Cindy Drozda hosts free live Woodturning Tool Talk on June 19
Cindy Drozda’s free one-hour Tool Talk invited turners to ask questions live, comment, say hello and even win a raffle prize.
Cindy Drozda turned a one-hour window into a live shop-floor checkpoint for woodturners, with Woodturning Tool Talk running free from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern on June 19 and opening the floor to everyone. The American Association of Woodturners listing framed the session as a conversation, not a lecture: viewers could join in, comment, ask questions, say hello and enter a raffle for a prize.
That format fits Drozda’s long-running role in the field. Her website presents her as a woodturner and artist making museum-quality lidded finial vessels and urns, and it pairs that work with instruction, demonstrations and instructional DVDs. Her online instruction pages also say her live demonstrations include downloadable notes, plans and links, giving the session the feel of a practical workshop that can carry into the shop after the stream ends.
The authority behind the mic matters as much as the format. The AAW biography describes Drozda as an international demonstrator and teacher, and says she is a member of the American Association of Woodturners, the American Craft Council and two AAW chapters. Her biography says she has worked professionally with wood since age 19 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. Her resume adds that she has been self-employed as a studio woodturner since 1995 and has taught and demonstrated woodturning internationally since 2001.
For turners looking for a reason to set aside the hour, that mix of open access and deep experience is the draw. Drozda’s resume includes an AAW Symposium Excellence Award in 2012 for Sunshine Wildfire, a detail that signals the kind of craft credibility behind her teaching. It also helps explain why a free, interactive session can still feel like a high-value learning moment for anyone trying to solve real turning problems without waiting for a club night or a symposium weekend.
The June 19 Tool Talk also sat inside a busy 2026 calendar. The AAW events listing placed it alongside Turn-On! Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, SWAT 2026 in Waco, Texas, the Segmented Woodturners Symposium and Wood Symposium 2026 in Owen Sound, Ontario. Tool Talk runs every other Friday, so the June session was part of a continuing live-learning rhythm, not a one-off event, and it offered exactly what active turners value most: a chance to bring questions to a respected teacher and get answers in real time.
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