woodezine - Volume III - Issue VI - JUNE 2005

Turning Tidbits
Sponsored by Oneway


Southwest Association of Turners (SWAT)
14th Annual Symposium

Charlie Kay is handling publicity for the Southwest Association of Turners' 2005 Woodturning Symposium, and he sent us some info for anybody who will be traveling through (or living in) Texas at the end of September. Shown at right are some of the pieces exhibited at last year's event. This year's symposium will be in Wichita Falls from Friday, September 30 through Sunday, October 2. Featured turners include Bonnie Klein, Malcolm Tibbets, Mark Sfirri and Alan Lacer.

For information, visit SWAT online at www.swaturners.com or send Charlie an e-mail

 
  Faceplate Turning for Beginners
The new issue of Woodturning Design has just come out and it has features about Airbrushing a Tall Vase; the work of Lynne Yamaguchi; Young Turners from the Virgin Islands; a department called "Mistakes...I've Made a Few"; a shop tour with Austin Larrowe; a beginner's section on Faceplate Turning; and several projects including Laminated Pen Clips, Honey Dippers, Small Lidded Boxes, Corian Salt and Pepper Shakers, Making a Disc Vase, Austin's Yo-Yos and a techniques article on Lamination Trickery.

Summer Issue is on the Way
American Woodturner is the journal of theAmerican Association of Woodturners ( AAW). It includes information, articles, and other material relating to woodturning. The current issue should arrive in homes by June 6 and includes an article by Woodezine's Turner of the Month in December 2004, Bob Rosand, which shows members how to create new textures with a tool borrowed from the welder's shop. Alan Lacer, who appeared as our Turner in April 2004, provides "the steps to success with your next lidded box. And it begins with wood selection". Alan also describes the benefits of shellac, which once was the favorite woodturning finish around the globe.

To see the rest of this great issue, visit the magazine online.