Woodcraft Guild

Members of the woodcraft guild recently attended the Utah Woodturning symposium.  Presenters included; Stuart Batty, Clinton Biggs, Kip Christensen, Christian Dehion, Cindy Drozda, Mike Mahoney, Guilio Marcolongo, Dale Nish, David Nittman, Janis Proffitt, Richard Raffan, and Hans Weisflog.  If you did not get a chance to go this year consider going next year you will be amazed at what you can learn.  The tentative dates for next year’s Symposium are set for May 6-8th

Woodturners of Olympia Presents its 2009 Creativity in Woodturning Symposium Featuring Jimmy Clewes with Eric Lofstrom July 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Olympia, Washington

Come join us for our second annual symposium featuring one of the world’s top woodturning artists, Jimmy Clewes.  Jimmy is an internationally known teacher and demonstrator who is also highly entertaining.  He will perform multiple demonstrations covering: design, shape, form & aesthetics; Oriental boxes; turning a twist and long stem goblet and coloring.  Although Jimmy covers the majority of the day, Eric Lofstrom a local woodturner who received high reviews from last years symposium will start the day with a great demonstration on the basics.

Cost is $70 until June 1 at which time it increases to $80.  Children under age of 18 can register for $10 if attending with paying adult.  Price includes lunch if registered prior to July 12.

To register either go to: http://www.woodturnersofolympia.org/ where you can register using a credit card or contact Al Price on 360-791-0396 e-mail aprice44@aol.com

      The spring closing social on Saturday May 23rd 11:00 am @ EITC will feature Joe Herrmann and Richard Anderson together demonstrating on two separate lathes. This will be the premier event for the Woodcraft Guild and will close out our winter.  We plan to grill some hamburgers and have some lunch at the meeting.  Please bring some chips or a potluck dish to add to the festivities.   
      Joe Herrmann is an award winning Industrial Arts woodworking instructor who retired after teaching for 30 years in a small, rural school in Northeast Ohio. He has taught woodturning at major woodworking schools and has demonstrated at regional woodworking clubs and shows.
      Joe has written numerous articles for “Creative Woodworks and Crafts” magazine and is the editor for All American Craft’s new woodturning magazine, “Woodturning Design“–the first full color, quarterly magazine published in the US that will be devoted to all things woodturning! He has also written articles for “Fine Woodworking” and the “Woodworker’s Journal.”

Location: Eastern Idaho Technical College Building # 2 Room 207A. If you turn off of 17th Street going North between Pier 1 imports and Burger King onto Ashment then right (east) between the Ponderosa Paint and the LDS institute building you will see building #2 on your left. It is a brick building with rounded corners. There is an outside door to the room we will be using and it will be propped open.