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Segmented Woodturners Board Election

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW is holding their annual board elections. Founding member and president, Malcolm Tibbetts, is not running for re-election having served for two terms already.

There are two positions up for election with three candidates. The candidates – Russ Braun, Wayne Miller and Jim Rodgers – have all [...]

What’s New on the SPSW Website

September Membership Meeting

Photos from Tones Briggs ornament demonstration have been added to the gallery under Demonstrators.

The October Newsletter

If you missed this month’s Chips & Shavings, it has been added under Newsletters.

Board Minutes

For SPSW members, the September 2012 Board of Directors meeting minutes are posted under the For Members link.

Segmented [...]

Segmented Woodturners Symposium Discount

One of the featured demonstrators listed in yesterday’s post about the Yellowstone Woodturners Symposium is Malcolm Tibbetts. Malcolm is a leading practitioner of segmented turning and is the current President of the Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW. As we’ve previously posted, the Segmented Woodturners are holding their 3rd symposium in Lake Tahoe in [...]

Segmented Turners May Summary

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW has released the May Club Summary. Here are some of the recent happenings:

Chapter Challenge

The Winter/Spring Chapter Challenge has ended. There were twenty-seven entries in this contest based on feature rings. First place ended in a tie between Ken Cowell and Bill Wyko:

 

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Segmented Turners Monthly Summary

60th Anniversary Bowl by Tom Kenyon

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW has published their March summary.

Segmented Symposium

The Segmented Symposium is coming up in October and president Malcolm Tibbetts is encouraging those that are planning to attend to register soon to give the board a better idea of the number of [...]

Segmented Woodturners Symposium Scholarships Available

Prayer Wheel by Tom Hohl

The Board of Directors of the Segmented Woodturners have announced the availability of two scholarships for registration fees for the Segmented Woodturners Symposium coming up in October. These scholarships are valued at $250 each.

The puropse of these scholarships is:

To increase educational resources to turners with a special interest [...]

Segmented Turners January Summary

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW has released the January Club Summary. Here are some of the goings on:

Chapter Challenge

Chapter President Malcolm Tibbetts has announced the Winter 2012 Chapter Challenge which will focus on feature rings. Here are the rules:

Post a photo of just a “feature ring” – any [...]

Woodturning with Ray Allen

There are two books widely recognized as essential in the library of a segmented woodturner. The first is Woodturning with Ray Allen by Dale Nish. The second is The Art of Segmented Woodturning by Malcolm Tibbetts.

Segmented woodturning has been around for a long time, but Ray Allen took the art to the next level. [...]

Segmented Turners December Summary

Talking Loud with Wood by Tom Lohman

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW has released the December Club Summary. Here are some of the goings on:

Segmenting Symposium

Planning is well under way for the next Segmented Turning Symposium next October. If you have any interest in segmented turning you owe it to [...]

Segmented Turners November Summary

The Segmented Woodturners virtual chapter of the AAW has released the November Club Summary. Here are some of the goings on:

The first chapter challenge has ended. There were twenty-eight entries for this challenge which required that the vessel be constructed out of a single type of wood. There were many creative submissions. And the [...]