Welcome - The Tidewater Turners welcome you to our web site and to the joy of woodturning in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Our club has over 120 members dedicated to the craft of woodturning and it is our sincere wish to share our interest and knowledge of woodturning with others. Our web site is is a small part of our sharing as it is only one of several venues we use to reach out to those interested woodturning. We hope you enjoy your journey through our web site and find it inspiring you to take up woodturning and/or come join us at one of our meetings.
Richard Raffan visited the Tidewater Turners and the Woodcraft at Janaf in Norfolk,Virginia from 16-20 May 2010.
While here,
Richard demonstrated for the club and put on a four day workshop for Woodcraft. Great fun was had by all!
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Visit Richard's Site
Visit the Album in the Gallery
Our Focus - Tidewater Turners is a non-profit organization located in Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of our organization is to promote the advancement of woodturning skills for our members and other interested persons through an open exchange of knowledge, ideas and information. We also strive to increase public awareness of woodturning as a popular craft and as an art form.
David Ellsworth came to the Tidewater region and put on a one day demo for the Tidewater Turners at the Woodcraft at Janaf on 30 May 2010. Shown demonstrating his method of centering a rough shaped section of log by eye.
He measured from the top of the lathe to the edge of the work. He also noted the location of the pith as well as features of the log, such as grain and top of rim for natural edge. He would then adjust first the live center, then the drive center by half the distance of the difference in height in order for the finished
piece to be balanced and the heartwood equal on both sides. It seems simple but was based on his vast experience in turning wood. See more of David here (NOTE - more photos posted as they come in).
Special Announcements
2010 Virginia Symposium Info Sheet (JUL 10)
A Little Club History (10 FEB 10)
Register for the 2010 Virginia Woodturning Symposium (4 FEB 10)
Review Club Bylaws for Officer and Board Duty Descriptions (25 SEP 09)
Sprouting Spindleers make the news (19 APR 09)
Request the "Woodturning Workshop" on local PBS (DEC 08)
Come Join the Shop Talk (OCT 08)
Put on your best face (JUL 08)
Club youth program (AUG 08)
Club turning blank program sponsored by the Janaf Woodcraft and West Penn Hardwoods (AUG 08)
2008 Virginia Symposium documents (brochure, letter, sessions) (SEP 08)
AAW Emergency Relief Fund (SEP 08)
Ida Barbour Art Auction flyer (SEP 08)
