Calendar of Club Events

Interested in joining our club? Please feel free to attend a meeting or two before joining.

Beware! We are going to start running a tight ship. All meetings now start on time!

All meetings are held at the Opdahl Farm in Hurley NY. See box on right.

Wednesday Night Demo Meetings

Are every other month.

• 6:30 pm – Show & Tell
• 7:00 pm – Club Business
• 7:30 pm – Demonstration
• 9:00 pm - Demonstrators try to be finished by 9pm. But, they may run over a little.

Saturday Demo Meetings

Alternate every other month, in the months when there is no Wednesday Night Demo meeting.

• 9:00 am to 11:00 am – Morning Demonstration

Winter and Summer Break

No club meetings in December or August.

Current Meetings, Events & Shows

2017
2017 Aug 9th 6:30pm	Wednesday Demo	Burls, Trees and getting the most out of them by Doug Scharf. The mysteries of harvesting Burls, how to cut them cure them and use them. I will also cover grain figure and where to find it in a tree. I will discuss the advantages and this advantages of turning green wood. I plan on ending up with how to Dry wood. Note: The subject for this demo has been changed. It previous was "Shaving Products" by Doug Scharf.
2017 Sep 13th 6:30pm	Wednesday Demo	Bottle Stoppers by Joe Botta and Frank Bondarenka.
2017 Oct 11th 6:30pm	Wednesday Demo	Joe will demonstrate how he turns a face grained box with a loose fitting lid. The process he uses was learned from Richard Raffan. The box is sized to the large jaws of a four-jaw chuck. The bottom of the base is finished, then hollowed with expanding jaws. The lid interior is turned next, and a grove or step is turned to match the large jaws, allowing the exterior of the lid to be finished. While large jaws simplify the reverse chucking of the 2 pieces, more conventional jam chucking can be used and will be discussed. The resulting box is larger than most end-grain boxes, and the domed lid with contrasting finial knob makes it the perfect bracelet jewelry box.
2017 Nov 11th 9am	Saturday Demo	TBD by John Franklin.
2017 Dec 9th 9am	Saturday Demo	Jig Symposium by Bill Thiry.

Past Meetings

2017
2017 Jul 12th	Wednesday Demo	Garden totems by Wally Cook.
2017 Jun 14th	Wednesday Demo	Winged Bowl by Keith Tompkins.
2017 May 10th	Wednesday Demo	Finial Design by Steve Sherman.
2017 Apr 8th	Saturday Demo	Power Carving Textures on Woodturnings by Carl Ford.
2017 Mar 11th	Saturday Demo	Chatter Tools and Spiral Texture by Bob Lawless.
2017 Feb 11th	Saturday Demo	Celtic Knot Pen by John Tenuto.
2017 Jan 14th	Saturday Demo	Spindle Project using Steady Rest by Wally Cook.
2016
2016 Dec 10th	Saturday Demo	Alternative Segmentation Techniques by John Franklin.
2016 Nov 12	Saturday Demo	Expressions in Pyrography demo by Karen Amodeo.
2016 Oct 8th	Saturday Demo	Flutes and Twists by Ralph Zimmerman.
2016 Sep 7th	Wednesday Demo	Turning Plate Bowls by Carl Ford
2016 Jun 8th	Wednesday Demo	Spoon Bending by Wally Cook.
2016 Aug 10th	Wednesday Demo	Rechucking/Finishing Bowl Bottoms by Steve Sherman.
2016 Apr 9th	Saturday Demo	Vacuum System for Wood Turners Demo by Bernie O'Malley. Click here for demo flyer.
2016 Mar 12th	Saturday Demo	Oneway Bowl Coring Demo by Win Crans. Click here for demo flyer.
2016 Feb 13th	Saturday Demo	Segemented Ornaments by Bill Thiry
2016 Jan 9th	Saturday Demo	Tru-stone Jewlery by John Franklin. Click here for demo flyer.
2015
2015 Nov 14th	Saturday Demo	Rolly Monro Hollower2 Demo by Carl Ford
2015 Oct 10th	Saturday Learn & Turn	Super Bowl Saturday Learn & Turn. Hosted by Wally Cook.
2015 Sep 26th	Summer Picnic	Joint Summer Picnic with Mid-Hudson Woodworkers.
2015 Sep 12th	Saturday Demo	Small Bowl Texture and Color Demo by Steve Sherman.
2015 Jul 8th	Wednesday Demo	Arched Plates by Buster Shaw.
2015 Jun 13th	Saturday Demo	Raffan Style Boxes Demo by Joe Larese.
2015 May 6th	Wednesday Demo	Turning Christmas Ornaments Demo by Matt Clarke.
2015 May 9th	Saturday Learn & Turn	Christmas in May Ornament Learn & Turn. Hosted by Wally Cook.
2015 Apr 11th	Saturday Demo	5 Steps to A Better Turning with SMWFE class by John Franklin.
2015 Mar 14th	Saturday Learn & Turn	Tool Selection and Sharpening for Beginners by Wally Cook.
2015 Mar 11th	Wednesday Demo	Drunken Bottle Stoppers Demo by Keith Tompkins.
2015 Jan & Feb	Winter Break	No meetings.