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

Next Club Meeting with International Demonstrator - Eli Avisera  11 & 12 May 2025

As announced at our last club meeting and detailed in the latest Club Newsletter, we are thrilled to welcome  Eli Avisera, an internationally renowned woodturner from Israel, for a special visit. Eli has been invited by the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) to attend World Wood Day in Osaka, Japan, on May 21. On his way to Japan, he will be stopping by to share his expertise with us!  This is an exciting opportunity for our members to experience Eli’s demonstrations and woodturning techniques.

Here are the details for the upcoming events:
Sunday, May 11 – Demo Day    Spaces are still available
  • Topics:  Eli will demonstrate up to 8 different projects
  • Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025
  • Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (30 minutes for lunch)
  • Location: J.A. Dulude Arena, Community Room (941 Clyde Ave, Ottawa)
  • Cost: $35 for Valley Woodturners members (non Members are $55.00)
  • Details: No lunch provided. Coffee and cold drinks will be available, so please bring your own brown bag lunch (there won’t be time to leave for food).
​Pre-registration is required for this event. 
To reserve your spot, you can contact our Treasurer Tom Hayward, to E-transfer the fees.  Payment reserves your spot.

Monday, May 12 – Hands-On Seminar  - This seminar has one remaining spot available!  Cost is $250 and will be held at the Lee Valley Ottawa Store in the seminar room from 9 AM to 4 PM.  Lunch is included and if you would like to attend the workshop please contact Tom Hayward at [email protected] first to confirm if the space is still available and if so, you will then be requested to register by sending an e-transfer.
This is a unique chance to learn from one of the best in the field!

the MariAn McGee award

We are always looking for members to submit a turning as part of the Marian 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

 The April/May training course is now full.  We expect to run up to three courses in the fall and winter of 2025.   Details will be posted 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:
  • There is a lathe and tools for sale on the Buy and Sell page.
  • Malcolm Zander's presentation on Form, Design, and where to look for new ideas  is now posted on the Club Videos page in the Members' section under the April 2025 Video.  
  • JG Francoeur's demonstration is now posted in the Member's Section under the March 2025 Video
  • There is a unique travel opportunity to England for turners being arranged. In the Members Section of the website see the page "Woodturning Tour of England 2025" .
  • New posting for a turner wanted for spindle manufacture.  Please see the Turners Wanted page.​
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CONGRATULATIONS - INTRO TO WOODTURNING Class 2501

Congratulations to our class of 2501 graduates!
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L to R - Students have (S) beside their name: Ken DIckinson (S), Michael Misener (S), Tom Hayward, Bart Poulter, Bill Troupe (S), Sean Priestley (S), Louis Boucher, Barry Young, Brent Mather (S). Not in picture: Debbie Labinaz (S), Patrick Gauvin (S), Jayne Torr, Murray Cameron.
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