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Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild puts safety at the center of club news

Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild keeps a Safety Comes First item in its news feed, alongside scholarships, speakers, and workshops, making safety part of the club’s daily rhythm.

Sam Ortega•2 min read•05:16 PM

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Elbo 2 hollowing system adds stability, deeper reach for turners

The Elbo 2 adds 10 pounds, broader lathe fit, and a 12-inch hollowing reach, aiming to give turners more control on deeper vessels.

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Central Oklahoma woodturners build community through classes and club meetings

Woodturning in Central Oklahoma now runs on club nights and small classes. COWA turns curiosity into bowls, toys and a close shop community.

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Scholarship opens for 2027 all-women woodturning week, deadline July 6

Eight scholarships are open for the 2027 all-women woodturning week, and applications close July 6 for turners ages 20 to 40.

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Glymur vessel captures the energy of AAW symposium gallery

Glymur stood out by pairing icy blue texture, dark ebonized oak, and three graceful legs, turning the symposium gallery into a lesson in form.

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Central Virginia Woodturners refreshes site, welcomes new turners

Central Virginia Woodturners is opening the door in June with monthly meetings, mentoring sessions and a beginner-friendly welcome for new members across the Shenandoah Valley.

Jamie Taylor2m read

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Chesapeake Woodturners sets June meeting, Pat Carroll demo on Rusted Layers

Pat Carroll's Rusted Layers demo headlines Chesapeake Woodturners' June 13 meeting, as the club maps a summer schedule with July off and August at Kinder Farm.

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Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild opens 2026 sanding-disc group buy

GVWG’s 2026 sanding-disc order gave turners a cheaper way to keep 2-inch and 3-inch discs on hand. Steve Fairbairn handled the club buy, with 100-disc lots at $11 and $14.

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Front Range Woodturners spotlight Pat Scott’s practical spice bowls demo

Pat Scott’s spice bowls demo shows how a small kitchen project can sharpen form, finish, and repeatability while still being gift-ready.

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Herefordshire Woodturners Club gives young people first hands-on training day

Six young students got their first proper turn at the lathe in Credenhill as Herefordshire Woodturners tested a youth pipeline backed by national craft funding.

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Practical rough-turning workflow reduces cracking and ensures predictable finishes

A practical guide outlines rough-turning, drying and re-turning steps that reduce cracking and make finishing predictable for green bowls.

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American Association of Woodturners names Michael Nathal’s Drooping Vase turning of the week

Michael Nathal’s Drooping Vase stood out for its gourd-like curves and crooked neck, drawing fresh comments and fresh respect from AAW turners.

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Updates

Wood Turners Gold Coast approves new gear for Mudgeeraba Show entries

New shop gear, from a Longworth-style chuck to fresh Forstner bits, is being lined up to help Gold Coast turners fill the Mudgeeraba Show tables. Judging starts June 25.

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Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild fills May with classes, honors, accessibility

Dennis Fuge anchors a packed May at OVWG, with a nearly sold-out love-themed class, a full hollow-vessel session, and accessibility notes for every turner.

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Lake Erie Woodturners welcomes members to May 16 bowl demo in Perry

Eric Schwarz led Lake Erie Woodturners’ May 16 bowl demo in Perry, with in-person seating at 4261 Manchester Rd. and a Zoom link emailed Saturday morning.

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AAW Safety Guidebook Compiles Checklist-Driven Lathe Safety Standards for Woodturners

The American Association of Woodturners compiled a checklist-driven safety guidebook that standardizes lathe safety, shop setup, PPE, dust control, and pre-turn checks to reduce injury risk.

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Compact Buyer’s Checklist for New Hobby Woodturners: Specs, Speed, Construction, Accessories

A compact buyer's checklist lays out lathe specs, speed control, construction and essential accessories so new woodturners can match machines to projects and budget.

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Willamette Valley Woodturners spotlights Elizabeth Weber for May meeting

Elizabeth Weber’s bowls, spoons and boxes gave Willamette Valley Woodturners one meeting that could cover form, fit and surface in a single demo.

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Woodturning 101: Essential Steps, Tools, and Projects for Beginners

A practical beginner’s guide lays out the core steps, essential tools, and two turning techniques so new turners know what to buy and what to learn first.

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Beginner Woodturning: Safe, Step-by-Step Guide to Turning Your First Bowl

Learn safe workshop setup, essential tools, step‑by‑step turning and finishing techniques to make your first bowl with confidence and even walls.

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AAW online class finishes waterfall burl lidded container project

The second half of AAW’s waterfall burl container class zeroes in on the lid, finial, and finish. If your burl work needs more control and polish, this live session is built for that fix.

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scrap wood becomes a stunning segmented vase

Scrap wood stops looking like leftovers when every ring, angle, and glue joint is planned to the millimeter. This vase turns offcuts into a polished center of attention, not a patched-up save.

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Step-by-Step Woodturning Techniques Guide for Novice to Experienced Turners

Learn practical woodturning steps from stock selection through drying, remounting, sanding, and finishing for projects at every skill level.

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AAW Sharpening Guide Teaches Essential Bevel Angles and Safe Practices

AAW's sharpening booklet lays out step-by-step bevel setups, safe grinding practices, and jig choices to help turners keep edges consistent and reduce tool-related accidents.

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Mike Darlow’s Fundamentals of Woodturning: Essential Beginner-to-Intermediate Workshop Guide

Mike Darlow's Fundamentals of Woodturning is a go-to workshop manual for beginners to intermediate turners, mapping lathe setup, tool technique, chucking, hollowing and finishing.

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AAW Woodturning FUNdamentals Provides Step-by-Step Training for Beginners

Learn core lathe setup, basic bowl and spindle techniques, tool selection and grinds, sharpening, chucking, finishing, and safety through clear step-by-step guidance.

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Practical guide to maintaining carbide-insert woodturning cutters for hobby turners

A concise how-to explains maintaining carbide-insert cutters and when to hone or replace inserts. It helps you extend insert life and keep cuts clean.

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Essential lathe setup and turning workflow for beginner turners

A clear step-by-step primer covers lathe setup, safety, blank selection, turning workflow, sanding, and finishing for new turners.

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Applewood torch blends epoxy and Britannia pewter on the lathe

Applewood, epoxy, and Britannia pewter turn a simple torch shape into a mixed-media build with real structural decisions behind the shine.

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Selecting Bowl Blank Species: Workability, Stability, Figuring and Finishing

Practical trade-offs for choosing bowl-blank species, how they turn, how they move as they dry, what figuring will cost you, and how they finish for food-safe or display work.

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