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| Search the MCW site including newsletters Next Meeting: August 12th, 2010   Member participation -- Bring your own homemade tools and jigs to show and discuss.
A great idea from Elliot Schantz -- this is a BYO “tool tips” session. Most of us modify tools, make tools, and create useful jigs to achieve desired ends and to help us work
more efficiently. There are innumerable ways to hold objects on a lathe and to then shape those items with tools. That’s what the craft aspect of turning is all about. We all have our own unique sets of procedures on and off the lathe, and a collection of “stuff” we’ve used in the past to solve particular problems and finish our pieces.
Have you ever wondered what cool stuff your friends are making and using? Well, here’s our chance to find out. We would like as many of you as possible to bring your collection of the tools and jigs and tricks and products that make your work your own. Let’s see your gouge grind, your sharpening jig, your skew shape, your handles, your jam chucks, your special-purpose chucks, sanding and buffing attachments for the lathe or grinder or drill, hollowing tools, tools for getting into hard-to-reach places, lights, drill bits, materials for filling holes, dyes, sealers, finishes, gloves, safety equipment, and more. Look around your shop pick some items you think would be fun to show us.
Bring as many items as you like, and we’ll take turns and see how many times we can go around the room. Of course if you would rather not bring any hardware, just come with a notebook and a camera, because we are going to see some interesting things that will be new and useful to many of us. This is your meeting. You will be the demonstrators. Let the ideas flow!
At this meeting, we are also going to have a Swap Meet! We’ll have a separate table set aside for this. If you have any stuff laying around that you don’t want or need anymore, bring it and swap it with each other -- or just put it on the Silent Auction table for the benefit of the Club.
 
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Davis Public Library Exhibit – June 2010
The 11 members lending 28 pieces for the Davis Library case exhibit in June included Tim Aley, Phil Brown, Don Couchman, Eliot Feldman, David Fry, Stuart Glickman, Gary Guenther, David Jacobowitz, Gary Nickerson, Eliott Schantz, and Richard Webster. The exhibit was well received and we are again scheduled for June 2011.
MCW will also be exhibiting at the Quince Orchard Public Library in September. Submission forms are available here.
| MCW at the 2009 Fair Does it look like Colin is having fun??? (click on triangle to watch the short video) Check out more pictures of MCW at the 2009 Fair at: 2009 Fair Demonstration
| Visitors always welcome!
| Visitors and guests are always welcome at our monthly meetings. Please join us if you're in the area and learn about the art and craft of woodturning. All skill levels from novice to expert will find a common ground. We look forward to seeing you!
| Member benefits include discounts at the following supporting organizations:
| The Rockville Woodworkers Club offers MCW members a 10% discount on woodturning related items, excluding power tools, to attendees on the day of our meetings just prior to or following our meetings. | Hartville Tools offers MCW Club members a 15% discount on non-sale items, and our chapter receives a 3% rebate. If you have not signed up for this program, let Stan Wellborn know you want to do so. He will let Hartville know you are an MCW member and sign you up. Catalogs and ordering instructions are available at meetings. | 2sand.com offers MCW Club members a 10% discount. 2Sand.com is a coated abrasive specialist focused on fast service and fair prices providing superior sanding discs, sandpaper sheets, and woodturning tools to woodshops. See the Members/Library section for promotion code or contact information to receive the discount. | Hardwoods, Inc. in Frederick, Maryland offers great hardwoods with discounts available to members: 10% off all turning stock, lumber, moldings, finishes and hardware. 5% off all plywood and veneer products. Special orders, millwork and marked down items are excluded. Contact: Paul Matweecha at 301-668-9663. | MCW: A local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.
The AAW is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning and has over 13,000 members in 27 countries. Many of these members also belong to one (or more) of the AAW's local chapters. Although MCW is a local chapter of the AAW, an individual's membership in this chapter does not imply membership in the AAW or vice versa. Membership in AAW is encouraged as it provides an additional source of great information (quarterly journal, national symposiums, members-only resources) and services not available with MCW. More AAW Links |
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