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November Meeting: Ornaments Galore

Ornaments Galore

At the November member meeting, come and see how to make a variety of ornaments. There will be at least four different ornament types demonstrated. Get a head start on the holiday season and create great gifts by learning turning skills for making holiday ornaments for everyone on your list.


At-Large Board Position

Interested in participating in Guild activities as an At-Large Board member? If so, contact Todd Carris (secretary@ovwg.org) with your request. Elections will be held at the meeting.


Annual December Contest - Turn a Bowl


We are excited to announce the theme of this year’s contest, to be held at the December Member Appreciation Luncheon on December 14th. Members are invited to turn a bowl. You may embellish the bowl in any way you see fit and there are no size limitations. 


Member Appreciation Luncheon. (Log into website as a member before registering)


One entry will be awarded "Best in Show" as voted on by all members in attendance. Additionally 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards will be selected in each of the three divisions (Novice, Advanced and Masters) by a panel of judges from our Masters division. 


We encourage everyone to begin working on a bowl to enter into the contest. If you haven't yet turned a bowl please leverage the classes, skill building sessions and open shops to assist you in creating a bowl

for this years competition.


Not a member yet? You can sign up any time of the year. Click here for more info…


Want to learn how to turn a bowl? Check the calendar for an upcoming Bowl Turning class….


October Meeting: Winged Bowl Demonstration with Jamie Donaldson 

National woodturner and instructor, Jamie Donaldson, demonstrated his winged bowl techniques as our special guest at the October monthly meeting. Jamie began with basic bowl turning techniques and progressed into more advanced techniques for different types of bowls including his signature winged bowls.


“I attended my first turning workshop in 1987, and the magic of beauty in found wood was revealed to me. Here was a process that encompassed material, skill, form, logic, artistry, tools, and not deferred gratification. The orgy had begun!” - Jamie Donaldson


View his wood turning gallery at https://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/Gallery


See his photo studio techniques for wood turning at https://www.jamiedonaldsonwoodturner.com/Tips-Techniques



Demonstrator Class: Winged Bowls


Following his demonstration at the October monthly meeting, national woodturner Jamie Donaldson guided class participants through the process of making their own Winged Square Turning and Winged Bowl. He covered the process of sharpening the tools as well.




October Meeting: Show and Tell

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2024-10-11 Show & Tell

New Classes - sign up now, classes are filling up….

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Comprehension & Technique: Spindle Roughing Gouge

 

The spindle roughing gouge might be the most user-friendly woodturning tool, thus very suitable to expanding skill and an understanding of woodturning principles and techniques. The emphasis will be on tool control as we build skills to: begin a cut without stress; true a blank; “pick up a shaving;” make tapers, concave curves, convex curves, and intermittent cuts; “peel” a tenon; counter flex in thin spindle blanks; and make square cross sections round. Also explored will be overhand and underhand grips, “raising the handle,” “riding/gliding/floating the bevel,” multiple ways to mount spindles, supported and unsupported cuts, ghost images, and more. 

 

 

The event is full, but you can get on the waitlist at Comprehension/Technique: Spindle Roughing Gouge - 11/9/2024

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Intermediate/Advanced Lidded Box


As an intermediate-to-advanced box turning class, you can create a decorative box with OVWG's master of box making! If time allows, we will also explore inlaying the top with a decorative inlay. 


As a prerequisite, you should have turned a minimum of 3-5 boxes (or take the basic box class) and not have taken this class before (see calendar event for details).  We will take a blank through shaping, hollowing, lid fitting and sanding. Tools used will include gouges, scrapers, chucks, and sanding supplies.


Register for the class at Intermediate Box Making - 12/7/2024

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Christmas Ornament: Cross Drill with Inlay


As an intermediate class, you can learn to make a Christmas ornament using a cross-drill technique and advanced spindle turning skills.  Form snowflake laminates, inlay them into a cross-drilled hardwood cube, turn a globe with inlay, turn a cap and a finial to complete the ornament.



This class is full, but you can get on the waitlist at Cross drill with inlay ornament - 11/23/2024

Traditional Peppermill


Learn how to make a peppermill from layout, shaping, drilling and assembly. As a a project for beginners and seasoned (pun intended) turners alike. These woodturning projects are beautiful and useful additions to any kitchen and they make great gifts. In this class, KC demonstrates how to bore the proper holes to hold the grinding mechanism and then how to turn the exterior and assemble the mills.



Register for the class at Traditional peppermill - 2/8/2025

Become a member and join in the fun.  You can sign up any time of the year.  Click here for more info…   

SAVE THE DATES


We have a great lineup of demonstrations for the monthly meetings - save the dates and register early for the upcoming events and classes:



November 16
: Ornaments Galore - demonstrations of four styles of ornaments 
                        Ornaments Galore - 11/16/2024

December 14
: Member Appreciation Luncheon -  Log into website as a member before registering
                         Member Appreciation Luncheon - 12/14/2024

January 18, 2025
: Roberto Ferrer demonstration and classes.  Roberto is a national demonstrator from Chicago and has won numerous awards for his turnings, as well as being published in several AAW magazine articles.  His signature work combines wood turning, carving, and wood burning to create unique pieces.  View his PBS interview and shop visit here.
                        Monthly Meeting - Roberto Ferrer - 1/18/2025
                        Roberto Ferrer Class - 1/19/2025
                        Roberto Ferrer Class - 1/20/2025
 

Upcoming Events
Skill Building Sessions
Upcoming Events
Classes and Meetings

Turn Fest

Our season kicked off with the annual Turn Fest event for the monthly member meeting. Not our regular big room demo but four simultaneous demonstrations happened at once. With 8 demonstrators and 8 different projects running throughout the morning, creative juices were flowing and attendees had new project ideas to start working on at home or in an Open Shop.  Special thanks to the following demonstrators who shared tips and techniques in their demonstrations:

 

  • Gabriel Hoff - Lidded box (Members can view his American Woodturner magazine article here)
  • Mary Carol Meinken - Purse mirror and spatula
  • Dave Kratzer - Acorn box
  • Jerry Warner - Live edge bowl
  • KC Kendall - Pepper mill
  • Bob Henrickson - Multi axis tulip
  • Mike Pankion - Vase
  • Bev Connelly - Ring stand with jewelry tray
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2024-09-21 Turn Fest

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Bird House Ornaments


As the holiday season approaches, we found ourselves looking for special gifts for special people. For woodturners, small gifts that will have special meaning for others are well within reach. With a little imagination and the use of wood scraps, the class made birdhouse ornaments that relatives and friends will treasure for years to come.

Wood Processing and Cutting Classes


You might say we were a “cut above the rest” at the wood processing sessions.  
John Westrup and his Wood team had several workstations set up to allow members to try their skills at using a chainsaw to create wood blanks from the various logs outside of the Learning Center. John provided an overview of how to cut logs to remove the pith and then section the cut for bowl blanks and spindle blanks. Bowl blanks and spindle blanks were then cut with the bandsaw for members to take home and turn or serve as projects for an Open Shop visit.

As a reference, you can review the “Bowl Roughing Process” poster in the Learning Center that displays how to cut a log for bowl blanks.  See the upcoming newsletter for tips on wood processing.  Logs can be a source of inspiration for designs that utilize features of the timber, such as natural edge for bowls or grain patterns.

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2025-08 Wood Processing Event
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Segmented Vessel Week


It was segmented vessel week at OVWG in August.  Jess Parrett led a two-part hands-on class that provided techniques for creating segments using a table saw sled, gluing segments into rings, and gluing rings on the lathe to create a rough vessel blank to finish at home.  Dan Gingerich, John Peters, and Terry Elfers provided instructional support and shared various techniques in making segmented pieces.

Offset Plate:

Bob Henrickson led the group in turning a different sort of plate by creating a plate using both offsets and tilts to produce a striking effect. The domed center provided a focal point for embellishment. Using a jam chuck, the back side of the platter was shaped into an ‘ogee’ curve. 

Cheese Platter:

KC Kendall provided the ingredients to create a cheese platter with a marble insert.  A tasty tip to share - repurpose a mortise.  A mortise on the top side is used to finish the bottom side of the platter.  If the marble insert in the center is set up to be removable, the mortise can also be used to hold a similar sized bowl for chip dip.

Skill Building Session Photos
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Intermediate Skills: Jam Chucks

In the July Intermediate Skill Building session, techniques using jam chucks to turn and shape round objects were demonstrated. Attendees created a jam chuck to hold a round work piece in place for turning and repositioning as needed to create a desired shape.

Intermediate Skills: Ball-and-Cup

It was time to have fun making a Ball-and-Cup toy in Bev Connelly’s Skill Building Session for Intermediate members.  In a round about way, the session started with making a sphere and then designing a cup to fit the sphere - all from the same workpiece blank.  Techniques included sphere making, hollowing with a Forster bit, caliper measure, and creating pieces that fit inside another. With Bev and Mark’s expert guidance in efficiently turning the workpieces, the biggest challenge was catching the ball in the cup. 




OVWG Learning Center is located at Kennedy Heights Cultural Campus
6620 Montgomery Road, Kennedy Heights, OH45213


The entrance to the Learning Center is on the South side of the building along Kennedy Ave., beside the loading dock.

Click here for map ---> Click here for a picture of the entry door to Learning Center--->

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AAW's mission is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in turning wood.