Vacuum system Mounted for Easier Use. An Interesting Read: article – “William Macy – Mixing Movies and Bowl Turning”. Logo Shirts Are Available. Part 2: The Ghost House. Video: Filling Resin Bubbles. ELLSWORTH GRIND. FOCUS ON KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. FEBRUARY DEMONSTRATION: Making a Bowl from a Board by Ron Bartz. Bob Eberhardt was showing the new bandsaw. The Calculation for the angle of the ring pieces. Band Saw Silent Bids results. Folk Art Festival. Bowls for Feed My People. Walnut Wood. Phil Holtan. Second tool Raffle. CVWG logo shirts. Continue reading →

Bob Eberhardt’s demonstration consisted of how to use a screw chuck and designing a bowl. First installment for the The Ghost House Story. Old Raffle completed. A second raffle underway for 1/2 Robust Bowl gouge. New bandsaw to replace old one. Silent Bids for old band saw is underway. 2026 Folk Art Festival, Feb 28th. Logo shirts will be distributed at the February meeting. Presidents next challenge is on the Bowl bottom as demoed in January. Highlight of Buloke tree. Survey of WI Woodturning Clubs. Continue reading →

Demo by Dan Brandner on Using a Skew. Story part 3 of “The Missing Neighbor”. Featured video: How to Turn Handles on a Bowl. New club officers selected. Advanced class on bowl gouge and scraper use recap. Focus on the Sugar Pine tree. Fred Steffens wins challenge to make a snowman. Raffle drawing for Robust tool continues with drawing at Jan Meeting. Continue reading →

Demo was by Bob Eberhardt on making a snowman of different types. There is no Pen Wood of the Month or Pen Kit of the Month. Tom continues the story of the “The Missing Neighbor”. Raffle for a Robust bowl gouge continues. Focus on Ficus, the tree and its wood. Dan Brandner wins the turning challenge of a bird house ornament. Continue reading →

Demo was by Barry Grill on making a 2-part birdhouse ornament. There is no Pen Wood of the Month or Pen Kit of the Month. Tom begins another story “The Missing Neighbor”. Beginning 3-month regular Raffles to raise money. First up is a Robust Bowl gouge. Focus on Musclewood/Ironwood/Blue Beech/Hornbeam, types, uses and facts. Dan Wold wins the bowl turning challenge of a 4-5 inch bowl. Continue reading →