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Carol Zandell Demo

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What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Inland Northwest Woodturners in Spokane Valley will be holding their next meeting on March 1st. The program agenda will feature Len Zeoli demonstrating bowl technique. Len has been making furniture, cabinets and wood artistry for over 30 years. He shows his work and teaches at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, WA.

The Northwest [...]

SPSW Board Message

The following message is from AAW Coordinator Keith Palmer.

Symposium Chapter Challenge

This is our last chance, folks. If we are going to do this we really need some ideas. We would like to vote on a project at the March meeting. Please send ideas to Keith Palmer.

Your Board of Directors thought it [...]

AAW Press Release

The following press release was issued by the AAW this afternoon.

PHIL McDONALD APPOINTED OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS

FOR RELEASE: February 27, 2012

CONTACTS: Dale Larson, President, AAW Board of Directors AAW Office 651-484-9094

SAINT PAUL, MN – Philip S. McDonald, a long-time administrator at the University of Minnesota [...]

Segmented Turners Monthly Summary

The Segmented Turners virtual chapter of the AAW has published their monthly summary for February. Their are now 463 paid members of the Segmented Turners.

Segmented Turning Symposium

Salad Bowl by Johnny McCarthy

Registration is now open for this year’s Segmented Turning Symposium in Lake Tahoe, CA. There is a “grid” available that shows [...]

Resin Bowl

The current issue (March 2012, #237) of Woodturning Magazine has an article by Gabor Lacko on the use of resin for creating decoration on a double-skinned bowl. He turned a bowl and glued slices of yew branches to the outside of the bowl. He then filled all of the gaps between the yew slices [...]

What’s New on the SPSW Website

We have added photos from the Stephen Hatcher demonstration in January as well as the handouts he provided. Photos are under Galleries/Demonstrators, handouts under the Learning Center.

Photos have also been added of show and tell from our 2011 membership meetings. You can find these under Galeries/Show and Tell/2011.

In case you missed it, [...]

February Demonstrator – Carol Zandell

This month we have another member teaching us. It is always so much fun to have Carol Zandell as our demonstrator. Her whimsy and turning skills combine for an always enlightening and informative experience. – Dan Stromstad

I like to turn small, fun, tricky or just plain weird things on the lathe. As most [...]

AAW Board Message

The following is a message from AAW Treasurer Warren Carpenter

Pay it Forward! Or Backward!

I found woodturning in 1999, attended the Charlotte Symposium in 2000, and joined Carolina Mountain Woodturners (CMW) at that symposium. Shortly afterward, I began attending CMW meetings on the third Saturday of each month. About a year or two [...]

Message From the AAW

The following is the January AAW Newsletter

It’s only February, but we are already excited about our symposium June 8-10 in San Jose, CA. Please take a few moments to watch the video below. You won’t want to miss this year’s line-up of demonstrators!

Online registration is now available for AAW members. Click here [...]

Woodturner Profile – Joel Hunnicutt

Joel Hunnicutt is professional woodturner from Siler City, N.C and a member of the Piedmont Triad Woodturners Association chapter of the AAW.

Joel is a self-taught woodturner who creates segmented vessels and focuses on their shape and color. Earlier pieces tended to use multiple species to obtain the desired colors but his more [...]