Welcome to the Woodturners of Polk County Web site. Meeting Schedules: We meet monthly on the Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. at the Bartow Civic Center January through November. For the 2012 meeting schedule, see link at the right. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be on Thursday June 14, 2012 at 7 pm at Bartow Civic Center – Teen Lounge (NE Corners.) Adam Hood will demonstrate turning from a wheel chair. Note, A listing of the Demos is included with the Meeting Minutes (table at the end) to help find more info in the minutes. Also, see new link to “Tool Making Resources” at right. Freedom Pens Project – Goal is 300 – Next mail out after June meeting. see link http://www.freedompens.org/ Or contact club for more details. Past Demos – Resources: Links to Ron Browning’s web site is http://browningwoodturning.com/Welcome.html He has the instruction for the pepper mill, segmented bowls and the sanding disk stick. May 2011: Al Hockenbery – full size bird houses: - See the following sites for similar instructions. http://www.ghwg.ca/techniques/Turned%20Bird%20House.pdf http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Building_Bird_Houses.html July 2011 Demo - Don Geiger’s web site is : http://www.geigerssolutions.com Dan Hoffman’s web site is : http://Shapeshiftertools.com Steve Marlow August 2010 Demonstration of making bowls form boards was great: See more at the following web site. http://www.fwcwt.org/images/bowl_from_board/Bowl_from_board_tutorial.htm Also see “cool links” at the right. Some other links are: www.stockroomsupply.com www.econabrasives.com www.gilmerrockshop.com http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turning/Turning_articles.html http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rwallace/WTlinks.html http://www.hiltonhandcraft.com/woodturningarticles.asp Last updated on May 12, 2012

Show and Tell Table from February 2011 meeting. Show and tell Table July 2011

Show and Tell Table February 2012

Last update: May 12, 2012