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The Northwest Washington Woodturners held their first Camping and Turning Rendezvous in Ellensburg, Washington last year and they are doing it again this year. This unstructured camping and outdoor turning get-together is scheduled for July 16th – 18th at the Ellensburg Rodeo grounds North RV lot (Kittitas Valley Event Center). You are invited to [...] 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 [...]  Thanks to Turners Cabin for sharing this video on their Facebook page about Virgil Leih and his love of wood and large scale turning.
The following was provided by SPSW member Ed Quesnell The Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center in Puyallup, Washington presents The 1st Annual Woodturning Invitational Juried Show and Sale March 17th – April 1st, 2012 Get out of your shop and participate in the Fun & Excitement of the Northwest’s largest Woodturning Invitational [...] This account and image of an horrific injury resulting from careless use of a rotary carver was forwarded to many woodworking clubs. We have posted it here also to make sure as many people as possible have seen it to emphasize that safety comes first. The original author has provided his permission to re-post. [...] The Woodturning Cruise is underway and Woodturning Design Magazine has been posting photos everyday on their Facebook page. If you want to see some of the incredible views and the woodturning activities onboard, check out their [...] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVzA213ikWs”
The Northeast Florida Woodturners Association (Jaxturners) have posted video of their latest meeting demonstration on YouTube. This month Ed Malesky demonstrates how to turn several different types of candlesticks including a pedestal, weighted base, colonial and bottle stopper. You can watch the latest videos on the Jaxturners YouTube Channel. It is interesting to watch what results from invention and innovation. A couple examples recently involving turning kits. Anthony Turchetta, the owner of The Golden Nib.com, began promoting shaving accessory kits – razor handles and shaving brushes. From what I can tell he has had these for a number of years. He offers razor [...] The Northeast Florida Woodturners Association, the AAW chapter in Jacksonville, Florida, started video recording the demonstrators from their membership meetings last January. They have also created a channel on YouTube to share these videos. Topics so far include multi-axis turning, small hollow form, spindle design and turning, and turning a Calabash bowl. This is [...] |
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