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Dust Collection Presentation, by Tom Sloan

During our September 2021 meeting, Chapter President Tom Sloan gave an excellent, detailed presentation on dust collection, mitigation, and PPE. A PDF version of Tom’s presentation can be viewed here. During the presentation, Tom showed several video clips from YouTube…

September 16, 2021
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Setting Up an Automatic Payment and Registration System for Remote Demonstrations

Last week, Cindy Drozda hosted a remote demo for our Chapter. Prior to the event, I set up a simple system that allowed people to register and pay for the demo in advance. This worked really well, and several other…

May 14, 2020
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AAW Approves Grant for Lathes

The AAW Grant Committee approved the grant request for 3 Jet lathes submitted by member Heather Handler with the help of Tom Sloan and Eric Krum. The 3 lathes come with a set of turning tools and accessories. The tools…

February 16, 2020
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Delaware State Fair – 2019 Winners

by Eric L. Krum First State Woodturners in coordination with the Fairs Arts & Crafts area lead put together a display of work from Chapter members that also included information about the Chapter and how to become a member. Chapter…

August 5, 2019
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Wood/Resin Hybrid Presentation at the June Meeting

During our June meeting, member Scott Wishart gave a very informative presentation on casting and turning resins. He discussed the different types of resins he’s experimented with, and explained their advantages and disadvantages. He described and showed us different coloring…

June 25, 2019
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FSW Teaches Woodturning Classes at Mt. Pleasant High School

First State Woodturners members collaborated with faculty and staff at Mt. Pleasant High School, Wilmington, Delaware to teach woodturning to students over a three week period in April. Nine of our members volunteered their time, tools, wood, and lathes to…

May 28, 2019
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First State Woodturners at the 2019 Delaware State Fair

This is the Delaware State Fair’s Centennial (100 year) celebration! Schedule for the 2019 Delaware State Fair Display & Judging Entries The Fair will be held July 19th through 27th, 2019 January to June 20th:  open time to make entry(s) Saturday,…

March 23, 2019
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Mike Sorge Demonstrates Winged Bowls at our February Meeting

For our February meeting, we had the pleasure of hosting the very talented Mike Sorge.  Mike is a sculptural woodturner from Middlebrook, Virginia.  He is the Vice President and Program Director for Central Virginia Woodturners.  Mike’s work encompasses a variety…

February 2, 2019
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Eric turns a top for the kids

FSW Exhibits at the Franklin Institute Viking Fest in Philadelphia

Saturday, October 13th was the Grand Opening of the Franklin Institute’s new “Vikings:  Beyond the Legend” special exhibit in Philadelphia.  First State Woodturners was among the invited organizations to demonstrate craftsmanship and technology that the Vikings would have used.  In addition to…

October 16, 2018
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Custom Finish for Small Turned Items

Eric L. Krum has been asked by members numerous times to describe the custom finish that he applies to his turned wood items. This slideshow describes the wax and polyurethane finish he uses:  KrumE Custom Finish

October 9, 2018
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