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Meeting Notice – October 15 – Sorby Rep.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday , October 15th 7PM at  Woodcraft.   Many of you already know that the demonstration will be presented by the representative from Robert Sorby.  A few years ago my club in California was fortunate enough to have one of Sorby’s reps. come and do the demonstration.  It was both a [...]

October 7th, 2008 | Category: Meeting Program Notice

Fun day at the fair

Atlanta Woodturners Guild (AWG) will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Old Milton County Fair by demonstrating wood turning skills for the youth of our community on Saturday & Sunday, September 13th & 14th from 10:30AM to 6PM on Milton High School grounds (Milton center).  We will be located with Woodcraft in a tent under [...]

September 10th, 2008 | Category: Notes From Meetings

Meeting Notice – September 17

Bonnie Klein, from Renton, WA will be our demonstrator this month. She will turn one of her signature pieces – the spinning top/threaded box.
Bonnie has been seriously involved with woodturning since the early 1980′s. In 1986 she designed the small Klein Lathe which has been in production for over 20 years. In 1992 she [...]

August 27th, 2008 | Category: Meeting Program Notice

Presidents Message and Challenge

Our chapter of AAW was officially formed one year ago ( July 25th,2007 ) and I am so very proud of all the hard work that has gone into making our club a success. Our membership has grown steadily all due to your individual support. We exist in no small part to the continued support of Woodcraft and I can’t thank them enough for helping make this all possible. As a founding member and the club’s first president I hope I have set a direction for the club that will enable it to grow and prosper long into the future. We exist because of our common enjoyment in woodworking and especially the art of turning. WOOD ! The varieties and colors astonish, its usefulness unlimited and , when cared for, it can last for hundreds if not thousands of years. Mother nature even petrified it so that it would last forever.
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August 22nd, 2008 | Category: Presidents Message

August Meeting Announcement

Fellow turners: Just a brief reminder about our next meeting, Wednesday, August 20,2008, 7 PM at Woodcraft. This will be a very important meeting to attend as we will be reviewing our Community Education Project and I will be announcing the next President’s Challenge.

If at all possible please attend.
//Bob, Robert F. [...]

August 11th, 2008 | Category: Presidents Message

August Meeting Topic

For our August meeting, John Lucas from TN will demo. John is a professional photographer with Tennessee Tech and is also a very competent turner and demonstrator. He will demonstrate his well know hand-mirrors for us. The demo includes both platter turning and spindle turning since the mirror body is just a small platter and the [...]

July 27th, 2008 | Category: Meeting Program Notice
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