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

Next Club Meetings - tuesday, 8 October 2024 & Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024

The club will be hosting two club meetings in October with special guests at each of these meetings.  Details are below.
8 Oct 2024 Meeting 
At this meeting we will have special demonstrators Graeme Priddle and Melissa Engler from Asheville, North Carolina USA.  Graeme and Melissa are both full time wood artists with a combined 40 yrs of knowledge and experience.  At this meeting they will talk about the fundamentals of design and influence, how to come up with ideas to embellish and personalize your turning as well as wood selection and preparation, tool selection, sharpening and safety. Graeme and Melissa will also provide a hands-on session on October 9 at the Lee Valley seminar room.  Further details on this seminar can be found here.

22 Oct 2024 Meeting
At this meeting we will have a special guest, Yann Marot from France.  Yann is a well-known international wood artist from France and will demonstrate the turning of a “rope bowl".  Yann teaches at the Escoulen Woodturning School in France.  
Here is a link to some of his work:
https://www.yannmarot.com/photo-pieces-realisations-tournage-bois-artiste--galerie
Yann will also provide a hands-on session on October 9 at the Lee Valley seminar room.  Further details on this seminar can be found here.

Please join us in the cafetorium at the Confederation High School Education Centre (1645 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa).  We are also providing a ZOOM link, so those of you who prefer to attend on-line can do so.  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!

Recipient of the 2024 Marion McGee award

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!!

Special Notices

The club will be holding two meetings and two seminars in October - the club meetings will be held on 8 Oct 2024 and on 22 Oct 2024.  We will have special guests at both of these meetings.  Follow-on seminars will be held on 9 Oct and 23 Oct 2024.  Seminars' details can be found here.

See the 2024/2025 Training Schedule Update on the Courses page.
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What's Changed Recently:​
  • Show & Tell Photos have been added for Apr, May, June, and September 2024 here.
  • See the description for the two new awards planned for the upcoming year in the Members' only section here.
  • The Suppliers list has been updated here.
  • A new "Resources" section has been added to better organize various topics on the site.
  •  The meeting dates for the upcoming season have been published.  See the Calendar page for details.
  • Some new items for sale on the Buy and Sell page - have a look!
  • Our most recent club newsletters have been added to the Members page.
  • See the Turners Wanted page - there is a new request posted to create some staircase spindles.

CONGRATULATIONS - INTRO TO WOODTURNING Class 2403

PictureL to R - Students have (S) beside their name: Tom Hayward, Louis Boucher, Conrad Pereira (S), Tom Burn, Paolo Pozzobon, James Rowland (S), Rob Saxe (S), Sara Richer (S), Erin O-Grady (S), Ross Miller (S), Jayne Torr. Missing: Murray Cameron, Lawrence Vine (S)
Congratulations to our class of 2403 graduates!
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