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New Member Sign Up Incentive

Thinking about joining WGNC? We'd love to have you! And, right now is a great time to become a member by taking advantage of the "New Member Sign Up Incentive". If you sign up anytime after October 1st, your first year as a member will include the day you signed up and will be good through the end of December 2026. Ready to sign up? Then all you have to do is click this button: New Member Signup.

Monthly Show & Tell Session

Oct. 16th, 2025
Zoom session opens about 6:30 PM
Meeting begins at 7:00 PM

Join us for the October Show and Tell Session

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the September session!

We hate to be repetitive, but it is important to keeping reminding everyone that the Show & Tell sessions are intended for all levels of woodturners and designed to be a safe and respectful place to solicit supportive input and advice, regardless of a woodturners experience level. It’s an opportunity for turners to engage in an informal and beneficial exchange of ideas and to foster further growth in woodturning.

All WGNC members and their guests are welcome to spend an evening with fellow woodturners as we explore and share members projects, ideas, issues and yes, even those shop disasters.

Please also keep in mind, you do not have to have a completed project to participate. These sessions are designed for the exploration of ideas, techniques, problems, designs and any other subjects pertaining to your woodturning experience. So, whether you have a completed piece, a practice piece, "idea boards", or something that challenges you, all are welcome for sharing and discussing with other members. If you don't have anything mentioned above, join us anyway. We always have a lot of fun, you can meet folks and like most of us, you just might learn something or be inspired to try something new. Look forward to seeing you soon!

To review the submission guidelines click here..

Creating Small Projects with Rita Duxbury and Norm Cloutier

Thursday October 13^th
Hybrid: Live at NCSU Crafts Center and Broadcast via Zoom
Zoom call opens a 6:15 for socializing
Meeting begins at 6:45 PM
Demonstration begins at 7 PM

Please join us for our annual Small Projects Demonstration Meeting.

We are very excited to have two of our own members perform these demonstrations and share their talents, processes and techniques. These small projects are easy to make and are great as gifts anytime of the year!

The fascination with lighthouses throughout the world is difficult to explain. It may be the stories connected to the lives of the lonely lighthouse keepers, the haunting tales of pirates and shipwrecks along the rocky coastlines, or the wonderful memories of spending the summer at the beach with family. Whatever it is, lighthouses have a mystic that continues to captivate the imagination. These make interesting gifts and also are very saleable.

During this demonstration Rita will show how to take the limb of a tree and turn it into a decorative Lighthouse. The size may vary depending on the wood selection and use. The demonstration will employ wood approximately 4" diameter x 12" tall. This is a basic spindle turning with the use of green wood, enhanced by leaving the bark as a base. Rita will also show many tips, tricks and short cuts that could be incorporated in other turning projects such as layout, indexing, precision hand drilling and possible finishes. Soon you will see the light.

Read more here

Upcoming Symposium Dates, Locations and Information

North Carolina Woodturning Symposium
Nov. 7-9, 2025
Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Colisem

Mark your calendars! November is right around the corner, so make your plans now.
The NCWS website is active now. There you can explore who will be demonstrating, what topics the demonstrators will be offering, information about the vendors exhibitor hall, accomodations and more.

To go to the NCWS website click here.
To read article and register to volunteer, click here.

AAW 2026 Symposium
June 4-7, 2026
Raleigh, NC at the Raleigh Convention and
Performing Arts Center

Save the dates and watch this spot. With the 2026 AAW Symposium coming to Raleigh, WGNC is creating a dedicated information page that will be coming soon.
Check back frequently for updates about WGNC's role in next years symposium, volunteer opportunities, AAW updates and more information as it becomes available.

And in other news:

New Videos:
The September Demonstration and Show & Tell videos are available now. Click here.

New Galleries:
The September Show and Tell Gallery photos are now available for viewing Click here

Holland Van Gores Hollowing and Embellishment Workshop
Learning ✓
Fun ✓
Creative ✓
Social ✓

Rinse and Repeat ! Come join us soon.

Here are some of the activities from Friday:

Breakout: Exploring Ebonizing with David Chapin

On Saturday, October 25 from 9 AM to 1 PM, David Chapin will be leading a breakout session at Ted Ross's shop where he will be exploring ebonizing with participants. He plans on exploring the basics first and then explore the many variables that can affect the final result on ebonizing.

This will be a hands on session where participants will experiment on their own pieces. For anyone who has wanted to learn how to use ebonizing in their work, this breakout will be a great opportunity to take advantage of.

This breakout will likely fill up quickly, so if you are interested you can learn more and sign up here.

Breakout: Women in Turning

The WIT breakout sessions went "Free Form" on Saturday, July 19th. This breakout, hosted by Ted Ross, encouraged the ladies to design and create their own "Free Form" turning. Well done ladies

Breakout: Comments

Below are a few comments regarding the "Let it Burn!" breakout:

Lars Nyland:

Great day yesterday watching all of you burn your pieces! The transformations were amazing!

I was shocked at the end of the day how much carbon had accumulated in the rinse water; I've never seen anything like it.

Here is a link to the slides I made. If you care to, you can take some time to look into each artist and the techniques they use.

Stephan Moll:

Thank you very much for having hosted such a wonderful breakout session. Not only was Lars” presentation great and relevant, but opening your workshop for us, the setup outside, the cookies and donuts - it all made for an educational, worthwhile, well organized, fun and peaceful day. The great weather, of course, helped, too.

David Chapin:

Today was a great day. Lars, it was wonderful to get the benefit of your experience, combined with a chance to experiment for ourselves.

Thanks so much!!

Karl Koch:

Thank you for sharing with us today Lars! I have been thinking about all the new ideas that I was exposed to today. And thank you Ted for hosting us in your shop and yard!

It was a good day! Which is never something to be taken for granted.

Much appreciated,