woodturners
West Coast Round Up; Sept 10-12, 2010
Sunday, March 21st, 2010Click here www.gvwg.ca for symposium information!
April 15, 2010, Eric Lofstrom!
Sunday, March 21st, 201015th – Membership Mtg
Eric Lofstrom (click for his web site)
17th – Sawdust Session
27th – Board Mtg
Les Johnson’s
Member Meeting March 18, 2010; Symposium
Monday, March 1st, 201018th – Membership Mtg
Symposium
20th – Sawdust Session
30th – Board Mtg Les Johnson’s
Spring has sprung!
We kick off spring with the first of three mini symposiums scheduled for 2010. The broad spectrum of woodturning topics covered at each of these events is extremely helpful in filling in areas of your turning skill set! All 10 demonstrators will [...]
SPS Woodturners in the News
Thursday, February 25th, 2010A recent article from the Fife Free Press about our club.
http://www.fifefreepress.com/article/1985
Wondrous wood
Fife Free Press
By Jill Russell Pat McCart knows that woodturning is a craft that requires … people from as far north as Seattle, east as Buckley and south as Olympia. …
October Newsletter here
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Check it out on our newsletter page.
See Dave Schweitzer in Olympia September 24, 2009
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Dave will be making a presentation on bowl turning Thursday, Sept 24. More info here.
SPSW Wood Harvest Policy
Friday, February 13th, 2009SPSW will not be responsible for falling any trees.
You can help us by filling out the form below when you find wood.
Wood finder responsibility:
1. Send information to newsletter editor (jeffmarsden@me.com) for emailing or filling out the form. Specify all pertinent information, including the owners concerns.
2. On the day of harvest, the wood finder or his designate [...]
January 2009 Newsletter
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Here is the link to the Jan09 newsletter.
Article on CNC Woodturning by Gershon Elber
Thursday, January 8th, 2009We have an article on CNC Turning prepared by Professor Gershon Elber. It is regarding the application of CNC machining in the woodturning venue. (The article is in PDF and requires Adobe Reader).
Professor Elber is a resident of Israel, but makes many trips to the USA teaching and speaking in different venues [...]
Practical Finishes By Jeff Conti
Sunday, June 15th, 2008practical-finishes-22-july-07-jeff-conti
By Jeff Conti
22 July 2007
Topics: Shellac, Behlen’s Woodturner Finish, Wax (Renaissance and Liberon), Penetrating oils (Danish oil, Boiled Linseed oil and Teak oil) Butcher Block OIL, Walnut Oil, Hard Cellulose Nitrate Lacquer (Deft)
Shellac comes from the excretions of the lac insect Kerria lacca, found in the forests of Assam and Thailand (Wikipedia).
Shellac can be purchased [...]
