Kawartha Woodturners Guild

Oops, missed some of the photos on our last posting. David Wise: owl, Easter bunny. Vince Way Nee: rolling pins

Some show and tell items for April. David Wise: owl, live edge bowl, vase and Easter bunny. Vince Way Nee: French rolling pins

Some show and tell items for March. Bravery bead boxes by Gary Stevenson. Little pandemic folks (6" to 8" high) by Martin Groneng.

Here are some more show and tell items for March. Claude Drapeau - boxelder bowl with texturing. Harold Smith - tall maple goblet and walnut bowl with resin.

More show and tell for March - these wig stands are by Claude Drapeau. Two are ash and the shorter one is juniper.

Some more Dec show and tell items from Claude Drapeau (birdhouse ornaments on a tree) and Brian Sinclair (birdhouse ornament).

Another show and tell image for pepper mills by Claude Drapeau.

Some more turnings from our members for show and tell: Hayward MacDonald (walnut bowl and ash platter), Dave Wise (pedestal table and exercise clubs)

We had a lot of show and tell images this month to post. Thanks to Hayward Macdonald (platter), Vince Way-Nee (hollow forms, boxelder bowl and platters), Laurence Julian (variety of pieces during Covid), Ken McKeen (Christmas tree and boxes), Sylvia Arsenault (pie plate and box with live edge lid) and Morris Young (gnomes, bark bowl and pot) for submitted images of your latest pieces.

A new Canadian Woodturning group has been formed on Facebook. It is a great way to see what others are doing around the country. Consider joining to keep inspired and current during these Covid times where guilds are not meeting. https://www.facebook.com/groups/742030189678161/?ref=share

On June 9th we have been invited to join in on a Zoom interactive remote demonstration at 7:00 pm by Ed Pretty from British Columbia. KWG members will receive the Zoom meeting details by email in the coming days. This will be the 2nd Zoom interactive remote demo our club has participated in. We hope you can all join in on the session.

Here are some more May show and tell pieces from members. Claude Drapeau: Cherry crotch bowl - 12"dia x 4" deep. Bruce Asbil: single and double ended seam rippers and bird houses.

Thanks to our members for sending in some more images for our May show and tell. David and Maria Wise: black locust bowl, natural edge bowl, spalted live edge bowl and walnut winged bowl. Hayward MacDonald: 9.5" square ambrosia maple bowl

Here is another piece for our May show and tell by Lee Brownell - Manitoba maple root burl oval dish and maple candle holder.

Here are some more pieces for our May show and tell. Hayward MacDonald: three laminated pieces. Clause Drapeau: Cherry/Maple staved box and lid - 6" dia x 7" high

Some of our members have submitted images for our May show and tell. Paul Sharpe - 13" h x 6.5" dia segmented vase and 6" segmented bowl. Frank DiDomizio - 14x11x6" Dyed burl, 17" dia Spalted maple platter and juniper pieces at the lathe. Claude Drapeau - 14" dia walnut bowl

Here are some more April show and tell items submitted by our members: Hayward MacDonald: oriental dish from laminated pieces Bill Thompson: Bowls, Wig Stands and Burl live edge piece Claude Drapeau: Pepper mills and bowl from a cubeg

Here is another image for our April show and tell. Hayward MacDonald shows some things he has been working on to keep busy during the pandemic.

Here are some more April show and tell images of pieces done by Ken McKeen with his grandson ( a great way to start out a new young turner) - snowman, spinning top, bird house Christmas ornaments and a box (boxelder wood).

Here are a few more images for our April show and tell. Richard Burri: Staved/segmented vase in maple, burl and walnut. Vince Way Nee: Cedar burls on the lathe and some partially finished ones.

Thanks go out to some more members who have sent along images of their work for our April show and tell - a nice way to share new creations with everyone when we cannot meet in person. Members and their pieces are: Michelle Brownell - maple burl platter, Claude Drapeau - 9" walnut bowl, Martin West - Bubinga and Walnut peppermills and English Walnut egg cups, Ross Gray - Medieval bowl

Some more of our members have submitted images of things they are working on or pieces they have finished. These images are serving as our April show and tell, since we cannot have our general meetings in person. Thanks to our contributors: Paul Sharpe - elm pepper mill and salt shaker, Richard Burri - maple/walnut staved segmented vessel & lid, Claude Drapeau - fractal burning ash bowl and 15" dia birch burl, Lee Brownell - Ironwood lidded vessel and dyed boxelder burl sushi set.

With the Covid-19 restrictions we have not been able to have our normal monthly meeting, but we are sharing some "Show and Tell" images sent in by our members. Brian Sinclair - square box and candle holders. Vince Way Nee, - birch burl platter and wood stash, Frank DiDomizio - small tea pots and maple leaf. Hayward Macdonald - laminated platters for daughters birthday presents. Thanks for sharing your work with our members.

At our Feb meeting we had a very nice selection of pieces at the show and tell, thanks to those who brought out their work.

Our demonstrator for Dec was Frank Didomizio. He covered a variety of hollow turning shapes, techniques and methods. He demonstrated the various HSS and carbide cuts as well as the latest trends in equipment, such as rear supported systems, articulated arm systems using laser or video/camera systems.

Our December show and tell table was well supported by members bring out their creations. At the end of the table are some items for the special draw for the items that Nick Agar made during the all day demo last month.

We had a terrific demonstration day yesterday by Nick Agar. He took us through proper turning techniques and showed us many surface enhancements that can be done on our woodturning creations. Everyone thoroughly the day and excellent presentation.

There was a good show and tell table for our Nov meeting. Thanks so much to everyone who turned and donated Christmas ornaments to be put on our Winterfest Christmas tree for the Five Counties Children Center fundraiser. Thanks also goes out to those who made and donated Wig stands (for those going through cancer ) and for the Bravery Bead Bowls we provide to the Sick Kids Hospital. Many of you have been very generous with your time.