JCH Turning Event: Lathe Maintenance and Safety
For the March monthly “informal hands-on” at JCH, we’ll jump the gun! This will be Saturday February 28, 2026 (close enough to March) at JCH (4210 Hawkins NE), usual time (setup at 9:00 AM, official start at 10:00 AM).
We will use the six club demonstration lathes and accessories kits…
JCH Turning Event: Making Apples
For the second JCH turning event, Scott Kershaw demonstrated and tutored the process of turning a small spindle blank into a near-realistic apple, short of adding the red/yellow/green color.
NM State Fair Demonstrations
As in previous years, our display and demonstrations will be in the Creative Arts Building. Entries will be accepted on Friday August 22 and Saturday August 23 9:00 am to 5:00 pm both days…
Skills Development Class
For three Saturday afternoons in August, seven NMWT members spent the learning turning techniques from professional woodturner, Michael Mocho. The classes were held at DendroTechnology in Corrales. Michael has been a professional woodworker for over 50 years and has extensive teaching and demonstrating credits as well as being an active member of NMWT and AAW…
Alligator Juniper Collecting Trip
At the last meeting I made an announcement that I had located some dead-standing alligator juniper trees in a burned area in the San Mateo Mts. South of Socorro and asked if anyone would like to help cut and collect some of it for the club as well as for personal use…