David Frank
Our November meeting will feature our own David Frank. The topic will be “How to Finish the Bottom.”
You have just spent several hours (or days) working on a fabulous piece of turned art, or maybe just a simple utilitarian piece for the kitchen, but you are not done until you have finished the bottom. The challenge is holding your work for access to the bottom where you have initially held the wood on the lathe.
David Frank will demonstrate several design options for decorating the bottom and explore various methods for holding your work safely. From simple bowls and boxes to natural edges and hollow forms there are multiple ways to accomplish this. Learn about Kirsten cones; expansion, jam, and vacuum chucks; and Cole and Straka chucks. No more felt to cover the screw holes!
The morning will also include a show-and-tell, a wood raffle, and a brief club update, including officer elections for 2025.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
October 2024
Maryalice Birk
Our October meeting will be Saturday, October 26th from 9 to 12 at Cabrillo Middle School. Our presenter for the meeting will be CIW member Maryalice Birk. If you are familiar with her work, you have seen the stunning wood coloring she has done. During this session, she will demonstrate how to texture and paint eggs to achieve a beautiful stained glass effect.
This will be an interactive demonstration, and all the necessary materials, including textured eggs and supplies, will be provided. You’ll have the chance to experiment with multiple colors and dry brushing techniques to create your own stained glass-inspired designs.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
September 2024
Sharing Workshop
Join us on Saturday, September 28th for a a sharing workshop in the shop.
Members are encouraged to bring something to share (skills, tips, tricks, ideas, favorite project/tool) or bring a question you have. There will be a show and tell and a wood raffle.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
April 2024
Hands-on Meeting
Join us on Saturday, April 27th for a hands-on meeting in the shop.
We will have some hook tools (at least one made at the March meeting) and a termite tool for people to try. If you have any tools you need help sharpening or need advice on how to use bring them with you and we will try and address them. Same with any turning you would like help with. There will also be a show and tell and a wood raffle. John Aschman also has some sheets of laminate that will be available. He will also have a box of wood example sheets for identifying different woods. So bring that piece of mystery wood and maybe John or others can help solve that mystery.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
March 2024
Alan Lacer
Join us on March 23rd from 9 to 4 for a live all-day demonstration with renowned woodturner Alan Lacer.
Alan has been involved in woodturning for over forty years as a turner, teacher, writer, exhibition coordinator, demonstrator, and expert witness. Alan has been an instructor and demonstrator, working in all fifty states and six foreign countries. His published writings—upwards of 150—cover a wide spectrum of woodturning from historical and cultural, technical, and specific projects. His specialties include the skew chisel, sharpening techniques, finishing, lidded boxes, and making/using hook tools. In 1999 he was awarded the Honorary Member Award for that year from the American Association of Woodturners for his contributions to the field. He has appeared on PBS in the series, Woodturning Workshop and on the DYI channel.
At our meeting, Alan will demonstrate the aspects of using the skew and how to make a lidded box (his current passion). He may also cover how to make a hook tool. Mary, Alan’s wife and also an amazing woodturner will be covering what she is doing now, especially gnomes
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
9:00am – 4:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cost for the demonstration is $45 for members and $50 for nonmembers, lunch included. Please be prepared to pay at the door.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
February 2024
Matt Monaco
Join us on February 24th from 9 to 4 for a live all-day demonstration with professional woodturner Matt Monaco.
Matt is a full-time professional turner with 20 years of experience. One of his missions is to make the highest quality products, that reflect both the mastery of the tools and the functionality and timeless beauty of wooden decor in others’ lives. Matt is one of a very few modern traditional woodturners having apprenticed and trained as a trade professional and worked closely within a high-end furniture production landscape — Shackleton Thomas Furniture and Pottery. At the center of Matt’s work is his understanding and mastery of tool control as an expression of traditionally crafted design as fine art — in producing forms and items that are as tactile as they are sublime and made with intent and purpose.
At our meeting, Matt will be turning a detailed platter. His emphasis will be on sharpening modifications and clean cuts using traditional tools to create surfaces cut straight off the tool. The major differences between scraping, cutting, and shearing will be demonstrated with methods that allow members and students to be engaged in learning the process of creating a fine, classic form, and also be useful for understanding effective ways to finish this style of item as a utility or display item to a fine food safe sheen.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
9:00am – 4:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cost for the demonstration is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers, lunch included. Please be prepared to pay at the door.
There will also be a workshop on Sunday, 6 spots are available, if interested please contact Chad Ishikawa.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
January 2024
Alan Lacer
Join us on Saturday, January 20th, 2024 for an all-day demonstration with renowned woodturner Alan Lacer. Alan will demonstrate the aspects of using the skew and how to make a turned-lidded box (his current passion). He may also cover how to make a hook tool. Mary, Alan’s wife and also an amazing woodturner will be covering what she is doing now, especially gnomes.
Alan has been involved in woodturning for over forty years as a turner, teacher, writer, exhibition coordinator, demonstrator, and expert witness. He has been an instructor and demonstrator, working in all fifty states and six foreign countries. His published writings—upwards of 150—cover a wide spectrum of woodturning from historical and cultural, technical, and specific projects. His specialties include the skew chisel, sharpening techniques, finishing, lidded boxes, and making/using hook tools. In 1999 he was awarded the Honorary Member Award for that year from the American Association of Woodturners for his contributions to the field. He has appeared on PBS in the series, Woodturning Workshop and on the DYI channel.
This should be an informative demonstration and fun day, as well as a great way to start your woodturning New Year. We hope to see you all there.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, January 20, 2024 — Please note this is one week earlier than usual.
9:00am – 4:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cost for the demonstration is $45 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Please be prepared to pay at the door.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
September 2023
Trent Bosch
Trent Bosch has been woodturning professionally for more than 25 years, having started turning in the late 80s and early 90s. Exploring all types of woodturning, he was fascinated by the processes and what could be made on the lathe, specializing in one-of-a-kind sculptural woodturnings. While pursuing his ideas in turning he was always looking to make the process faster, more efficient, and better, modifying the tools he had to actually work the way he wanted them to. Along the way, he came up with ideas for completely different designs. He has designed simple hollowing tools to the more complex Stabilizer and Visualizer. He enjoys demonstrating and helping other turners find the satisfaction and enjoyment that comes from the woodturning process.
Trent’s topic for this demo will be Vessels of Illusion. This demonstration will include turning the outer hollow form, carving the vessel, turning the insert, using wood bending to get the insert in the outer vessel, and principles of wood bending for woodturners.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
9:00am – 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
Cost for the demonstration is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
August 2023
Design
For our August meeting, Al Geller will be doing a presentation on design and David Frank will do a short presentation on the Cabrillo Mentor Program.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed. Membership required if you want to work on a lathe.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
July 2023
Hands-on Session
Our Saturday, July 22nd meeting will be a hands-on session in the shop. Joanne Wilson will be showing how to make tops at the fair for those who have not turned at the fair before. Mike Horowitz will be demonstrating power carving. There will also be some lathes available for members to work on with a mentor.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed. Membership required if you want to work on a lathe.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
For information on how to attend via Zoom, please contact us.
May 2023
Mike Mahoney
On Saturday, May 20th, we are privileged to have Mike Mahoney as our demonstrator for the morning. Mike is a world-renowned professional woodturning artist and instructor and is known for his bowls, platters, urns, and finishing techniques. Mike will be doing a presentation on finishes and creating a quartersawn platter. This will be an in-the-classroom interactive Zoom meeting with Mike. There will also be a show and tell and a wood raffle. So please come and join us at the meeting, hope to see you all there.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, May 20, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
For information on how to attend via Zoom, please contact us.
March 2023
Sally Ault
On Saturday, March 25th we will have our first professional in-house presentation since the COVID pandemic. World renowned artist and woodturner Sally Ault will be creating a lidded bowl and a “dirty pour” lid. Sally will make the bowl in the morning and the dirty pour in the afternoon.
The cost for the full day is $30 (lunch of a sub sandwich, chips, and drink is included)
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
February 2023
End-Grain Turning and Hosaluk Tool
For our February meeting, Michael Lombard will be demonstrating end-grain turning and the Hosaluk Tool.
Michael will discuss what it means to turn end grain and the advantages and disadvantages. He will also talk about using the Hosaluk Tool, its learning curve, tool rest considerations, and sharpening.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, February 25, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
January 2023
Using Wood Dyes
Our January meeting will be held in person and will be broadcast via Zoom for those wishing to attend remotely. CIW member David Frank will demonstrate using alcohol-based wood dyes to embellish highly figured wood. David will first show the steps involved in making a platter with a colored rim, then use this coloring technique, taught to him by Jimmy Clewes, for making lidded bowls. Other than obtaining the dyes, no specialized equipment or tools are required. Suitable for turners of all experience levels. Jimmy Clewes’ method can be previewed at Coloring Wood by Jimmy Clewes – Craft Supplies USA.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
For information on how to attend via Zoom, please contact us.
November 2022
Texturing
No pilgrims, turkey, or cranberry sauce, but we’ll have a cornucopia of cool techniques. CIW’s Terry Koplan will be presenting on the use of texturing tools, including a chatter tool, an embossing tool, and wire/Formica for line burning.
- We will have a show-n-tell: so bring it, show it, and smile for the camera!
- Got a piece your having trouble with? Bring it along.
- If you have wood to share, please schlepp it over (there are always grateful recipients).
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preferences.
Saturday, November 19, 2022
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
October 2022
Tool Sharpening
Does the great variety of sharpening devices, jigs, and abundance of conflicting advice cause you confusion and paralysis? Then join us at our October 22nd meeting where we will attempt to demystify the sharpening of woodturning tools.
David Frank, with over 30 years of woodturning experience, will demonstrate how to simplify your choices and set up a sharpening system that meets your needs and budget. In addition to looking at the mechanics of sharpening, David will discuss how to make decisions about the type and shape of the tools you choose to sharpen.
While this won’t be a hands-on sharpening opportunity in the shop, do bring a tool that is giving you problems and we can discuss how it might be changed.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preference.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
September 2022
War stories, methods, and materials
Join us in person at the Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop for our September meeting. We’ll have a show n’ tell, wood exchange, and Q/A session where you can ask questions and share your knowledge of woodturning, war stories, tips, shortcuts, and how-tos.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preference.
Saturday, September 24, 2022
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
August 2022
We’re back!
Join us at our first in-person meeting back at our regular meeting place, Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop. Reacquaint with old friends and meet some new ones at our first meet ‘n greet in two years. Here’s what’s in store:
- Show n’ tell: Bring something you’ve made.
- Having a problem with a turning? Bring that and let one of the guys or gals point you in the right direction.
- Tool sale: Bring the stuff you don’t need. Sell it or give it away, whatever works for you.
- Wood exchange/raffle: Bring some spare wood if you can, and we will have a raffle.
There is no mask mandate in place, but everyone is welcome to wear one or not. We all have different health situations and respect each other’s mask-wearing preference.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
9:00am – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
June 2022
Summer Party
On June 18th, we’ll be celebrating summer, woodturning — and most importantly — getting together once again. Get ready for good eats and a show and tell.
Saturday, June 18, 2022
5:30 pm
More information is on the members only page.
Looking ahead…
Cross your fingers and save the date! Our July 30th meeting may be back at Cabrillo Middle School! While nothing is set in stone at this time, including the presentation, the word is, it looks promising.
February 2022
Embellish with Scorching
On Saturday, February 19th, CIW member David Frank will conduct a live remote demonstration via Zoom. David will demonstrate several ways to use heat to enhance the appearance of your woodturnings.
Applying the teachings of Molly Winton, Art Liesman, and Jimmy Clewes, he will show how easy it is to use pyrography or a propane torch to make your turnings stand out. Even if you are just beginning to explore your artistic skills, there is something here for you to use immediately without a lot of special equipment.
Saturday, February 19, 2022
9:00 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
December 2021
Cindy Drozda
On Saturday, December 18th, world-renowned artist Cindy Drozda will join us for a live remote demonstration. Cindy will will show us how to make a mushroom box.
Saturday, December 18, 2021
9:00 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
November 2021
In-person Meeting
On Saturday, November 13th, we will be having an outdoor in-person meeting, featuring a show-and-tell, wood exchange, and Q&A session.
Bring a finished piece to show, some wood to exchange, a question or problem you’re having, and most importantly, a comfortable chair to sit on.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
9:30 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
October 2021
Mike Peace
On Saturday, October 16th, professional woodturner Mike Peace will join us for a live remote demonstration. Mike will create Christmas ornaments and show us how to mix our own wax-based finish.
Saturday, October 16, 2021
1:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
September 2021
Kevin Wallace
In September, join us for a live remote presentation by Kevin Wallace. Like last year, Kevin was scheduled to judge County Fair submissions, but since that isn’t happening again this year, we are bringing Kevin back to CIW for an encore presentation where he will conduct a live critique of member work.
Kevin periodically presents at CIW meetings, discussing art and design in woodturning. For those who are new to Kevin, he is the Director of the Beatrice Woods Center for the Arts and has guest-curated exhibitions for LACMA, the Craft and Folk Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum of the Arts and many others. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on contemporary art, woodturning, ceramics, glass and basketry and has contributed to many international periodicals. Here’s an article about Kevin.
Saturday, September 18, 2021
9:00 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
August 2021
Trent Bosch
Join us Saturday, August 21st at 1:00 pm. Professional woodturner Trent Bosch will be creating a faceted hollow form live via remote demonstration.
Saturday, August 21, 2021
1:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
June 2021
Glenn Lucas
Join us Saturday, June 12th at 8:00 am for a demonstration by master woodturner Glenn Lucas. Glenn will be joining us live from his workshop in Ireland where he will be creating a lidded bowl. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom.
Saturday, June 12, 2021
8:00 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
May 2021
Pat Carroll
Join us Saturday, May 15th at 9:30 am for a demonstration by professional woodturner Pat Carroll. Pat will be creating a box with pewter finial and band. This demonstration will be held remotely via Zoom.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
9:30 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
April 2021
Alex Snodgrass
Join us Saturday, April 17th at 12:00 pm for a bandsaw tune up and a demonstration of a bandsaw box by expert Alex Snodgrass. This demonstration will be held remotely via Zoom.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
12:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
March 2021
Captured Rings
Join us Saturday, March 20th at 9:30 am for a demonstration on captured rings by Roman Scheidel, a member of the San Diego Woodturners. This demonstration will be held remotely via Zoom.
Saturday, March 20, 2021
9:30 am
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
February 2021
Show and Tell
Join us Saturday, February 20th at 1:00 pm for a look at what CIW members have been up to lately. This show and tell meeting will be held remotely via Zoom.
Saturday, February 20, 2021
1:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
January 2021
Eric Lofstrom
Join us Saturday, January 16th at 8:15 am for a remote woodturning demonstration via Zoom. We will be partnering with the San Diego Woodturners for a presentation by professional woodturner, artist, and instructor, Eric Lofstrom.
There will be a show and tell opportunity prior to Eric’s demonstration.
See more about Eric on his website.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
8:15 am – noon
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
December 2020
Bottle Stoppers
Join us Saturday, December 12th at 1:00 pm for a one-hour remote woodturning demonstration via Zoom. Club member Scott Hampton will demonstrate turning five different wine bottle stoppers.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
1:00 – 2:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
November 2020
Holiday Ornament
Join us Saturday, November 21st at 1:00 pm for a remote woodturning demonstration via Zoom. Club member Scott Hampton will demonstrate how to turn a holiday ornament.
Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm
All are welcome. For information on how to attend, please contact us.
October 2020
Zoom Meeting
Join us Wednesday, October 21st at 7:00 pm for a remote club meeting via Zoom.
We’re looking forward to seeing friendly faces and catching up on what you’ve been up to with a show and tell. So finish up those projects you’ve been working on, and get ready to share them with the group.
Also, we will have a short business meeting and discussion of future club demos and events. Bring your ideas for topics and demonstrators you’d like to see in the coming months.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm
All are welcome.
For information on how to attend, please contact us.
August 2020
Emiliano Achaval
Join us Saturday, August 15 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm for a live remote demonstration by professional woodturner Emiliano Achaval. Emiliano is a well-known woodturner from the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
He was a presenter at the AAW Symposium in Raleigh, N.C. in 2019 and has been doing zoom presentations for clubs in the US, England and more. He is president of the Maui Woodturners Association and a contributing writer for Woodturning UK. His work is in several galleries on Maui.
Emiliano is lucky to have plenty of access to wonderful Hawaiian woods such as Koa, Lychee, Mango Milo, Pheasant and more. He will talk about the history of the calabash bowl before providing a demo on making a calabash bowl. At the end of his presentation he will show how to make traditional bowl repairs applying Pewa or butterfly patches on cracks.
Visit Emiliano’s website to learn more and see samples of his work.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm (take note of later start time)
For information on how to attend, please contact us.
July 2020
Kevin Wallace
Join us Saturday, July 18 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for a live remote presentation by Kevin Wallace. Kevin was scheduled to judge County Fair submissions this year, but since that is no longer possible, we are bringing Kevin via Zoom to our Club.
Kevin has periodically come to CIW meetings to discuss art and design, especially regarding woodturning. His words opened new doors of understanding about what makes turing compelling and beautiful.
For those of us who are new to Kevin, he is the Director of the Beatrice Woods Center for the Arts where he provides insights of how and why we thrive when we connect art and life. He has guest-curated exhibitions for LACMA, the Craft and Folk Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum of the Arts and many others. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on contemporary art, woodturning, ceramics, glass and basketry and has contributed to many international periodicals.
Here’s a recent Voyage LA article about Kevin Wallace.
Saturday, July 18, 2020
9:00am to 11:00am
For information on how to attend, please contact us.
June 2020
Lidded box with Mike Peace
Join us Saturday, June 20 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon for a live remote demonstration by professional woodturner Mike Peace.
This is an online demonstration you can view on a computer or other Internet-connected device from your home.
Mike will go through the basics of turning a lidded box from rough turning a box blank from green wood to finish turning. During the demonstration he will discuss design aspects of box making.
Visit Mike’s website to see his work.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
9:00am to 12:00pm
For information on how to attend, please contact us.
May 2020
Jeff Hornung
Join us Saturday, May 23 from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon for a live remote demonstration by professional woodturner Jeff Hornung.
This is an online demonstration you can view on a computer or other Internet-connected device from your home.
About Jeff Hornung As a trained musician, ceramist, floral designer, and now woodturning phenom, Jeff Hornung has been a lifelong artist and creative. His original work is featured in art galleries in and around the St. Louis region. In 2018, he was included in the book, Masters of Contemporary Wood Art. He routinely travels to woodturning clubs, symposiums, trade shows and other art events to teach and demonstrate.
Visit Jeff’s website to see more of his work.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
9:30am to 12:00pm
For information on how to register, please contact us.
April 2020
Trent Bosch
Join us Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon for a live remote demonstration by professional woodturner Trent Bosch.
This is an online demonstration you can view on a computer or other Internet-connected device from your home.
About Trent Bosch
Trent has been turning for more than 20 years. He has been influential in the field of woodturning with his style and perspective, not to mention his ability. Visit Trent’s website to see more of his work.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
9:00am to 12:00pm – Prior registration required (see below).
$10 Members / $15 Non-members
Registration
To view the online demonstration, payment must be received by April 23, 2020. For information on how to register, please contact us.
February 2020
Matt Monaco
Matt Monaco, a skilled artist designing and creating in the Ozark region of the Missouri southwest plains, will demonstrate the use of gouges to finely finish bowls and demonstrate natural edge and recessed lip on top edges.
Matt’s pottery bowls are greatly admired and his technique is very informative. His work can be seen at his Monaco Bowls website.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
9:00am to 4:00pm – No prior registration needed.
$35 Members / $45 Non-members
Lunch included
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
January 2020
Woodturning Artist Joanne Sauvageau
Join us Saturday, January 25th, for a half day demonstration featuring woodturning artist Joanne Sauvageau. Joanne is known for using different techniques to embellish her turnings. She will be demonstrating and sharing her embellishment techniques with us via live remote video demonstration.
From Joanne’s website: “I have always had an interest in creating art in its many mediums, but none have brought as much passion as woodturning. It continues to be a great escape. I lose all concept of time when I stand at my lathe with a wonderful piece of wood. Each piece of wood has it’s own unique character. The woodchips fly and reveal the hidden treasures within. I have worked with exotic woods but my favorite continues to be birch. It’s plain grain is a great canvas to incorporate carving and pyrography into my work! Turning provides an outlet for me to create both utilitarian objects and art. It has opened a whole new world of discovery into other mediums such as copper, leather and stone. But perhaps the most rewarding has been the opportunity to interact with other like-minded wood artists. I have never met a group of people so eager and willing to share their technique and craft!” Visit joannesauvageau.com to view Joanne’s gallery and learn more about her work.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
9:00am to 12:00pm – No prior registration needed.
$10 Members / $15 Non-members
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
November 2019
Inside out bowl
Join us Saturday, November 23rd for a free half day demo featuring woodturner Kyle Carmona who will be demonstrating an inside out bowl.
Kyle has been turning and member of CIW since the summer of 2018. His first projects were segmented bowls. At the start of 2019 he saw a picture of a bowl that was made out of a single material but was stained red on the interior and wondered if he could achieve the same result using two different woods. He headed to his Excel spreadsheet and developed a simple model that said it could be done. He refined the building technique on some smaller bowls and then started making larger bowls further refining the building technique and his Excel spreadsheet. This summer he entered three of his two layer bowls into the Ventura County Fair and won first place with each bowl. Out of the wood turning division his Black Limba / Zebrawood bowl was Nominated for Best of Show.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
October 2019
Join us for a live remote demo with woodturning artist Cindy Drozda
Cindy Drozda is a full-time woodturning artist who is know for her elegant lidded vessels with delicate finials, bringing a contemporary flair to classic forms. Cindy program will include creating a “Twisted Triangle Box” in burl wood and showing how to plan around the project when using burl.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – $10 – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
September 2019
Hands-on Day
Join us Saturday, September 28th from 9am to noon for a free hands-on workshop and demo of various techniques at different stations.
- CIW member James Word will go over the steps of candlestick making, the first project our school mentors will assist students with this school year.
- Jim Rinde will set up the Powermatic lathe in the classroom for demonstrating the captured bar technique (promoted by Lyle Jamieson) for making hollow forms.
- Al Geller will set up a lathe in the shop to demo indexing and spiral carving.
- Tery Koplan will demo pyrography (wood burning) at a shop table for any turned project.
We will also have lathes available for working a new project for new turners. Bring a piece of wood, your tools, and a mentor will help guide you through the project. Don’t have a lot of tools? Don’t worry. We can lend you tools during the event. Let us know what you have in mind, and an experienced member will work with you.
Finally, there will be a tool sale for members that want to sell tools they no longer use or need. We will have a table to display them. Please price them as you see fit. CIW will receive 20% of the sale.
Members may use the equipment. Everyone can watch and learn.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
August 2019
Turning on Centers
On Saturday, August 24th, Doug Diggles will discuss turning on centers. Doug will also share what he learned about mineral inlay in woodturned objects following his attendance in a week-long class from Stephen Hatcher at Arrowmont School of Art and Craft in Gatlinburg, Tennesee.
About Doug
Doug has been turning since 1971. He majored in Art at California State University at Northridge, with a specialty of Design in Wood. Doug belongs to three woodturning clubs and is president of one of them.
Saturday, August 24, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California
June 2019
Join us for a full-day demonstration by guest woodturner Hans Weissflog
Hans Weissflog is a world renowned woodturner with a unique approach to creating lidded boxes and other forms. In this full-day demonstration, Hans will demonstrate three styles of boxes: the standing oval box, pierced box, and drunken box.
Saturday, June 15, 2019
9:00am to 4:00pm – Lunch included – $35 CIW Members, $45 Non-members
No prior registration needed.
Bring a folding chair for comfort. It’s an all-day event.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
May 2019
Stabilizing Wood
On Saturday, May 18th, CIW members Bruce Berger and Chuck Treibach will demonstrate how to stabilize and harden punky wood using Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin.
Saturday, May 18th, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
April 2019
Turn a Sphere
On April 27th, Channel Islands Woodturners member Sam Turner will conduct a half-day demo on sphere turning. Sam will be demonstrating how to make an accurate sphere without a jig. In addition to the demo, there will be a white ticket raffle, wood raffle and a show and tell. Please bring a chair if you would like to be more comfortable.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free – No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
March 2019
Basket Illusion with Bob Nolan
The March 23, 2019 meeting will feature a demonstration by Bob Nolan. Bob will show us how to lay out, cut beads, wood burn segments and color designs to create a Basket Illusion Bowl. This will be a half day demo. Following the demo and lunch Bob will conduct an afternoon workshop on making a Basket Illusion pendent for the members who signed up at our last meeting. The cost of the morning demo is $15. The cost of the workshop is $50 and includes lunch.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Morning demo – 9:00am to 12:00pm – $15 – No prior registration needed.
Afternoon workshop – 1:00pm to 4:00pm – $50 – Prior registration required.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
February 2019
Lidded Box Workshop
Channel Islands Woodturners (CIW) will meet on February 23 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Cabrillo Middle School in Ventura, CA for a hands-on mini workshop on lidded box construction. Anyone interested in this aspect of woodturning is encouraged to attend.
January 2019
Decorated Bowl and Platter – an all-day demo with CIW member Scott Hampton
Saturday, January 26, 2019
9:00am to 4:00pm
No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
November 2018
Join us for a half-day live demonstration by guest woodturner Lyle Jamieson
Lyle will be demonstrating live from his studio in Michigan over the Internet exclusively to CIW in our meeting room. This modern technique of demonstrating woodturning techniques over the Internet is a first for CIW. There will be time for Q&A and back-and-forth dialog between Lyle and those in attendance here in Ventura. The subject of the demo will be hollow form and bowl turning.
From Lyle’s website:
Many teachers have generously given me their tricks and techniques in all phases of turning, but I needed to know the “why”. Sometimes when asking “why” I got the answer, “Because that’s the way it’s been done.” That was not good enough and I set out to figure out the dynamics of turning. Once you understand why a technique works well or why catches happen, then you can open up a whole new avenue of creativity never tapped before. Get in control, remove the fear, let the creativity flow, and have more fun at the lathe. Students can take their abilities to new levels. Once you know the “why,” you have the option of turning what you want and not just copying the “how” others are using. My teaching is process oriented not project oriented.
Here’s a video of Lyle preparing a blank for turning:
Saturday, November 17, 2018
9:00am to 12:00pm – a $10 voluntary donation to cover the cost of the demo is appreciated
No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
October 2018
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Join us for a full-day demonstration by guest woodturner Michael Mocho
About Michael Mocho
Michael Mocho has been a full-time craftsman since 1976 with extensive experience in furniture design, woodturning, architectural millwork, pattern making, and stringed musical instruments. He has been an artist in residence at the Arrowmont School of Craft, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the International Turning Exchange program at the Woodturning Center in Philadelphia. He has trained with many of the best turners and wood artists, and has been invited to participate in the Emma Lake International Collaboration, and the Echo Lake Collaboration. Michael is an acclaimed and enthusiastic instructor, and has been invited to teach at many of the top craft schools across the USA, national and regional woodturning symposia, and over 50 AAW chapters. He is know for his intricate containers that often combine bent wood with turned, carved, textured, and kinetic forms, which have won numerous awards and are in many private and public collections. He works as a full time woodworker for a custom shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
9:00am to 4:00pm – Lunch included – $35 CIW Members, $45 Non-members
No prior registration needed.
Bring a folding chair for comfort. It’s an all-day event.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura
September 2018
Tool Time
On Saturday, September 22nd, CIW member Sam Turner will conduct a free presentation on wood turning tools and sharpening.
Jerry Glaser and Paulo Marin of Glaser Hitec, left, and Dr. Jerry Wright, right.
Joining Sam will be Paulo Marin and Dr. Jerry Wright to talk about tools and wood turning tool steel.
Dr. Wright — Jerry, if you will — is a wood turner with a long history with turning and turning tools and also a retired metallurgist at Crucible Industries in NY. They make speciality steels used in turning tools.
Paulo will also talk about his new jell vibration dampening system that his company has developed to improve vibration reduction in their tool handles. CIW member Jim Rinde was instrumental in developing this new material.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
9:00am to 12:00pm – Free
No prior registration needed.
Cabrillo Middle School Woodshop
1426 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura