Dallas Area Woodturners (DAW) is a non profit organization that was organized in 1996 and has grown to over 200 members today. The club focuses on helping our membership learn and grow through education, demonstrations and sharing techniques, tooling and best practices with one other. The DAW is active in community service through woodturning. Check out the DAW YouTube Channel for videos of DAW woodturning demonstrations.
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Enjoy some of our members’ creations
Tod Raines – “Ceremony”, Poplar, paint Kevin Bassett Doug Cooley – segmented Hollow Vessel Ron Giordano, Combination-lock box, Made from maple, walnut, and mahogany. 5″ high and 3-1/2″ diameter. John Holderman – Cedar Elm (tall), Red Elm (medium), and African Black Wood (small). Dick Koch, Trumkreisel., Made from maple with a walnut post. Tony Cohen – Drinking vessel made out of scrap wood. Chris Cohen – Bottle topper that also serves as a functioning shot glass, White Oak Tod Raines – Small aperitif vessel turned from sycamore, 3.5″ high. Tod Raines – Classic wine glass form, Ash, 6″ high. Alain Schwarz – Drinking Vessel, Made of miscellaneous scraps of wood. Mike and Joan Sahl Jim McCleskey – Wedding Goblet with Captured Rings Ron Giordano – Natural Edge Goblet, 5-1/2″ high, found wood. Dick Koch – Classic thin wall goblet turned from maple and finished with gloss lacquer. Kevin Bassett – This Wood Cat Shot Glass is made from some scrap Pine and the tail is from Comp Wood. Phil Wilson’s turnings Chris Cohen – Bell made from cherry Dick Koch – Maple and Walnut Inside-Out Christmas Tree Candle Holder Phil Wilson – Vessel is American Elm and Snowman is Figured Western Maple. Ron Giordano – Made from Poplar and Colored with Black Fiebing’s Leather Dye and Tombow Markers. Bob Fleming Lou Boudreaux John Holderman Bob Fleming Ron Howe – Floating Lidded Vessel. Maple, Black Laquer, Acrylic paint, Gloss Lacquer. Box with Gold Leaf. Ron Howe Dick Koch – Ambrosia Maple, Crepe Myrtle, Gold Leaf Ron Giordano – Illuminated Sea Urchin. Walnut finial and base, lacquer, Mini LED bulb. Kevin Bassett -Natural Edge Vase, Red Oak Burl, Trans Tint Dye Joan Sahl Bowl with Norway’s west coast viksdal style paint Chris Cohen – Spalted Ring Box Steve Thomasson – Morocco Blue bowl Jim LaRocca – Big Leaf Maple Sunset over Water dyed bowl David Young – Red Oak, ambrosia maple, and maple. It has been spray painted, airbrushed, dyed, carved, and textured Bob Fleming – Textured, Rim Bowl Mike Sahl – Norwegian Style painted Egg Jon Searles – Segmented Ball Michael Boyle – Shop Mallet Cory White – Catalpa Bowl Textured and Dyed Don Chesser Ornament Kevin BAssett – Natural edge Vase with Turquoise Jim LaRocca – Cherry Goblet with Cocobolo Stem Kevin Bassett – Box Elder spheroid Ron Giordano – Keepsake box, Pear, Spalted Maple Lid, Inlaid Walnut Ring Tod Raines Oval box and sphere Ron Howe Decorated Bowl Jim LaRocca – Natural Edge Mesquite Various – Apr 2019 Show and Tell Tod Raines – Curly Cherry Platter Kevin Bassett – spalted vase, a small sphere riding the edge Jim LaRocca – Big Leaf Maple Burl box with Jatoba insert and Padauk top Tony Cohen – Found wood Vase Kevin Travell – Acrylic Bottle stopper LSU colors, fleur de lis emblem Various – Apr 2019 Show and Tell Texas Pen Class
Featured Video of the Month
Takehito Nakajima Wood Turning Video
Takehito Nakajima is a well-respected wood turner from the west coast of Japan. His lathe is driven by belts where the direction of spin is controlled by left and right foot pedals that move the drive belt onto pulleys on the main shaft. His lathe is mounted on a table and he sits against the table with his legs below the bed to operate the pedals. Takehito forges his own tools, as do many Japanese turners. A unique aspect of Japanese wood turning is that the tool rest is not attached to the lathe but is mounted in a small stand that can positioned anywhere. 
Interview: https://www.woodreview.com.au/profiles/a-japanese-turner
Facebook: http://takehitowoodworks.com/statement.html
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Current state of affairs – COVID-19 and Club meetings
As we transition to a more normal state of affairs, club meetings/demos will be held at WoodWorld AND be over a Zoom meeting. The meeting will start at 6:00 pm. The demo will start at 6:30. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to members and also be available here prior to the meeting/demo. DAW COVID Policies
Instructions for connecting to a group meeting with Zoom
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