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 info@wvwoodturners.com to request additional information about the club and its activities.
2018 Officers
These officers were elected to serve during 2018:
- President:Charlie Myers
- Vice President: Anna Stables
- Treasurer: Gary DeGraff
- Secretary: Bill Sproul
- Director: Tim Greene
- Director: Cliff Baker
- Director: Bruce Brenneman
- Director: Bob Nickell
- Director: Jerald Carter
Next Meeting: January 27
The January Club meeting will be held at Montwell Park on Saturday, January 27. After Show and Tell and drawings for the door prize and raffle, Bill Sproul will demonstrate spindle turning larger items such as table legs and bed posts. The Club Challenge will be to turn an identical pair of candlesticks and display them at the March 24 meeting.
November 18 Meeting Highlights
Twenty one members and one guest attended the November meeting and participated in the door prize and raffle drawings. Three members were recognized for their Show and Tell turnings. Ten members displayed their alabaster turnings for the Club Challenge and judges selected three for special recognition.
Show and Tell
Eight members submitted several of their recent turnings for Show and Tell and the judges selected these three turnings for recognition:.
Gerald Chandler received First Place recognition for this 12" highly figured cherry platter
Bill Sproul's 13" three-lobed mulberry platter won the Second Place recognition.
Third Place recognition was awarded to Jerald Carter for this lidded box which was decorated with a chatter tool.
Bill split the mulberry crotch through the pith which yielded two very attractive bowls.
Jerald Carter turned this deep 5" bowl from sunburst locust.
He also turned these pens, stoppers, and ornaments from mulberry.
Bob turned this bowl to see how mesquite turns and finishes.
Alabaster Club Chalenge
Club members created these ten alabaster turnings for the Club Challenge, an three were selected for special recognition.
300 lbs of alabaster were ordered from Colorado Alabaster Supply in Ft. Collins,CO
and Club members created these 12 turnings for the Club Challenge.
Wayne Ailiff turned received first place honors for this lidded box.
Dan Greene's 5" bowl was named the second place entry.
Third place recognition went to Jerald Carter for his small lidded box with chatter tool decorations.
Bruce Brenneman combined alabaster and wood in the design for this candlestick
Bob Nickell turned this small pot.
Jerald Carter also turned this small bowl that emphasizes the alabaster patterns.
This attractive chalice was turned by Bill Sproul.
Dan Greene finished this bowl with a walnut rim.
And on this bowl, Dan added a walnut base.
This bowl by Bruce Brenneman shows off the patterns in the alabaster.
General Club Information
For further information about any WVWA activity, call Bill Sproul at (304) 497-2319.
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.
Woodcraft offers a 10% discount at the Roanoke store to WVWA members when they show a current membership card.
TurnTex supplies acrylic casting resin, solutions for stabilizing and hardening punky and spalted wood, and associated equipment.
by WVWA, a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners