Capital Area Woodturners
Monthly Programs
Regular club meetings are scheduled for the second Saturday morning of the month at the
Bryant High School, 2709 Popkins Lane, Alexandria VA 22306.
- December 2008 - Holiday Party.
- November 2008 - TBD
- October 2008 - Jigs & Tips
- September 2008 - Jamie Donaldson
- August 2008 - Judy Ditmer
- July 2008 - Stewart Batty
- June 2008 - CAW Picnic
- May 2008 - Nick Cook
- April 2008 - CAW Mini Symposium.
- March 2008 -Gerry Headley Pen Making
- February 2008 - Dean Swagert
- January 2008 - Hands-on Bowl Turning
- December 2007 - Holiday Party.
- November 2007 - Bill Grubine
- October 2007 - CA Savoy turning holiday
ornaments
- September 2007 - Mark Gardner
demonstrates hollow forms and texturing
- August 2007 - Ed Kelle demonstrates
surface treatments
- July 2007 - Alan Leland
- June 2007 - Jimmy Clewes demonstration.
- May 2007 - CAW Annual Picnic
- April 2007 - CAW Mini Symposium.
- March 2007 -Don Hart turns items
somewhat large, small, smaller and invisible..
- February 2007 - Patrick O’Brien “Off the
mini lathe, ready to sell"
- January 2007 - Don Riggs demonstrates
a little of everything he is famous for in the club.
- December 2006 - Holiday Party.
- November 2006 - Trent Bosch
- October 2006 - Michael Mocho
- September 2006 - Johannes Michaelson - Turning full size cowboy hats.
- August 2006 - Andy Wolfe
- July 2006 - Matt Birchfield - Turning a
lampshade
- June 2006 - CAW Annual Picnic.
- May 2006 - Michael Mocho - Texturing mini hollow forms
- April 2006 - Don Derry - Coloring hollow forms.
- March 2006 -CAW Mini Symposium.
- February 2006 -
Aaron
Grebeldinger demonstrates the Oneway Easy-Core coring system.
- January 2006 - Don Riggs demonstrates
turning goblets and spheres.
- December 2005 - Holiday Party.
- November 2005 - Tom Crabb - Hollowing
from the bottom and more.
- October 2005 - Marilyn Campbell - Epoxy.
- September 2005 - Frank Stepanski
demontrates projects from branches - flower pots, natural edge goblet, high
wing bowl.
- August 2005 - CAW Annual Picnic.
- July 2005 - Dick Sing - Off-center turning.
- June 2005 - Irene Gafert - Coloring and Gold Leaf.
- May 2005 - Art Liestman - Surface design & decoration.
- April 2005 - Bob Rosand - Small item production turning.
- March 2005 - CAW Mini Symposium.
- February 2005 - CA Savoy & Don Riggs
demonstrate production turning charger plates
- January 2005 - Fluting & Texturing by CAW Members
- December 2004 - Holiday Party
- November 2004 - C.A Savoy demonstrates making Christmas ornaments.
- October 2004 - British Turner Martin Pidgen, Square, Diamond, and flat sided turnings
- September 2004 - Members share shop tips
and jigs
- August 2004 - CAW Picnic
- July 2004 - TBD
- June 2004 - Mike Hosaluk - Hollow forms,
thinking out of the box
- May 2004 - Al Stirt - Fluting / carving / texturing
- April 2004 - CAW Symposium
- March 2004 - Bruce Hoover - Sanding
techniques and shop tips
- February 2004 - CAW member Dean Swagert- Open segmented turning
- January 2004 - Gerry Headley - Pens in detail
- December 2003 - Holiday Party
- November 2003 - CAW members demonstrate mini projects, clocks, mirrors, bottle stoppers, etc.
- October 2003 - British turner Jimmy Clewes
- September 2003 - Alan Lacer
- August 2003 - Annual Picnic
- July 2003 - Elvie Jackson
- June 2003 - Christian Buchard
- May 2003 - Al Hockenberry
- April 2003 - CAW Symposium
- March 2003 - Rueben Everett
- February 2003 - Bruce Hoover
- January 2003 - Betty Scarpino
- December 2002 - Annual Holiday Party
- November 2002 - Special demonstartion by John Jordon
- October 2002 - Special demonstration by Bruce Hoover.
- September 2002 - Mark St. Ledger returns to CAW for another inspiring demonstration to include thread chasing.
- August 2002 - 3rd annual CAW picnic and free for all turning.
- August 2002 - August 3rd - Special demo by French turner Jean-Françoise Escoulen,.
- July 2002 - Demo by Tom Crabb - Turing on the bias, Plus exotic wood sale.
- June 2002 - Members share information on chucks and other homemade holding devices.
- May 2002 - Members share information on
various chucks and inexpensive homemade holding devices.
- April 2002 - Making wooden jewelry
- March 2002 - Learn how to make wooden
birds and eggs.
- February 2002 - Wayne Dunlap of Dunlap
Woodcrafts will present a program on harvesting wood and chain saw saftey.
- January 2002 - Bill Hardy demonstrates
turning techniques with the dreaded Skew. Also turning a plate mounted
on a face plate with double stick tape.
- December 2001 - Annual Holiday Party
- November 2001 - C.A Savoy demonstrates making Christmas ornaments.
- October 2001 - Special demonstration by professional woodturner Judy Ditmer. Judy will
share her techniques for making beautiful, fanciful jewelry on the lathe.
$5.00 Demo fee.
- September 2001 -
Jim
Marstall will discuss the design concepts, mounting techniques and
carving/grinding tips that were offered in Roger Jacobs’ class on
“Sneaky Feet” bowls during Jim’s stay at Arrowmont during the first
week of August.
Jim will speak using overhead viewgraphs and hardcopy handouts.
Bob Reynolds will also summarize the highlights of his August class
with Bob Clemmons at the John C. Campbell School.
- August 2001 - Club Picnic
- July 2001 - Special Demonstration by UK woodtuner
Martin Pidgen.
- June 2001 - Don Riggs will demonstrate the setup,
mounting, woods, tools, and finishing for his natural edge bowls, torpedo clocks and more.
- May 2001 - Tim and Sheryl present "Elements of
Design". What are collectors and galleries looking for in terms of design,
size, shape, texture, etc..
- April 2001 - Renowned turner, Bob Rosand will
demonstrate his signature Christmas and bird house ornaments.
- March 2001 - Sheryl will give presentation on wood
toxicity, dust collection and safety.
- February 2001 - Phil Brown will demonstrate prep'ing,
turning and finishing his signature horn shapes.
- January 2001 - Jim Marstall and C.A. Savoy to
demonstration Lyle Jamison deep hollowing techniques
- December 2000 - Club Holiday Party.
- November 2000 - Special Demonstration by world
renounded turner David Ellsworth.
- October 2000 - Special Demonstration of turning cowboy
hats by world renouned turner Johannes Michelson.
- September 2000 - Special Demonstration by famous turner
Mark Gardner.
- August 2000 - Tim Kochman will show the video he took
at the 2000 AAW Symposium, of Stoney Lamar and David Ellsworth critiqueing the instant
gallery
- July 2000 - July 13, members who attended the AAW
Symposium share their experiences. Special Demonstration by famous turner
Mark
St. Leger on Saturday, July 22 from 9am till whenever.
- June 2000 - How to turn natural edged bowls (setup,
chucking, turning, and finishing
- May 2000 - Tim Kochman leads discussion on what the
club wants for future monthly meeting demonstrations.
- April 2000 - Don Johnson demonstrations the router
inset process
- March 2000 - World renounded turner Mark Sfirri will
demonstrate offset turning
- February 2000 - Mike McInerney will give Pen Making
demonstration
- January 2000 - C.A. Savoy will give Beale Buffing
System Demonstration
- December 99 - Holiday Pot-Luck Social 12/11 pm.
- November 99 - Don Riggs will demonstrate the McNaughton
System, getting multiple bowls from a single blank
- October 99 - Officer Elections - C.A. Savoy
demonstrates turning holiday ornaments
- September 99 - To Be Announced
- August 99 - Sharpening Techinques and Jigs, Plus
Special Demonstration Featuring John Jordan
- July 99 - Chucks and other holding devices - July 17
Demonstration Featuring French Turner Jean-Francois Escoulan
- June 99 - Wood Identification
- May 99 - Finishing techniques - Bill Hardy, Don Riggs,
and Phil Brown will discuss and demonstrate.
- April 99 - 2 meetings, Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, discussion of spalted wood toxicity and demonstration of elliptical chucks.
Sunday, Johannes Michaelsen will demonstrate his famous turned broad rim hats.
- March 99 - UK Turner Martin Pidgen demostrates cord
pulls, bottle stoppers, and small bowls
- February 99 - Demonstation for the Sorby Texturing Tool
- January 99 - No Meeting - Cancelled - Ice Storm
- December 98 - No Meeting - Happy Holidays
- November 98 - Topics from AAW Akron Symposium
- October 98 - CA Savoy & Don Riggs demonstrate
turning Christmas ornaments
- September 98 - Bill Hardy demonstrates getting
symmetrical bowl blanks from a log
- August 98 - Picnic at Don Chamlee's house
- July 98 - Picnic at Pat Berry's house
- June 98 - No Meeting - AAW Symposium in Akron, Ohio
- May 98 - C.A. Savoy demonstrates hollow turning
- April 98 - Focus on sanding techniques and sanding
materials
- March 98 - Ray Inaba demonstrates spindle turning for
furniture
- February 98 - Guest Wayne Dunlap of Dunlap Woodcrafts
- January 98 - Pat McLaughlin Demonstrates Turning
Mushrooms
- December 97 - No Meeting - Happy Holidays
- November 97 - Ray Inaba demonstrates turning lidded
boxes
- October 97 - More Video from Arrowmont - Multiaxix
turning techniques
- September 97 - Video from members trip to Arrowmont
- July 97 - Turning Picnic at Jim Ness's house
- June 97 - Turning Picnic at Pat Berry's
- May 97 - Chucks, Chucks, and more Chucks