Meetings and News

for Friday, 25 July 2008 01:53 pm CST

Next Meeting

Sat. Feb. 23: Aaron Gesicki on the basics of segmented work. Trying out a new venue at the Boys and Girls Club in Sparta, WI.
1000 E Montgomery St Sparta, WI 54656

AAW News

2008 AAW Symposium
When: Friday June 20 - Sunday June 22, 2008
Where: Richmond, Virginia
More details on the AAW Website.

CRW Newsletters in PDF format

Upcoming Meetings and Demos:

  • February 23: Segmented work with Aaron Gesicki, at the Boys and Girls Club in Sparta, WI.
  • March 15: Business Meeting--Discussion and Direction of the Club's Future. Location: Days Inn in La Crosse
  • April: A Weekend with John Jordan! April 19 & 20, at the Gautsch shop in Onlaska

Members in the News

West Salem's Coulee News article on our Tool Czar Jim Cox, featuring his custom furniture business.
December Meeting:
Router your Turnings, with Denis Falch
November Meeting:
Burls at Bill's & Brigitta's
October Meeting:
Correcting turning mistakes, at Pam Reilly's shop in Elgin, MN.
September Meeting:

Short Topics

August Meeting:

Platters with Duane Hill

July Meeting:

A day with Herm DeVries and the Termite Tool

June Meeting: Lee Goehring's presentation on craft shows
May Meeting: Sat. & Sun. May 19 & 20--Stuart Batty
April Meeting: Saturday, April 21--Use of Inlace to enhance your turnings with Duane Hill
March Meeting: Aaron Gesicki on turning winged bowls
February Meeting: Jim Cox and Ken Grunke present a demonstration on Spindle Turning

January Meeting: on Saturday, Jan. 20, Duane Hill's presentation on the use of color to enhance your woodturnings, using dyes. At Bill and Brigitta's shop in Onalaska, WI.

2006 Meetings

December Meeting: Furniture turning with John Fisher
Our new Club President used a variety of tools and techniques to show the group how to craft a pedestal plant stand with detailed instructions on assembling, finishing, sanding, and talk about turning forms.

November Meeting: Vacuum Chuck Setups: a variety of options presented by club members.

Professional turner Russ Fairfield Two-day session packed with useful tips and techniques from Woodcentral's mentor of turning and finishing.

September Meeting: Shorts Short topics presented by various members on tools, techniques, safety, any turning related subjects.

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August Meeting: The Serious Texturing/knurling Tool, hands-on demo by Ken Grunke

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July Meeting: Architectural Turning with professional turner Brian Simmons

June meeting: Lamp making with Ansel Heram

May meeting: Lidded Boxes with Pam Reilly

Bill Grumbine Demo, April 2006 at the Bill and Brigitta Gautsch shop in Onalaska, WI.

March 2006: Hollowing tool comparison
At the Denis and Doug Falch shop in Winona, MN.