March 2026 Newsletter

MAWT March 2026 Newsletter

Cindy Drozda did a remote demo from her Colorado shop. Her demo was on turning a Finial Star bowl from a piece of burl. Cindy demonstrated turning the bowl and saving the wood for the lid by parting it out of the bowl. Later, the bowl rim was cut into a star shape at the bandsaw. Her demonstration included the use of a negative rake scraper to prepare the wood for the application of multiple colors of wood dye in several layers. Multiple uses of purpose made jamb blocks were shown. She concluded by showing how she signs her work with a Dremel engraver and a gold lacquer stick. It was educational and entertaining. MAWT members will have access to a replay for thirty days.

At our April meeting, Chris Kelliher will present his approach to turning offset mushrooms. He will be just returning from his class with Ashley Harwood, partially funded by the MAWT 2025 scholarship.

Membership dues for 2026 continue to be $35. Please get your payment to George or Edwin. You may also renew via our website.

Open Shop day
Our next open shop day is March 14 from 9:30 to noon. Contact Tony to participate.

AAW Symposium Chapter Group Discount
June 4-7 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
When five or more MAWT members who are also AAW members register they get $40 off the registration fee. I believe that is only valid if you register for the full event. Our discount code is MAWT2026.

World Wide Woodturners event
Www.worldwidewoodturners.org – They offer free weekly Zoom meetings with turning demos. They are organizing a hands on turning event in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin 17-19 September 2026. More information at
https://www.worldwidewoodturners.org/level-up-plans-to-date/

Turn on Chicago
Registration is now open for the event scheduled 7/30 to 8/2. https://www.turnonchicago.com/

See you in April.

Kevin Seigworth,

MAWT President