What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are not meeting in July.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting July 5th at the Woodcraft in Spokane Valley. The presentation will be by Doug Eaton on turning a mini bird house.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C., are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners in Boise, ID will be meeting on July 10th. The demonstrator for the evening has not been announced.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting next on July 10th. Rick Rich will demonstrate turning 4-legged stools.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on July 12th and will feature several members sharing Jigs, Gadgets and Gismos.

The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on July 12th. This meeting will feature the tool / wood swap and wood raffle.

The South Coast Woodturners in CoosBay, Oregon will be meeting on July 14th. Dick Flynn will be presenting on Woodturning 101 and coring.

The Mid-Columbia Woodturners are meeting on July 14th. The program for the afternoon has not been announced.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be meeting on July 19th. Charlotte “Charley” Phillips, who teaches at the Northwest Woodcarving Academy, will demonstrate combining turning and carving.

The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR. will be meeting on July 19th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners holding will be meeting on July 25th. The demonstrator for the evening has not yet been announced.

The Beaver State Woodturners in Coburg, OR will be meeting on July 26th. Eldon Rickey will be demonstrating Embellishments.

The Strait Turners in Sequim, WA are meeting on July 31st at the Gardiner Community Center . Tones Briggs will be the featured presenter for “Christmas in July”.

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June Membership Meeting

Many SPSW members are returning after the AAW Symposium in Portland. We will be conducting a panel discussion/feedback session at our June 21st meeting. We can share this experience with those of you that were unable to attend this wonderful event.

Some of the possible topics:

  • New tends in turning, finishing, woods, shapes, or designs
  • interesting combinations of methods, materials and finishes
  • New tools ( can’t wait to purchase)
  • “WOW” moment
  • “How did they do that” moment
  • How were the sessions and which were enjoyed the most and why?
  • Favorite demonstration and why?
  • What turner did you enjoy watching? Why?
  • Would you attend another AAW symposium?
  • etc….

FYI- Did you win a lathe?

Hope you can join us for this informative discussion.

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Tower of Life

SPSW Webmaster here and I am a big fan of Malcolm Tibbetts. He recently posted a new video on YouTube of his segmented piece titled Tower of Life. In a Facebook post Malcolm describes it this way:

This was inspired by the miracle of life creation and the recent birth of two new grandsons. The notion of twenty-three pairs of chromosomes played a part in the design. In the tower there are 500 assemblies of three stacked rings of 15 segments (22,500 pieces) plus the 500 connecting dowels totals 23 thousand. Additionally each assembly of three layers totals 45 plus the one connecting dowel equals 23 pair. The piece also displays the five colors of man. It’s almost five feet tall and finished with spray lacquer.

Yes, Pat McCart, that says twenty three THOUSAND pieces.

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March Membership Meeting

This month we are having our first 2018 Mini Symposium.

These events are special in that they offer the opportunity to observe several different aspects of turning and decoration at one event. They are also special in that the demonstrations are performed by our own members. This club is very proud to have members of all skill levels. We can all learn something new and woodturners are, in large, well known for their willingness to share their secrets with all.

  • Dan Stromstad – Easy bowl turning using a vacuum chuck
  • Jimmy Allen – Lidded Boxes
  • Jeff Marshall – Lathe projects for beginning turners
  • Carol Zandell – Lattice work on the lathe
  • Pat McCart – Sharpening lathe tools (Please bring any tools you would like sharpened)
  • Michael Poirier – How to sue the “Wedgie Sled” for segmented turnings
  • Leah Young – How to access and use the SPSW Video Library

There will be no Show and Tell this month but feel free to bring your projects for display.

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