NW Woodturners Turning Event

Northwest Washington Woodturners invites you to join us at our event “A Day with Trent Bosch ” on March 25, 2017. Early registration special ends January 31 for the 8th annual All Day Demo in Anacortes, WA on March 25th, this year featuring Trent Bosch.

Trent hails from Colorado and has been a professional wood turner and artist for more than 20 years. His work covers a wide spectrum of techniques both on and off the lathe. Trent is an excellent instructor and the day will be packed full of ideas and techniques you can take home and explore in your own shop. Further details about the demo are available at http://www.nwwwt.org/BoschDemo.pdf . You can find more information on Trent and his work at www.trentbosch.com.

Early Registration Special through January 31st is only $45 for the full day demo and includes snacks, beverages and a delicious Deli lunch. After January 31, the registration fee will be $55. Be sure to register now and save!

Register by Mail: Download a registration form http://www.nwwwt.org/demo-tickets.pdf, complete and mail along with your payment.

Register Online: http://nww-2017-bosch-demo.brownpapertickets.com/.
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Your early registration will help us better plan for this event. If you have any questions please feel welcome to contact Rick Anderson at or call 360-319-7600.

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January Demonstrator – Jay Shepard

When you are a starving artist, and don’t care for the starving part, what do you do? Get a job. So, while continuing to pursue his passion for creating art, Jay worked for the Washington State Department of Ecology – focusing on another one of his passions, the environment. At Ecology, he participated in the creation of award-winning waste-reduction and recycling programs that are now implemented throughout the state.

Formally trained in art, Jay graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Washington State College and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University. When Jay was studying for his master’s, he emphasized painting and drawing. He also studied museum science and has a strong art history background. In time, he developed his wood working skills.

Initially, his focus was on hand-crafting wood furniture. That has evolved into creating art pieces with wood as his medium. He now concentrates almost exclusively on wood turning. Currently, Jay serves on the board of directors of the Woodturners of Olympia chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. Having worked in the environmental field, and having an appreciation for the environment and the natural resources it provides us, and being an advocate for waste reduction, has lead him to seek out and use locally grown wood that, for the most part, is considered urban salvage that most often goes to firewood. He also uses manufacturing wood scrap and rejected material that would otherwise be disposed. There is a lot of beautiful, usable wood available from these sources. He will occasionally, and only sparingly, use some imported woods for accents. Any burl wood he uses is purchased or acquired from reputable sources. Today he will be demonstrating the use of water-based paints and lacquers to embellish turnings.

Jay uses only water-based paints and lacquers on his work. Shellac cut with denatured alcohol is used as a sealer. When using oil finishes, he prefers linseed oil and turpentine (wood spirits). Petroleum based solvents are avoided.

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What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on January 5th when they will be holding their annual tool swap meet.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on January 5th. Doug Schroeder will be demonstrating pen turning.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners Association in Boise, ID. will be meeting on January 10th. The program for the evening has not been announced. Also, the Christmas party has been rescheduled to January 11th.

The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on January 12th. Members of the Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will present “Fifty Nifty Shop Tips”. SPSW members may remember this presentation at our April, 2015 meeting.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on January 12th. Nick Stagg will be demonstrating Lidded Boxes.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C., will be meeting on January 12th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Mid Columbia Woodturners will be meeting on January 14th. The program for the day has not been announced.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be meeting on January 19th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Cascade Woodturners Association in Portland, OR, will be meeting on January 19th. CWA member Russ Coker, recently published in the American Woodturner, will be the demonstrator.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on January 25th. Larry Miller will be demonstrating Long-stemmed Goblets.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. will be meeting on January 25th. Brad Stave will be presenting on “Wonky Bowls”. His presentation will include turning madrone/arbutus, distorting and painting.

The Southwest Washington Woodturners will be meeting on January 26th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Woodturners of Olympia will be meeting on January 26th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island is holding their next meeting on January 28th. Neil Bosdet will be talking about “Marketing Your Work”.

And a new Washington State chapter of the AAW, the Strait Turners in Sequim, WA are meeting on January 31st at the Gardiner Community Center. Dan Ackerman will be demonstrating how to turn a lidded bowl and will also give some sharpening tips.

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December Membership Meeting


Time for a Christmas Party!

Here it comes again! This is the meeting that everyone looks forward to.

This our Annual Christmas Bash!

This is our great Pot Luck, Give Away, and Show & Tell Extravaganza.

Cook up one of your favorite entrees, salads, or DESERTS, bring your significant other, and be prepared for an evening of fun.

We will be having Show & Tell, so bring one of your favorite projects.

We will have wood, gift certificates, and some other special items that will be given away.

Do not miss this event!

Suggested items for people to bring. If your last name ends with:
A thru G salads and chips
H thru R main dish
S thru Z dessert
Water and other beverages will be provided.

The 12/15/16 meeting will start at 6:00 PM with set-up followed by Show and Tell. Dinner will start about 6:40, followed by Announcements from Pat, Door Prizes for those attending the dinner, wood distribution and the Annual Participation Awards drawing. Must be present to win either drawing and get a wood blank.

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SPSW Members – Demonstrator Videos Available

Our chapter Librarian and resident videographer, John Jacobs, has now recorded and uploaded five demonstrations from this year’s meetings:

DemonstratorSubjectDate
Eric LofstromLearning the Skew March 17, 2016
Kim HooverStacked BoxesMay 19, 2016
Roy LaneHollow FormsJune 16, 2016
John ShraderBowl from a Board August 18, 2016
Glen ShafferEmbellishment October 20, 2016
Jay ShepardAirbrushing January 19, 2017
Carl JacobsonBox Making and Lichtenberg Fractal Burning February 16, 2017
Dave BestVideo Guided HollowingApril 18, 2019
Roy LaneFrugal Turner's Approach to HollowingMay 16, 2019
Russell NymanElevating Your Work with EmbelishmentsJuly 13, 2019
Martha CollinsMosaic LaminationsAugust 12, 2019
Kathleen DuncanPiercing and TexturingNovember 21, 2019
Emiliano AchavalTurning a ClalbashJune 18, 2020
Ed PrettyBeyond ABCJuly 16, 2020
Scott GroveAll About ResinsAugust 20, 2020

If you are a paid member in SPSW and have registered on the website you can click on the links above, or anytime go to the Members Only area at the far right hand in the menu at the top of the page.

If you are a paid member and have not yet registered, go to the How to Register link under the Members Only area in the far right hand menu at the top of the page.

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