Serving
South-Eastern West Virginia and Northern Virginia
June's Demonstration
Our demonstration
for June will feature West Virginia Woodturner's member Rodney Lehrbass. Rodney was one of the founding
members of the WV Woodturners and served as its president for two years. Rodney was recently juried into Tamarack and
we would like to congratulate him on this accomplishment. Rodney's woodturning peices are also for sale
in various artisian shops in Lewisburg, WV. Rodney will feature a demonstration on turning wine bottle stoppers.
Rodney will also demonstrate the Wolverine Sharpening System. This will be a hands on demonstration and we encourage
all members to bring in their tools to learn how to sharpen them properly using this system. This is a great opportunity
to go home with not only the knowledge of how to sharpen tools but arrive at your shop with a bag full of sharpened tools
after the meeting.
WV State Fair
Fairlea, WV
August 14-22nd
The WV Woodturners will once again have a booth at the WV State Fair. The fair will be upon us soon
so don't forget to get your items for sale ready. You also need to purchase your table space for $20.00 to display
you items for sale. Please send your check to Harry Newman or Bill Sproul. You can mail them or submit your payment
at the next meeting. We have limited space so the spots are on a first paid basis. Please also see Harry Newman
to find out what days volunteers are still needed for.
We also still need volunteers to demonstrate and man the
booth. All members are encouraged to support this annual event. Attendance for the event is huge and
it is a wonderful way to promote woodturning and the WV Woodturner's Association
.
May's Demonstration featured Stan Cook. Stan is a member of the Mountaineer
Woodturner's in Ripley, WV and will show us many advanced pen turning techniques. Stan travels extensivley participating
in over 150 demonstrations and Woodturning Symposiums over the past couple years. You can visit Stan's Website by
clicking on the link below. Stan was also nice enough to donate 10 soft grip pen kits for us to use in our Youth Woodturning
Program. We appreciate his donation and taking them time to demonstrate last month for us.
Stan Cook's Website
Youth Turning Program
Learn more about
the WV Woodturner's Associations Youth Turning Program by clicking the link on the navigation bar. The
first group of Boy Scouts have completed their class and another class will start in March. We will be posting
additional information about this wonderful program frequently. Contact Cliff Baker by email cbaker@wvwoodturners.com to learn more.
New Woodturning Store
in Princeton, WV
Virginia Hardware
Store in Princeton is now beginning to carry the Rockler Woodworking Line of tools and also some exotic woods. They
are located on 1411 North Walker Street in Princeton, WV. You can also contact them at 304-425-3570. With only a hand
full of stores in our area carrying woodworking supplies we hope our members will support them. For more information
on the Rockler line of woodworking tools go to www.rockler.com.
The West Virginia Woodturner's Association is intended
for all skill levels. Beginners are highly encouraged to attend. Come and build Friendship, Learn, Teach, Share
and improve your turning skills. We meet the fourth Saturday of each month and everyone is welcome. We hope to
see you there.
