Atlanta Woodturners Guild

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 [...]

Our demonstration for June was Jack Morse. Jack opened the session with some very informative demonstrations of techniques and special purpose jigs he has developed over the years and followed with an off-center square-edged bowl.

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May Meeting Notes, by Harvey Meyer.

For this meeting, our demonstrator was Joe Gettys. Much thanks to Joe for filling in on short notice. Our scheduled demonstrator, Hal Simmons, a Red Cross volunteer,was called into action by the Red Cross to help out in one of the tornado ravaged areas.

Joe demonstrated an unusual style of box made [...]

Secretary’s Note: Sorry for lack of photos.

Our demonstration for April was Rebekah Quattlebaum turning pens.

Rebekah started turning after her father passed away and left behind a shop of woodworking tools including a lathe and penturning kits and accessories.

Rebekah discussed the different types of pen kits available and answered several questions regarding her own experiences selling [...]

The May meeting is the 3rd Wednesday of the month (21st) at the usual time & place.

The Presidents Challenge for May is to turn a plate or tray with a maximum depth of two inches. Remember, only fully paid members are eligible to win the prize.
Our presenter for May will be Hal Simmons!

Hal Simmons
Hal [...]

Our demonstration for March was Franck Johannesen turning a bowl from Norfolk Island Pine (NIP).

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