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