Serving Southeastern West Virginia

The West Virginia Woodturners Association provides woodturners in southeastern West Virginia and western Virginia with an opportunity to meet other turners, enhance their skills, and share their skills and interests in woodturning. Send an email to the president [ hnewman@wvwoodturners.com ] or the vice-president [ bsproul@wvwoodturners.com ] to request additional information about the club and its activities.

2012 Dues are Due

It's time to renew your membership in the West Virginia Woodturners Association and the American Association of Woodturners. WVWA dues for the year are only $25 for an individual membership and $35 for a family membership. Dues may pe paid to the Treasurer at the January or February meetings. Members are eligible to win door prizes and raffle drawings at the monthly meetings, and also receive a 10% discount at the Roanoke Woodcraft store. AAW dues are $48 a year and provide a subscription to the AAW's bimonthly journal "American Woodturner", and insurance coverage while serving as a demonstrator at a Club event.

Annual Meeting Actions

The following officers and directors were elected at the 2011 Annual Meeting on December 17: Harry Newman, President; Bill Sproul, Vice-president; Gerald Chandler, Treasurer; Mike Cope, Secretary; Cliff Baker, Director, Bob Nickell, Director; Dave Vehrs, Director.

The members voted to allocate the proceeds of the various 2012 fundraising activities to enhancing the value of the Club to the members.

* January Meeting Location Changed *

Meetings are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of each month. Our next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 28 at 9:30am.

Unfortunately, Jim Meyer will not be able to demonstrate segmented turnings this month, but he will demonstrate at the meeting on February 25. The January meeting will be held at Gerald Chandler's shop in Crawley. President Harry Newman will be announcing the Club Challenge for February and will be turning an example as a demonstration.

Lathes and Lasagna

Lathes and Lasagna sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday evenings of the month at Bill Sproul's shop in Lewisburg. Turning is from 4 pm until whenever with dinner and a surprise dessert about 7 p.m. In addition to turning, one person also serves as "Chef of the Day" and prepares dinner and dessert for the group. In order for the Chef of the Day to prepare sufficient dinner for everyone, participants must RSVP to Bill no later than the Monday evening before the session.

General Club Information

For further information about Lathes and Lasagna or any other WVWA activity, call Bill at (304) 645-5332 or send an email to bsproul@wvwoodturners.com

WVWA publishes a newsletter on a regular basis. Click to read the January 7 newsletter , and previous issues may be read in the Newsletter Archive.

Supporting Companies

We would like to thank these companies for the support they have provided to the Club during the past year. Check out their websites when you are ready to purchase products that they stock.

Craft Supplies USA is a one-stop shopping site for everything a wood turner might need or want - lathes, tools, accessories, project supplies, materials, and more.

Packard Woodworks offers an excellent selection of high quality woodturning tools, accessories, and supplies.

The Sanding Glove supplies woodturners with high quality abrasives and specialized sanding tools.

by WVWA, a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners