If you are a woodturner who lives in Ireland (I know, but we actually get visitors from Ireland) you have an opportunity to be in a reality TV show. Big Mountain Productions, along with the Craft Council of Ireland, is creating a 6 show series to find the Mastercrafter of …
We are fortunate at the SPSW that we have a great location for our Sawdust Sessions and special demonstrations. Nancy Sweazey graciously lets us use her shop and if you have been there you know how well it is set up for turning. So to show her our appreciation we …
This is a special month. We are very pleased to have Bonnie Klein as our guest demonstrator. Bonnie has been involved with woodturning since the early 1980’s, attending most of the major woodturning symposiums for over 25 years. In 1986 she designed the small Klein Lathe which has been in …
The International Wood Collectors Society (IWCS) will be holding their Northwest Spring Meeting on May 7th. They have planned a day full of demos, displays, wood varieties, show & tell, wood auction and more. Demonstrations will include woodturning by Ed Quesnell, Fred Holder and John Hampton. The event will be …
The Woodturners of Olympia are holding their annual Creativity in Woodturning symposium on July 23rd featuring Mike Mahoney and Stephen Hatcher. This all day event will include demonstrations on: – how to cut a log to get the best blanks for turning – establishing design, form and finish – popping …
The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is conducting two sets of auctions on eBay to support the Professional Outreach Program (POP). The mission of the POP is to promote a greater understanding of professionalism within the field of contemporary woodturning. Twenty-six artists have donated spectacular pieces for this year’s auction. …
