THE VALLEY WOODTURNERS CLUB IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF WOODTURNING AS A FUN AND CREATIVE HOBBY. ​

Next Club Meeting - Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025

The next club meeting will be held on 14 Jan 25 at our normal start time of 7 PM.  Join us in the cafetorium at the Confederation High School Education Centre (1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa) for the meeting or connect via Zoom to watch the meeting.    If you have the time, please come out a little earlier to see your fellow turners and help set up for our meeting.  See you all there!

the Marion McGee award

We are always looking for members to submit a turning as part of the Marion McGee Award and Challenge.  Entries will be judged at our June 2025 meeting and the winning submission will be awarded to the top student at the University of Ottawa's School of Nursing.  Liana Bailey, a PhD student at the University of Ottawa's School of Nursing was the recipient of the 2024 Marian McGee Award. Congratulations Liana!!  Please see more detail on the challenge here.  It is not too early to start thinking about and creating a turning for the award!

Special Notices

We have a couple of new events in December.  The first is a Lee Valley Customer Shopping Evening on 12 Dec 24.  If any of you would like to set up a table and sell some of your crafts, Lee Valley would be happy to supply you some space, table, and chairs, at no cost.  The store will be open until 8 PM that day.  This is a first come first served offer.  If interested, please contact the store manager, Murray MacLeod by email ([email protected]) or by phone at 613 596 9202. 
  The second event is an invitation extended by the Bytown Woodturners Guild to attend a free one day demo by Michael Poulin, President of ATBQ on 14 Dec 24.  Michael will be demonstrating a "bowl within a bowl" and a "canteen vase".   The demo will take place at the J.A. Dulude Arena (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa) and runs from 9 AM to 3 PM.  Space is limited, so if you plan on attending please let our president  know via email so he can track numbers.  There is a canteen on the premises to purchase items for coffee breaks and lunch - or you are welcome to bring your own.

​See the 2024/2025 Training Schedule Update on the Courses page.
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If you have any other feedback or input on the site, please let us know through email.
What's Changed Recently:​
  • New posting for some lathe tools and forstner bits. Please see the  Buy and Sell page.
  • New posting for two Rikon Lathes for sale.  Please see the  Buy and Sell page.
  • See the Turners Wanted page - there is a new request for table legs and a chair stretcher.
  • A photo of our newest group of graduates from our turning course has been added here.
  • See the description for the two new awards planned for the upcoming year in the Members' only section here.

CONGRATULATIONS - INTRO TO WOODTURNING Class 2404

Congratulations to our class of 2404 graduates!
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L to R - Students have (S) beside their name: Wally Gammage (S), Ray Rochefort (S), Thomas Burn, Louis Boucher, Tasos Georgeadis (S), Bonnie-Lynn Allan (S), Keith Mercer (S), Diane Massicotte, Jean-Paul Vincelette (S), Jayne Torr, Vaughan Balderston (S)
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