Our group meets ten times a year, on the second Tuesday of each month (excluding July and August), at the Holy Family Parish Center, in Lakewood, NJ, (the white building at the corner of East County Line Road (Rt. 526) and Ridge Ave.), in Lakewood, NJ. [MAP]

Visitors and perspective members are always welcome at our meetings. Whether you're an experienced woodturner, or just someone who is interested in turning, you'll be sure to find something of value at our meetings.

Feel free to browse our website. However, the Members area is restricted to club members only. That's where all the good stuff is hidden. So you'll have to join the club to find out what's there!

Next Meeting:

 Our club has decided to use their might to help others, and at our May 13, 2008 meeting, we'll be taking the first step in this direction! After a quick business meeting, the lathes will be brought out, and the rest of the meeting will be devoted to making pens for soldiers fighting in the gulf war. This is part of the Freedom Pens Project, coordinated through the Sawmill Creek Woodturning Organization. Experienced pen makers will be teaching inexperienced members how to make their first pens. And all club members are encouraged to make pens on their own. We hope to have at least 100 pens by our June 10, 2008 meeting. Kits and blanks will be provided to the members. Monetary donations - as well as pen kits and blanks - are encouraged and accepted for this wonderful cause, in an effort to defray expenses.

Finally, the club challenge for the next 2 meetings will be turned toys. The AAW is looking for turned toys to be brought to their annual symposium, being held in Richmond, Va., Friday June 20 - Sunday June 22, 2008. We are encouraging club members to make as many turned toys as they can between now and the June 10, 2008 meeting. Mark and John will take the toys to the symposium when they go.

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Special Notices:

The yearly membership dues are due. Please be prepared to bring the money with you, to the next meeting you can attend. The cost of membership remains at $25 for an individual membership. We also encourage all members to join the American Association of Woodturners (AAW). Benefits include a subscription to the American Woodturner magazine, free insurance for injuries that occur during AAW and club sponsored activities, and the opportunity to apply for an up to $1,000 educational grant! See the AAW website for more details.

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You Just Missed:

The April 8, 2008 meeting was mostly devoted to Show & Tell. Members brought their entries for the club challenge, which for this month, was miniatures. Others brought some magnificant (if slightly larger) pieces that they've turned recently, and Tom took pictures of them for the gallery. These pictures will be added to the gallery pages soon, so be sure to check back later to see them.

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Last updated: 05/02/2008