Dust Collection Presentation, by Tom Sloan
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. […]
Setting Up an Automatic Payment and Registration System for Remote Demonstrations
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 […]
Delaware State Fair – 2019 Winners
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 […]
Wood/Resin Hybrid Presentation at the June Meeting
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 […]
FSW Teaches Woodturning Classes at Mt. Pleasant High School
First State Woodturners members collaborated with faculty and staff at Mt. Pleasant High School, Wilmington, Delaware to teach woodturning to students over a three week period in April. Nine of […]
Mike Sorge Demonstrates Winged Bowls at our February Meeting
For our February meeting, we had the pleasure of hosting the very talented Mike Sorge. Mike is a sculptural woodturner from Middlebrook, Virginia. He is the Vice President and Program […]
FSW Exhibits at the Franklin Institute Viking Fest in Philadelphia
Saturday, October 13th was the Grand Opening of the Franklin Institute’s new “Vikings: Beyond the Legend” special exhibit in Philadelphia. First State Woodturners was among the invited organizations to demonstrate craftsmanship and […]
Custom Finish for Small Turned Items
Eric L. Krum has been asked by members numerous times to describe the custom finish that he applies to his turned wood items. This slideshow describes the wax and polyurethane […]
First State Woodturners at the Harford County Farm Fair in Maryland
First State Woodturners have a history with the Maryland, Harford County Farm Fair in the area of woodworking. For several years now, Eric L. Krum and Tom Sloan have judged […]
2018 Summer Field Trip to Mark Supik & Co. Woodturning Shop
For our summer Field Trip this year we visited Mark Supik & Co., a production woodturning shop in Baltimore, Maryland. Mark Supik & Co. is a family-operated business employing ten […]