What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, OR will be featuring Dale Larson at this month’s meeting on February 4th . Dale will start his presentation with a slide show of how to cut a bowl blank from a tree, and then end by finish turning a bowl. He will discuss how to read the grain of the tree to maximize the figure in your bowl.

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley are meeting on February 4th. This will be a “full station on board!” hands on goblet turning fest.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners in Boise, ID will be meeting on February 9th. The program will feature a demonstration of hoop turning. The SWIWT are presenting their annual symposium, Artistry in Wood, on February 27th and 28th.

The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on February 11th. Tom Johanson will be demonstrating Turning Magic (Magic wands and spindle techniques)

The Fraser Valley Woodturners in Abbotsford, B.C. will be meeting on February 11th. The program will feature “5 Tips from 5 Turners”. The best 25 tips you’ll see anywhere from our fellow turners!

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on February 11th. Ashley Harwood will be demonstrating finials.

The Mid Columbia Woodturners in Pasco, WA will be meeting on February 13th. The theme will be on enhancing your work by piercing, carving, denting, marking, texturing and so on after the piece is removed from the lathe. There will be a few tables set up with the various tools and pieces ready to be marked so everyone can get a chance to try their hand at this.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be meeting on February 18th. AJ Mearns will be presenting a coring demo.

The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR will be meeting on February 18th. Ashley Harwood will be demonstrating bowls, finials and sharpening.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners are meeting next on February 24th. This meeting will feature Finishing Workshop II.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. will be meeting on February 24th. Jay Mapson will demonstrate boxes and Bob Askew will demonstrate a nutcracker. Also, Michael Hosaluk will be presenting an all-day demo on the 20th and a hands-on class on the 21st.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting next on February 25th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Beaver State Woodturners in Eugene, Oregon are getting together on February 25th. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island will be meeting on February 27th. The chapter will have an all-day demonstration by internationally renowned turner Michael Hosaluk.