What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on June 5th. Nick Stagg will be demonstrating small boxes. If you have time, take a look at the NWWT newsletter. They have great Design Workshop articles, this month on mixing and blending colors.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. are meeting on June 5th. This month Barry Wilkinson will demonstrate turning a square bowl.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on June 6th. Everett Best will do a carving demonstration.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners in Boise, ID are holding their next meeting on June 10th. John Pickrell will demonstrate his multiple spindle technique.

The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on June 12th. Maarten Meerman will be demonstrating miniatures.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on June 12th. Glenn Shaffer will be demonstrating platter surface embellishment.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon are meeting on June 19th. The club will present “A Focus on Local Talent”. The identities of these individuals are a secret at the moment, but will be revealed in their next newsletter!

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

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on June 25th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon will be meeting next on June 26th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on June 26th. SPSW member Eric Lofstrom will be demonstrating translucent bowls and spear point scrapers. Also, the Woodturners of Olympia annual symposium “Creativity in Woodturning” is coming up in July and is featuring Trent Bosch and Nick Stagg.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. will be meeting on June 26th. Keith Hudson will demonstrate suspended hollow forms.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting next on June 28th. Doug McBeath will demonstrate turning pepper mills.

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What’s New on the SPSW Website

Carol ZandellApril Membership Meeting

April was our first mini-symposium of the year. There are now photos posted in the Gallery.

The May Newsletter

If you missed this month’s Chips & Shavings, it has been added under Newsletters.

Board Minutes

For SPSW members, the March 2014 Board of Directors meeting minutes are posted under the For Members link.

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May Demonstrator – Larry Miller

Larry MillerI’ve been a “serious” woodturner for the past 15 years and make what I like to call “Functional Art”. These are items turned on a lathe from reclaimed/recycled wood that have a functional use, yet reflect the natural beauty of the wood. I teach woodturning in my fully equipped shop to all ages, mentor other woodturners, am the founder and past-president of the Olympia, Washington woodturning club, volunteer with the local high school wood shop where we have several students learning to turn wood, and I coordinate the annual youth program for the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) Symposium. I’m often called to make specialty items and do restorations work to order.

The demonstration this month will be structured around the interest of the participants covering two primary areas: different threading techniques and techniques on how to make a box that requires no sanding – actually these latter techniques have applicability to all of your woodturning projects.

For more examples of my work or to contact me directly check out my web site: http://www.woodturnerlarry.com/ .

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What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on May 1st. Phil Lapp will be demonstrating “Two-of-a-kind” (matching pieces).

The Seattle Woodturners will be meeting next on May 8th. John Shrader will be demonstrating.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. are meeting on May 8th. The Guild is having a “Hands-on-Night” with 6 lathes. The focus will be on sharpening and small green bowls.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on May 8th. SPSW member and former president Jack Wayne will be demonstrating turning platters.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners are meeting on May 15th. Art Liestman will present “The Design & Construction of Teapots”.

The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on May 22nd which is a change from the normal date. Jim Hall will be demonstrating Embellishments on Turned Wood.

The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon will be meeting next on May 22nd. Tom Borener will be demonstrating hollowing.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on May 22nd. SPSW Board Member Andy Firpo will be presenting Safety in Woodturning.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting next on May 24th. This is the annual General Meeting with executive elections. Also, Lin Bayford will demonstrate pen turning.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are meeting next on May 28th. Dennis Cloutier will be presenting “From Tree to Bowl”.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on May 28th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

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Craft Fairs

Do you participate in craft fairs? Do you have an interest in craft fairs but aren’t sure how to find them or if they are worth your effort?

There are several places on the web to get information, but you may not have thought about LinkedIn, the business networking site.

There is a Woodturning group on LinkedIn that has quite a bit of activity. One of the discussions is titled: Craft Fairs – are they dying out? Some of the comments seem to indicate the indeed, craft fairs are dying out. But other comments show that you can still do well at a craft fair, but people’s tastes are changing and what you offer needs to change as well. There was lots of great discussion here.

Another discussion is titled: First Craft Fair this season. This discussion includes times of the year that seem to be best and a discussion of Etsy as a platform for selling your work.

So there you go. Don’t limit your research to the woodturning sites. There are great discussions elsewhere.

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April Membership Meeting – Mini Symposium

This month we having this year’s first Mini Symposium of the year. We have a
great line up of demonstrators. There is always something that each of us can learn
from our other members. This is a very popular event.

Here is this month’s list of demonstrators:

DSC0646-LCarol Zandell – Something Fun (what else would you expect from Carol.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

pat mccartPat McCart – Stone Inlay

 

 

 

 

 

 

william benderBill Bender – Finials

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crabtree1Paul Crabtree – Hollowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

bob sieversBob Sievers – Rose Engine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy FirpoAndy Firpo – Safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

dave schweitzer CBN sharpeningDave Schweitzer – Sharpening (if he can make it and we hope he can)

 

 

 

 

 

And, perhaps, a surprise demonstrator or two.

Don’t forget to bring your dull tools. This is your opportunity to get them
sharpened by an expert. When you get home, you will be amazed at what is like to
turn with sharp tools.

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