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.
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:
| Demonstrator | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Lofstrom | Learning the Skew | March 17, 2016 |
| Kim Hoover | Stacked Boxes | May 19, 2016 |
| Roy Lane | Hollow Forms | June 16, 2016 |
| John Shrader | Bowl from a Board | August 18, 2016 |
| Glen Shaffer | Embellishment | October 20, 2016 |
| Jay Shepard | Airbrushing | January 19, 2017 |
| Carl Jacobson | Box Making and Lichtenberg Fractal Burning | February 16, 2017 |
| Dave Best | Video Guided Hollowing | April 18, 2019 |
| Roy Lane | Frugal Turner's Approach to Hollowing | May 16, 2019 |
| Russell Nyman | Elevating Your Work with Embelishments | July 13, 2019 |
| Martha Collins | Mosaic Laminations | August 12, 2019 |
| Kathleen Duncan | Piercing and Texturing | November 21, 2019 |
| Emiliano Achaval | Turning a Clalbash | June 18, 2020 |
| Ed Pretty | Beyond ABC | July 16, 2020 |
| Scott Grove | All About Resins | August 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.
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on November 3rd with a demonstration by Tom Willing on jam and cup chucks and Scott Trumbo from Serious Toolworks will be showing his full line of M2 turning tools.
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on November 3rd. Joe Mach will demonstrate Christmas and holiday turned ornaments.
The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on November 10th. Reed Gray will be presenting on tool sharpening and their use in bowls. Reed will also be holding an all-day class on the 11th.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on November 10th for their annual auction.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be meeting on November 17th. This meeting will feature the club’s annual holiday party. NWWWT will be taking December off.
The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR, in collaboration with the Northwest Woodturners and Southwest Washington Woodturners, will be meeting on November 18th (note date change) with a demonstration by SPSW member Eric Lofstrom Eric Lofstrom. Eric will be presenting an all-day demo on Saturday the 19th and a hands-on class on Sunday the 20th.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on November 10th with a demonstration on handy dandy home-made tools by Tones Briggs.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island is holding their next meeting on November 26th. Rob Dunlop will show how he makes a “ball-in-a-cube and Barrie Baptie will demonstrate resist-coloring using hot-melt wax.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. will be meeting on November 23rd. Ed Pretty will be demonstrating spiral fluting. Also, Eric Lofstrom will hold and all-day demo on November 12th and an all-day class on the 13th.
What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on October 1st with a demonstration by Tom Hasting on Three Skills for Turning.
The Mid Columbia Woodturners in Pasco, WA will be meeting on October 8th. Terry Gerros will be the demonstrator.
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on October 6th. Ron Valley will discuss various method of wet wood drying to avoid cracking, including a homemade kiln dryer.
The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on October 13th. Eric Lofstrom will be their demonstrator.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on October 13th. Terry Gerros will be demonstrating twist work.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be meeting on October 20th. Larry Miller will be demonstrating how to make small birdhouse ornaments.
The South Coast Woodturners in CoosBay, Oregon will be meeting on October 8th. The program for the day has not been announced.
The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR will be meeting on October 20th and will be holding their annual auction.
The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting next on October 27th. Stephen Hatcher will be giving his presentation on “How do you do that?”.
The Southwest Washington Woodturners will be meeting on October 26th. The program for the evening has not been announced.
The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon are meeting on October 27th and will have a demonstration on threading by Larry Karlen.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners are meeting next on October 26th. Jimmie Allen will give a presentation on making boxes.
The Fraser Valley Woodturners in Abbotsford, B.C. are meeting on October 13th. This will be a Hands-On-Night building an inertial sander with Beverley Pears and John Halstead.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island is holding their next meeting on October 22nd. This will be an all-day demonstration with Kurt Hertzog.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. will be meeting on October 28th. The program for the evening has not been announced.
September Membership Meeting
This month we are having our second and final Mini Symposium of the year.
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.
The demonstrators for this month are:
- Brad Husby – Rose engine
- Roy Lane – Hollow forms
- Jeff Marshall – Beginning projects for kids
- Carol Zandel – Something fun
- Stephanie Lane – Pyrography
- Doy Ford and Jim Thorn – Pin cushions
- Pat McCart – Sharpening
There will be no Show and Tell this month but feel free to bring your projects for display.
This event always seems to start early so get there early and enjoy the evening.
