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The American Association of Woodturners

 

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.

Message from the Board (7/17/08)

Click on this link to read Bill Haskell's July 2008 message.

Summer 2008 Forum Contest (7/16/08)

sphereOur 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.

STAR Chapters (6/28/08)

Click on this link to view the latest additions to our list of Local Chapters with 100% AAW membership.

2009 Symposium Demonstrators (5/29/08)

Click on one of these links to access the 2009 Symposium Demonstrator application - in pdf and in Word. Deadline for application submission in 30 August, 2008.

William Hunter Book & DVD (5/21/08)

Bill will be featured in an AAW Masters Series video to be released at the 2008 symposium. Click on this link to learn more...

Message from the President (5/19/08)

Click here to read Angelo Iafrate's quarterly message to the membership.

New Masters of Woodturning (5/14/08)

New Masters of Woodturning

Now available in a Limited Hardcover Edition - Only 500 numbered copies have been printed with 200 already gone to the authors and featured artists. The remaining 300 are being offered exclusively to AAW Members at a 10% discount. Click on this link to buy your copy.

And, bring your copy of this collectable hardcover book to the 2008 AAW Symposium in Richmond for autographing by the authors (Terry Martin & Kevin Wallace) and all of the contributors who are at the Symposium.

Winners Announced (4/15/08)

The 2008 best Local Chapter website and newsletter competition is complete. Click on this link to view the list of 2008 winners. And, click on this link for a complete list of winners, going back to 2004, when these annual competitions began.

Chicago SOFA 2007 (12/20/07)

Click here to view video, photos, lecture files and more from the recent SOFA.

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 "Oriental Style Box" from the gallery of Ken Vonk.

Description: Maple burl (spalted and punky) with a walnut base and a claro walnut lid. The base is about 6 1/2" wide and 2 1/2" tall. The box is 5" tall and 3" in diameter. The lid with the finial is about 2 1/2" tall. Overall it stands about 8" tall. Click here for a closer view.

Professional Outreach Program (POP)

The AAW's Professional Outreach Program (POP) is dedicated to advancing a greater understanding of professionalism within the contemporary woodturning community. POP info is located here. The POP directories include online access to:

  • Professional Turners Directory
  • Demonstrator Directory
  • Teacher Directory
  • Writer/Scholar Directory
  • Directory of Collectors
  • Gallery Directory

Glaser Commemorative Gouges

In celebration of the AAW's 20th anniversary, the AAW is offering two limited-edition bowl gouges made from the finest materials on the market today, including hand selected Cocobolo handle wood. These tools are being manufactured exclusively for the AAW. They will be numbered 1 through 500, with the first 5 gouges reserved for AAW auctions at the next 5 annual symposiums. More details about these gouges is found on page 9 of the Spring 2006 AW Journal. To order the gouges online please use the online order form here.

Make a Bequest to the AAW (01/30/07)

You can help provide for the AAW’s future by including a charitable bequest in your will or revocable trust. Click here for more information.

Young Turner Program (06/28/07)

Click here for details on this new AAW sponsored program

Chapter Demos - make them count (02/27/07)

Please click here for suggestions on how to ensure that your club's demonstrations are effective, useful and entertaining.

"AAW Star Chapters" announcement (11/27/07)

Click on this link to read about the our renewed emphasis on recognizing Local Chapters who have achieved 100% AAW membership.

New AAW ad on YouTube (08/02/07)

Click on this link to access the short AAW video ad...and tell your friends!

Old AAW homepage items

Are you looking for an item which used to be on the homepage? When items are moved off the homepage, they get archived to the Archived News an Events page

In general, the newest items on the homepage are in the left column, with older items placed at the bottom and right column.