February Demo – Terry Broberg, Epoxy Rimmed Bowl

Like many woodturners, I was exposed to a lathe briefly in high school. It was fun to use the different tools and start to understand how they worked. I moved on in life and didn’t start seriously turning until about 8 years ago. My first lathe was a ShopSmith. I …

November Demo – John Howard – Square Edged Bowl

Once a new turner has developed the ability to turn a basic bowl, they are often looking for new ways to do something a little different to enhance the basic bowl form whether through the shape of the turning, adding decoration, or surface texture. This month’s demonstration will focus on …

September Meeting – Mini Symposium

This month is the second of two mini-symposiums for the year. The line up includes: Don Mars demonstrating inside out turning;       Justin Parson demonstrating pen turning;       Kathy Garlick selling at the club store;         Doug Reynolds showing Kintsugi For Woodturners: Make …

August Demonstrator – Eric Lofstrom

Working with wood has been a source of peaceful intrigue since my childhood. When creating, I try to practice “presence,” or mindfulness, so I can stay safe and make the most of my time creatively. I strive to balance the seemingly opposite goals of absolute physical control and creative surrender. …

July Demonstrator – Dan Stromstad, One Way Coring System

I began turning wood in Junior High School. While visiting an uncle in Southern California he noticed my excitement about wood turning and he gave me a lathe that he never used. With paper route earnings I purchased tools from Sears and my dad and I began turning on our …