on log to finished bowl. Ron will take a log to rough turning via premade products.
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on April 4th. Rick Rich will demonstrate how to turn a table lamp.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on April 11th. The program for the evening has not been announced.
The Mid-Columbia Woodturners are meeting on April 13th. Joe Fleming will be conducting an all-day demo on airbrushing.
The Seattle Woodturners are meeting April 11th. Sharon Doughtie will demonstrate how she creates knots. Sharon will lead an all-day workshop on the 12th.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon are meeting on April 18th. The chapter’s mentors will providing an informative question and answer session.
The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR are meeting on April 18th. Tom Hastings will be demonstrating a basket illusion box.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island are meeting on April 27th at the Central Saanich Seniors Citizen Centre in Brentwood Bay, B.C. Steven Kennard from Nova Scotia will be the demonstrator.
The Strait Turners in Sequim are meeting on April 30th. The demonstrator for the evening has not been announced.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners holding will be meeting on April 24th at the Kitsap Adventist School Gymnasium. George Dale will demonstrate resin casting, turning and finishing.
The Southwest Washington Woodturners will be meeting on April 25th at the Friends of the Carpenter. The meeting will feature pen turning tips and tricks.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are meeting on April 12th. Bruce Campbell will demonstrate “From tree to table” and Ed Pretty will demonstrate how to sharpen your tools.
