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Hi all! Want to use your Zoom webinar skills behind the scenes to bring incredible demos to woodturners around the world? We are recruiting a small team of volunteer Zoom Backup Co-Hosts to implement AAW Presents virtual programming. Overview, responsibilities and qualifications are below...

See woodturning master David Ellsworth in action on October 24! All experience levels welcome. All experience levels welcome. More information and registration at http://tiny.cc/MasterSeriesEllsworth

10" H x 11 Dia. Mesquite Root Ball inlay-ed with Turquoise. The Root Ball was dug up with a bulldozer in Wichita Falls TX. I rough turned it and I let it dry for about 9 months. After it was dry, I remounted, did the final turning, Inlay-ed Turquoise, Sanded and Finishing.

The winners of the AAW's August 2018 monthly member drawing are: Buck Sullivan, Fairfield, CA - David Ellsworth Jerry Hayden, Ashland, MO - Thompson Lathe Tools Eugene Kopf, Meredith, NH - Big Monk Lumber Russell Nelson, Eagle River, WI - Hunter Tool Systems Timothy Smith, Stokesdale...

The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has rededicated Woodturning FUNdamentals, AAW’s digital publication for new and beginning woodturners, and appointed John Kelsey as its new editor. The online periodical will continue to help newer...

Exciting news! Today, December 1, the AAW has launched AAW EXPLORE! This new resource makes exploring the most extensive online woodturning library in the world, quick and easy. More than 2,500 items currently make up the expanding EXPLORE! collection, including articles from thirty years of...

Candelabra. First of two images.

I plan on attending a chapter meeting next Tuesday in Dalton, GA. Can I join at the meeting or do I need to go through all the hoops on the AAW website? Looking forward to joining.

The King's Road The foot (shown) is slightly concave and composed of thirty-two pie shaped wedges. The surface of this open form exposes the end grain of white oak that was sequentially sliced on an alternating bias. This ring-staved turning exhibits a chatoyant illusory effect amongst the...

The King's Road The surface of this open form exposes the end grain of white oak that was sequentially sliced on an alternating bias. This ring-staved turning exhibits a chatoyant illusory effect amongst the staves. The foot is composed of thirty-two pie shaped wedges. The King's Road has...

Dinosaur Egg Dinosaur Egg was turned green from Canyon Oak with its wavy rays and sweet fragrance. Canyon Oak is an extraordinary wood with such high density that it was used to make splitting wedges to split railroad ties in early California history. Dinosaur Egg only required two light...

Texas Ironwood 7" x 5" x 4"

Texas Ironwood 7" x 5" x 4"

An Arendal inspired clock

The inspiration for this came from an Arendal Mantle clock. Black walnut was turned, a portion was cut off for clock face insertion and pendulum detail. Clock cavity was drilled out with forstner bit. The pendulum area cavity was routed out and ebonized with no finish (to create illusion of...

This clock was named by my wife, " Leap Second Whirl " My inspiration for this piece was the leap second added to 2008. This extra second was needed to keep the world's clocks in time with the rotation of the planet. The round clock piece is turned from Jarrah and the off centre...

This clock was named by my wife, " Leap Second Whirl " My inspiration for this piece was the leap second added to 2008. This extra second was needed to keep the world's clocks in time with the rotation of the planet. The round clock piece is turned from Jarrah and the off centre...

This is a pocket clock 2-1/2 inches in diameter with a fitted lid. The clock fitting is mounted in a piece of rosewood. The lid is laminated from Birdseye Maple, Brazilian Cherry, Cherry, Purpleheart, Walnut, and Maple. The finish is lacquer. This view shows the pocket clock with the lid in...

This is a pocket clock 2-1/2 inches in diameter with a fitted lid. The clock fitting is mounted in a piece of rosewood. The lid is laminated from Birdseye Maple, Brazilian Cherry, Cherry, Purpleheart, Walnut, and Maple. The finish is lacquer. This view shows the inside of the lid.

I decided to make a reversible clock to give the user an option to change his decor. The clock movement and stand can be easily interchanged. This photo shows the front and side view of the same clock in the next photo. It was produced entirely from Red Mallee Burl (approximately 9" at...