DEMO’S – 2025/2026
All monthly members meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Peterborough Lions Center
Sept 9, 2025 General Meeting – Turning finials and collars. The finials can also be used for Christmas ornaments – Frank Didomizio
Sept 27, 2025 All Day hands on learn to turn – 9 to 5 at Jim William’s shop – Christmas ornaments
Oct 14, 2025 General Meeting – Founding members and past Presidents night and 2 short demos – 1. turning flowers demo by Brent Adamson and 2. turning pendants demo by Jim Williams
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Nov 1 PRO DEMO – All day demo (9 to 5) featuring Larry Stevenson from Vancouver. The demo will be on hollow forms, urns, threading and colouring your pieces. $30 for Members, $60 for non members. www.larrystevenson.ca and www.larry stevensonurns.ca
Nov 2 PRO DEMO – All day hands on workshop by Larry Stevenson for up to 9 members. Topic will be hollow forms and related topics. $130 per person.
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Nov 11, 2025 – General Meeting – Turning basket illusion pieces by Carl Durance of the Grey Bruce Woodturners – info about Carl
Dec 9, 2025 General Meeting – Taming your skew by Wyatt Walkem – website
Jan 13, 2026 General Meeting- Turning a Loon – “the loons are coming” by Jim Williams
Jan 24, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
Feb 10, 2026 General Meeting – Turning an offset lidded box by Dave Parker (Ottawa Valley Woodturners)
Feb 28, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
Mar 10, 2026 General Meeting – Turning teapots by Dave Bell (from Waterloo Wellington Guild) – website
Mar 11/12, 2026 Two day Hands On Workshop – Turning Teapots with Dave Bell
Mar 28, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
Apr 14, 2026 General Meeting – Bowl and platter rim design considerations – Neil Haist (TWG)
April 25, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
May 12, 2026 General Meeting – Multi demo night with KWG members doing short 15 min demos of various woodturning topics
May 30, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
June 9, 2026 General Meeting and Year End Exhibition – Rules and categories, etc. can be found HERE. Photos and video of the June 2025 exhibition are on the GALLERIES page
June 27, 2026 Learn to Turn Hands On at Jim William’s shop
PAST DEMO’S – 2024/25 and 2023/24
Sept 2024 – Turning wig stands – Sylvia Arsenault, Leslie Gifford Cook, Bill Thompson
Oct 2024 – Bowl within a bowl – Michael Poulin
Oct 2024 – Pro Demo and Hands on by Yann Marrot from France
Nov 2024 – Christmas ornaments by Brent Adamson from KWG
Dec 2024 – No meeting due to winter storm
Jan 2025 – Stick bowls by Claude Drapeau from KWG
Feb 2025 – Multi-demo night with various KWG members doing short 15 min demos on various topics
Mar 2025 – German tower top by Kade Bolger (WGO guild)
April 2025 – Offset multi-axis turning by Ruby Cler (Windsor)
May 2025 – PRO DEMO and hands on by Eli Avisera from Israel
June 2025 – Year end exhibition – Photos are on the GALLERIES page
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