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.
April Meeting
Sixteen members attended the April meeting at Gerald Chandler's shop in Crawley and one new member enrolled in the Club. Charles Myers' raffle ticket was drawn and he won a power carving kit with both rotary and reciprocating accessories. In addition to the raffle and door prizes, members also took part in the Club's semi-annual wood and tool auction. There were great bargains on turning blanks, pen blanks, and miscellaneous tools.
Rodney LehrBass demonstrated his technique for turning delicate finials, and he also talked about the features of the mid-size Easy carbide hollowing tool. The #2 tool has a slight curve and gives exceptionally smooth finish cuts on both enclosed and open forms.
The next meeting will be at Gerald Chandler's shop in Crawley on May 19.
May Meeting Rescheduled to the 19th
Meetings are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of each month. Since the fourth Saturday of May falls on the Memorial Day weekend, the meeting will be held on the third Saturday, May 19.
March / April Club Challenge
Segmented Turnings
Many Club members took up the challenge to design and turn a segmented bowl or tray and displayed their creations. Members who did not display segmented turnings served as judges and after difficult deliberations, recognized Gerald Chandler's tray for special recognition because of his design and craftsmanship.
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
Newsletter
WVWA publishes a newsletter on a regular basis. Click to read the May 1 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