Category: Meeting Review

Hi MAWT members, We had a wonderful gathering of members who attended our Annual Christmas Party on Monday evening. It was a great time for camaraderie and talk, combined with […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, There are countless ways to embellish a turned item. Monday night’s presentations demonstrated just a hint of what you can create. Yours truly (Ron Zdroik) showed […]

The recording of the October meeting is available to view on the Demo Video page of the website. Click Here. The video includes Ron’s comments, a show and tell presentation […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, Bob Leonard presented a great demo on using vacuum chucks. Bob, who runs Frugal Vacuum Chucks, demonstrated his advancements in vacuum pumps and especially the chucks. […]

Hi fellow MAWT member, Of all of the remote demonstrators we have watched, Harvey Meyer has to be the best. He is an excellent turner, a great presenter and a […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, Although it might still be spring, summer has begun in earnest in Wisconsin. I hope everybody is enjoying the warm (actually HOT!) weather. Our June demonstration […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, It’s Wisconsin and spring is in the air – one day it’s 80 and the next, in the 40s! Whatever the temperature, I hope everyone is […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, EMPTY BOWLS – We started April with a presentation by Colleen Vollard, owner of Cream City Clay talking about Milwaukee Empty Bowls and the food pantries […]

Did you miss the April meeting? Did you tune in late because you experienced the technical difficulties we had when starting the meeting? A video of the entire meeting is […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, If you signed into the March Zoom meeting, you saw a great demonstration by Rebecca DeGroot. Rebecca is an art teacher from Texas and also a […]

Thanks to Jerry Tackes for presenting a great online demonstration on Monday, February 1. We had some issues getting the correct meeting invitation out, but at one time I saw […]

Hello Fellow Woodturners; Tony Rozendaal here – Ron Zdroik has come to the end of his term as President, so I am writing this month’s newsletter. A Big Thank You […]

December 2020 MAWT President’s letter Hi fellow members, As we reflect back and close out 2020, most of us are probably saying “good riddance!” Indeed, it has been a difficult […]

You can view the video if the November meeting, featuring Mark Trenier turning a hand mirror on our website. Click Here. In the future, as we record and post meetings […]

MAWT President’s letter Hi fellow members, For our November meeting demonstration, club member Mark Trenier did a great demo on how to make a hand mirror. His presentation along with […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, We had an excellent demonstration by Trent Bosch this past Monday evening. Trent is a professional woodturner and demonstrator who really knows his craft. He expertly […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, We had an excellent demonstration at the September meeting by two of our fellow members. Tom Hipsak gave us a ton of tips for pen-turning, specifically […]

Curt Van Weelden provided a copy of the slide show he used for his laser engraving demo last Monday evening.

August 2020 MAWT President’s Letter Hi fellow members, The August demonstration by yours truly was making wood rings with the lathe. I hope your interest was piqued by the demo. […]

President’s Letter – July 2020 Meeting Hi to all MAWT members, We had a great demonstration by Mike Peace for the July meeting. He showed members that the skew is […]

Hi fellow members, The Milwaukee Area Woodturners club had its first interactive remote demonstration (IRD). Tony Rozendaal had the honors to be the first member demonstrator. Although we are definitely […]

May 2020 President’s Letter Hello to all fellow MAWT members, I hope everybody is safe, healthy and staying busy. The Milwaukee Area Woodturners club inaugurated its first streaming video demonstration […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, We started the club’s participation in the Empty Bowls project with a presentation by Colleen Vollard of Cream City Clay. Colleen has been involved with the […]

These pictures were taken with my cell phone. If I missed a name or a detail about a piece feel free to send any corrections/updates in an email.

Hi all, We had a great turnout for our February meeting and enjoyed an excellent presentation by Casey Gabrielson explaining his technique for turning wood hats, showing us his woodworking […]

Hi all, For our first club meeting of 2020, we had two presenters: First, Aaron Foley, an attorney who practices estate planning law. He provided information to help members understand […]

December President’s letter Hi fellow woodturners, We had a great group of turners get together Monday evening for MAWT’s annual December Christmas Party. As usual, there was way too much […]

November President’s Letter: Hi fellow MAWT members, If you were at the Rob Nelson demo last weekend, you caught an excellent, detailed presentation. Rob explained how to hollow out a […]

From the Prez… – Beads of Courage Presentation and Demonstration – Great Wood Raffle – November Demonstration by Rob Nelson – Volunteers for Holiday Folk Fair – Turn for Troops […]

Hi fellow woodturners, A special welcome to members of the Wisconsin Woodturners club who have now joined the Milwaukee Area Woodturners. Thanks for signing up and we all hope that […]

Hi fellow members, We were all treated to a great demo by Lyndal Anthony describing the basics and the details of gouges and scrapers, their angles and their bevels, and […]

Hi fellow MAWT members, Our June 3rd meeting featured Tony Rozendaal demonstrating numerous buffing techniques from pens to bowls. He made it look so easy and fortunately for members sitting […]

To all members: Thanks to Jim Andresen for a great demonstration! With almost what seemed to be half of his work shop in the meeting area, he showed everyone how […]

Hi fellow members, We were all entertained by Mark Trenier and his UFOs, which is reality were not actual alien vessels but lidded vessels. Mark had a table full of […]

A big thank you to all of the club volunteers who helped at the Milwaukee Woodworkers Show held in February. The booth had plenty of shavings from the two demonstration […]

We started out 2019 with a demonstration by fellow MAWT member Dave McBride turning a one-piece slimline pen from Corian. Dave shared many tips and hints of his pen turning […]

The November Meeting was held in the usual location at the usual time on November 5, 2018. Kevin Seigworth reviewed a number of different types of finishes. Thank you Kevin […]