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2018 Delaware State Fair Judging Results

The Club’s woodturning display at the 2018 Delaware State Fair was very well received.  A lot of people stopping by to admire the turned items, to ask questions about our club, and to inquire about the process involved in making…

July 25, 2018
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FSW Donates Lidded Boxes to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Three Officers from First State Woodturners met with representatives of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children on Thursday to present them with nine turned lidded boxes for children that participate in Beads of Courage. The Beads of Courage Program is a…

June 27, 2018
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2018 Mid Atlantic Symposium

Registration for the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Woodturning Symposium – to be held from Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30th – is now open!  The venue will once again be the Lancaster Marriott located at 25 S. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA. Demonstrators…

June 19, 2018
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Scrapers, it is all about the Bur

At the 6 June 2018 meeting Eric L. Krum presented information on Scrapers and how to sharpen them using a grinder or by honing or burnishing. A copy of the PDF file is available for download “Scrapers it is all…

June 7, 2018
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Ward World Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival

The Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival is an international event where carvers, collectors, and visitors convene at the end of each April in Ocean City, MD.  From highly decorative works of art to functional hunting decoys,…

April 19, 2018
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Peg Puzzle by Eric Krum

The diagram for the Peg Puzzle presented by Eric Krum during Show & Tell is available here in Word and PDF formats. The diagram in the Word document can be resized. Word Version of Peg Puzzle and in PDF here:…

February 16, 2018
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Tung Nut Illustration

Tung Oil – Source and History

by Eric Krum Tung oil or China wood oil is obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air, and the resulting coating is transparent and has a…

January 30, 2018
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The Woodworking Shows

The Woodworking Shows will be in Baltimore this weekend

The Woodworking Shows trade show will be in Baltimore this weekend, January 5-7.  Over 70 tool, machinery, and supplies vendors will be in attendance, and there will be a full schedule of demonstrations and seminars.  Many local woodturning clubs and…

January 1, 2018
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Pull cut on bowl exterior

‘Back-to-Basics’ Bowl Turning Demo, Part II

For our October meeting, Joe Nestlerode will present Part II of his ‘Back-to-Basics’ Bowl Turning Demo. During Part I back in June, Joe showed how a bowl blank was cut from half of a log, and then demonstrated how that…

October 3, 2017
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Turned Boxes

Box Making Demo Presentation Available for Download

At last night’s Club meeting, member Eric Krum gave a demo on turning an end-grain box.  Prior to the demo, Eric gave a short presentation on wood movement and how it relates to turning a box.  You can download a…

November 3, 2016
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