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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Eric L. Krum gave a presentation on the steps to glue up and turn a Ripple Clock at the October meeting. A PDF copy of the Turning a Ripple Clock slide show by Eric L. Krum is available for download…
First State Woodturners have a history with the Maryland, Harford County Farm Fair in the area of woodworking. For several years now, Eric L. Krum and Tom Sloan have judged the fairs woodworking entries. Here is a picture of the…
For our summer Field Trip this year we visited Mark Supik & Co., a production woodturning shop in Baltimore, Maryland. Mark Supik & Co. is a family-operated business employing ten woodturners and artistic finishers. Their shop is currently located in…
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…
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…
