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Below you will find our many resources here at CAW. Everything from our latest and archived newsletters to our Tips & Tricks section. You can even find excellent how-to videos as well as our video rentals. So explore and have a good time.
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Pro Demonstrator Workshops (PDW)
Special workshops and classes are occasionally conducted by professional woodturners. We have been fortunate with coordinating workshops in conjunction with all our visiting demonstrators. Additionally on occasion we have professional turners who are in our local area and will offer a one-day workshop. Lately we have been fortunate enough to schedule free IRD’s to our members almost monthly. See Events for up-to-date details on current meetings and IRD’s.
Skill Enhancement Workshops (SEW)
Capital Area Woodturners conduct Skill Enhancement Workshops from 9 am to 3 pm, once a month on Wednesday following our Monthly Meetings. Our mentoring team, which is made up of CAW members, sponsor these workshops and classes for all members and for any level of woodworker. We can teach woodturning, woodburning, carving, staining, painting, tool sharpening and much more. Contact our mentoring team if you’d like to learn a specific skill. See the newsletter for up-to-date details on current workshops and classes.
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Newsletters
Here, you will always find our most current newsletter, however, you can also request our archived newsletters as well.
Archived Newsletters
Sharing what we've learned
Tips & Techniques
If you’re feeling stuck and need a little help, then you’ve come to the right place. Here you will find some of the best tips & techniques to help get you over that hump. We’ve got everything for beginners all the way to advanced levels.
You’ll also find tips on carving, decoration, and texturing. And of course, something that’s extremely important, but sometimes overlooked safety.
Capital Area Woodturners
YouTube Videos
Here, you will find some of the best in the business sharing their skills. Simply click on the video name below to open the video. A couple of the videos have written instructions, located in Tips & Techniques.
| Featured Turner | Featured Demonstration | Frank Jessup | 3 inch Turned Purse Mirror |
|---|---|
| Richard Allen | Offset Turned Purse Mirror |
| CA Savoy | CA Glue Finish on Wooden Barrel Pens & Finish of an Acrylic Pen Barrel |
| John Noffsinger | Spin Top with Pyrography |
| Patrick O'Brien | Spin Top with Sorby Mini Texture Tool and Color |
| CA Savoy | Spin Top with Chatter Tool and Color |
| Frank Jessup | Spin Top with Sorby Mini Texture Tool and Color |
| Don (Doc) Johnson | Box with Snap Fit Lid |
| John Noffsinger | Turn a Wood Top then Decorate with a Celtic Knot using Pyrography and Color |
| Barbara Dill | Turns a Multi-Axis 3 Sided Spiral Form |
| CA Savoy | Sharpening Woodturning Tools |
Enjoy our extensive
Book & Video Library
CAW maintains an extensive range of instructional books and videos covering just about every aspect of turning: historical reference, tools, techniques, projects, as well as club demonstrations. Books, DVDs and VHS tapes may be checked out and returned during the monthly club meetings. There is no fee for borrowing books or videos from the library but there is a late fee if they are not returned at the next scheduled monthly meeting.
Contact the Club Librarian if you have suggestions for new acquisitions or if you wish to donate books or DVDs to the club.
Be sure to take advantage of this great educational resource, as well as the free instructional videos featuring club members found here.
