Resources

Demonstration Handouts

There are 48 files, weighing 1.1 GiB with 23,942 hits in Instruction.

Displaying 1 to 48 of 48 files.

Instruction

  Turning a Nativity Set
» 482.0 MiB – 4 hits – 11/25/2025
Mark Trenier’s Instructions for turning a Nativity Set – November 2025 Meeting Demonstration

  Sally Ault Dirty Pour Lids Handout
» 65.9 KiB – 51 hits – 08/09/2025
Sally Ault Dirty Pour Lids Handout

  Sally Ault Lidded Bowl Handout
» 140.5 KiB – 40 hits – 08/09/2025
Sally Ault Lidded Bowl Handout

  Tree Falling And Safety
» 187.7 KiB – 70 hits – 04/06/2025
Mike Wendt’s notes on safe tree falling and chainsaw use

  Mark Trenier March 2025 Presentation
» 510.3 MiB – 64 hits – 03/14/2025
Shop Organization

  Pendant Jig Instructions
» 3.6 MiB – 75 hits – 02/09/2025
Instructions for sliding offset jig for turning pendants and other items on a wood lathe.

  Weeble Bowls
» 294.1 KiB – 75 hits – 02/08/2025
Handout prepared for Leigh White’s presentation of Weeble Bowls for February 2025 Meeting

  2024 Trenier Birdhouse Ornament Document
» 117.7 KiB – 122 hits – 11/18/2024
Handout for Mark Treniers 2024 Birdhouse and Ornament Demonstration – October 2024

  Donna Zils Banfield Demo Handout
» 856.0 KiB – 220 hits – 02/20/2024
Wood Ffolkkes: A Sculptural Community IRD for Milwaukee Woodturners Saturday, February 24, 2024

  Sliced Hollow From – Tools List
» 74.5 KiB – 294 hits – 09/18/2023
List of resources required to create a sliced hollow form connected with decorative inlays as demonstrated by David Landers at the September 2023 Meeting

  Photo Program – Is Good Enough Good Enough
» 31.5 MiB – 363 hits – 06/10/2023
Slide presentation of Dennis Claytons presentation at the June 2023 Meeting

  Natural Edge Bowls
» 10.5 MiB – 207 hits – 11/17/2022
Powerpoint Slides of NE Bowl Presentation converted to PDF. Mostly Pictures. By Tony Rozendaal – presented at October 2022 Meeting.

  Making_Winsor_Chairs_Demo_Curt_VW_5-2-22.pdf
» 2.0 MiB – 311 hits – 05/06/2022
Power Point Presentation Used for Curt Van Weelden’s May 2022 Demo on making Windsor Charis

  Sketchup File of Therming Jig
» 490.2 KiB – 2 hits – 03/09/2022
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A Sketchup file of the terming jig. The circumference of the jig is 15-1/2 inches. 3D file. Can be rotated for a number of difference views. Drawn by Tony Rozendaal

  Therming, by Ron Bukowy
» 3.2 MiB – 2 hits – 03/09/2022
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PDF of Powerpoint presentation made to MAWT by Ron Bukowy on March 7, 2022. Must be signed in to download this file.

  Finial Tool List
» 65.6 KiB – 300 hits – 02/08/2022
Cindy Drozda’s List of Tools used for Finial Creation

  Finial Proportions
» 582.5 KiB – 243 hits – 02/08/2022
Cindy Drozda’s Finial Dimensions

  Finial Guidelines
» 51.2 KiB – 242 hits – 02/08/2022
Cindy Drozda’s Finial Guidelines

  Ring Master Bowl Handout
» 8.2 MiB – 284 hits – 01/02/2022
Tom Hipsak’s Handout for January 2022 Meeting

  3kg_Persian_Meel_US_Template.pdf
» 211.8 KiB – 664 hits – 11/09/2021

  Marbling Basics by Carl Brust
» 544.9 KiB – 307 hits – 10/28/2021
Different methods of applying marbling enhancements to completed wood turnings.

  Harvey Meyer – Turning the Pedestal Box
» 440.6 KiB – 443 hits – 09/16/2021
Instructions for Turning the Box as Demonstrated September 13, 2021

  Rebecca DeGroot’s Walking Bowl Instructions
» 145.3 KiB – 416 hits – 03/05/2021

  Hand Mirror Demo Handout
» 21.7 MiB – 423 hits – 10/22/2020
Handout for Hand Mirror Demo by Mark Trenier – October 2020

  AcornBoxes.pdf
» 44.8 MiB – 707 hits – 06/03/2020
Step by Step Instructions for making acorn boxes as demonstrated for the June 2020 meeting.

  Wooden_Hats.pdf
» 10.1 MiB – 497 hits – 02/13/2020

  Buffing Handout
» 285.8 KiB – 886 hits – 06/01/2019
Mostly deals with resources for buffing supplies. A little bit about technique.

  Finishing for Woodturners
» 48.4 KiB – 668 hits – 11/06/2018
A review of the different types of finishes that are available on the market and how they can be used for woodturning.

  Birdhouse Ornaments
» 535.4 KiB – 651 hits – 05/12/2018
Handout prepared by Mark Trenier for his demo at the May 2018 meeting.

  Protect Wood From Chuck Jaws
» 177.0 KiB – 624 hits – 05/07/2018
Tip on Protecting Wood from Chuck Jaws, by Bill Fordney, from the Woodturning Chatter section of the October 2012 issue of American Woodturner.

  Woodworm Screws by Mike Peace
» 361.3 KiB – 1,457 hits – 03/02/2018
An overview of the use of woodworm screws for holding a turning blank.

  Cut Bowl Bottoms With Confidence
» 215.9 KiB – 753 hits – 02/02/2018
All of us have blown through the bottom of a bowl or left a chunky bottom. This article shows three gauges to help determine the thickness of the bowl bottom.

  Jam Chucking Tips
» 266.8 KiB – 775 hits – 10/16/2017
“The Jam Chuck,” by Peter M. Smith, and “Better Success with Jam-Chucking,” by Chris Wright, from the August 2017 issue of Woodturning FUNdamentals.

  Jam Chucking Tips
» 266.8 KiB – 905 hits – 10/16/2017
“The Jam Chuck,” by Peter M. Smith, and “Better Success with Jam-Chucking,” by Chris Wright, from the August 2017 issue of Woodturning FUNdamentals.

  Drying Equipment List
» 252.2 KiB – 824 hits – 09/15/2017
PDF Format. Includes link to the humidity/temperature controller.

  Curt Van Weelden demo
» 664.9 KiB – 874 hits – 09/12/2017
PDF Document of the presentation on Drying Wood given by Curt Van Weelden at the September 2017 Meeting.

  Harvesting Wood Presentation Notes
» 290.9 KiB – 863 hits – 09/12/2017
PDF Format

  Wood Drying Log (PDF)
» 316.6 KiB – 929 hits – 09/12/2017
For those who do not have Microsoft Access, a PDF version of the Wood Drying Log. Includes the Equipment list.

  Wood Drying Log (Excel)
» 20.3 KiB – 775 hits – 09/12/2017
Excel Wood drying log with built in graphing. Includes Equipment List.

  Generic Lathe Maintenance Guidelines
» 370.4 KiB – 1,025 hits – 05/05/2017
Handout created by Brent English for the May 2017 meeting.

  Demo Ideas Survey
» 414.7 KiB – 488 hits – 02/01/2017

  Thinking Outside the Box
» 1.3 MiB – 857 hits – 02/02/2014
by Ron Zdroik

  Rolling Pin Instructions
» 187.1 KiB – 862 hits – 01/01/2014
Rolling Pin Instruction

  Cryptex
» 325.6 KiB – 654 hits – 08/01/2013
Cryptex Instructions

  String Steady Drawings and Instruction
» 1.1 MiB – 819 hits – 05/01/2013
by Rob Nelson – May 2013

  Vacuum Pump Instructions
» 6.4 MiB – 611 hits – 04/01/2013
Instructions for Vacuum Pump and Chucks by Bob Nelson (Frugal Vacuum Chucks)

  Vacuum Pump Pictures
» 697.8 KiB – 608 hits – 04/01/2013
Pictures taken at the demo by Bob Nelson (Frugal Vacuum Chuck) at the Demo

  Photography
» 40.1 KiB – 608 hits – 01/01/2013
Photography Purchase List and Suppliers by Ron Nelsen