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 August 2010, Volume 25, No. 4, and began mailing to the membership on 26 July.

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, may be found here. And, click on this link to view a helpful video: Search Journal Index how-to.

Current Issue Table of Contents

Features

23 Wooden Tubes, Cigars, and Treasure Maps - Joshua Friend demonstrates how you can turn a hollow tube with a fitted cap. All that remains is for you to decide what to put in it.

27 Custom Tool for Plugs and Inlay - Make your own custom tool for achieving the perfect match between plugs and inlay rings and their respective holes and grooves, by John Lucas.

29 Spherical Thinking - This simple method for turning spherical shapes may help shape you into a well-rounded woodturner, by Frederick C. Hill.

33 Inlay Rings and Collars - "How did you do that?" Steve Schwartz provides some answers on how to inlay rings and insert collars for turned, curved surfaces.

36 Shave, Two Bits - Now that you’ve seen how to make shaving brushes (AW, vol 24, no 4), Anthony Turchetta helps you get a handle on making a custom razor.

39 The Making of Kilkea – Multi-axis Turning - Brendan Stemp demonstrates the process and techniques involved in turning his multi-axis gallery piece, Kilkea.

48 Evolution|Revolution: The Life and Work of Michael Peterson - First discover and then explore the inspiring work of Michael Peterson with Denise M. DeRose.

53 Wood – Annual Growth and the Evolution of Work - Stephen Hogbin discusses the conceptual themes behind a major exhibit at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre in southwest Ontario, Canada.

Association News and Notes

4          From the Editor - Betty Scarpino
4          President’s Letter - Tom Wirsing
5          Looking Ahead
7          Candidates for the Board - Click here for supplemental info
10        Turning Your Eyes
12        Boy Scouts and Woodturning
12        Call for Demonstrators
12        New AAW Toll Free Number
12        Website Winner
13        Winners of the 2010 Best Chapter Newsletter/Best Chapter Website Contest
13        The Tidewater Turners’ Youth Program
14        Call for Entries 25th Anniversary Local Chapter Exhibition

Woodturners Chatter

15        Contemporary Wood Art: Collectors’ Selections
18        Calendar of Events
20        Tips
22        Book Review - Tiffany DeEtte Shafto and Lynda McDaniel, Contemporary Hawai‘i Woodworkers: The Wood, the Art, the Aloha

Gallery

1          Ted Gaty
57        Members’ Gallery - John W. O’Connor and William Aitchison

On the Covers

Front Cover – Brendan Stemp, Kilkea, 2009, Reclaimed fiddleback redgum, India ink, 6¼" × 5⅛" × 16½" (16 cm × 13 cm × 42 cm) Australian Wood Design National Collection, (story, page 39)

Back Cover – Heidi Rupprecht, Summer Respite, 2009, Birch, 22½" × 7" × 7½" (57 cm × 18 cm × 19 cm)

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