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September Meeting We had a great meeting on September 11. David Landers did a great job of helping us understand how to think out of the box and how to […]
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Show-N-Tell at the meeting on August 7. The meeting was recorded and the recording is ready for viewing at the top of […]
I am very hopeful that we can find an individual who is willing to serve on the board and be mentored to take over as club president no later than […]
Recently, I met a personal woodturning goal that I had set for myself. Meeting that goal has caused me to reflect a little on the place for goals in our […]
It’s funny, or maybe not so funny that I had begun to write this post before the flooding issues that occurred in the Woodcraft basement last week (probably a couple […]
(This comes out of a conversation and email thread between Mel Mickey, Kevin Seigworth and myself. Some of the sentences are written by Kevin S.) A number of club members […]
The Milwaukee Area Woodturners held our July meeting at our usual meeting place on July 11 – a week late due to the Independence Day holiday. The meeting was headlined […]
(Leigh writes,) Although I’m a fairly new turner, I’m always up for a challenge, so when I read about the AAW exhibition of small pieces, I was intrigued. The theme […]
Our June workshop is in the books and it was another success. We had three “learners” and by the end of the day six mentors had stopped by, in shifts. […]
June Meeting Thank you to Dennis Clayton for an in-depth coverage of photography at our club meeting in June. Dennis showed a number of different techniques, all aimed at recording […]
I know – this is something you hear all the time…. We could use the following volunteer positions within the club: Additional AV Team member to add depth in the […]
Our neighboring AAW chapter to the west, the Badger Woodturners based in Madison, WI is having their annual sale. This has been added to our Upcoming Events Page (toward the […]
Can you believe it is May already? We are already over a third of the way through the year! This should have come out this morning (Sunday, 5/7/23) but I […]
We had a successful open workshop on April 15, with several participants and the perfect number of mentors, and even a couple observers. We shared the space with the Guild […]
Dennis Clayton, our demonstrator for June 2023 has provided us with a nice biography: Dennis Clayton – Artist, Photographer, Woodturner Dennis has been involved in photography his whole life. His […]
I apologize for taking this long to get the newsletter out. I’m not sure if it is an excuse or a reason, but we had a busy Easter weekend and […]
There are a number of items I forgot to mention in the Newsletter 2023 AAW Symposium The Symposium is in Louisville Ky, right at a 7 hour drive from Milwaukee. […]
The following is the writer’s opinion and does not reflect the official endorsement by the Milwaukee Area Woodturners of any person or vendor. There are a lot of woodturning videos […]
Wow!! What a great attendance for our March meeting – I counted about 55 persons in attendance and there were over 10 on the Zoom meeting. It was great to […]
This lathe has been sold. Grizzly Model G0462 Wood Lathe for sale 16 inch swing over bed 46 inches between centers #2 Morse taper 1 inch – 8 TPI Variable […]
We are working on the website and are pleased with how it is going. Please bear with us for the next few days while we continue the changes. This post […]
The Video for the February Meeting is posted at the top of the Demo Videos page.
A non-menber, Bob Hurd has a Nova-1624-44 lathe for sale that’s been upgraded to a DVR control and 20” lathe extension. He’s asking $1600. I think I’ve seen this lathe […]
Greetings everyone! It was nice to be able to participate in the meeting the other night. I have heard there around 50 people in attendance at Woodcraft!! And there were […]
Happy New Year!! January Meeting – We had a great meeting in January 2023 with a number of announcements and the theme of an “Extended Show and Tell.” We’ll cover […]
Happy Holidays!! I hope every one of you have an opportunity to spend time with friends and family during the upcoming holiday season. I hope you have a heated shop […]
I am making a separate post for this topic to bring attention to it. In the past this has been referred to as a Scholarship or a Scholarship Grant – […]
Wow!! I was beginning to wonder whether or not we would have a meeting in November. First Chris Kraemer contacted me in late October to ask if we could postpone […]
Here are some resources for the demo I did the other night: I mentioned Mike Stafford – he does not have a web page to my knowledge but is active […]
This is to remind you of our annual Holiday Party and gift exchange, December 5, at Woodcraft. We will share a meal. The club will purchase the meat and bread […]
We will probably not have a demonstrator for the January meeting. We will have an extended “Show-N-Tell” period. Bring up to three of your recently turned items to show and […]
You can use the Members only portion of the website to find these persons’ contact details. If you are not a member and are interested, use the website contact for […]
Hi Everyone; We had a well-attended meeting on October 3. There were about 35 people present at Woodcraft and another 10 or so who attended through the Zoom meeting. It’s […]
If you are an AAW Member you should be aware of a number of grants that are available. If you qualify for any of these grants you can apply on […]
At the October 3 meeting I announced that a scholarship grant will be awarded for 2023. The board will accept applicants for the grant from now through late November and […]
As we approach the end of the year we are beginning to think about the year 2023 and beyond. Clubs like the Milwaukee Area Woodturners simply cannot exist without members […]
Hello Everyone; I am very late getting the Newsletter completed this month. Between the late meeting we held (9/12) and health issues here in my family time has slipped away. […]
Thanks to all of you who have supported cutting and making bowl blanks for empty bowls. A number of members came to my property on August 12 and 13 and […]
I’m getting the newsletter out late this month – we met a week ago tonight. We had about 20 people in house and 10 or so dialing in through Zoom […]
After the July meeting I thought I might try to scrounge up some wood from which to make blanks for Empty Bowls. I posted the following post on a local […]
Go Turn Something Round Today!!