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hope you find the following links of value
Wood
Turning Clubs (all are members of the AAW)
Channel Islands Woodturners
Area Served: Ventura County
Chapter Web Site: www.channelislandswoodturners.org
El Camino Woodturners Guild
Area Served: Los Angeles & South Bay areas
Chapter Web Site: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECWG/
Glendale Woodturners Guild
Area Served: Greater Los Angeles
Chapter Web Site: www.woodturners.org
Orange County Woodturners
Area Served: Orange & Southern Los Angeles County
Chapter Web Site: www.octurners.com
San Diego Woodturners, Inc.
Area Served: San Diego County
Chapter Web Site: www.sdwt.org
Arizona Woodturners Association
Area Served: Phoenix / Tempe
Chapter Web Site: www.azwoodturners.org/
Turning Tidbits
Turning Bottle Stoppers with a Pin Chuck by Ron McKinley
Tool Rack and Chuck Holder by Brodie Brickey
Dust Collection for Bench-Mounted Lathes by Ron McKinley
Turning Tool Handles by Ron McKinley
Review of The JoolTool System by Charlie Belden
Hollow Forms and How I Turn Them by Steve Schlumpf from the Sawmill Creek Turning Board
Instructional/Educational Woodturning Web Sites
Steve Russell
His educational library is at: http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-education-articles.html
and his woodturning tips library is located at: http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-tips.html
He also publishes Lathe Talk, a free monthly newsletter (e-zine). Subscribe at: http://www.woodturningvideosplus.com/lathe-talk.html
Darrell Feltmate
http://aroundthewoods.com
Woodturner's Resource
http://www.turnwood.net/
Brian Clifford
http://www.turningtools.co.uk/
On
Line Discussion Forums
rec.crafts.woodturning
This is a news group that can be accessed through any news group reader
or by typing rec.crafts.woodturning in a google search. This is a great
place to ask questions and find all maner of information on all things
related to wood turning.
Sawmill Creek Turning Board
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/
Symposia
American Association of Woodturners Symposium
The Annual AAW symposium is the highlight of the woodturning year. It is held in
a different location each year, rotating throughout the regions of the
continental United States. The symposium has become the most attended
woodturning event in the world.
For more information go to: http://www.woodturner.org/sym/
Utah Woodturning Symposium
The longest running woodturning symposium in the world. Participants can select from over 100 demonstrations
given by some of the best woodturners in the world. The presentations will have something for everyone,
from the beginner to the professional. The symposium is open to anyone with an interest in woodturning.
More information at: http://www.utahwoodturning.com/
Desert
Woodturning Roundup
A national
woodturning symposium to be held each year in Arizona. This symposium
will be run similar to other national events with demonstrations by
nationally and internationally known turners, vendor booths, a banquet,
large instant gallery, and more.
More information
may be found by going to: http://www.desertwoodturningroundup.com/
Vendors
Craft Supplies USA
They live up to their subtitle of "The Woodturners' Catalog". Almost anything you need for woodturning can be obtained there.
Their web site is at www.woodturnerscatalog.com
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
National provider of woodworking tools, supplies and hardware. There are local stores at the
Ontario Mills and in Orange County and San Diego.
Their web site is at www.rockler.com
Packard Woodworks
Specialize in selling woodturning tools and supplies nationwide.
www.packardwoodworks.com
Berea Hardwoods
One of the premier sources for pen kits. www.bereahardwoods.com
WoodTurningz
Another source for pen kits that is popular with some of our members. www.woodturningz.com
Woodturning Design Magazine
Woodturning Design is a full-color publication dedicated to the art of the wood lathe. www.woodturningdesign.com
AstragalPress.com
We publish books on antique hand tools and their use, woodworking, metalworking,
carriage building and many other venues. Our books are often used by
students and craftsmen - basically, anyone who is interested in "hands-on"
projects. Their web site may be found at www.AstragalPress.com www.AstragalPress.com
Far
West Specialty Woods
Far West Specialty Woods supplies artists, crafters and wood sellers
with specialty hardwoods of rare beauty and quality. We invite you to
feel good about using responsibly harvested and recovered wood, primarily
salvaged from the timber industry waste and pulp stream. You can count
on reasonable prices, secure transactions, and receiving the exact pieces
of wood you selected. The Far West Specialty Woods web site may be found
at http://www.fwsw.com
Got Wood? Domestic Wood Turning Blanks
Our goal is to take the hassle out of
green wood turning by providing our customers the stock that they need and sometimes can't find.
www.turningblanks.net
Choice Woods
888-895-7779
"I only ship what I would want to receive"
www.choice-woods.com
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