I've been an international member (from Sydney, Australia) of AAW for a few years now, but I am new to the Forum.
I've been turning for about 12 years, this being my main interest in my retirement. I've been focusing over recent times on ornamental turning - I built myself a rose engine based on plans provided to me by a local (and the only) ornamental turning group called OTGA (Ornamental Turning Group of Australia). Unfortunately this group is not as active as I would like, and, I have had to learn the hard way, following resources of organisations such as AAW. It's been a tough road, and I am so envious of the incredible woodturning activity in the USA, particularly the regular conventions and club demonstrations.
The resources offered by the AAW are wonderful, and I spend much time researching the vast amount of material in articles, videos etc. I recently built the equipment required for wood piercing, and also picked up very useful tips on wood piercing techniques
I posted my first entry to the Photo Gallery today "For Sweet Things". I was disappointed that the thumbnail does not show the whole piece which one can see on opening the file. I'd be interested to know how one can ensure that the thumbnail shows the full piece.
I am busy building a vacuum chucking system to use on my Vicmarc VL 175 lathe - I much useful information on this from AAW resources. I look forward to active participation in the Forum.
By the way, are there any demonstration videos from the most recent AAW Convention?
I've been turning for about 12 years, this being my main interest in my retirement. I've been focusing over recent times on ornamental turning - I built myself a rose engine based on plans provided to me by a local (and the only) ornamental turning group called OTGA (Ornamental Turning Group of Australia). Unfortunately this group is not as active as I would like, and, I have had to learn the hard way, following resources of organisations such as AAW. It's been a tough road, and I am so envious of the incredible woodturning activity in the USA, particularly the regular conventions and club demonstrations.
The resources offered by the AAW are wonderful, and I spend much time researching the vast amount of material in articles, videos etc. I recently built the equipment required for wood piercing, and also picked up very useful tips on wood piercing techniques
I posted my first entry to the Photo Gallery today "For Sweet Things". I was disappointed that the thumbnail does not show the whole piece which one can see on opening the file. I'd be interested to know how one can ensure that the thumbnail shows the full piece.
I am busy building a vacuum chucking system to use on my Vicmarc VL 175 lathe - I much useful information on this from AAW resources. I look forward to active participation in the Forum.
By the way, are there any demonstration videos from the most recent AAW Convention?
