Guild Talent At October Meeting

Featured Demonstrator Chris Pouncy

We wish to thank our featured demonstrator Chris Pouncy from Sorby Tools for his display of technique and the various tools his company makes. He has a distinctive british sense of humor providing a change of pace. Observing him and reflecting on the wide array of excellent talent we have had at our meetings, what [...]

October 2011 Board Minutes

pThe scheduled board meeting for the Atlanta Woodturning Guild met with quorum in place and was called to order by President Kurt Whitley at 5. 30pm 19 October 2011. A motion to accept the September minutes as written was presented by Bob Greenberg, seconded by John Rudert, and accepted unanimously./p pBoard Members present were Jesse [...]

Rudolph Lopez Presents at AWG, May 2010

Rudy Lopez provided a great demonstration on turning an end grain vase from a log at the May 19th Guild meeting at Woodcraft.  He kept everyone on the edge of their seats overtime!   Here is the handout Rudy provided us and a couple links he referenced during the demonstration.  Thanks Rudy!

        

Rudy’s Handout - End Grain Vase [...]

Mark Sfirri Teaches at March Guild Meeting

Mark Sfirri taught guild members a thing or two about multi-axis turning during the March 2010 meeting at Woodcraft.  Here are just a few examples of is work.

(Harvey… is that you on the camera?)

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November ’08 Meeting Notes – Frank Bower

For November, we were treated to a second demonstration by Frank Bowers.

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October ’08 Meeting Notes – Sir Christopher of Sorby

This month Sorby Representative, Chris demonstrated some of the less understood tools in the Sorby line-up.

A point from Chris is that the art of sharpening really should be learned prior to learning to turn. As an assist to a new turner with less than optimum sharpening skills, he offered the Spindle Master as [...]