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.
Are You Safe?
All turners are concerned about safety in the shop, but how safe are you? Take this assessment and it will probably include several topics you may not have considered. Additional articles about woodturner safety are included in the new Safety page.
May 16 Meeting???
The April 25 meeting and auction was canceled because of the corona virus restrictions. No decision has been made yet regarding the May 16 meeting. Jerry Carter is scheduled to show how to design, lay out, and assemble a segmented bowl.
April Show and Tell
Many Club members are spending time in their shops to create new turnings and are sharing images by email. Images shared through April 18 have been compiled and are displayed here. Show and Tell will be updated as new images are shared.
Jerry Carter: Angels - FOG (Found On Ground) wood .
Gary DeGraff: 6" apple bowl.
Gary DeGraff: 7" cherry plate.
Gary DeGraff: 8" walnut bowl.
Steve Butler: Spalted maple vase (top).
Steve Butler: Spalted maple vase (base).
Rocky Parsons: Ambrosia maple chip and dip platter.
Bruce Brenneman: Natural edge curly maple bowl.
Ron Manning: Pierced cherry hollow form.
Jerry Carter: 12" bowl made with 73 cherry and walnut segments, finished with 2 coats quick dry polyurethane.
Wayne Aliff: Six turnings completed so far in April - 2 platters, 3 dishes, and a condiment tray.
Wayne Aliff: Four more turnings completed so far in April - 2 platters, 1 dish, and a condiment stand.
Gary DeGraff: A gavel for the daughter of a Lewisburg resident who will be installed as a judge in the Richmond area.
Steve Butler: As a log, the cherry burl didn't look very interesting, but the resulting bowl displays a very attractive burl figure.
Bill Sproul: The walnut log was fortunately too big to burn - the resulting bowl displays great color and grain pattern.
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