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Who are we...?


The Mid-Columbia Woodturners Association (MCWT) is a woodturning club recognized by the American Association of Woodturners (AAW).  Our interest include training for our members, public outreach such as teaching students, and having a great time together!  Our 80+ members come from towns such as the Tri-cities, Yakima, Prossor, Walla Walla, Milton Freewater, and Hermiston.

Are you interested in learning more, while spending time with fun people who love woodturning?  If so, you can join us for
 $45 per year, or $55 for your entire family. 


     What you get
      - Access to 6 Powermatic lathes
      -  Meet fun, talented woodturners
      - Attendance at monthly demonstrations
      - Training from world renowned experts
      - Info on tools, wood, and tips

To join, click here

For questions please contact one of our board members here.

 

 

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Club Photo Album


In the News...

Thinking Safely...

Picture of the Month...


The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is a great resource. For those that are not members I strongly encourage you to join. It has a great learning portal which can be accessed here.


A common question: is this wood safe to use as a plate/bowl/cutting board/etc.?


Despite the very long list of woods, very few are actually toxic in and of themselves. But what a great number of woods do have the potential to do is cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.


A great resource to determine characteristics of wood, including toxicity is the Wood Database.


David Nittmann

Jerry Johnson provided this photo of David Nittmann who was our clubs first demonstrator in June of 1999! David gets credit for popularizing basket illusion embellishment. Sadly, he passed away in 2014. The meeting was at Jerry's shop; attendees included Ron & Judy Gerton, Chuck Madson, and John Clark.

AAW

Mid-Columbia Woodturners is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, which has over 13,000 members and 330+ chapters in the United States and abroad.