Greetings fellow SPSW members. We hope that you enjoyed the "Turning Resolutions in 2026" potluck. Our regular January meeting is upon us and we have a great presentation on the schedule. Rick Rich is going to show us how to turn a Turmkreisel & Spinning Top. Rick is the current President of the Southwest Washington Woodturners and has been a demonstrator for us in the past. This should be an entertaining and educational demonstration.Also at this month's meeting we are going to review and put up ...Continue Reading

Greetings fellow SPSW members. Mark Gilbert, Ed White, John Howard and I have been reviewing and making recommended updates to our Chapter Bylaws. I have attached 2 PDF files: the markup of the Bylaws showing the proposed before and after wording along with comments and a clean copy of the proposed Bylaws with all of the proposed changes incorporated.The proposed revised Bylaws will look like there is a significant amount of change, however a large part of these revisions are grammatical (extra spaces, missing spaces, i ...Continue Reading

Hi Chris, just making sure you're updated email is getting delivered. This is what was sent out to the club. Due to a power outage at the Allmendinger Center in December, it was necessary to cancel our Holiday Party. We would like to invite you to our *newly scheduled Holiday Party -*“Turning Resolutions in 2026”See the attached flyer for more details. Hope to see you there.p.s. This does not replace the regularly scheduled January meeting/demonstration. Stay tuned for t ...Continue Reading

Due to a power outage at the Allmendinger Center in December, it was necessary to cancel our Holiday Party. We would like to invite you to our *newly scheduled Holiday Party -*“Turning Resolutions in 2026”See the attached flyer for more details. Hope to see you there.p.s. This does not replace the regularly scheduled January meeting/demonstration. Stay tuned for the January Newsletter for more details on that. ...Continue Reading

I just got a call from our facility management at WSU and the DF Allmendinger Center is out of power and they will not be able to restore power in time for us today. I am not sure if we can reschedule for another day. I wanted to make sure to get the word out immediately.Happy Holidays to you all!Kathy Garlick ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon fellow SPSW members! It's that time - time for our year end holiday party. Attached is the December newsletter and you can find the potluck assignments in there.Hope to see you there and don't forget to bring the best piece you've turned this year. ...Continue Reading

South Puget Sound Woodturners is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Mike Poirier - All About Sharpening Time: Nov 20, 2025 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82716242580?pwd=bOjBAqD1W9L3zIh3GjzpsgLuMmeIz7.1 Meeting ID: 827 1624 2580 Passcode: 344932 --- One tap mobile +12532050468,,82716242580#,,,,*344932# US +12532158782,,82716242580#,,,,*344932# US (Tacoma) Join instructionshttps://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/82716242580/invitations?signature=vxjePAZX66iduqIQQlx ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon fellow SPSW members. This month's membership meeting will be an important one as we are electing Board members for next year. Please come as you are able and vote.Also this month, our demonstration will be provided by our Director of Mentoring, Mike Poirier, who will provide essential information on sharpening.As you will see in Kathy's message, November will be the last month this year for you to visit the club store and get those items you need to get the most from your efforts. Also, November will be t ...Continue Reading

Here is the invite to the meeting on Thursday with our demonstrator Craig Timmerman. South Puget Sound Woodturners is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Craig Timmerman - Multi-Axis Weed Pot Time: Oct 16, 2025 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/85371633894?pwd=QO3nHarsTqndBJtae4MRa3OgFMLf8b.1 Meeting ID: 853 7163 3894 Passcode: 775331   ...Continue Reading

Good afternoon fellow SPSW members. This month we have an excellent demonstration on tap.  Craig Timmerman, a full-time turner with experience demonstrating at some on the biggest symposiums in the country, will be here to show us how to turn a multi-axis weed pot. This will be a really great opportunity for us.Attached is this month's newsletter. You can read up on all of the other going's on in the club and ways that you can help out.Go M's! ...Continue Reading