Vermont Woodturners Guild

Workshop: German Ring Turning
2025-06-21 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

June Club Meeting
2025-06-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Club Challenge – Wood spinning top
Bring your top for the Spin-off to see who is the TOP TURNER 🙂

Rolling Pin Workshop
2025-06-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

June SawDust Session
2025-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Informal meeting, all are welcome!

May Club Meeting
2025-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Sawdust Session
2025-05-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
First Sawdust session of the year.
Come and ask questions, bring tools, hang out and listen to people talk woodturning, etc

April Club Meeting
2025-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

March Club Meeting
2025-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

March Board Meeting
2025-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

Workshop: Open Mentoring Session
2025-03-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Open lathes for people to use; come spend time using a lathe with a mentor to assist.

February Club Meeting
2025-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Green Bowl Turning
2025-02-15 14:00 - 17:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Spindle Turning
2025-02-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

February Board Meeting
2025-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom

Open Mentoring Session
2025-02-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Open lathe time for people to use; come spend time using a lathe with a mentor to assist.

Workshop: Twice Turned Bowls
2025-01-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Unlike “once turned” which is turning a green piece through to completion all at once, “twice turned” is the process of initially rough turning a piece, and leaving it thick to dry and warp for several month before returning it to the lathe for a second turning to true it up and finish it. Both approaches have their pros and cons, and they produce different results. This workshop is for those who can turn a basic bowl from green wood, but have not yet ventured into, or are not yet comfortable with, the more challenging second turning process. You can bring you

January Club Meeting
2025-01-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

January Board Meeting
2025-01-08 18:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Location: Virtual Wednesday, January 8 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bwh-tdis-sbm
Board Members:
Gary Walz
Adam Wager
Ross Mitchel
Tom Dunne
Bob Martin
Elsa Oppenheimer
Brad Jackson
Jay Bailey
Sara Campbell

Call to Order and Welcome (Elsa)
Approval of Minutes
Announcements
Committee Updates (For the first meeting updates here will be brief and if applicable

Finance (Brad)
Demo’s (Adam)
Workshops (Jay and Tom)
New Member Orientation
Turning Center Management
Food and Events
Communications

Open Items & Follow Up
New Business & Proposals
Next Meeting scheduled for: February 12th, 2025
Meeting Adjournment

Club Holiday Party
2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:30 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Sharpening
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Sharp tools make the job of a woodturner much easier. Knowing how to sharpen cutting tools is a skill in itself. Even brand new tools need sharpening sometimes and we all know that dull cutting tools makes woodturning quite frustrating.
Come join us for session on sharpening; bring your own tools if you’d like and Dick will teach and demonstrate how to sharpen the tools of the trade!
Included will be a discussion on what’s needed to appropriately sharpen your tools:

Slow speed grinder
Sharpening systems available
Grinding wheels – traditional and CBN
Sharpening stones
Felt tipped marker

Everyone will leave with a handout as well 🙂

November Club Meeting
2024-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

November Sawdust Session
2024-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

October Club Meeting
2024-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Bowl Turning for Beginners
2024-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
This introductory workshop is for those with no turning experience, who would like to give it a try to see if it is something they would like to pursue. Our goal is to demystify the lathe and turning process. Our focus will be on learning techniques, and not on producing a finished piece.
Workshop content includes:

Safety
Parts of the lathe
Attachment methods
Choice of woods
Grain orientation,
Tools and techniques for shaping both the inside and outside of the bowl

All tools and materials will be provided. Wear work clothes and close-toed shoes.

October Sawdust Session
2024-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Ultimate Ice Cream Bowl
2024-09-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
You will learn the history of the design and manufacture of the Ultimate Ice Cream Bowl. You will learn the step by step process of turning and finishing your own UICB and you will also leave with a dry turned UICB blank ready for finishing. And always remember: You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream.

September Club Meeting
2024-09-18 06:30 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465

Workshop: Rolling Pins
2024-09-17 18:00 - 21:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
We’ll produce a classic rolling pin from start to finish. It’s a fairly straightforward spindle turning project and we’ll focus on turning technique, form, finish, and a sanding trick to get a flat, smooth surface. All material provided. Bring your skew if you have one.

Live Edge Bowls
2024-09-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
This introduction to live edge bowl turning will focus on orienting and mounting green side grain blanks, and the techniques used to retain the natural edge while turning. Tool selection and safety considerations will also be discussed. All materials will be provided.

Workshop: Skewing A Round: Getting Comfortable with the Skew Chisel
2024-09-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Russ Fellows Woodturning Center, 26 John Davis Dr, Jericho, VT, 05465
Let’s all get past our fears and dislike of the dreaded Skew chisel! Learn to love this most important tool for spindle turning. We’ll tackle practical uses and sharpening, so you can feel more confident using this fundamental spindle turning tool. Materials provided. BYOS: Bring Your Own Skew so we can make sure your grind and attitude are in good order.
