What’s Happening at Other Chapters

The Inland Northwest Woodturners are meeting August 2nd at the Woodcraft in Spokane Valley. The program for the evening has not been announced.

The Northwest Woodturners in Beaverton, Oregon holding a club auction and barbeque on August 4th. There will not be a regular meeting in August.

The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild in Abbotsford, B.C., are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners in Salem, Oregon will be meeting on August 9th. Eric Lofstrom will demonstrate triple-axis turning.

The Seattle Woodturners are meeting on August 9th. David Lutrick will be talking about mastering the 3Ms – Monkey Puzzle, Madrone and Maple. Also, Seattle Woodturners have revamped their website and it looks good. Take a look at https://seattlewoodturners.org.

The Mid-Columbia Woodturners are meeting on August 11th. Jim Christiansen will discuss the finer points of shape, form and design with relation to bowls and pedestal boxes.

The Woodturners of Olympia are meeting next on August 14th. Stephen Hatcher will demonstrate inlays, Marion Bailey will demonstrate pyrography and Glenn Shafer will demonstrate texturing and carving.

The Southwest Idaho Woodturners in Boise, ID will be meeting on August 18th for their summer picnic at Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park

The Beaver State Woodturners in Coburg, OR will be holding their annual picnic on August 23rd.

The Northwest Washington Woodturners in Mt. Vernon will be having a summer potluck jointly with the NCWA on August 25th.

The Cascade Woodturners in Portland, OR have cancelled their August meeting.

The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild in Vancouver, B.C. are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Island Woodturners Guild on Vancouver Island are taking July and August off for the summer break.

The Olympic Peninsula Woodturners holding will be meeting on August 29th. This meeting will feature round robin demonstrations. The club will also be holding a summer picnic jointly with the Strait Turners on August 11th.