Woodcraft Guild

The speaker for the April Meeting is Tom Barker. He will be speaking on Segmented turning. Tom will be demoing how to cut segments, and how to glue them into rings. Be prepared with lots of questions, and learn how Tom creates his amazing segmented turnings.

Meeting Events:

• Raffle — As always will be having our raffle and we encourage you to bring items for the raffle that you would be willing to donate to the guild. This is an important fundraiser that helps sustain guild events, demos and prizes.
• Instant Gallery – Silver level and Gold Level
• Members Challenge — This Month’s Challenge is “Embellishments” In February, Weston Hayman spoke on making acrylic pens, and the challenges associated with working with acrylics. So, for the April challenge, bring a piece that has been embellished with a non wood material, such as acrylic, Inlace, metal, crushed stone etc. Of course non-members are encouraged to sign up as a member and meet this month’s challenge item.
• Lending Library of Woodworking Books and Movies
• Chance to Socialize with other woodworkers in the area

Location Details: Eastern Idaho Technical College Building #2 Room 215. If you turn off of 17th Street going North between Pier 1 imports and Burger King onto Ashment then right (east) between the Play it Again Sports building 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 open.

This month Scott Thinnes will be the demonstrator.  Scott will be demonstrating how to turn green wood.  This will be an opportunity to see woodtrurning and green wood that combined make for a enjoyable time.

Woodturners Catalog Acrylic Pen Blanks

Join us on February 3rd at 7:00 pm as our demonstration will be on turning pens using Acrylic Blanks.  Acrylic blanks take your pen making to a new level and this will be a great introduction to the important steps of turning acrylic and how it differs from turning wood blanks. Also, please feel free to bring along a new member or two, and keep our ranks growing. 

Meeting Events:
• Raffle — As always will be having our raffle and we encourage you to bring items for the raffle that you would be willing to donate to the guild. This is an important fundraiser that helps sustain guild events, demos and prizes.
• Instant Gallery – Silver level and Gold Level
• Members Challenge — This Month’s Challenge is “Oops”.  This one should require no prior planning.  Bring an example of your biggest oops, and plan to show us or tell us what went wrong, and what you would do differently next time you try it.  Maybe the finish didn’t go on well, or the wood cracked.  Maybe the dimensions were wrong, or you made the inside larger than the outside.   Whatever the problem, let us all learn from your mistakes. Of course non-members are encouraged to sign up as a member and meet this month’s challenge item.
• Lending Library of Woodworking Books and Movies
• Chance to Socialize with other woodworkers in the area

Location Details: Eastern Idaho Technical College Building #2 Room 215. If you turn off of 17th Street going North between Pier 1 imports and Burger King onto Ashment then right (east) between the old Ponderosa Paint building 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 open.

The Utah Woodturning Symposium has extended to the members of the Woodcraft Guild a special offer of $50 off registration for this year’s Symposium from April 1st to May 1st. This is a onetime offer that requires a special Discount coupon of “woodturner” in the [Coupon Code] box at checkout.

The Utah Woodturning Symposium is the longest running woodturning symposium in the United States. It is regarded by woodturners as one of the friendliest and open symposiums available to woodturners. This year’s Symposium looks no different with presenters like; Richard Raffan, Katherine Kowalski, Jason Breach, Nick Cook, Carole Floate, Pete Holtus, Rudy Lopez, Pete Holtus, Ray Key, Mike Jackofsky, Bonnie Klein, Dick Sing, Bob Rosand, Hans Weissflog, Jakob Weissflog, Dave Best, Jim Duxbury, and Dale Nish.

Don’t miss out, Register for the Utah Woodturning Symposium before this special offer expires! Don’t Forget to use Coupon Code “woodturner” at checkout.

Join us on December 2 at 7:00 pm as our own Dean Nelson demonstrates the types of gouges for the lathe.  Dean will be  explaining the difference between the types of gouges, and then demonstrating the cuts from each type.  Plan to stay after the demo for some lathe time and practice with each of the gouges.  Feel free to bring your own, or use the clubs tools.

Meeting Events:
• Raffle — As always will be having our raffle and we encourage you to bring items for the raffle that you would be willing to donate to the guild. This is an important fundraiser that helps sustain guild events, demos and prizes.
• Instant Gallery – Silver level and Gold Level
• Members Challenge — This Month’s Challenge is on Christmas break. Of course non-members are encouraged to sign up as a member and meet this month’s challenge item.
• Lending Library of Woodworking Books and Movies
• Chance to Socialize with other woodworkers in the area

Location Details: Eastern Idaho Technical College Building #2 Room 215. If you turn off of 17th Street going North between Pier 1 imports and Burger King onto Ashment then right (east) between the old Ponderosa Paint building 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 open.

This month Tom Barker and Scott Thinnes will be the demonstrators.  Both speakers will be demonstrating at the same time. In one corner, Scott will demonstrate making a hollow form, while  on the other side of the shop, Tom will make either a bowl, or an ornament (your choice) members will be able to select whichever demo they would like to see.  This will be an opportunity to get an up close and personal view of the process. This should both be low key and enjoyable Demos.

Remember this is the last club meeting for us to collect your final ornaments to complete our Christmas tree for this year’s festival of Trees. We could really use more ornaments so please head out to your shop and turn a few.

Meeting Events:
• Raffle — As always will be having our raffle and we encourage you to bring items for the raffle that you would be willing to donate to the guild. This is an important fundraiser that helps sustain guild events, demos and prizes.
• Instant Gallery – Silver level and Gold Level
• Members Challenge — This Month’s Challenge is “Turn just one more ornament PLEASE!”      Of course non-members are encouraged to sign up as a member and meet this month’s challenge item.
• Lending Library of Woodworking Books and Movies
• Chance to Socialize with other woodworkers in the area

Location Details: Eastern Idaho Technical College Building #2 Room 215. If you turn off of 17th Street going North between Pier 1 imports and Burger King onto Ashment then right (east) between the old Ponderosa Paint building 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 open.