President’s Turn 26-06
The June 6th NMWT meeting will host Emily Ford from Utah, our professional demonstrator for 2026. She will offer four workshops on Sunday, June 7th through Wednesday, June 10th. At the time of this writing, six of the eight possible seats have been reserved for the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday sessions. There are four open seats remaining for the Wednesday session. To sign up for one of the remaining seats, please sign up at https://nmwoodturners.com/emily-ford….
President’s Turn 26-05
NMWT Members,
Not being one that likes to wait until the last minute, I would like to start the process of lining up members that may be interested in serving the NMWT membership as officers, board members, or committee members. At the April board meeting, I will be surveying the current board to see what positions may soon need refilling, but you should not wait until someone leaves before getting involved…
26-05 Demo: Abrasives by Dennis Cahill
ABRASIVES. A rough topic no matter how you look at it. Most woodturners hate to sand and work very hard to get that perfect final cut that virtually eliminates the need to sand. During this presentation, we will discuss the history of abrasives and how they are made, different types of abrasives and their suggested…
26-04 Demo: Pyrography and Power Carving
Once a vessel is turned, cutting into the surface adds a whole new dimension to the appearance of the turning, and allows the turner to showcase their creativity. These alterations generally consist of either carving or piercing the surface, and may include the use electric tools or old-school hand tools…
President’s Turn 26-04
Winter is now behind us, but if the current heat wave is any indication, we are skipping spring and are heading directly into summer. I guess I need to get into the shop and see if I can impose any order there before it gets too hot to work. For the April demonstration, our past president and vice-president will team up to present pyrography and power carving…
President’s Turn 26-03
We are a quarter of the way through 2026. Can you believe it? It seems like time passes more swiftly with the passing of each year. And given that three of the four elected officers are on their second term, we need to start looking for officer candidates for the 2027 calendar year…
March 7th 2026 - Safety Demo
March 7th demo (and Feb 28th hands on at JCH) will be about safety at the wood lathe and other topics on maintenance by Hy Tran and Scott Eckstein.
President’s Turn 26-02: Moving to new website and applications
Another successful JCH turning event and beginning the migration process for the website and club applications.