2008 Symposium DVDs Available (9/24/08)

Three new DVDs, documenting the 2008 Richmond Symposium are now available to purchase. Click here to learn more.

Message from the Board (9/08/08)

Click on this link for an important announcement.

Message from the Board (9/01/08)

Click on this link to read Mary Lacer's September 2008 message.

Disaster Relief Fund - Update (8/31/08)

John Hill, AAW Chapters & Membership Committee member, calls on your support. Click here to read about the AAW's program to help our members who are in need.

2009 AAW Board Elections (8/25/08)

Online voting for new AAW Board members is open for business, through Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Click on this link to read about the six candidates, then logon to the Members Only Area to vote.

Spirit of the Southwest (8/24/08)

The AAW's 2009 juried exhibit application period is open - now through February 7, 2009. Click on this link for the application form in Word format and click here for the application in pdf.

This link will take you to the Fall 2008 Spirit of the Southwest American Woodturner article, explaining what this annual show is all about.

2009 Collaborative Challenge (8/24/08)

Here is a re-print of the 2009 Symposium Chapter Collaborative Challenge article from the Fall AW.

Message from St Paul (8/21/08)

Due to increased processing fees, AAW will accept only Visa and Master Card credit cards effective August 20, 2008.

Message from the President (8/20/08)

Click on this link to read Angelo Iafrate's fall 2008 letter to the AAW membership.

2009 EOG (7/31/08)

The 2009 Education Opportunity Grant (EOG) application period is now open. Click on this link for a pdf version of the application and here for a Word version.

St Paul Gallery Announcement (7/18/08)

Turned For Use II exhibit will be in the AAW's St Paul Gallery from August 29 through December 19, 2008. Dial in here for more info.

New DVD Available (7/18/08)

Woodturning Masters Series, Volume 6: William Hunter - Woodturning Innovator/Sculptor, is now available through the AAW's online shopping cart, phone or snail-mail sales. Click on this link to read about this new DVD production.

Summer 2008 Forum Contest (7/16/08)

Our latest AAW Forum contest has completed. This was the 14th turning contest held on the AAW forums, patterned after the "Turned for Use II" photo display shown on page 1-3 of the Summer 2008 Vol 23 No 2 edition of American Woodturner. The contests winners are:

1st Place: Pascal Oudet
2nd place: Berni Hrytzak
3rd place: Keith Burns

Click here to read more about this contest and how you can participate in our future contest. And, to view all of the winners and entries from the last 14 quarterly contest, click here.

New Online Feature for Members (6/28/08)

We now have an online searchable database of selected past American Woodturner Journal issues and articles, available to AAW members. The intent is to make available, free of charge, archived articles that might be of particular interest to new and novice turners. To access these files, log onto the members Only area and read the introduction note on the main Members Page.

2008 Symposium Wrap-up (6/28/08)

Follow this link to view the 19 photo and video galleries, documenting our world-class 2008 symposium.

Photo Of The Day

The photo of the day is chosen from the Forum Gallery by one of our volunteer moderators. To post a message or photo to the Forum or Forum Gallery, please review the forum Help, Rules, and FAQ

The photo shown here is titled "One-Piece Yo-Yo" from the gallery of "YoYoSpin".

Description: I call this a "Terror-Top" - plays as a yoyo and as a spin top, but be careful how you catch it. Made from a single piece of Bloodwood (no glue holding the sides and axle together), and a little rose engine embellishment. Click here for a closer view.