American Association of Woodturners

Dedicated to providing education, information and organization to those who are interested in woodturning. Beginning in 2010, the AW Journal will be published six times a year.

The current issue is February 2010, Volume 25, No. 1, and began mailing to the membership on 19 January.

A subscription to the Journal is included with your membership in AAW. Back issue hard-copies of the AW Journal, as well as multiple back issues on CD, may be purchased by clicking here.

A complete index of AW Journal articles, going back to 1986, can be found here. And, click on this link to view a helpful video: Search Journal Index how-to.

Current Issue Table of Contents

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Features

17 Small Lidded Bowl - Bruce Thompson explores the process of turning a small, lidded bowl with handle.

20 Pen Turning as a Cottage Industry - A Connecticut woodturner helps to turn an unused lathe into a Ghanaian success story, by Jay Hockenberry.

23 Implementing Art - The Work of Rolly Munro D Wood introduces us to the artistry and ingenuity of Rolly Munro.

27 Turning Diamonds - Enter a multi-faceted world of turning with Peter Exton.

38 The “Compleat” Woodturner - Learn to Turn a Spindle Without Using a Skew Chisel. Spindle turning - one of the under-celebrated foundation skills of woodturning - is explored by Russ Fairfield.

44 Hybrid Bottle Stoppers - Two positive features of wine-bottle stoppers are combined in this eye-catching stopper, by Mark S. Nadeau.

47 Mastering the Four-Jaw Scroll Chuck - Dick Gerard and Stan Wellborn provide an overview of the versatile four-jaw scroll chuck.

52 A Pool Cue Stand - Furniture maker Abraham Tesser describes the design and construction of a unique pool cue stand commissioned by collector Frank Gilmurray.

54 Mark Sfirri Honored With “Distinguished Educator Award” from the Renwick Alliance An outstanding instructor is recognized for three decades of teaching excellence, by Roberta A. Meyer.

56 Artist and Collectors - Connections with Nikolai Ossipov. Kevin Wallace shares an overview of the life and work of Ukrainian woodturner Nikolai Ossipov.

Association News and Notes

4 From the Editor - Betty Scarpino

4 President’s Letter - Tom Wirsing

5 24th Annual AAW Symposium

9 Shop Teachers

9 Contests

10 New Law Will Monitor Safety of Handmade Items

10 Resources for Beginning Woodturners

11 Call for Nominees

11 Logo Contest

11 Studio (and Shop) Protector

12 Call for Entries

12 Were You There?

Woodturners Chatter

13 A Young Man’s Dream

14 Tips

16 Calendar of Events

Gallery

1 Split Turnings Series - Barbara Dill

59 Members’ Gallery - Inspiration and Collaboration, Gary Zeff and Robin Daugherty

On the Covers

Front Cover – Peter Exton, Zaret Spray, 1998, Brazilian boxwood, 14" x 5" (35cm x 13mm) Collection of Norman Zaret, photo by Bob Barrett (story, page 27) Zaret Spray is one of Peter Exton’s first diamond sculptures and is entirely turned. It is made from six diamond-section lengths of wood, none touching, and has thirteen axes. Patterns appear on the outside as well as down through the center.

Back Cover – Stephen Hogbin, Radiance, 2008, Ash, paint, 16" x 17" (40cm x 43cm)

Additional downloadable content for the Winter 2009 issue:

Click on this link to view a metric version of the lathe comparision chart mentioned in the "Dream Machine" article found on page 21.

Additional downloadable content for the Spring 2008 issue:

Click on this link to view supplemental info (the "slide-show") mentioned in the article titled Transitional Segmented Vessels by Jim Rodgers.

Additional downloadable content for the Summer 2007 issue:

Click here for supplemental information to the article "Turning to the Internet" by Joe Fleming, pages 54-57 - mentioned in the "Tips for Online Wood Purchases" box on page 56.

Additional downloadable content for the Spring 2007 AW issue:

Supplemental info to the article "Build Your Own Rose Engine Lathe", pages 52-53, authored by Jon Magill (tremendous job Jon...thank you!!!)
Click here for a comprehensive set of instructions for building your own Rose Engine Lathe
- Introduction and Overview (pdf) ...3 pages
- Rose Engine Construction Instructions (pdf) ...11 pages
- Rose Engine Detailed Drawings (pdf) ...13 pages
- You can also right-click on any of these links and "Save Target As..." to you r hard drive
Online videos (3 versions of same video) showing Rose Engine Lathe in operation
- Click here for WMV (Windows Media Player) file format (31MB)
- Click here for MOV (Apple Quick Time) file format (50MB)
- Click here for the MOV file without music (6MB)
- You can also right click on any of these links and "Save Target As..." to your hard drive, to play later
If you have a question on any of this information, please email Jon Magill