We meet on 3d Wednesday of every month in Los Altos, CA. Guests are always welcome.
Wednesday July 17, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Bridges Church
625 Magdalena Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94024
July: discuss home made woodturning jigs, tools, modified or from scratch.
July: turn cool projects decorated with holes by using any boring or drilling tool
For more details email us info@westbaywoodturners.com
June Program: piercing demo by Dave Vannier. President’s challenge: turn two or more detailed spindles as identical as you can manage.
May Program: spindle demo by Bob Bley and Claude Godcharles. President’s challenge: bring in a turned piece that shows the natural edge from the tree log.
April Program: ornamental turning live demo with Brad Bond. President’s challenge: turn a lidded bowl or canister
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The article provides a detailed and engaging overview of Mike Mahoney’s woodturning demonstration, highlighting key techniques and projects. It effectively encourages readers to explore further opportunities to learn from Mike and participate in future woodturning events.
23 October 2023 – Thanks to Claude Godcharles for making the Palo Alto Adult School wood shop available for the hands-on follow up to David Vannier’s “Grind, Grind, Grind” presentation at the October 2023 meeting, and to those who helped stage, mentor, demonstrate, explain, and clean up. About 15 to 20 people attended and participated…
This plate was among my grandfather’s items, which were mostly intarsia of his own making. It was probably given to him shortly after the second world war. The back of the plate bears an inscription, written in pencil, in English and German. It has been obscured by age, but what I can make out is:…
