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What’s Happening at Other Chapters
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon are meeting on September 5th. The September and October meetings will be held at Guild of Oregon Woodworkers workshop. The program for this month has not yet been announced.
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on September 6th at the Woodcraft store. This extended meeting is featuring Keith Gotschal who will demonstrate a winged bowl, off center platter, lidded box and whatever else time permits. There will also be one or two all-day hands on classes.
The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is on September 12th. This month’s meeting will feature Tom Henscheid demonstrating “wood finishes for the finished woodturner”.
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. are meeting on September 12th. This meeting is Hands-on Night – 6 lathes and captains will lead how to do hollowing and bottle stoppers.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on September 12th. The demonstrator for the evening will be Keith Gotshall.
The Cascade Woodturners are meeting on September 12th (change from usual night). The change was made so that the club could host Jimmy Clewes. Jimmy will demonstrate at the membership meeting, and will also have an all-day demo on Friday and an all-day workshop on Saturday.
The Southwest Idaho Woodturners are meeting on September 14th for a picnic small bowl turning.
The Northwest Washington Woodturners are meeting on September 19th with a theme of nano-turning.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be meeting on September 25th. The program for the evening has not yet been announced.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are meeting next on September 26th.
The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting on September 26th and will host John Shrader demonstrating ornaments.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting next on September 28th.
Chamber Music
There has been music written with innumerable themes. But this is the first one I have found that was written for a woodturner. Unfortunately all we have at the moment is the story from a blog called the Spitalfields Life, a blog about the Spitalfields, a borough in the East End of London. You can read the background here. Maybe someone will have recorded the piece and we can link it at a future date.
Latest Poll Results
Did you see our last poll? The question was “What Level Turner Are You?”
One person indicated that they make their living as a woodturner, one supplements their income with turning and one is a serious hobbyist that sells their items to pay for the materials. But as would be expected, six people (66%) said they are hobbyists and turn for fun.
Check out the current poll on the right hand side of the home page. This one is “What is your favorite finish”. Please vote!
August Demonstrator – Andy Firpo
Our featured demonstrator is Andy Firpo. Andy will be giving a presentation on shop safety. While this sounds like a dry subject, remember it is a subject we usually only want to talk about after the fact. When you look down and see blood all over that beautiful piece of spalted wood, it is too late to think about safety. We are all better off when we keep the subject of safety in the forefront.
Vote for 2014 Board of Directors
Important – The following message was sent by the AAW
AAW’s Nominating Committee has done an excellent job of presenting six outstanding candidates for this year’s election of new board members. I encourage you to read their statements carefully, and if so motivated, contact them to ask questions about their views on AAW matters. Most importantly, remember to cast your votes using either the board election web page in the Members’ Area of the AAW website, or the ballot and envelope included in the August 2013 issue of American Woodturner. Voting must be completed (or ballot envelopes received) by October 18th. In addition to working to support your local chapter, voting for members of the Board of Directors is also a member’s responsibility, to determine the organization’s leadership. Please do take the time to evaluate our candidates and vote in support of your organization!
