As the name implies the GWA Woodturners Special Interest Group is all about things related to turning wood (mostly wood anyway). Your GWA membership badge is your ticket to all special interest group meetings ...
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From Mike Guyre: Several members asked me where I purchased the materials for the Rotary Texture and Chatter tools I brought into the February Woodturning SIG meeting. I wrote up a brief instruction ...
Mark demonstrated the application of his Wood Slicing techniques to final cuts for spindle, end grain and side grain bowls. He showed the group what he considers the five basics of spindle turning: points, ...
... conduct woodworking demonstrations. Mike and Steve will show you how to plan and present a successful woodworking demonstration. They will cover how to pre-plan, develop, and deliver a successful demonstration ...
You've no doubt seen the wooden Christmas ornament globes that have 4 cameos on the surface. Bob Brokaw showed how the cameos start out as a plaque. A pattern is then made on a computer by importing a ...
Hans entertained the audience by creating several examples of scrolling without a pattern. He created several different freestyle pizzles and puzzle boxes. He also had a new member's wife write her name ...
... to construct a lathe mounted fixture to cut threads into a box. The device resembled a hybrid of end mill table controls and metal lathe tool post controls mostly made of wood. The end result was remarkable ...
In this meeting of the GWA turners Special Interest Group(SIG), Steve Mellott showed the attendees how he turns oval goblets without waiting for the green wood to do it on its own. The process begins ...
In this monthly meeting of the Scroll Saw Special Interest Group (SIG), Bob Brokaw explained some of the process he has developed since being introduced to marquetry. He began by explaining the similarities ...
... the insert and the tool shaft.
Butch donated two tool handles for our special drawing. Thanks Butch.
Butch referenced three documents on the web and two AAW American Woodturner articles that provide ...
... box from wood scraps. Hans and Karl showed a variety of scroll saw projects with a few words about how each was made. The balance of the class was devoted to solving participants scroll saw “challenges”. ...
... demonstrated a clam shell box and a long stem goblet. Jimmy literally tours the entire world to demonstrate the art of woodturning. His skill, wit and ability to relate to the audience were very impressive! ...
This class featured 5 different demonstrators – Hans Meier, Karl Taylor, George North, Marilou Chastain and Bruce Maday. The group scrolled both 2 and 3 dimensional wooden puzzles. Attendees were given ...
During this class, Mike Peace demonstrated how to turn a winged box. He discussed the design aspects of the project and discussed the feedback he had received from a turner in New Zealand. The evolution of Mike's ...
Although scheduled as a Scroll Saw meeting, this class pertained to all woodworkers who want to sell their projects and a numbr of non Scroll Saw members attended. Hans Meier has participated in approximately ...
... height in a drawing. I next briefly showed Bill Kandler's "Segmented Project Planner". We had some fun with "LaminationPro" part of the WoodturnerPro software. My next talk was on Points, both vertical and ...
In 2010 the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association Board of Directors decided to better automate membership activities through online sign-up of new members and annual membership renewals. Each of our membership ...
If you are new to the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association we recommend you review the information in this article. It will hopefully help you get the most your membership from the very beginning.
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