What’s Happening at Other Chapters

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.