Choose the membership that fits how you turn.
Every membership gives you instruction vetted by experts, a view of the whole craft, and access to a community of turners who want to see you keep progressing. Join woodturners in 37 countries and more than 360 local chapters.
Membership Options
All paid memberships include the full online membership. What changes is price, the printed journal, and who it covers.
Individual
$74 / year
About $6.17 per month. Full online membership, plus six printed issues of American Woodturner delivered to your door each year.
For turners who like the journal in their hands.
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Digital
$60 / year
$5 per month. Full online membership, with American Woodturner on any screen.
Everything online, for $14 less.
Choose digital Student
$37 / year
About $3.08 per month. Full digital membership for students ages 10 through 25.
Half the price, while you're still building your skills.
Join as a student Best value for households
Family
$74 / year
Plus $5 for each additional person in your household. One membership for every turner under your roof.
Two household members cost $79 total—$39.50 per person.
Choose family Business Premium
For professionals$100 per year
Everything in individual, for two employees, plus an enhanced profile and promotion for your business.
For businesses, professional makers, and demonstrators who want to be seen.
- Business profile with logo, products, and website link
- 5% print-publication advertising discount
- Eligibility to advertise on the AAW website
- Six printed journal issues
- Access to Symposium member pricing
- Full current and archived online content
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Please sign in and select Renew Now or Join Now to reactivate your existing membership. Do not create a new account, because that may create a duplicate membership record.
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Get one month of access to the AAW's complete collection of online resources, free, anywhere in the world. Then choose the membership that fits.
Included benefits
Everything here helps you advance.
American Woodturner
Six new digital issues a year, and more than 175 in the archive. People like you, people nothing like you, and trusted project guides ready for your shop.
Woodturning Fundamentals
Start right the first time. Practical projects, techniques, tips, and videos, plus more than 40 archived issues, so the habits you build are the ones worth keeping.
Projects and instruction
More than 3,000 projects, articles, videos, and tips vetted by experts. Stuck on a technique? Somebody already solved it, the right way.
AAW Online Forum
Ask questions, get advice, share your work, and connect with other woodturners in the member moderated forum.
Member discounts
Receive member pricing on education, events, merchandise, and the AAW International Woodturning Symposium.
AAW newsletters
Receive curated articles, news, resources, opportunities, and national and local event information.
Your dues at work
Ever membership supports grants, youth outreach, and resources for teachers, so the next turner gets a first bowl, too.
Chapters and community
Your club is where someone guides your hands. The AAW connects you to more than 360 chapters and turners around the world.
Events and demonstrations
Online demonstrations, webinars, regional events, and the annual International Woodturning Symposium. See the whole field, live.
Teaching and development
Resources for teaching, demonstrating, professional development, grants and exhibitions, for when you're ready to hand it on.
Voting privileges
Vote in AAW elections and help shape where the craft goes next.
Compare memberships
| Plan detail | Individual | Digital | Student | Family | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual price | $74 | $60 | $37 | $74 + $5 each | $100 |
| Printed journal | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Online content | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Eligibility | Anyone | Anyone | Students 10 - 25 | One household | Business and professional use |
| Professional profile features | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Enhanced |
| Business promotion | No | No | No | No | Included |
| Best for | The journal in your hands | Reading on any screen | Building your skills for less | More than one turner at home | Turning, teaching, or selling for a living |
Not sure which one?
I want American Woodturner in my mailbox
IndividualI'd rather read on a screen
DigitalI'm a student between 10 and 25.
StudentMore than one turner lives in my house
FamilyI teach, turn, or sell professionally
Business PremiumI'd like to look around first
Free TrialQuestions
Do the standard paid plans include the same online resources?
Individual, Digital, Student, and Family memberships include the same core online learning, community, publication, and member resources. The primary differences are price, print delivery, eligibility, and household coverage.
What happens after the one-month Trial membership?
The free Trial period is intended to help you explore AAW before choosing an ongoing paid membership. Continuing access beyond the introductory period requires selecting a paid plan.
Do I need to be an experienced woodturner?
No. AAW provides resources for people learning about their first lathe, improving woodturners, experienced makers, teachers, demonstrators, and professionals.
What resources does AAW offer members with disabilities?
AAW provides a dedicated webpage with resources and guidance for woodturners with physical limitations. You can access it here.