You can now download the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) Safety Guidebook for Woodturners. This free resource covers the following: AAW Lathe Safety Standards The Workshop and Turning Environment Lathe and Turning Equipment Personal Protection Equipment Blanks and Turning Materials Safe Techniques Safe Turning Speeds Before Turning on the Lathe […]
FSW will be IN-PERSON at the Delaware State Fair on Saturday and Sunday, July 19th and 20th. Come join us! Complete details here.
FSW Member’s Pieces on Display at the Delaware State Fair First State Woodturners was at the Delaware State Fair again this year, demonstrating and turning tops for the kids. We had an amazing response from fair attendees, with parents and kids lining up both days for their custom-turned tops. […]
Part II in our series on Segmented Woodturning – which was put together by Jim Whattam and Scott Whishart – is now available on our YouTube channel. In Part II, Jim builds on the skills covered in Part I by designing and building a fully segmented bowl, shown in the […]
Our excellent video demo on Segmented Woodturning is now available on our YouTube Channel. Jim Whattam – who is now part of our Leadership Team – just happens to be an accomplished segmented turner. So our resident videography expert Scott Wishart recently took a trip down to his workshop in […]
During our September 2021 meeting, Chapter President Tom Sloan gave an excellent, detailed presentation on dust collection, mitigation, and PPE. A PDF version of Tom’s presentation can be viewed here. During the presentation, Tom showed several video clips from YouTube contributors. There are links to those videos embedded in the […]
Last week, Cindy Drozda hosted a remote demo for our Chapter. Prior to the event, I set up a simple system that allowed people to register and pay for the demo in advance. This worked really well, and several other Chapter officers asked how I set it up. Always a […]
The AAW Grant Committee approved the grant request for 3 Jet lathes submitted by member Heather Handler with the help of Tom Sloan and Eric Krum. The 3 lathes come with a set of turning tools and accessories. The tools will arrive in June 2020 and be installed at the […]
by Eric L. Krum First State Woodturners in coordination with the Fairs Arts & Crafts area lead put together a display of work from Chapter members that also included information about the Chapter and how to become a member. Chapter members had the option of submitting items for Judging and […]
During our June meeting, member Scott Wishart gave a very informative presentation on casting and turning resins. He discussed the different types of resins he’s experimented with, and explained their advantages and disadvantages. He described and showed us different coloring agents, molds, and other equipment needed. Scott also brought in […]
