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.
| Date | Demonstrator | Topic | President's Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
01/18/20 | Jim McCleary | Home made Captive hollowing system | Noise maker |
02/15/20 | John Beaver |
| None |
3/21/20 | Mini-symposium - | Mini-symposium - buy/sell trade tables | None |
4/18/20 | Dale Gillaspy | Embellishments | Shop made jigs |
5/16/20 | Brian Lensink | Open Segmented Vessel | Kitchen item |
6/20/20 | Jeff Kustuch | Iridescent bowls | Project using crotch wood |
7/18/20 | Matt Clarke | Square bowl | Project not using wood |
8/15/20 | Michael Alguire | Wheels of Delicacy | None |
9/19/20 | Chad Schimmel | Ring inlay | Platters |
10/17/20 | Brian Mason | Ornaments | Beads of Courage Lidded Boxes |
11/21/20 | Ken Northern - | Sharpening | Ornaments. |
12/12/20 | 9am-noon - Pat Carroll | 9am - Erosion | NO President's challenge |
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
What happens at meetings?
- Live demonstrations
- Instant Gallery (come view fellow woodworkers’ woodturning display)
- Members bring a woodturning vessel in to display for fun
- Pictures are taken and put on the website photo gallery
- 50/50 raffle (half the money goes to ticket winner – other half goes in the Shorty Fund)
- Shorty fund money goes in to woodturning education in the high schools
- Wood Raffle – lots of wood blanks raffled off monthly!
- After the $$ 50/50 raffle – donated wood is raffled off
- President’s Challenge Gallery –
- most meetings have a “challenge” – listed in the meeting or newsletter
- 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
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 –
Rich Fairbourn doing demo at June Meeting
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 several meetings J Paul Fennell used his expertise to talk about different projects.
