I believe the bandsaw is one of the safest tools in the shop but that doesn’t mean it can’t hurt you. Recently I had a catastrophic blade failure. This is the first time in my [...]
For the Turning III Class at the Chicago School of Woodworking January to March, 2026, I had them do three legged stools. Here are four of the turners who participated. Everyone did a great job. [...]
The Chicago Woodturners sponsors Bowl and Spindle classes for members, at a greatly reduced price. These feature teachers and mentors from the club ranks and are held at the Chicago School of Woodworking, where we [...]
On November 14, 15 and 16, 2025, Nine members of the Chicago Woodturners (Gary Klien, Big Country, Rich Nye, Dawn Herdon-Charles, Marie Anderson, Nathan Ward, Kurt Wolff-Klammer, Jim Reynolds, Frank Magnifico and Andy Kuby) met [...]
On November 22, 2025, CWT held another of it’s almost annual spindle turning classes for members. These are designed to help our members advance their turning skills at a reasonable cost. The classes are given [...]
The Chicago Woodturners lost a good friend and valuable member on June 21, 2025. Michael was the driving force behind our upgrades to the audio-visual systems. He was generous with equipment as well as knowledge. [...]
Turn -On! Chicago (August 1-4, 2024) is over but Nick Agar, one of the Demonstrators, was able to spend the next weekend with us in a hands-on class. He is a master of carving and [...]
The Chicago Woodturners again present Turn-On! Chicago, August 1-4, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza, Northbrook, Illinois. The registration for this can’t miss event is open to everyone. Check out the website Turn-On! Chicago This year’s [...]
The Fox Valley Gallery of Wood at the Batavia Boardwalk Shops is in it’s third season on the Board walk. John Dillon, Rich Hall-Reppen, Rich Nye and I were very fortunate to be part of [...]
This year Clint Stevens and I continue with teaching at the Chicago School of Woodworking, the Winter session began January 9, 2023. We are fortunate to generally have full class which keeps Clint and I [...]
