Mid-Missouri Woodturners

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announcements

December Meeting at Gary Gibson’s shop Saturday December 12th 10:00am

Saturday December 12th at Gary Gibson’s shop at 10:00 am.
Gary will demonstrate how he accurately cuts segments for his beautiful, segmented turnings. Bring your safety glasses. We will also have lunch nearby. We will carpool to his shop leaving around 8:30 am. Let me know if you can drive or need a ride so we match folks to a car.
Gary’s address is:
409 E Lafayette St
Edina, MO 63537

Hands-On Turning Thursday December 10th @ Ernest’s House

Thursday, December 10th at 6:00pm @ Ernest’s house. Bring your small lathes (if possible), tools, blanks, and safety glasses for a fun evening. Our goal is to help new turners get started by actually working on a lathe. Please park on the curb side of the street. Let Ernest know if you are attending so blanks can be prepared.

305 W Parkway Dr
Columbia, MO 65203-3452

Black Oak Turning Blank Harvest — Saturday November 21st 9:00am

Saturday November 21st at 9:00 am at Chris Korschgen’s house – Black Oak turning blank harvest.
28” diameter black oak 16-18’ to first crotch. Bring your chainsaws or blank requirements for us to fill. This is an exceptional log with great wood. Let Ernest know if you are attending. Chris’s address is:
6200 Schuster Rd
Columbia, MO 65203

Oak Tree Harvesting — November Date To Be Announced

Large White Oak to be harvested for turning blanks. Harvest date will be announced in November.

Next Meeting at Tom Stauder’s house Sunday Nov 22nd at 1:30 pm

Sunday November 22nd at 1:30 pm at Tom Stauder’s house. Tom will discuss his experiences with using epoxy with wood turning. Members are invited to share or show their use of epoxy. Bring your “Show-n-Tell”, a chair to sit in and your safety glasses.
Tom’s address is:
4779 E Turkey Trail Dr
Columbia, MO 65201-3107

Hands-On Turning Thursday November 19th @ Ernest’s House

Thursday, November 19th at 6:00pm @ Ernest’s house. Bring your small lathes (if possible), tools, blanks, and safety glasses for a fun evening. Our goal is to help new turners get started by actually working on a lathe. Please park on the curb side of the street. Let Ernest know if you are attending so blanks can be prepared.

305 W Parkway Dr
Columbia, MO 65203-3452

Getting Started

Are you new to woodturning and wondering where to start…?

JOIN US at our next meeting!

And check out the American Association of Woodturners.

What We Do

Regular club meetings, featuring a demonstration, show-n-tell, attendance raffles and shop talk are held on the third Sunday of each month. Additionally, hands-on turning sessions are scheduled whenever possible.

Live Demonstrations

At our monthly meetings, we see live sessions on particular techniques and projects, delivered by an experienced turner. Several times a year we invite a nationally known turner to provide the demos.

Show-N-Tell

Members are encouraged to bring their latest projects to the monthly meetings and describe what they’ve been working on. Sometimes this is to get help from the group on a problem; many times it provides inspiration and oohs and aahs.

Hands-On Turning

Scheduled throughout the year include hands-on turning sessions at a friend-of-the-club location, equipped with several midi-lathes, to introduce newer turners to the activity and provide practical guidance from seasoned turners.

Shop Talk

Our in-person meetings always include helpful discussion from all experience levels. This could include topics like wood sources and identification, turning techniques, tools and sharpening and our favorite jigs.