Calendar of Club Events

Regular Meetings

Regular meetings are held the second Monday semi-monthly (January, March, May, September, November) in the Turning Studio at the Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, CT.

• 6 to 7 pm – Informal Gathering, Library Open
• 7:00 pm – Club Business
• 7:30 pm – Demonstration

Interested in joining our club? Please feel free to attend a regular meeting or two. Click here to join.

Learn & Turn Meetings

Learn & Turn meetings are held at member's studios in the months when there is not a Regular Meeting (February, April, June, October, December). See schedule below for dates and times.

Summer Break

Family Pinic in July or August. No other club meetings.

Current Meetings, Events & Shows

2013
2013, Jun 15 Saturday 10am	Learn & Turn	Turning various items hosted by Jim Degen
2013, Jun 28, 29 & 30	AAW International Symposium	American Association of Woodturners, 27th International Symposium, in Tampa FL, June 28-30. Tampa will feature a line-up of more than 70 demonstrators & panelists. See AAW 2013 Symposium Web, site for details.
2013, ??	Family Picnic	There will be one. Date and Time TBD.
2013, July and August	Summer Break	No meetings other than Family Picnic.
2013, Sep 9th Monday 6pm	Regular Meeting	Subject TBD at July or August Board of Directors Meeting. Show & Tell this Month. Please bring in your recent work for Instant Gallery.
2013, Oct ?? Saturday 10am	Learn & Turn	TBD Looking for a host. Please contact Buster Shaw if you are interested in hosting this Learn & Turn.

Past Meetings

2013
2013, May 13	Regular Meeting	The May meeting was a tool swap/sale.
2013, Apr 27	Learn & Turn	Weed Pots hosted by Steve Prior.
2013, Mar 11	Regular Meeting	Duplicating Spindle Turnings by Hand demo by Jim Kephart
2013, Feb	Learn & Turn	Canceled due to no AAW Insurance.
2013, Jan 14	Regular Meeting	Great Polyurethane Finish Tips and Tricks demo by Carl Ford.  [Photos & Videos]
2012
2012, Dec 8	Learn & Turn	Turning Christmas Ornaments Hosted by Don Metz.
2012, Nov 12	Regular Meeting	Incising Techniques for Turners by Harvey Fein  [Photos & Videos]
2012, Oct 27	Learn & Turn	Turning Eggs from Firewood. Hosted by Steve Prior.
2012, Sep 10	Regular Meeting	Good Turning Begins With Sharp Tools by Buster Shaw.   [Photos]
2012, Aug 11	Anual Pinic	Family Pinic at BCC Turning Center.
2012, Jun 9 10am	Learn & Turn	Spindle Turning hosted by Joe Larese.   [Photos & Videos]
2012, May 14	Regular Meeting	Not Your Father's Bottle Stoppers by Keith Tompkins.   [Photos & Videos]
2012, Apr 14	Learn & Turn	Tool Handles and Colored Epoxy. Hosted by Don Metz.   [Photos & Videos]
2012, Mar 12	Regular Meeting	So, You Want to Get Started Hollow Turning? by Matt Clarke
2012, Feb 25	Learn & Turn	Mini Candle Sticks hosted by Steve Prior.   [Photos]
2012, Jan 9	Regular Meeting	Turning Boxes by Joe Larese   [Details, Photos & Videos]
2011
2011, Dec 3	Learn & Turn	Small Holiday Gifts hosted by Steve Prior.   [Photos]
2011, Nov 14	Regular Meeting	No Sanding Bowls by Carl Ford.   [Details & Photos]
2011, Oct 15	Learn & Turn	Turning Christmas Items hosted by Corey Anderson in East Hampton CT.
2011, Sep 12	Regular Meeting	Cigar Tubes by Joshua Friend. For Joshua's magizine article on "Wooden Tubes, Cigars, and Treasure Maps" Click Here.   [Photos & Videos]
2011, Jun 11	Learn & Turn	Tree Identification Workshop hosted by Jay Hockenberry. Click Here for more information.   [Photos]
2011, Jun 18	Learn & Turn	Weedpots and other small Spindle items hosted by Jim Degen
2011, May 9	Regular Meeting	Cross Grain Bowls by Rick Angus
2011, Apr 2	Learn & Turn	Lidded Bowl Boxes hosted by Don Metz
2011, Mar 14	Regular Meeting	Copper & Pewter Metal Spinning by Ken Rist and Carl Ford.  Click here for Handout  [Photos]
2011, Feb 19	Learn & Turn	Birdhouse Ornaments hosted by Carl Ford
2011, Jan 10	Regular Meeting	Keith's New V-Skew by Keith Tompkins  [Photos & Video]
2010
2010, Dec 11	Learn & Turn	Finish Turning of Twice Turned Bowls at Brookfield Craft Center
2010, Nov 8	Regular Meeting	Turning Pepper Mills by Jay Hockenberry  [Photos]
2010, Sep 13	Regular Meeting	Photographing Your Work by Joe Larese
2010, Jun 12	Learn & Turn	Candlesticks hosted by Jim Degen
2010, May 10	Regular Meeting	Turning Candlesticks by Joe Larese and Carl Ford  [Photos & Videos]
2010, Mar 8	Regular Meeting	Remounting Bowls to Finish and The Negative Rake Scraper by Buster Shaw and Jim Degen  [Photos]
2010, Jan 11	Regular Meeting	Mounting and Turning Platters by Buster Shaw and Jim Degen
2009
2009, Nov 9	Regular Meeting	Carving Thin Walled Vessels by Jim Degen
2009, Oct 10	Learn & Turn	Elegant Bowls hosted by Peter Marshall
2009, Sep 14	Regular Meeting	Pens From the Lathe 101 by Buster Shaw
2009, Jun 6	Learn & Turn	Bowls hosted by Jim Degen
2009, May 11	Regular Meeting	Native American Indian Flute by Allen Nemetz
2009, Mar 9	Regular Meeting	Using the Skew by Joe Larese
2009, Feb 14	Learn & Turn	Dragonflies, Painting on the Lathe hosted by Jay Hockenberry
2009, Jan 12	Regular Meeting	Painting on the Lathe by Carl Ford
2008
2008, Dec 6	Learn & Turn	Making Gifts hosted by Don Metz
2008, Nov 10	Regular Meeting	Holiday Gifts from the Lathe
2008, Sep 8	Regular Meeting	Making Tool Handels by Buster Shaw
2008, May 12	Regular Meeting	Form and Design by Keith Tompkins
2008, Mar 10	Regular Meeting	Duplicate Turning by Jim Degen & Buster Shaw
2008, Feb 9	Learn & Turn	Custom Cones, Bowls, Sharpening hosted by Peter Marshall
2008, Jan 14	Regular Meeting	Vacuum Chucking by Carl Ford
2007
2007, Nov 12	Regular Meeting	Turning Boxes by Joe Larese
2007, Oct 6	Learn & Turn	Shop Made Jigs & Mounting Options hosted by Bob Rogers
2007, Sep 10	Regular Meeting	Securing Wood On The Lathe
2007, Apr 14	Learn & Turn	Bowls by Don Metz
2007, Mar 9	Regular Meeting	Designer Birdhouse by Steve Sherman
2007, Jan 8	Regular Meeting	Tree Bowls by Cory Anderson
2006
2006, Nov 13	Regular Meeting	Natural Edge Bowls by Jay Hockenberry
2006, Oct 18	Learn & Turn	Basic Bowl Turning hosted by Don Metz
2006, Sep 11	Regular Meeting	Introduction to Bowl Turning by Jim Deagen & Buster Shaw
2006, May 8	Regular Meeting	Small Vases by Carl Ford
2006, Mar 13	Regular Meeting	Turned Furniture Legs by Bill Oakley
2006, Jan 9	Regular Meeting	Turning Tool Handles by Steve Robertson
2005
2005, Nov 19	Regular Meeting	Turned Bandsaw Boxes by Beth Ireland
2005, May 9	Regular Meeting	Skew Chisel Technique by Andy Barnum

Note: The Nutmeg Woodturnes League was established in 1989. Thus the above is not a complete list. Anything prior to 2010 was created in Nov 2010 by reading old newsletters, emails, etc. If there is something wrong, missing, etc send email with corrections to Carl Ford (webmaster@nutmegwoodturners.com)