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AAW Woodturning Sales Venues

The AAW provides a venue for woodturners and wood art collectors to come together. There are three venues available on the AAW website:

Artists/Gallery Market Place – This is where woodturners can list their work for sale. You must be an AAW member and pay a $10 fee to list your item, but there [...]

AAW Board Message

The following message was sent by AAW Board member Binh Pho

What’s new at the AAW Symposium in San José?

I have attended all but one AAW symposium since 1992. Since then, the number of demonstrator rotations, the tradeshow, and the Instant Gallery (IG) have been steadily growing. I have participated in symposiums [...]

You Could Be a Winner

Did you know that as a member of the AAW you are automatically entered into a monthly drawing for several nice prizes? The prizes include tuition scholarships, $100 gift certificates, sanding supplies, DVDs, chucks, grinding jigs and lathes. There have been 29 winners this year alone.

At the end of the year one lucky [...]

AAW Board Message

The following message is from AAW Board member Stan Wellborn

Looking Toward a “Virtual” AAW?

Chances are that you’re reading this on some kind of computer screen. These days, most of us spend a fair amount of time online, and some of us use “smart” phones and electronic “pads” or “tablets.” You can tell [...]

March 2012 Wodturning Fundamentals

Have you signed up the the Woodturning Fundamentals newsletter from the AAW? This is an email publication that comes in the months opposite from the American Woodturner magazine. There is a lot of great information for new and intermediate turners.

The March issue was just emailed out and it contains several interesting articles. Included [...]

2012 Chapter Challenge Vote

We have received ideas for our chapter for entering into the AAW Chapter Challenge at the annual symposium in June. We are hoping to be able to vote on these at the Thursday mini-symposium to determine if there is enough interest and which idea we will proceed with.

If you are an SPSW member [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

AAW Board Message

The following is a message from AAW President Dale Larson

Planning 2012 and Beyond

The American Association of Woodturners finished 2011 with more than 14,500 members and over 350 chapters in the United States and around the world. We are looking forward to continued growth of our organization and another successful year in [...]