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Larry Hauch Demo

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What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Inland Northwest chapter in Spokane Valley has their membership meeting on the 5th of May featuring SPSW Board member Jack Wayne as their demonstrator. Jack will be demonstrating making a bowl from a board. Jack is also conducting an all-day workshop the next day.

Inland Northwest is also conducting The Great Russ Fairfield Memorial [...]

Message From SPSW President

The following is a message to members of the South Puget Sound Woodturners from SPSW President Dan Stromstad

Last Thursday, April 21st, we took a vote and the vast majority of those in attendance wanted the club to improve our lathe and sound system. At the board meeting on Tuesday evening, April 26th, it was [...]

Be A Reality TV Star

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 2011.

The first five [...]

Great Falls Turners Symposium

The members of the AAW chapter in Great Falls, Montana have been hard at work planning for a symposium in September. They have just announced that they are bringing in Jimmy Clewes as their demonstrator and they are very excited about the opportunity. And they are willing to share that opportunity with you.

Jimmy Clewes [...]

Chatter Tool Video

If you were in attendance at last night’s membership meeting you were treated to a great demo by Bonnie Klein. Bonnie took us through making an Easter egg box with a threaded lid.

One of the tools that Bonnie used for decorating the egg was a chatter tool. There were lots of questions about this [...]

AAW Educational Opportunity Grant Auction

The following is a message from AAW Board Member Binh Pho

Years ago when I was fairly new to the field of woodturning, I was at an AAW symposium and witnessed an amazing event at the Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) auction. People were bidding on what had been written on a napkin! David Ellsworth had [...]

SPSW Annual Clean-up

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 will be holding our annual [...]

April Demonstrator

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 production for over 20 years. [...]

Mini-Symposium Photos Uploaded

Pictures from the March mini-symposium have been added to the galleries. Look under Galleries/Club Events.

IWCS Northwest Spring Meeting

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 held at the Adna Grange [...]