DEMO’S – 2024/2025
All monthly members meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Peterborough Lions Center
Sept 2024 – Turning a wig stand – 3 parts of the stand will be turned by 3 different members – Bill Thompson, Leslie Gifford Cook and Sylvia Arsenault.
Oct 2024 – Michael Poulin (President of ATBQ in Quebec) Facebook – demo topic will be a bowl within a bowl. See the Resources page for a step by step plan for turning a bowl within a bowl.
Oct 29, 2024 PRO TURNER ALL DAY DEMO – by Yann Marot from France. website.
Details for the all day demo. For images from the event SEE GALLERIES Page
Oct 30, 2024 Hands on Master Class session with Yann Marot – signup at the guild
Nov 2024 – Christmas ornaments night – Brent Adamson of KWG will demo a bird house ornament, but other members are encouraged to bring/show/demo their style of Christmas ornaments as well.
Nov 16 – Free – Informal hands On event at Jim’s place (refer to your email for address) for turning Christmas ornaments that we will be donating to the 5 Counties Children Centre. This will run from 9 to 5, come for a little time or come for the day. Wood will be provided and we will have 6 lathes, so members can take turns watching or turning. This should be a great event to socialize, make ornaments for donation and maybe learn some turning skills.
Dec 2024 – Marc and Debra from Woodchuckers talking about some of their products and woodturning finishes
Dec 14 – Free – Informal Hands On event at Jim’s place planned for December if there is enough interest.
Jan 2025 – Stick bowls by Claude Drapeau from KWG
Feb 2025 – POSSIBLE Multi-demo night with various members doing short 15 min demos for specific topics such as finishing, buffing, sharpening, embellishing, dying, holding techniques, etc.
Mar 2025 – German Tower Top by Kade Bolger – Website
Apr 2025 – Off center multi axis turning by Ruby Cler – (Windsor) – Website
May 2025 – Eli Avisera, International woodturner from Israel – Website
May 14 – Hands On with Eli Avisera for 7 or 8 students – signup at the guild meeting or contact Jim Williams through the guild email.
June 2025 – Year End Exhibition – Rules and categories, etc. can be found HERE. Photos of the June 2024 exhibition are on the GALLERIES page
PAST DEMO’S – 2023/2024
Sept 2023 – Using epoxy by Dave Bell (Waterloo Wellington Guild)
Oct 2023 – Log to lathe by Brent Adamson from KWG
Nov 2023 – 2 piece hollow forms by Frank DiDomizio from KWG
Dec 2023 – Live edge boxes by Sylvia Arsenault from KWG
Jan 2024 – No meeting due to winter storm
Feb 2024 – Heart shaped bowl by Jim Williams from KWG
Mar 2024 – Embellishing by Brian Vaughan (Grey Bruce guild)
April 2024 – Turning a platter by Michael Pinto (WGO guild)
May 2024 – Turning burls by Wyatt Walkem
June 2024 – Year end exhibition – Photos are on the GALLERIES page