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Howard Rosenberg
07-18-2003, 4:07 PM
Or are there any websites? Or e-mail newsletters? I'd like to try my hand at turning and do a little homework first. Thank you. Howard
Tony Laros
07-18-2003, 8:45 PM
Hi Howard,
Put this question to Mike Brazeau on the WoodCentral Turning forum. I know he checks in there perodically. He is the President of the Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild, in our area, and he sent me one of their newsletters. BTW, I recall reading your tribute to your late father - very moving. It was about the same time as I was writing my Dad's obituary.
Tony
Richard Allen
07-19-2003, 4:24 PM
Hi Howard
Welcome to the dark side.
Woodturning resources on the Internet?
You should start with the AAW (American Association of Woodturners) (http://www.woodturner.org/).
There is a woodturning club you should plan on visiting. Give Michael a call or e-mail him.
Woodturners Guild of Ontario
Serving: Greater Toronto & 905 Areas
Meeting Date: 2nd Thursday Sept - June
Chapter Web Site: http://wgo.ca
Contact:
Michael Bonnycastle
340 Taylor Rd
Scarborough, ON M1C 2R6
416-283-1938
lmbonny@ican.net
There are several good woodturning forums. Each has a different flavor and you may find some more to your liking than others.
Wood Central has a woodturning forum
Wood Magazine has a woodturning forum
The AAW has a woodturning forum and a separate e-mail list
There are Yahoo groups about woodturning. One Yahoo group focuses on segmented woodturning.
There are a few resource woodturning web sites. There are manufacturers web sites which often include tips. There is a news group fro woodturning. There are hundreds of personal websites of woodturners.
Sawmill Creek has a good woodturning presence.
Jason Roehl
07-19-2003, 5:30 PM
Howard, there are certainly a number of turning sites out there with alot of useful information and instruction, but there really is no substitute for one-on-one lessons. I had the good fortune to get started with Kurt Krauter, Mark Kauder, Dave Smith, Ken Salisbury, Bill Grumbine and a few others at the Pond-O-Rama and End-O-Pond gatherings at Ray Thompson's.
I now have a lathe and am working at acquiring much of the related paraphernalia as it is a very addictive and satisfying hobby and skill.
There are also quite a few experienced turners who visit this forum who would be glad and more than willing to answer your questions.
Aaron Koehl
07-19-2003, 9:23 PM
To keep with the SMC Terms of Service, I pose this question-
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?threadid=2974
_Aaron_
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