Scrapers, it is all about the Bur
At the 6 June 2018 meeting Eric L. Krum presented information on Scrapers and how to sharpen them using a grinder or by honing or burnishing. A copy of the PDF file is available for download “Scrapers it […]
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Ward World Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival
The Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival is an international event where carvers, collectors, and visitors convene at the end of each April in Ocean City, MD. From highly decorative works of art to functional […]
Peg Puzzle by Eric Krum
The diagram for the Peg Puzzle presented by Eric Krum during Show & Tell is available here in Word and PDF formats. The diagram in the Word document can be resized. Word Version of Peg Puzzle and in […]
Tung Oil – Source and History
by Eric Krum Tung oil or China wood oil is obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air, and the resulting coating is transparent and […]
The Woodworking Shows will be in Baltimore this weekend
The Woodworking Shows trade show will be in Baltimore this weekend, January 5-7. Over 70 tool, machinery, and supplies vendors will be in attendance, and there will be a full schedule of demonstrations and seminars. Many local woodturning […]
‘Back-to-Basics’ Bowl Turning Demo, Part II
For our October meeting, Joe Nestlerode will present Part II of his ‘Back-to-Basics’ Bowl Turning Demo. During Part I back in June, Joe showed how a bowl blank was cut from half of a log, and then demonstrated […]
Box Making Demo Presentation Available for Download
At last night’s Club meeting, member Eric Krum gave a demo on turning an end-grain box. Prior to the demo, Eric gave a short presentation on wood movement and how it relates to turning a box. You can […]
Putting our EOG Grant to Good Use
Earlier this year, First State Woodturners received an EOG Grant from our parent organization, the AAW. Our plan was to buy a portable mini-lathe which we would use to re-introduce woodturning into two local Delaware high schools as […]
FSW Conducts Woodturning Summer Camp at Wilmington Friends School
As part of our mission to provide educational opportunities and out-reach to the community and local schools, club members organized and conducted a week-long Woodturning Summer Camp last month at Wilmington Friends Middle-School. Focusing on spindle turning, the […]
Club Field Trip to Hearne Hardwoods on July 9th
In lieu of the July meeting, First State Woodturners will be going on a Field Trip to Hearne Hardwoods in Oxford, PA on Saturday, July 9th. With over 140 species of domestic and exotic hardwood lumber in stock, […]