The Northeast Florida Woodturners Association (Jaxturners) have posted the video of their December meeting demonstration on YouTube. In this video Ed Malesky demonstrates how to turn Chris Stott’s multi-axis female form.
You can watch part 2 of this demo and their other videos on the Jaxturners YouTube Channel.
The Woodturners of the Virginias (WoVA) is a chapter of the AAW located in the heart of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in West Virginia. They meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month in Mt. Jackson.
The WoWV is an active group of 60 members of varying skills. The meeting on the first Saturday of the month is their normal membership meeting with business issues and upcoming events and then demonstrations. The meeting on the third Saturday is a “skill enhancement” hands-on session with mentors available.
The members of the WoVA have an opportunity to give a second life to a historic tree. In 1862 Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s army of 15,000 men camped between the Middle and South Rivers. According to historical documents, Jackson attended a religious meeting during that encampment. Legend has it that he attended a prayer meeting under a towering white oak tree which has been called “Jackson’s Prayer Tree”
That tree has now succumbed to disease and toppled. The members of WoVA have been given the opportunity by the current property owner to turn the wood from Jackson’s Prayer Tree into useful items. Planning is in the works for some of these items to be donated to various Civil War historical venues and in support of other organizations such as the Wounded Warriors. It is estimated that the tree was 350 years old.
Here is one members site with items for sale made from the Jackson Prayer Tree.
The chapter has a growing video gallery on their website to show off members work and demonstrations from their monthly meetings. They are also preparing for the upcoming Virginia Woodturning Symposium scheduled for September.
The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon will be meeting on April 5th at the former Hollywood video store at the mall. The meeting will feature current AAW President Dale Larson who will be demonstrating spheres.
The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley will also be holding their next meeting on April 5th. The featured demonstrator will be Ben Carpenter, a full time turning and carving artist in Moscow,Idaho, who will talk about turning, coring and design.
The Seattle Woodturners next meeting is scheduled for April 12th at the VFW hall in Redmond. The demonstrator for the evening will be John Beaver. The subject of the demo, as well as the all day demo on Friday, will be his wave bowl. John will be the SPSW demonstrator on the 19th.
The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C. are holding their next meeting on April 12th. Doug Neufeld from Neufeld Brothers in Aggazzi, B.C. will talk about getting the best wood out of a log, stump, or growth.
The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting April 12th and will have a demonstration by Terry Gerros on Keith Gotschall’s Secret Salt Shaker.
The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon will be meeting April 12th. Joe Essin will demonstrate peppermills.
The Cascade Woodturners membership meeting will be on April 19th At the Franklin High School wood shop. The meeting will feature a demonstration on tools by Dave Schweitzer. Dave is also having an all-day hands-on class on Saturday the 21st.
The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners will be hosting a demo by John Beaver at their meeting on April 25th. John is also the demonstrator at the SPSW April meeting.
The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. is meeting on April 25th. The demonstrator has not yet been announced.
The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on April 28th and will be hosting a demonstration by Stephen Hatcher. Stephen will also be giving two two-day workshops on April 29 and 30, and May 1st and 2nd.
Note – The following message is from AAW Board member Stan Wellborn
Looking Toward a “Virtual” AAW?
Chances are that you’re reading this on some kind of computer screen. These days, most of us spend a fair amount of time online, and some of us use “smart” phones and electronic “pads” or “tablets.” You can tell by my use of quote marks that I find these devices a necessary burden of this modern age. My personal interest in so-called social media like Facebook is pretty low, and I can just about guarantee that I will never “tweet” anything or anybody. (Although, I have to confess, I do like my new mobile “smart” phone.)
Eventually, I’m sure we’ll all get most of our information from devices attached to flat screens and keyboards. The AAW is preparing for this future by looking into new ways to deliver information to its members – in formats that they will find useful. This will include a new website that will utilize the best in user-friendly technologies, computerized delivery of American Woodturner, print-on-demand products, webcasts and interactive videos and “apps,” and cyber-services that we can’t even envision yet.
This is a trend that we need to think hard about. I suspect most AAW members will still want to get their information by way of good old ink on paper, or in chapter meetings, or in person-to-person chats with other woodturners at symposiums and craft schools. But if we expect to attract younger members who are used to getting information fast, online, and whenever and wherever they want it, we need to plan accordingly.
None of us are against new technologies. We use them in our shops every day. Personal computers in all their varieties are just the latest advance in communications.
Example: A couple of months ago, a turner I know formulated a mixture for bleaching wood that is relatively safe, easy-to-use, and cheap. He posted the recipe on the chapter website, and I was trying it out the next day. Such a quick and efficient exchange of information would not have been possible a few years ago. All of us could cite other ways we have used internet services, from searching for the best prices on a new tool to posting examples of our work in online galleries.
As we work toward implementing these new communications technologies, the Board and staff of AAW would welcome ideas, comments, and critiques from the ranks of our membership. We know that some of the best ideas will emerge from the folks in the field who know what’s useful and what is not.
So, consider this an open invitation to send your ideas to any or all of us. We want to build new ways of connecting with members but not jettison the tried-and-true services that you have come to expect. Please drop us a line. We’ll read it closely – online.
Many thanks,
–Stan Wellborn
Segmented Symposium
The Segmented Symposium is coming up in October and president Malcolm Tibbetts is encouraging those that are planning to attend to register soon to give the board a better idea of the number of attendees. At the 2010 symposium at Arrowmont had 103 attendees not counting Board members or demonstrators. Register on the symposium registration page. The instructions are here.
There have been several entries to the Winter Challenge. The current challenge is to make a feature ring. This is not for a completed vessel, just the feature ring. There are currently sixteen entries. There are unique and beautiful entries which shows the creativity that we have. If you are a member go check out the photos. Submissions are due by April 15th, after which the voting will be opened.
Forum
May 20 – 26, 2012
Easy Segmented Platters and Expressive Wall Art
Instructor: Linda Sutter
John C. Campbell Folk School
June 3 – 9, 2012
Turning in the Polychromatic Style: Staved Construction
Instructor: Don Russell
John C. Campbell Folk School
June 25 -‐ 29, 2012
Segmented Turning: pushing your skills to the next level
Instructor: Curt Theobald
Anderson Ranch
July 8 – 14, 2012
Segmented Turning
Instructor: Malcolm Tibbetts
Arrowmont
September 4 – 8, 2012
Segmented turning: Where Precision Partners with Turned Elegance
Instructor: Malcolm Tibbetts
The Mark Adams School of Woodworking
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The puropse of these scholarships is:
Criteria for consideration should include a well defined plan for making use of the educational opportunity and how you will use it to promote segmented woodturning.
Members may nominate other members who have the need or desire to further their education and may not have the resources to do so. This should be done, however, with the knowledge of the applicant.
If you are a member of the Segmented Woodturners and would like to apply for yourself, or know someone who would not be able to attend otherwise, you can find the scholarship application on the Segmented Woodturner’s website.
