Meetings
Monthly Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, in the meeting agenda below, all our Club meetings will be held at the Pyle Adult Recreation Center, which is located at 655 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ.
Rich Fairbourn doing demo at June Meeting
All meetings start at 12:00 pm and end by 3:30pm unless otherwise posted. Club meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of the month – unless noted on meeting calendar. Meetings are open to the public – visitors are welcome to attend one meeting free before joining. More info about joining here.
Meetings typically start with the Club’s business, followed by the featured demonstration, and then with raffle and prize drawings. Board meetings are open to all club members and are held every other month after the regular meeting.
Thank you to guest wood-turners who take the time to comment on the Instant Gallery. At the September 15th meeting J Paul Fennell used his expertise to talk about different projects.
What happens at meetings?
- Live demonstrations
- Instant Gallery (come view fellow woodworkers’ woodturning display)
- 50/50 raffle (half the money goes to ticket winner – other half goes in the Shorty Fund)
- Wood Raffle – lots of wood blanks raffled off monthly!
- President’s Challenge Gallery – each month there is a challenge, members bring in pieces for others to view for the challenge
- Visitors and guests are welcome to attend one meeting free
- Learn about other opportunities in the area
- Short member meeting – inform members of activities and happenings
Dember 15th – Member potluck
Where: Pyle Center Time: Noon Spouses Welcome!
Bring a wrapped wood ornament that you turned.
Hundreds of dollars in great raffle prizes! Each member gets free raffle ticket upon entry!
Club will provide meat!
Members potluck – bring item by last name:
A – G = Desserts
H – O = Side Dish
P – Z = Salad
| Date | Demonstrator | Topic | President's Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
01/20/18 | Rich Fairborn | Hollowing with a D-Way hollowing tool. | Project made from a limb (reaction wood). |
02/17/18 | John Lucas. | All Day Demo -- | None |
3/18/18 | J. Paul Fennell | Concept Design, and Indexing | Easter eggs |
4/21/18 | Ken Waller | Bracelet and pepper mill demo. | Platters |
5/19/18 | Mike Mahoney | Mike Mahoney - this was an excellent live video demo - interactive with Mike from his shop in California (internet magic). | Green Wood turned and allowed to warp |
6/16/18 | Rich Fairbourn. | Bowl turning demo, wig stand. | Bottle stoppers and pizza cutters |
7/21/18 | John Lea | Form follows function. Rose engine embellishment | Pepper, Salt and Spice Mills |
8/18/18 | Mini-symposium | Mini-symposium - buy/sell trade tables | Crotch wood |
9/15/18 | Rhonda Forsha | Surface preparation and finishing | Project turned on a mandrel (not limited to pens) |
10/13/18 | Doug Forsha | Turning a square bowl | Beads of Courage Lidded Boxes |
11/17/18 | Kelly Dunn all day demo | Lidded calabash, Norfolk Island Pine bowl, Pewas (butterfly patch) - Also 3 days of individual classes (November 18,19, and 20th) | None. Turn in your wig stands |
12/15/18 | Holiday party | Potluck luncheon - | None |
Important Reminder
Please check back here before every meeting to see if any last minute changes have been made to the meeting location and time.
