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

Next Club Meeting 11 Nov 2025

Our next club meeting is on Tuesday, 11 Nov 25 at the Confederation High School.  
If you can come out a bit early to help set for the meeting it would greatly appreciated.  Louis Boucher will be demonstrating the creation of Japanese bowls with the use of templates. The meeting will also be broadcast via ZOOM for those that cannot make the meeting in person.  See you there! 

the MariAn McGee award

We are always looking for members to submit a turning as part of the Marian McGee Award and Challenge.  The 2025 entries were judged at our June 2025 meeting and the winning submission was presented to Aude Laguens, the top student at the University of Ottawa's School of Nursing.  Congratulations, Aude!  The winning submission was created by Roger Mattiuz.   Aude, Roger, and his creation are pictured below.

Turning & Turner of the Year 2025

We started a couple of new initiatives this past year - Turning of the Year and Turner of the Year.  At our June 2025, the entries for the "Turning of the Year" were judged by our expert panel.  All the submissions were incredibly well done.  You can see them all in the Gallery here.  One particular turning stood out - Roger Mattiuz's entry not only captured the Marion McGee Award, but also the "Turning of the Year" Award.  His entry is pictured above.
For the "Turner of the Year" Award, the recipient was Dave Parker who amassed an incredible amount of points through his participation in the club's Show and Tell and turning competitions.  Dave is pictured below.  Congratulations, Dave!

Special Notices

Training Courses
We expect to run the next course in February  and will publish the dates once known.  
​  Please see the "Course Outline" page here to see what will be covered on the course.

If you have any other feedback or input on the site, please let us know through email.
What's Changed Recently:
  • Sep and Oct 25 club meeting videos are now posted in the Members' section.
  • Members Contact List has been updated in the Members' section.
  • Collection of chisels now available for sale here. 
  • The October 2025 Show & Tell pictures are now posted and can be seen here.
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CONGRATULATIONS - INTRO TO WOODTURNING Class 2503

Congratulations to our class of 2503 graduates!
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L to R - Students have (S) beside their name: Tom Burn, Jayne Torr, Randy Adams (S), Andrew Leikas (S), Lauris Apse (S), Louis Boucher, Diane Massicotte, Rebecca Cameron (S), Katherine Lloyd (S). Not in picture: Murray Cameron
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