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Wood Turning Clubs (all are members of the AAW) Channel Islands Woodturners Area Served: Ventura County www.channelislandswoodturners.org El Camino Woodturners Guild Area Served: Los Angeles & South Bay areas www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECWG Glendale Woodturners Guild Area Served: Greater Los Angeles www.woodturners.org Orange County Woodturners Area Served: Orange & Southern Los Angeles County www.octurners.com San Diego Woodturners, Inc. Area Served: San Diego County www.sdwt.org Arizona Woodturners Association Area Served: Phoenix / Tempe www.azwoodturners.org High Desert Woodworkers Meets the second Saturday at 9:00am at D. C. Woodshop in Hesperia. See website for directions. www.highdesertwoodworkers.com Instructional/Educational Woodturning Web Sites Steve Russell Steve Russell's educational library. www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-education-articles.html Steve Russell Steve Russell's educational library woodturning tips library. www.woodturningvideosplus.com/woodturning-tips.html Steve Russell Steve Russell publishes Lathe Talk, a free monthly newsletter (e-zine). www.woodturningvideosplus.com/lathe-talk.html Darrell Feltmate www.aroundthewoods.com Brian Clifford www.turningtools.co.uk Woodworker's Guild of America A lot of good videos on woodworking and woodturning. www.wwgoa.com Jon Siegel's Website Jon has some really good turning articles both in PDF and HTML. www.bigtreetools.com On Line Discussion Forums rec.crafts.woodturning This is a news group that can be accessed through any news group reader or by typing rec.crafts.woodturning in a google search. This is a great place to ask questions and find all maner of information on all things related to wood turning. rec.crafts.woodturning Sawmill Creek Turning Board www.sawmillcreek.org Wood Central Turning Forum Wood Central has many woodworking forums. Click on the link and then click on Turning for the Turning Forum. woodcentral.com Symposia American Association of Woodturners Symposium The Annual AAW symposium is the highlight of the woodturning year. It is held in a different location each year, rotating throughout the regions of the continental United States. The symposium has become the most attended woodturning event in the world. www.woodturner.org/sym Utah Woodturning Symposium The longest running woodturning symposium in the world. Participants can select from over 100 demonstrations given by some of the best woodturners in the world. The presentations will have something for everyone, from the beginner to the professional. The symposium is open to anyone with an interest in woodturning. www.utahwoodturning.com Desert Woodturning Roundup A national woodturning symposium to be held each odd year in Arizona. This symposium will be run similar to other national events with demonstrations by nationally and internationally known turners, vendor booths, a banquet, large instant gallery, and more. The next one will be in February of 2011. www.desertwoodturningroundup.com Vendors Woodline Woodline USA proudly carries an extensive selection of everything you need for expert woodworking. With router bits in all shapes and sizes we have the right one for you to meet your demanding standards for quality and performance. As any good woodworker knows, the right router bit makes all the difference www.woodline.com Craft Supplies USA They live up to their subtitle of "The Woodturners' Catalog". Almost anything you need for woodturning can be obtained there. www.woodturnerscatalog.com Rockler Woodworking and Hardware National provider of woodworking tools, supplies and hardware. There are local stores at the Ontario Mills and in Orange County and San Diego. www.rockler.com Packard Woodworks Specialize in selling woodturning tools and supplies nationwide. www.packardwoodworks.com Berea Hardwoods One of the premier sources for pen kits. www.bereahardwoods.com WoodTurningz Another source for pen kits that is popular with some of our members. www.woodturningz.com Woodturning Design Magazine Woodturning Design is a full-color publication dedicated to the art of the wood lathe. www.woodturningdesign.com Astragal Press They publish books on antique hand tools and their use, woodworking, metalworking, carriage building and many other venues. Their books are often used by students and craftsmen - basically, anyone who is interested in "hands-on" projects. www.astragalpress.com Got Wood? Domestic Wood Turning Blanks Our goal is to take the hassle out of green wood turning by providing our customers the stock that they need and sometimes can't find. www.turningblanks.net Choice Woods "I only ship what I would want to receive" 888-895-7779 www.choice-woods.com Woodworker Gallery Website's built and hosted for woodworkers. www.woodworkergallery.com The Burl House This is Sven Hasselberg's turning studio and he also sells Australian and North American burls. www.theburlhouse.com |