MAWT July and August 2026 Newsletter
September Meeting – There will NOT be a regular Monday evening meeting in September. We have a weekend with Matt Monaco planned. See the details below.
German Fest – German Fest was July 24 to 26 at the Summerfest grounds. Randy Shilling, Ray Kottke, Steve Fosticz, Mary Schwaller, Greg Wimsey and Blaine Rubin were at the event promoting MAWT, demonstrating and selling their work. They had a great time and I hear sales were quite good. Attached are some photos from the event. A similar opportunity comes up in November at the Holiday Folk Fair.
Rob Nelson demo – That same weekend we had a special demonstration on Saturday, July 25th. Rob Nelson demonstrated hollowing an enclosed form. Mary Schwaller brought in some terrific homemade bakery. We had a lot of fun watching and learning from Rob. He also turned a square bowl and a bowl within a bowl.
Mark Dreyer – At the August meeting, Mark Dreyer demonstrated Easy Wood carbide tools. Mark is very knowledgeable on carbide tools and did several demonstrations on how to use them. This is a topic many members have been asking for and there was great interest and lots of questions. The demo was recorded and can be seen on the Videos Page on the website.
Matt Monaco – In September, Matt Monaco will be visiting from his studio in Missouri. https://www.monacobowls.com/ He will be doing a demo on Saturday, September 26 on advanced bowl turning with a bonus segment on the skew. The charge for this special event is $45 for the day long demo which includes lunch.
We are offering hands-on classes with Matt on the following Sunday and Monday. See our website, www.mawturners.com for details and to register for the demo and the classes. There is one lathe open for the platter class on Sunday.
EMPTY BOWLS
The bowls should be about 4″-7″ in diameter and 2″-3″ deep.
They do not need to be Food-Safe – the majority are for decorative use and not for food.
Turn a couple or turn a lot (some members have turned dozens and even over a hundred!!!)
Drop them off at club meetings. The last drop-off is the October meeting.
If you have any questions, please talk to Ron Zdroik.
Open Shop day
Watch for an email from Tony Rozendaal about the August 2026 Open Shop Day.
Kevin Seigworth,
MAWT President
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