Newsletters

January 2025

• Presidential Ramblings
• Introduction to Woodturning Classes
• This Month’s Cover: A Journey of Discovery and Learning
• Offcuts: My Origin Story
• Member Profile - Pippa Lattey
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: shop ergonomics / custom tools - Tinker CAD, 3D printer / drying wood using alcohol, dangers, boiling / epoxy, two 2 part, mixing, weighing, scale / sink repair
• Turning Fish - Marco Berera
• Nightlight Made with Turkish Glass
• Summer Swap! A Collaboration Exchange
• Maple Burl Bowl Collaboration
• Shop Hack - Zap Straps
• Revolutionizing My Sharpening of Negative Rake Scrapers and Skews
• Woodturning Tourist At Large
• Member Profile - Brian Andrews
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• Letter to the Editor - reflection on Mike Hosaluk’s visit
• Top Ten “When Making Stuff” Guidelines
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• Guild Member Profile - Ross Pilgrim
• A Wack-A-Doodle Way To Use My Lathe
• The Hidden dangers of Cyanoacrylate aka CA Glue
• A tribute to our Guild AV Team
• Shop Tip: Note Pads
• Tom Wirsing Class
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - Theo Vriesen
• Risky Business An Overview of the Safety andHealth Risks in Woodturning
• Reviving Dead Battery Packs For Your Tools
• Gavin Brunton’s McNaughton Angle Finder Jig
• Scenes From the PoMo Art Shuffle
• Guild Member Profile - Linda Halingten
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2024

• Not published

April 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - Brian Lunt
• Is It Worth The Effort?
• Sculptor’s Society of BC 50th Anniversary Exhibition
• Guild Member Profile - Steve Fairbairn
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: respirator, positive air, economical ⁄ tool rest, upgrade, epoxy, weld
• This Month’s Cover - Theo Vriezen
• To Clean up or not to Clean up
• Guild Member Profile - Phil Winch
• AAW Symposium Plea for Volunteers
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• AAW Plea for Symposium Volunteers
• Tech Talk: Fibonacci and the Golden Rule / Calculating Segments of a Circle / Hollowing System
• This Month’s Cover - Reaching Out, Pippa Lattey
• Life is Too Short to Turn Ugly Wood
• Refinishing the KMS Classroom Floor
• Personal Protection for Woodturners and Wood Carvers
• So What Do You Need?
• Guild Member Profile - Shawn Preus
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2024

• Presidential Ramblings
• A Case for First Aid Kits
• An Adventure With a Prepackaged First Aid Kit in a Panic Situation
• Guild Member Profile - Dan Moleschi
• This Month’s Cover - Shawn Preus
• A Word From Our Sponsors
• GVWG New Year
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - Eye Ball - Larry Stevenson
• Focus on Fundamentals - Working Alone in the Shop
• LED task Lamp Consideration
• Guild Member Profile - Matt Lo
• KMS Tools Group Rewards
• What is the AAW Symposium?
• Five demonstrators
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month"s Cover - "Tulips " Allan Cusworth
• Guild Member Profile - Scott Morgan
• CA Glue Hazard Warning
• Another Baby Step or Two
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - "Centre Piece " Theo Vriezen
• Turning Lemons into Lemonade - Cathy Friesen
• KMS Tools Group Rewards
• Are You Turning Too Fast?
• Kroma Crackle Demo - Larry Stevenson
• Creating Long Tapers for Modelling and Miniatures - Fraser McLean
• Alone Together - trip report
• Understanding Moisture Content - Eric Wagner
• In Memoriam, Ed Job
• Guild Member Profile - Gary Burns
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - "Platter" David Sweet
• Drawing Celtic Knots
• Sharpening Turning Tools
• More Moments
• 2023 GVWG Shop Crawls
• Guild Member Profile - Dan Breck
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - "Owl & Moon Platter" Bruce Campbell
• Tech Talk: spraying table, rotates / buffing, speed / Morse taper, headstock, screw-on / buffing, finishing, automotive / collet chucks / Jacob chucks with Morse taper / tape, double sided, sanding disks / coring, bowl blanks, sealing
• Chainsaw Safety Seminar - Part 3: History of the Chainsaw
• Thinking Outside the Urn
• Women in Turning Newsletter
• KMS Tools Group Rewards
• Months of Moments
• Artistry in Wood Carving Show
• GVWG Insurance Coverage
• Guild Member Profile - Art Liestman
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

April 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover - "Egg-Cup holder on steroids"
• WIT Exchange
• Chainsaw Safety Seminar - Part 2: Bar and Chain Maintenance
• Turning a Staved Cylinder
• Guild Member Profile - Donna Rhindress
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• In Memoriam - John Jordan
• This Month’s Cover - "Hot Tea"
• Chainsaw Safety Seminar - Part 1: Chainsaw Safe Handling
• Tech Talk: shop bench / gouges / beading & parting tool / finishes, preserving, durability
• WIT Exchange
• Guild Member Profile - Allan Cusworth
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: dowels, small diameter / story stick / chuck, cleaning / disposal of chemicals / drive belts, cleaning, squeaking / depth measuring, laser DIY / Morse taper, scored, restore / respirator, forced fresh air, DIY / kiln, tempering, bending, DIY
• Rebuilding a Chuck
• This Month’s Cover - Saturn V Rocket Build
• Guild Member Profile - Marco Berera
• Using the Spindle Roughing Gouge
• Turning 101 Class Report
• Planting Seeds Slow and Steady
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2023

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: reversing lathe speed caution / spindle roughing gouge, safety, sharpening / finish, food safe / steb centre, tail stock / finish, food safe, preserving / sanding, grits, progression
• WIT Exchange
• Shaftless Pepper Mill
• Guild Member Profile - Bruce Campbell
• Permission to Play
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

Best of Tech ⁄ Talk 2022

• Acquiring high speed steel
• Making your own HSS tools
• Refilling butane torch
• Managing loss of strength ⁄ aging ⁄ adapting
• sizing tenons ⁄ jig
• calipers
• Drilling straight on the lathe
• Dust and collecting it - some options
• skew angle
• polishing on the lathe

November 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Creating a Cremation Urn
• Women in Turning
• Thanks for Everything
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: mini torch - refilling, butane / drills - precision / mills - pepper, salt, crushgrind / high speed steel - HSS, cutting / beading - tri point / photograpy - smart phone / wood - colour, preservation / forstner bits / holding small bits
• Canvas Tool Roll
• Wise Words
• Focus, Form, Fun and Flow
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: live centre, trouble, hot / tailstock trouble, loose, swing, crank lever / glue piping hack /
• In Memoriam - Bob McConnell
• Focus on Fundamentals - Setting Up Shop
• Returning to the Lathe
• WIT Presents: 2022 Windgate Wood Arts Residency Fellows
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: sizing tenon jig / calipers / self-powered sander, articulating, extended / powder coat / respirator, without shield / finishing, drying stand / wood figure, stained / optical probe, endoscope /
• Auction / Tool Swap Wrap-up
• Letter - Michael Moster
• Turning 101 Returns to GVWG
• Women In Turning
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Auction / Swap Meet
• Tech Talk: pepper mill - shaftless, crush grind / sanding, deep hollowing, reaching, hemostat / CA glue applicator / glasses over glasses / magnifiers / sound suppression, ear buds, hearing / flex shaft, care / drilling, boring straight / tenons, mortises / skew chatter, sharpen, strop / profile, angles / wood, understanding, physics
• Member Profile - Larry Stevenson
• Protractor Scale
• Turning 101 Returns to GVWG
• Women In Turning
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

April 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: anti-fatigue mats / CBN wheels / lathe bed extensions / spark testing steel, HSS vs carbon steel / fire hazard, grinder dust / fire extinguisher maintenance / portable heaters / powerbar hazard / tail stock cradle, protecting, guide blocks / punky wood / McNaughton toolpost, broken
• A Closer Look at CBN Wheels
• Sources
• Demonstration Evaluation Program
• WIT Presents
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: indexing / power carving, arbortech / polishing, buffing / collets, chucks, mounting / morse taper, drive safety / fluting jig, paul howard / drilling jig, oneway wizard / ca glue, activator bloom / PPE ca glue / vacuum chucking, accident / water base finish, air brush
• Lessons From a Turned Mallet
• From One Turner to Another
• Magnifier In Your Pocket
• Cyanoacrylate (CA) Adhesives
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: hand wheels, DIY, safety / dust collectors, efficiency, gates, portable, options, hacks / buffing abrasives / ca glue, wax, spreaders, application / green-rough, thickness, move / wood stabilzers, resin-based / resin, catalyzed / epoxy / marred tool rest, soften tool edges / skew profile, angle / abrasive cleaner, crepe block holder / compressor muffler, DIY
• 3-Cornered Boxes - Bruce Campbell
• The World of Resins - Gary Burns
• Learn to Turn on YouTube
• Magnetic Dust Collection Connectors
• Practise and Play
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2022

• Presidential Ramblings
• Tech Talk: spindle roughing gouge, grinding / holding small diameter stuff, collet, chucks / bit breaking, alignment / ekki / liming wood, filling pours for accent / j-flex problem, staining / noise, preventive maintenance / ceramic, salvaging, repurpose
• Continuing Adventures
• Order for Custom-Sewn Turning Smocks Complete
• Got Gas - overview of gas torches for burning wood - Merv Graham
• Safety Tip - If you have to think about it - do it!
• Consumer Products Public Advisory - Lichtenberg Generators
• In Memoriam - Barry Wilkinson
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• Barry Wilkinson Presented with the GVWG Outstanding Contribution Award
• Wood Report - Ed Pretty on Tree of Heaven & Willow
• Adventures for In Person Turning with Others
• Guild Member Profile - Robert (Bob) James
• Tech Talk: chuck jaws fitting tenon / reeves drive failure / photo backdrop / UV, ultra violet setting glue / laquer, finish blushing / filling, obliterating wood grain / electric chainsaw / steady rest / tool rest clamping / diy led task lighting / indexer
• Ordering Custom-Made Turning Smocks
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• This Month’s Cover Photo
• Guild Member Profile - Steve Hansen
• Tech Talk: dust collector maintenance, cleaning, cyclonic separators, baffled or bagged filters / multi-tool handles design / sharpening forstner bits / applying an image to wood / vacuum pump setup, maintenance / remote control switches / shop lighting
• Ordering Custom-Made Turning Smocks
• Journey to Complete the President’s Challenge
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• Editors Notes
• This Month’s Cover Photo
• Still Standing
• Safety - Fires & Extinguishers
• In Memoriam - Al Timms
• Guild Member Profile - Claudia Hayward
• Tech Talk: on hiatus this month
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

August 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• Editors Notes
• Photographing Your Work with Ted Muir
• Sources of Inspirations
• Guild Member Profile - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: hollowing tool sharpener + upgrade / wrap-around grinding platform / grinder angle jig / hollowing vacuum chip catcher / paint masking upgrade / work piece holding jig / random orbit sander update / shine on top of tung oil / chroma gilt
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

July 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• Editors Notes
• Want To Turn A Bowl?
• Ah, Chemistry - Why Things Burn
• Tech Talk: DYI sanding pads / 3D printed soft jaws / bleaching wood / sharpening jig for hooked tools / wolverine platform mod / liquid masking agent / pepper mill groove cutter
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2021

• Presidential Ramblings
• Editors Notes
• This Month’s Front Cover Photo
• Podlets with Greg Gallegos
• Drilling Straight
• Tech Talk: banjo, toolrest slipping / headstock, pivot or short bead / left hand / managing green wood / GVWG wood list / backdrop for seeing shape, form / finishing - fast or quality / sandpaper - making discs / end sealer / photo lights / hollowing, tool options / finishing, spray guns / sharpening, angles
• Sharpening Station Safety
• Seeing the Invisible
• Peppermills—3 Sided, With a Twist
• Estate Sale
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2021

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: ebonizing, tannin / rotary burrs / odourless CA cyanoacrylate / tung oil, polemirzed, filler / band saw sharpening, carbide / chainsaw jig, holder / skew, oval / hollowing boring bar, home made, outrigger, cutters
• An Invitation to Collaborative Fun
• GVWG Website Wins First Place
• Sanding Safety from Personal Experience
• Turning On a Post
• Lidded Box - Waxing Philosophical
• Process vs. Product
• Becoming a Mudita Maker
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

April 2021

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: sanding - paddles / tapered / cones / mandrel / bandsaw sharpening / safety-chipped grinding stone / Stuck chuck / screws / liquid abrasive / chainsaw sharpening jig / marred toolpost / New store - turning / carving
• Eric Lofstrom Demonstration
• Stuff You Might Not Know About Chainsaws
• A Serious Case of CAD
• The Easy Ripper(for bandsaw)
• Member Profile - John Hammond
• Process vs. Product
• In Memoriam - Des Wilson
• In Memoriam - Sandy Dougal
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March 2021

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: sanding paddles / cleaning bandsaw blades / OSMO finishes / contour gauge / bristle brushes / water-based lacquer finish / hearing protection / crochet hook fix
• John Beaver Demonstration
• Member Profile - Chris Stiles
• Eric Lofstrom Demonstration
• Shocking Surprise
• Flexcut Carving Tools
• Lathe Maintenance
• Fun with a Sorby Texturing Tool
• Oh / The Possibilities!
• 2021 WIT Virtual Exchange
• Jumbo Jaw Accessory
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2021

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: parting tool / thin / spalt / black dust contaminating lighter wood / sealing / harvesting fresh wood / storing / preserving / sealing / scoops - holding / vacuum gauge table / parting tool / danger / burs / vacuum rings
• In Memoriam - Ernie Hooge
• Seri Robinson - Spalted Wood
• Member Profile - Cathy Friesen
• Shop Made Jig for Ellsworth Fingernail Grind
• Nick Agar - Viking Sunset Bowl
• Yet Another Sharpening System
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2021

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: how to remove screw holes / finish not drying / tung oil / polymerized / cracked tool rest / wiring 220 / DIY laser engraver / CA cyanoacrylate glue safety
• Phil Irons demo - Caddy Spoons
• Christmas Ornaments - Larry Stevenson
• Creating a Video Presentation
• Solutions to Turning Problems
• Guild Member Profile—David Sweet O.C.
• A Journey Through Time - Ed Pretty
• Microwave Drying Revisited
• In Memoriam - Lance Rossington
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: texture-dimples / scalar / burr / hollowing-options / visualizer / camera / monitor / oil finish-drying / gloss / durability / hollowing bar-articulating / sharpening jig for glued in bits / carving vice / rare wood
• Your Website Gallery Banner
• KMS Tools Group Rewards
• Trent Bosch - Vessel of Illusion - Review
• Fused Glass - Trudy Friesen
• Guild Member Profile - Georges Bois
• This Issue’s Cover - “The Watchman” / Jim Johnson
• Phil Irons - upcoming
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2020

• President’s Column
• Editor’s Notes
• Tech Talk: Angle Gauges / finishes - shiny versus matte / repair / oil versus film / Crush Grind pepper mills - install / filler on wet wood / Jacobs Chuck - slipping / negative rake scraper - making
• The Tradition of the Hawaiian Calabash Bowl / Emiliano Achaval Demo
• Woodturners Worldwide Symposium Review
• This Issue’s Cover - Steve Hansen 2x4
• Letters - Bravo Zulu
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: Inks   Dyes - Archival Quality / cameras - visualizer - hollowing / stabilizing spalt - dye / hollowing - gooseneck / rotary burrs - power carving / Signing Your Work
• Annual Dues are Due
• Joe Fleming Airbrush Refresher
• Revamping Battery Packs
• A Closer Look
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

July/August 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: Alignment of head/tail stock / reinforced Cole Jaws / CA glue / sanding pads / battery charging / cyclone dust collector / fine-adjust wolverine / flex arrestor / bevel mirror grinding / fingernail holster / sharpening station
• A Woodturner in Paradise
• Cindy Drozda - Triangle Box
• What is food safe?
• It’s The Little Things
• Configure A Scroll Chuck Into An Eccentric Chuck
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: gauges: angles / circles / diameter / pearlescent / hollow form bottom cone / manifold for dust collection
• Focus On Fundamentals - finger nail grind / jigs
• Butterfly inserts in curved surfaces with Ed Pretty
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2020

• President’s Column
• Gary Burns – Isolation Tale
• Recovering a Norway Maple in the Time of COVID-19
• Barry Wilkinson – Isolation Tale
• Keith Rattan – Isolation Tale
• 2020 Workshop Reno - Isolation Tale
• Pandemic Project?
• Maintenance Day: An Isolation Tale
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March/April 2020

• President’s Column
• Editor’s Notes
• Focus On Fundamentals - Drives and Live Centers
• About Stands with Larry Stevenson
• Dale Larson Demonstration
• Wooden Jaws
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: Safety with root balls & spalt / hooked tool - Allen key / button battery / Wipe on Poly Drying / Epoxy colour runs
• Focus On Fundamentals - A Woodturner’s Knitting Package with Peter McLaren
• Turning a Lamp Base - Dustin Cook
• Building your own Spindle Steady Rest
• Upcoming Demo & Class
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2020

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: venturi vacuum chuck / cloth rags / motor capacitor / CBN carbon steel cleaning / DIY fingernail grind jig
• Focus On Fundamentals - Turning Door Stoppers with Dustin Cook
• Popcorn and Donuts with Art Liestman
• Port Coquitlam Art Show
• Kai Muenzer Demonstration Report
• Dale Larson Demonstration upcoming
• Workshop safety
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2019

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: demagnetizer / counter bore / pepper mill / pen assembly / chuck jaw broken / clean cuts / finish not drying shellac
• Focus On Fundamentals - Photographing your work by Jay and Marnie
• Liming and Crackle Finish - Ed Pretty
• Turning 101
• Lee Valley Demo
• Cynthia Gibson Demonstration Report
• AAW Craft School Scholarships
• Saskatchewan Woodturners Symposium
• Estate Auction
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2019

• President’s Column
• Bowls From a Board (With a Twist) - Larry Stevenson
• Outstanding Contribution Award - Bruce Campbell
• Outstanding Contribution Award - Larry Stevenson
• Wasn’t That A Party!
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2019

• President’s Column
• Our storied newsletter editors
• Ringing the Bell - Canada 150 gets a permanent home at Surrey Memorial Hospital
• Port Moody Art Centre says thank you!
• Announcing Turning 101
• Dale Larson is Coming!
• SAWS Fine Works in Wood Exhibition
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2019

• President’s Column
• Teach Your Chuck A New Trick
• The Art of Wood - Guild Show at Port Moody Art Centre
• Thank you to All the GVWG Volunteers
• A woodturning Adventure in Ireland
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2019

• President’s Column
• Focus on Fundamentals: Ed Pretty on sharpening
• Focus on Fundamentals: Claudia Hayward Skew and Spindle roughing gouge
• Tech Talk: Boiling wood / paste wax finish / acrylic thinners / CA finish / molds for resins
• Tree to Table – Managing Green - presented by Bruce Campbell
• Wood Fridge Drier - Ed Pretty
• Acquiring wood
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

April 2019

• President’s Column
• Focus on Fundamentals: Barry Wilkinson on buffing a finish
• Sharon Doughtie visits the GVWG
• Tech Talk: mounting odd-shaped wood / dental burrs / piercing
• Turning Handles for Turning Tools - Ed Pretty
• A Closer Look on Bruce Campbell’s Seeing Double
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

March 2019

• President’s Column
• Focus on Fundamentals: Turning A Live Edge Bowl
• Editor’s Notes
• Tech Talk: mounting odd-shaped wood / applying CA as finish
• Road Trip Report
• AAW seeking board applications
• Meeting Woodturning Royalty - Richard Raffan meets Peter Hill
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

February 2019

• President’s Column
• GVWG Service Award to Brian Lunt
• Turning Salt and Pepper Shakers from Scrap Wood - with Larry Stevenson
• Art Liestman Demo and Class
• Turned Boxes with Larry Stevenson
• Richmond Carvers - Artistry in Wood Show
• Beads of Courage
• Lee Valley People’s Choice Awards Results
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

January 2019

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: tool handle collets / vacuum chuck / task lighting
• Joe Fleming airbrush
• Hawai’i Dreams - Dex Hallwood
• Recall Notice - Penn State Industries quick change jaw chuck system
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

November 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: piercing / rotary tool; elbow tool / cutter angle
• Resin and Colour - Robert Carlson
• Memorial: Jane Smith
• Video Upgrade Project
• Guild’s 2018 Survey
• Instagram Handle - #gvwg
• AAW scholarship time!
• Focus on Fundamentals – Lathe maintenance with Steve Hansen
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

October 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: lighting timer / digital depth gauge
• Curt Theobald: Segments and Stones
• Mark Anderson: Spring Flowers Demo
• Focus on Fundamentals – Avoiding Catches with Allan Cusworth
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

September 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: rotary tool / adhesive abrasive / DIY sharpening jig
• Keith Hudson: Turning a Pivot-Lidded Salt Cellar
• A Closer Look at Mori Kono
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

June 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: finishing bottoms DIY jigs / gouge flute designs / sharpening / spindle lock DIY / boring bars DIY
• Club Members Honoured in Portland
• Editorʹs Notes
• Insurance news
• Steven Kennard and Laurent Niclot
• Focus on Fundamentals – Getting the best out of your wood
• Portland Musings
• Safety Guidelines for Wood Turning

May 2018

• President’s Column
• What is the AAW Symposium?
• Behind the Scenes & what happens at our meetings?
• Beyond the ABCs - demo by Ed Pretty

April 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: hollowing systems / vacuum systems / band saw / bandsaw consideration
• Focus On Fundamentals
• Turning Bamboo - demo by Bruce Campbell
• Woodturning at the Tetra Shop
• Glenn Lucas Demo

March 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: restoring face shields / sharpening coring bit / sanding pads/foam / hemp oil
• Turning Multiples with Ed Pretty
• Mori Kono - journey of a carver
• Honouring Gerry Vickers
• Hash Tag #GVWG

February 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: salvaging bark / non-marring chuck/jaws / tri-point beading tool / storing finishes
• Focus On Fundamentals
• Making a Sea Urchin Box - Sally Ault

January 2018

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: grinding CBN wheels / small hollowing tools
• Brian Lunt’s Butterfly Ring
• The 2018 Tool Swap
• SWEET bowl cut - with Ed Pretty

November 2017

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: band saw problems offset / drilling / band saw blades carbide
• Wall Thickness Measuring in Hollow Forms with Steve Hansen

October 2017

• President’s Column
• Making Turning Tool Handles with Ed Pretty
• Turning 101
• The GVWG Demonstrator Certification Process

September 2017

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: vibration lathe bearings / carbide tips / fasteners / metal spinning
• Marbling and Blow Colouring with Dan Gadassi
• In Memory Of Binh Pho
• 2017 Guild Picnic and Auction
• Turning 101
• Safety in the Workshop Special Section

June 2017

• President’s Column
• Focus On Fundamentals - Spindle Roughing - Lance Rossington
• Tech Talk: food safe finish / noxious woods toxicity / grinding fingernail
• Turning Faces - Steve Hansen

May 2017

• President’s Column
• Focus On Fundamentals - Spindle Roughing - Lance Rossington
• Tech Talk: table saw kerf splitters safety / warp wood / CA glue extenders / DIY micro sanding pads
• Keith Gotschall Demonstration
• Neil Turner - coming in October
• Turning an Multi-Centre - Allan Cusworth
• Wood + Wood-Fired ExhibitionTurning
• Beads of Courage

April 2017

• President’s Column
• Focus On Fundamentals - Anchor Bevel Cut - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: feather figure / quill mortise clean / drying cracking / width tenon jigs
• A Closer Look – Comic Book Pens by Robert Stewart
• Wrestling With Deep Bowls - Bruce Campbell
• Turning 101 – In Depth Learning

March 2017

• President’s Column
• Focus On Fundamentals - Gary Burns on Collecting & Preparing Wood
• Tech Talk: birds mouth stave
• Piercing Turned Objects – Kathleen Duncan
• Carving a Barley Twist
• Things I Wish I Knew Before – With Kristin LeVier Demonstration

February 2017

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: butterfly joints / lacquer cloudy
• Michael Stave – Wonky
• Demonstrating at Lee Valley

January 2017

• President’s Column
• Focus On Fundamentals -
• Tech Talk: vacuum chuck gasket / negative rack scrapers / articulating elbow hollowing / chucks
• Turning 101 update
• Carving a Barley Twist
• Kristin LeVier Demonstration
• Combloux Woodturning Symposium / a review

November 2016

• President’s Column
• Getting Certified to be a Demonstrator
• Tech Talk: vacuum chucks
• Turning 101: Take Two
• Eric Lofstrom Demonstration
• Why Attend an All-day Demo?
• Accident Report – Fire in the Shop

October 2016

• Outstanding Contribution Award: Merv Graham
• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: gauges depth width / self power sanding pads / spalted punky
• Focus On Fundamentals: hollowing small forms
• Demonstrate at Arts Alive
• Michael Blankenship Demonstration
• IOCO Days Demo

September 2016

• President’s Column
• Maple Ridge Art in the Park
• Focus On Fundamentals: Marco Skewing Around Again
• Bruce Campbell on Metal Leafing
• Beads of Courage
• It’s Our Turn

June 2016

• President’s Column
• It’s Our Turn: Exhibition
• A Closer Look: Steve Hansen
• Focus On Fundamentals: sanding and abbrasives
• Claudia Hayward on Turning Pepper Mills
• Beads of Courage
• It’s Our Turn

May 2016

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: tree wood identify / hollowing tools proforma / laser / fingernail jig / mirror at gringer bevel
• Focus On Fundamentals: mounting methods with Allan Cusworth
• Finish hollow form bottoms... with a frog & girdle
• Beads of Courage
• It’s Our Turn

April 2016

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: vacuum gauge / hollowing articulating / dust collection
• Focus On Fundamentals - Jamb Chucking a Bowl with Ed Pretty
• Purple Rhododendron Might Fight Back
• Applying Images / photos to Wood with Bill Fowle
• A Closer Look: Jay and Lin Mapson
• Don Hoskins Woodturning Estate Sale

March 2016

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: stain dye blotch / CA glue stains
• Focus On Fundamentals
• It’s Our Turn
• A Day With Mike Hosaluk
• A Closer Look: Peter Blair
• Turning a Nutcracker with Bob Askew

February 2016

• President’s Column
• Don Hoskins
• It’s Our Turn
• Tech Talk: jigs square stock / seals vacuum plastic dip / dust collection seperator cyclone
• Focus On Fundamentals
• A Square Bowl: Barry Wilkinson

January 2016

• President’s Column
• A Closer Look: Phil Vetra
• Tech Talk: drill wander / motor / thermo coupler / small drill bits chucking / friction burn
• The Value of a Good Critique
• Suspended Vessel with Keith Hudson

November 2015

• President’s Column
• A Closer Look: Keith Hudson
• Where Do We Get the swag?
• Tech Talk: dust static visor / boiling cracking warping / liming wax / bleach
• Tips and Tricks
• Chainsaw Maintenance with Gary Burns
• Focus on Fundamentals
• Its Our Turn 10

October 2015

• President’s Column
• A Closer Look: John Spitters
• Selling into the USA
• Turning 101
• Jim Johnson’s demo on piercing
• Quesnel Woodturning Symposium
• 2016 AAW Educational Opportunity
• Tips and Ideas 14

Summer 2015

• President’s Column
• A Closer Look: Dennis Houle
• Don Hoskins given Outstanding Contribution Award
• Something Different
• Maple Ridge Demo
• Arts Alive
• Turning 101 – Safety First
• Upcoming Demonstrators

June 2015

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: laser engraved / Cole stepped vacuum jaws / colour epoxy resin
• Turning Heirloom Baby Rattles: Neva Hillard
• A closer Look: Phil Vetra
• Turning 101 – Safety First
• Upcoming Demonstrators

May 2015

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: faceplates / hollow tools bits / boiling cracking / safety mold / signature brand
• Focus On Fundamentals
• A New Approach to Shop Crawls
• Holding Work on the Lathe – sans chuck
• A Closer Look - Jim Johnson’s Cherry Bowl

April 2015

• President’s Column
• Tech Talk: calipers / off eccentric chuck / boiling green
• Focus On Fundamentals
• An evolution in pre-meeting demos
• Piercing in the 1800’s

March 2015

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Turning a sphere - Larry Stevenson

February 2015

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January 2015

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Tech Talk: live centre cone / morse taper / jig fingernail / glue CA gorilla
• Making a Wedding Goblet - Allan Cusworth
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• Future Presentations

November 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• “Not just Round” Show - Bruce Campbell
• Air Cleaner Donation - Bob Askew
• Making a teapot with a twist - Art Liestman
• I SCREAM! Donation - David Sweet
• Focus on Fundamentals - Gerry Vickers

October 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Sanding Made Easy - Claudia Hayward
• Shop Crawls - Larry Stevenson
• Langley Arts Studio Tour - Ed Pretty
• Langley Art Festival — Allan Cusworth

September 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Ice Bucket Challenge — Maarten Meerman
• Maple Ridge Demo 2014 — Anne Rostvig
• Making Bats — Bruce Campbell
• Langley Art Festival — Allan Cusworth

June 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Carvers 25th Annual Show - Merv Graham
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• April’s Turning 101 - Bob Askew

May 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Wrestling with the President’s Challenge - Bruce Campbell
• John Beaver Jig Workshop - David Sweet
• Al Koehn: Turning a Pepper Mill - Maarten Meerman
• A day with Andre and Annie - Ed Pretty
• Andre Martin Pictures—David Sweet
• Talk to the Hand / Lumberjack - Maarten Meerman
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• Turning 101

April 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Tech Talk: safety alergy / mask dust shield self contained / hollowing hooked / adaptive
• Replicating on the lathe - Ed Pretty
• Brentwood Mall Show & Tell
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard

March 2014

• President’s Column - Bill Fowle
• Tech Talk: story stick spindles / safety alert / tear out / drying / jam chuck
• John Beaver Demonstration - Neva Hilliard
• John Beaver Demonstration—Cathy Friesen
• Doing the Wave with John Beaver - Ed Pretty
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen
• Announcements & For Sale

February 2014

• Tech Talk: Bruce Campbell
• Tech Talk: safety gloves / calipers measure / spalted tear out / cleaning rust / reverse / buffing safety / classes course
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• Collaboration Opportunity
• Turning 101 - November - Gerry Vickers
• For Sale

January 2014

• Tech Talk: dehumidifier / cracking boiling warping / sanding wet / forstner sharpening
• Focus on Fundamentals - Neva Hilliard
• Turning 101 - November - Cathy Friesen
• Turning 101 - December - Cathy Friesen
• Christmas Ornaments - Marco Berera
• Barbara Dill Demo - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Napkin Rings - Beverley Pears

November 2013

• KMS Wood Show - Merv Graham
• Tech Talk: tung oil old fresh / grinder speed / grinders jigs grinds setup / tap die threads lubricate
• Pen Coloring and Finishing - Jay Mapson
• Pen Coloring and Finishing - David Sweet
• AAW Article - Jim Echter
• Mike Jackofsky Demo - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Mike Jackofsky Class - Olaf Lepper
• Barbara Dill Demonstration & Workshop - Ed Pretty
• John Beaver Demonstration & Workshop - Ed Pretty
• Chippy Bits from a Newbie - Brian Lunt

October 2013

• President’s Column - Ed Pretty
• A Wooden Stone Wall - Art Liestman
• Turning 101– Gerry Vickers

September 2013

• Maple Ridge Demo - Anne Rostvig

June 2013

• Lathe Safety from a Different Perspective - Geoff Whaling
• Tech Talk: sandblasting problems / cracking pith / colouring finish mixing / old finishing / tung oil
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen

May 2013

• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Jimmy Clewes - Bulk Buy
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen

April 2013

• Ashley Harwood Demonstration and Bowl Class - Peter McLaren
• Tech Talk: vari-grind setup bowl gouge
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen
• Jimmy Clewes
• Tech Talk/Focus on Fundamentals - Bruce Campbell

March 2013

• Exposing the Grain - Bruce Campbell
• Turning 101 - Cathy Friesen
• FOF Demonstration - Spindle/Detail Gouge Basics
• A Cautionary Tale - importing wood

February 2013

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: wood boiling cracking / refinish stain / sandblasting texture / drill jig centre
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Call for exhibitors
• John Spitters Does Finials
• A Day with David Ellsworth
• Turning 101
• Brentwood Display & Demonstration

January 2013

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Solving an impossible problem - Bruce Campbell
• Rocco Says “Thanks”
• Turning 101 November - Cathy Friesen
• AGM - Proposed amendments to the bylaws

November 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: DIY Sphere jib / stabilizing spalted wood / dust collecting containment
• Free Black Walnut Burl
• FoF Notes
• Presidential Gallery Show - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• GVWG Tech Talk: Robert Carlson
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Segmented Woodturners Symposium - Ross Pilgrim
• KMS Tool Show - Merv Graham

October 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: Reverse turning / CA glue cloudy / storing oils / folding band saw bandsaw - tuning / chain saw ripping
• Wipe On Poly - Kerry n Ed
• Calling All Artists - Ed Pretty
• Safe Lathe Speeds - Dennis Cloutier
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren

September 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: Colour Bleeding / safety - alcohol absorbtion / vacuum chuck alignment / colouring wood - options - burning / baked wood / safety - grinding - carbide
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• AAW Newsletter on Fundamentals
• A Look at the Past Year

July 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Hand Sharpening Bandsaw Blades - Bruce Campbell
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Masking with “The Frog” - Ed Pretty
• FOF Notes - Pen making with Bill Fowle
• Oils and Oil finishes - Claudia Hayward
• A Sad Passing of Chris Gorton

June 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Shop Made Articulating Hollowing Rig - Dennis Houle
• “Thank you” Email - Ed Pretty
• Tech Talk: Morse - Jacobs taper / band saw sharpening
• FOF Notes May 2012 - Kerry Deane-Cloutier

May 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• BC Achievement Creative Award
• Threads and Screws - Peter McLaren
• Dixie Biggs Demonstration - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Dixie Biggs Workshop - Ed Pretty
• GVWG Tech Talk: Sanding pads - reverse sanding / calipers / stains - bleaching / scraper - tearout

April 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Follow-up on SIA Abraisives - Peter McClaren
• Turning 201 - Gerry & Kees
• Elliptic Turning - Bill Cobb
• GVWG Turning 101 sessions - Gerry Vickers

March 2012

• Presidents Column - Ed Pretty
• Look Who Is Coming To Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• The Website - Steve Hansen
• End Grain Hollowing - Merv Graham
• New Members Forum - Ed Pretty
• Peter McClaren on Angled Chucks - David Sweet
• GVWG Tech Talk: Vacuum chuck - hose - quick connect / hand drill rig - chuck
• Brentwood Mall Demonstration

February 2012

• Proposed amendments to the bylaws of the guild.
• A Safety Memo
• Suspended Vessels and Split Bowls with Alan Carter - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Brentwood Mall Demonstration
• Look Who Is Coming To Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Five Gouges - Bruce Campbell
• FoF
• GVWG Tech Talk: Pen turning - reaming / threa cutting - grain alignment / tail stock quill / DC motor torque

January 2012

• Look Who Is Coming To Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Tech Talk: beading tools / goose neck hollowing - vibration / sanding irregular / tool rest - free standing / DIY thread cutter / safety - draw bar
• Arghhhh! Firewood - Dennis Cloutier
• Mark Gardner – Jay Mapson
• FOF November 2011 - Murray Mackinnon
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Now THAT’S a gouge. - Ed Pretty
• Risky Business - An Overview of the Safety and Health Risks in Woodturning - Neva Hilliard

November 2011

• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Tech Talk: restore reglue / importing wood rules / scrap firewood / design opportunity / automation - remote - dust / epoxy bubbles / sharpening thin parting
• Annual Lathe and Chuck Maintenance - Bruce Campbell
• John Nelson on Wood Structure - Ed Pretty
• KMS Woodshow - Merv Graham
• Look Who Is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren

October 2011

• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• FOF notes – Video clips on website
• Mark Gardner / Guest Demonstrator Instructor
• Metal Spinning with Dennis Shinn - Ed Pretty
• Metal Spinning Resource Guide & Thanks from Dennis Shinn
• Turning 101
• President’s Challenge “Step Out Of The Box” or “What I Did For My Summer Vacation”

September 2011

• Haney Farmers Market in Maple Ridge - Anne Rostvig
• Turning 101 – Small Vase - Allan Cusworth
• `Burning’ class in Art Liestman’s shop / Fire Department Late to Scene - Ed Pretty
• A Note from Gerry Vickers
• Woodturning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Summer BBQ - Allan Cusworth
• Arts Alive Festival in Langley - Allan Cusworth
• GVWG’s First Mini Symposium - Merv Graham

June 2011

• May and June Demos
• Summer BBQ - Ed Pretty
• Look Who is Coming to Demonstrate - Peter McLaren
• Avelino Samuel - Merv Graham
• Speed (nearly) Kills (SAFETY) - Bruce Campbell
• Pyrography and Acrylic Art Class with Art Liestman - Peter McLaren
• Guild Approved Events - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Tech Talk: expansion checking / finishing technique / French polish / sanding - power - powerless - manual
• FOF – Simple End Grain Hollow Form - Merv Graham
• Skew Chisel - Lance Rossington
• Woodturning 101 - Candle Holder - Lance Rossington

May 2011

• May and June Demos - Ed Pretty
• Denise De Rose Demo - Beverley Pears
• Guild Happenings in Maple Ridge - Claudia Hayward
• FOF - Natural Edge Form
• FOF - Natural Edge Form - with Rich Schmid
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Tech Talk: varigrind jig / tool handles - DIY
• Turning 101 – Turning a Small bowl/Platter - Lance Rossington

April 2011

• GVWG Goes to Brentwood - Peter Mclaren
• Merryll Saylan Demo & Class - Steve Hansen
• Notes from FOF – The Lidded Box Form - with Allan Cusworth
• Inventor of CA glue passes away - Ed Pretty
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Turning 101 – Turning a Small bowl/Platter - Lorne Nelson
• Yes / But I Have No Talent - Bruce Campbell
• John Jordan visits the GVWG - Ed Pretty

March 2011

• Tech Talk: Rotary tools - cutters / waxes
• Denise DeRose Demo and Classes - Steve Hansen
• Notes from FOF - With Marco Berera
• Turning 101 - Boxes 5 - Merv Graham
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Yet Another Call for Volunteers - Dennis Cloutier

February 2011

• Doug Fisher: - Merv Graham (digested from 2010)
• John Jordan
• Turning 101 - Turning a Plain Goblet - Allan Cusworth
• Notes from FOF
• It’s Time to Lime - Ed Pretty
• Turning Site of the Month
• Vacuum Chucking Setup for the Wood Lathe - Larry Stevenson

January 2011

• Doug Fisher Demo & Class - Ed Pretty
• Art Liestman Hits the Bigger Time - Ed Pretty
• Turning 101 - Christmas Ornaments - Lance Rossington
• Tech Talk: grinders - slow speed / banjo tool rest - setup / rotary sanding / sanding sealer - finishing / sanding - procedure
• John Jordan to visit the GVWG - Steve Hansen
• Turning Site of the Month - Peter McLaren
• Russ Fairfield - Bruce Campbell
• Brentwood Display & Demo - Peter McLaren
• FOF: Making a Coffee Scoop - Claudia Hayward

November 2010

• Guitar Hollow Forms by David Wagner - Dennis Cloutier
• Upcoming Visiting Demonstrator - Steve Hansen
• Notes from FOF
• Woodturners’ Liability Insurance - Allan Cusworth
• Tech Talk: dust collector - cleaning - filter / fingernail gouge / bottom gouge / grinding safety / diamond wheels

October 2010

• Doug Fisher: Canadian Woodturner / Sculptor & Artist - Merv Graham
• A Special Thanks - Steve Kent
• Circle Craft Volunteers - Merv Graham
• Swing in Focus On Fundamentals - Murray MacKinnon
• You Can Make The Difference - Mark Baker
• Turning 101 - Allan Cusworth

September 2010

• Mark Sfirri Demo & Class - Ed Pretty
• Oh No! Fee Increase! - The President
• What a Symposium ! - The President
• West Coast Roundup - Ed Pretty
• Maple Ridge Demo - Anne Rostvig
• Circle Craft DEMO and display

June 2010

• Salt Shakers - Dennis Cloutier
• Turning 101
• Symposium Workshops

May 2010

• Mark Sfirri Demo & Class
• GVWG Safety Standard For Public Demos
• April Main Event
• Micro Turning
• Malcolm Zander Demo & Class
• Turning 101
• Symposium Workshops

April 2010

• GVWG Demonstrator Approval Procedure
• GVWG Safety Standard For Public Demos
• January Main Event
• Turning Maple Leaf Ring - Marco Berera
• Mark Sfirri - Demo & Class
• Tech Talk: Scroll Chucks - cleaning
• Turning 101
• Symposium Workshops

March 2010

• Microwave Drying
• A GOLD Medal Day
• Stan Clarke - in Memoriam
• Tool Rests & Strange Wood / importing wood
• West Coast Round Up
• Cristian Burchard
• Turning 101

February 2010

• GVWG Symposium
• Larry Stevenson on colouring
• Tech Talk: sharpening - angles / profiles / jigs
• Malcolm Zander
• Maple Miser Posse
• Why Do You Do That?

January 2010

• Patience
• GVWG Beginning
• Turning with Dave
• Symposium Update
• Tone’s Style Ornaments
• Class with Dave & Tones
• Tech Talk: Green wood / steady rest
• Mall Display & Demo
• Christian Burchard

November 2009

• Matthew Hill Demo
• Turning - Craft or Art ?
• Green Turner - Mike Stewart
• Abby Woodshow
• Turning a Platter

October 2009

• Moody Penguins - Marco Berera
• Tania Radda`s Visit
• Art Liestman - Woodturning rock star
• Turner’s Gallery & President’s Challenge

September 2009

• Tania Radda Demo and Class
• Tech Talk: drying wood - stains - cracking / pyrography / filling cracks/voids
• Birkenhead Excursion - Merv & Gregg
• Picnic in review
• Bandsaw Tune-up - Neil Elmer
• Turning a Pepper Mill - Dennis Coutier
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge

June 2009

• Turned Boxes - Ludger Paus & Larry Stevenson
• GVWG Newsletter wins AAW award
• Selling Your Crafts - Claudia Hayward
• Turning Alabaster - Ed Pretty
• Feature Demontrator - Tania Radda
• PICNIC
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge

May 2009

• Turning A Footed Bowl - Ed Pretty
• Polishing & Finishing - Ken Ayers
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge
• Turning 101

April 2009

• In memory of Lorne Cawley
• Texturing - David Wagner
• Finishing - Larry White
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge
• Turning 101

March 2009

• Dressing Wheels - Tomas Skrinskas
• President’s Column - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Sharpening Overview - Bruce Campbell
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge
• Turning 101

February 2009

• Ed’s Rubber Finger
• VP’s Challenge - Larry Stevenson
• Jan. Demonstrator: David Sweet
• Jan. Demonstrator: Bruce Hodgson
• Announcements
• Presenters Schedule
• Turning 101
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge

January 2009

• Elected Position
• Responsibilities
• Bylaw Amendment
• Pot Luck Dinner/Social
• Jan. Demonstrator - Don Derry
• Presenters Schedule
• Turner’s Gallery
• President’s Challenge
• Announcements

November 2008

• Stan Clarke Award
• David Sweet Award
• October Main Event I - Jim Johnson
• Nov. Demonstrator - Johannes Michelsen
• Turning 101
• October Main Event II - Ross Pilgrim
• Future Demonstrations - Donald Derry & Malcolm Tibbetts
• Turner’s Gallery
• Presidents Challenge

October 2008

• Pen turning - Mitchell Visser
• Michael Mocho from Albuquerque / New Mexico - Allan Cusworth
• On Wear of Turning Tools - Bruce Campbell

September 2008

• John Weir & Harry Taylor: Rose Engine Lathe Ornamental Turning - Allan Cusworth
• Graeme Priddle from Whangerei New Zealand - Allan Cusworth
• Taking Work to the Trees - Merv Graham

June 2008

• Ed Pretty: Fire Saftey Concerns For Woodturners - Allan Cusworth
• Peter McLaren: Creating Bowls With Handles - Peter McLaren

May 2008

• Turning a Finial Box Project to Production - Bruce Campbell
• Todd Hoyer Demo: Turning Crotches & Vessel Orientation - Allan Cusworth
• Guild Supports WPGA Arts Week - Bruce Campbell

April 2008

• Bill Olsen on Turning with a Copier - Allan Cusworth
• Allan Cusworth on Making a Wedding Goblet - Allan Cusworth
• Hayley Smith & Todd Hoyer Demo & Class - Art Liestman
• Clay Foster Demo: Multi-Axis Hollow Vessel - Allan Cusworth
• Clay Foster Demo: Split / Offset Hollow Form - Bruce Campbell
• Turning 101: Heritage Candle Holder - Allan Cusworth
• Sandpaper Organizer - Ed Pretty

March 2008

• Art Liestman on Designing Stuff and Challenging Yourself - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Clay Foster Demo Two Piece Hollow Vessel - Allan Cusworth
• Art Liestman - First Recipient of GVWG Outstanding Contribution Award - Bruce Campbell
• Hayley Smith & Todd Hoyer Demo & Class - Art Liestman
• Don’t Be a Scrooge - Tom Byrom
• Clay Foster Demo Decorating Techniques - Bruce Campbell

February 2008

• Steve Hansen on Quick and Easy Finishes - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Lattice Turning - Marco Berera
• Is Watco Oil Dangerous? - Ed Pretty
• The Easy Ripper - Merv Graham
• El Ripperoff Drawing - Bob Doop
• Turning 101: A Basic Finial Box - Bruce Campbell

Januar 2008

• Things from Branches - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• West Coast Roundup Al Stirt - Kerry Deane-Cloutier
• Turning 101: Ring Stand - Allan Cusworth
• Harvesting a Walnut Tree - Ross Pilgrim

November 2007

• Rich Schmid on Enhancing Your Work
• Making Your Own Thread Chaser - Bruce Campbell
• David Nittmann Demo & Class - Art Liestman
• Binh Pho - The Master of Piercing & Colouring
• Westcoast Roundup: Molly Winton on Surface Enhancement

October 2007

• Barrel Turned Pepper Mills - Dennis Cloutier
• West Coast Roundup: John Jordan’s Ideas Slide Show
• Turning a Multi-Axis Vase - Gary Miller

September 2007

• My Portland Experience - Bruce Campbell
• The Portland Symposium - A Different View - Art Liestman
• Turning a Hollow Globe Ornament - Alan Leland
• Cloverdale Wood Show - Volunteers Needed
• Binh Pho Demo

June 2007

• 2007 AAW Symposium - Portland / Oregon
• Gregg Parsons Makes Sparks! Sapperton Hall Survives!
• Coming Events - Alan Leland - June Meeting Demonstrator
• Bucking Box - A Safe Way to Trim Logs
• Marco Does the Eccentric Snake

May 2007

• Marco’s Fresh Fish From the Lathe
• Tea Light Holders
• Identifying Trees and Wood
• AAW Annual Symposium - Call for Volunteers
• A Week at CollaboratioNZ
• Merv’s Maxi Jaws

April 2007

• Bracelet Project
• Bruce Campbell on Turning Metal
• Dust Collection and Lighting System
• Shop Tips & Tricks
• Let’s Hear Your Concerns and Suggestions
• West Coast Round Up Demonstrator Profiles: Martin Thorne and Bonnie Klein
• Sandpaper Roll Organizer

March 2007

• Learning to Photograph Your Woodturning Projects
• 2007 West Coast Roundup - Calling All Volunteers
• Offset Turning - 3 / 4 & More Sided Boxes
• Controlling Mold
• Shop Tip: Suffering is Optional
• West Coast Roundup Demonstrator Profiles
• March Demonstrations and Classes

February 2007

• Bill Smith Turns a Barley Twist Goblet
• Art Liestman on Pyrography
• West Coast Roundup Demonstrator Profiles
• Desert Woodturning Roundup

January 2007

• November’s Main Event - Merv Graham On Making A Winged Bowl
• Annual General Meeting Announcement
• Dale Larson Demonstration
• New Sponsor: Vedder Mountain Hardwoods
• In Memoriam: Frank Sudol
• Attending SOFA Chicago
• West Coast Roundup 2007 - Symposium Update
• West Coast Roundup Classes
• Another Way To Turn A Sphere
• Some Fun With Offset Turning
• Drat Those Power Failures

November 2006

• Turning 101 Update
• Don Hoskins Defies Gravity!
• West Coast Roundup 2007 - Symposium Update
• Dale Larson Demo & Classes
• Circle Craft 2006
• 7th Annual West Coast Woodturning Competition

October 2006

• GVWG Launches New & Improved Newsletter
• West Coast Woodturning Competition Update
• September Main Event - Dave Wagner On Turning Small Hollow Forms
• Circle Craft Christmas Show
• Ray Key Demonstration
• Dale Larson Demo & Class
• Ever-Ready Lathe Tool Holder

September 2006

• Picnic In The Park
• West Coast Round-Up - Call For Volunteers
• 7th Annual West Coast Woodturning Competition
• FVWG Shop Crawl
• June Main Event I: Ann Rostvig On Enhancing Your Turnings With Paint
• June Main Event II: Al Koehn On Salt & Pepper Mills

June 2006

• May Main Event - Claudia Hayward On Using Your Bowl-Saver
• Importing Wood
• Project Empty Bowl Gala
• West Coast Roundup 2007 Update
• GVWG Not-Quite-Annual Picnic
• Tool Review - Powered Respirators For Woodturners

May 2006

• Small Pleasures - Turning A Suction Fit Box
• Dave Martin: Stay Healthy - Dust Collection For Woodturners
• Turning 101 Report
• What a Difference a Day Makes - Just 6 Little Hours

April 2006

• March Main Event: Bob James On Turning A Natural Edge Cherry Bowl
• John Jordan Shear Scraper Review
• Desert Woodturning Roundup / Mesa / Arizona
• On Resonance

March 2006

• Treating And Drying Wood
• One Of The Benefits Of Writing A Newsletter Article
• Attend Those Demonstrations!
• Eli Avisera Demo & Classes
• Andre Martel Demo & Classes

February 2006

• January Main Event: Scott Belway On Spindle Turning
• Proposed Constitutional Amendment
• A Follow Up Session To Marilyn Campbell
• Eli Avisera Demo And Classes
• Trent Bosch Demo And Classes

January 2006

• November Main Event: Sandy Hawkins On Wood & Tree Identification
• Bruce Campbell On Duplicate Turning
• Vacuum Press Plans
• In Memoriam - Ivor Jones
• Trent Bosch Demo And Classes
• Wow’ed Them Again
• Sharp Bandsaw Blades Revisited

November 2005

• October Main Event: The Lost Shop Crawl
• Cloverdale Wood Show Competition: People’s Choice Awards
• Importance Of Vacuum Tank Revisited
• Hand Sharpening Band Saw Blades
• eBay Auction For The AAW Emergency Relief Fund

October 2005

• September Main Event: Ross Pilgrim On Segmented Work
• Reminder - Marilyn Campbell Demo And Classes
• Woodturner Michael Hosaluk - 29th Recipient Of Saideye Bronfman Award
• Vacuum Chucking Setup For The Wood Lathe

September 2005

• June Main Event: Rich Schmid on Natural Edge Vases
• Andi Wolfe Seminar
• Tips / Trick And Problems
• Russ Fairfield Demo
• Conover Steady
• Marilyn Campbell Demo And Classes

June 2005

• Laura Friesen of the Wood Co-op On Marketing
• Richmond Carver’s Show - Thanks A Bunch!
• Russ Fairfield Demo And Classes
• Tips / Trick And Problems
• Support Your Art/Craft - Collect

May 2005

• Gary Miller on Ornamental Turning
• Stone Inlay In Woodturnings
• Andi Wolfe Demo And Class
• Island Woodcraft - What’s It To Ya

April 2005

• The Bese Auction
• March Main Event - Hollow Turning Without Breaking Your Arm or Your Budget
• Alcohol Soaking Method For Drying Bowls - Part 2
• Troubleshooting A Jet Mini Lathe Motor
• Turning 101 - Skew Chisel & Spindle Gouge
• Stephen Hatcher Demo & Classes

March 2005

• February Main Event - Marco Berera
• Alcohol Soaking Method For Drying Bowls - Part 1
• Tips / Tricks & Problems
• Ron Gerton Demo & Classes - Update

February 2005

• John Bese - In Memoriam
• January Main Event - Art Liestman
• Christina Clarke On Colour
• The Drozda Point
• Ron Gerton Demo & Classes
• Turning 101 - Lidded Boxes

January 2005

• Cindy Drozda Visit
• Dust Collection & Risk Of Exposure

November 2004

• Local Toxic Woods
• Turning School
• Maple Ridge Chainsaw Massacre
• 2004 Woodturning Competition
• Woodshow 2004

October 2004

• Forum On Form And Finish
• A Personal View
• Everything I Know About Life I Learned In Turning School
• AAW Initiative For Youth
• A Special Feeling

September 2004

• Tribute To The Dream Team
• Turning 102
• Message From AAW President
• Presidents Challenge - Join Up
• Symposium Classes

June 2004

• Ebonizing Rust Stain
• GVWG Annual Picnic
• Westcoast Woodturning Competition

May 2004

• Turning Instruction
• AAW News
• Confessions of A Tool Junky
• Symposium Sessions
• Richmond Carvers Show
• A Skew Whiff Tale

April 2004

• Turning 101
• Bowls ForCharity
• What Kind Of Wood Is That?
• West Coast Round-Up
• Quick Tips

March 2004

• Tributes To A Past President
• February Demo - Colin Delory
• Sanding Advice
• More On Jimmy Clewes
• Racal AS200 Helmet Batteries

February 2004

• AGM Announcement
• Jimmy Clewes Demo
• Improvement To Razortip Woodburning System
• Some Thoughts On Tools

January 2004

• Curt Theobald Demo
• Hollowing Tools
• Lathe Problems & Solutions
• AGM Announcement

December 2003

• Jimmy Clewes Demo
• November Demo
• A Loving Spoonful
• Life Ain’t So Bad!

November 2003

• Wood Show Display
• Wood Show 2003
• Marco Berera Demo
• Saga Of The Shop - Episode 1 - The Permit & The Pit
• Creative Woodturning
• J. Paul Fennell Demo

October 2003

• Steve Hansen Demo
• What Is A Driedel?
• Some Thoughts On Display
• CA Glue Hazard Warning
• Phil Brennion Demo
• J. Paul Fennell Demo

September 2003

• Phil Brennion Demo
• J. Paul Fennell Demo
• Knee Deep In Shavings
• Appreciating Segmented Turning
• Pasadena 2003
• Provo 2003 versus Pasadena 2003
• History Lesson

June 2003

• Phil Laliberte Demo
• Fun Stuff For The Summer
• Shopcrawl 2003

May 2003

• Sharka Leigh Demonstration
• Sander Story
• The Utah Symposium
• Graeme Priddle Demo
• A Chance Of Fame?
• Collaborative Challenge
• Oneway Live Centre Rehab

April 2003

• Turning Bowls From Green Wood
• You Might Be A Woodturner If...
• Floppy Tailstock Remedy
• Argentine Wood
• On Peppermill Grinder Mechanisms

March 2003

• David Nittmann & Cindy Drozda Demo
• Burl Formation
• Why We Turn
• Spigot Or Internal Dovetail
• Demo by John Bese

February 2003

• Dale Larsen Demo
• Turning A Gavel

January 2003

• Jim Christiansen - Demo & Class
• Meaningful Quotes
• Doughnut Chuck

November 2002

• Mike Mahony Demo
• David’s Dust Extractor - Part 2

October 2002

• Report From Rhode Island
• Some Words On Perfection
• David’s Dust Extractor - Part 1

September 2002

• A Day With Alan Batty
• Reiterating The Need For Dust Masks
• Rubbing Out A Finish
• All Sandpapers Are Not Created Equal
• Provo Symposium Experience

June 2002

• Gerrit VanNess Demo
• Are You Learning Too Fast?

May 2002

• The Full Hosaluk
• A Test Of Microwaving
• Paper Thin
• Sandpaper And Sanding
• Pricing Your Work

April 2002

• Product Review: The Heli-Grind System
• Another Chuck / Another Day
• Michael Hosaluk Demo
• Equipment Sources

March 2002

• Ron Grant Demo
• Cleaning Up My Nova Chuck
• Vacuum Chuck

February 2002

• Christian Burchard Demo
• Evolution Of The Foot
• Empty Bowl Project
• Guild Library

January 2002

• Gold Leaf Gilding Techniques
• Thank You GVWG
• In Memory Of Rude Osolnik
• Ben’s Wood
• Improve Your Standing In Competitions

December 2001

• West Coast Woodturners Competition
• Circle Craft’s Christmas Market
• Fire Safety in the Shop

November 2001

• Images from the Woodturning Competition
• In Praise ofthe Sketch Book

October 2001

• Ernie Newman Demo

August 2001

• Why are we here ?

July 2001

• Neno Catania - Bowl Demo
• Don Derry - Demo
• Summer shop crawl
• Bowl Gouges - The Story of the Superflute

June 2001

• Doug Black - Demo
• John Liestman - Making Bagpipes
• Decoding the Label on grinding wheels
• Stop the Slipping on your Jet Lathe

May 2001

• Robert Prinse & Bill Headridge on Local Woods
• Grinder Wheels
• Racal Power Respirator

April 2001

• Martin Thorne - Hollowing Demo

March 2001

• Guild Membership Continues to Grow
• Scott Belway - Bowl Demo using scrapers

February 2001

• Beyond Technique – A Response
• Is it sharp when I cut myself?

January 2001

• Electric Motors - Part 2
• Clay Foster Is Coming to Town!
• Vernon Leibrant - Demo
• Tool Handles and Holding Tools
• Thoughts on Design

December 2000

• Four Presenters! A Pictorial Reminder
• Clay Foster is coming in February!
• Focus on Fundamentals - Update

November 2000

• Canadian Woodturning Competition
• Judges’ Comments
• Electric Motors - Part 1
• Turning a Watch

October 2000

• Chinese Balls
• Melvin Firmager’s Visit
• Our First Picnic
• Art Liestman’s Trip to Maine
• Drying by Boiling – An update

July 2000

• Making Tools
• The Art of Wood 2000
• Fast Ferry and the AAW Symposium(Organic Fantasy)
• 14th Annual AAW Symposium Charlotte North Carolina

June 2000

• What do I do with this?
• Tuning Gouges
• Taming the wild grain — So many possible answers

May 2000

• Buying a lathe
• Reducing Timber Drying Defects by Boiling

April 2000

• Segmented Turnings
• Langley School of Fine Arts
• Bonnie Klein — A Big Hit!

March 2000

• Collaborative Challenge Report
• Bonnie Klein Visits the GVWG!
• Regional News
• Canadian Woodturning Competition
• Ways to Volunteer!

Febuary 2000

• Mounting Systems
• Collaborative Challenge Report
• Identification of Woods
• Software Review: WOODPRO

January 2000

• The Visual Context of Wood
• Visiting Other Chapters
• Shear Scraping on the Cheap!

December 1999

• Software Review - μLathe
• Is Your Lathe Y2K Compliant?

November 1999

• What Tool for What Job?
• Turning Spindle Handled Bowls
• Tips from the Web
• How You Can Help

October 1999

• Inaugral newsletter with summary of everything leading up to the Guild’s formation
• Taming of the Skew
• Tips from the web