Month | Demonstrator | Topic |
January | Matt Manaco | Box turning design |
February | Randy Grant | Off-center candle holders |
March | Nick Agar | Turning and embellings bowls, platters, and vases |
April | Willie Simmons | Lidded boxes (HOC), "Where the bowl comes from" (Demonstration) |
May | Jack Reyome | TBA |
June | David Pietras | TBA |
July | n/a | <no meeting> |
August | Eric Hammer | Shaving brushes made with custom resin blanks |
September | Jeff Hornung | Platters with colors and transfers, threaded nut and bolt, texturing and decorating |
October | n/a | Tool swap |
November | ||
December |
2023 President's Challenges
- January: Open turn - anything
- February: Candy dish or flower vase with an arrangement
- March: Turn something and embellish green
- April: Offset candle holder
- May: Lidded box minimum 3 inches
- June: Yarn bowl
- July: No challenge
- August: No challenge
- September: Wonky turning using green wood and letting it dry in the sun
- October: Five Christmas ornaments for Mann Tool fundraiser (if you can do more, please do)
- November: Turn a platter minimum of 9 inches
- December: No challenge, but bring a gift for a woodworker or a turner for our Christmas drawing. It can be a tool, something you made, a dessert, or more wood (we cannot have enough of it).