Current KCWT membership cards give members 10% discount on non-electrical
items at Woodcraft, Metro Hardwoods, Schutte Lumber, Rockler, Penn State, and
Klingspor. This 10% discount is an enormous member benefit. Many members use
this benefit to pay for their dues many times over.
FUTURE MEETING DEMOS: Watch this space.
OPEN TURNING:
Open Turning in our lathe room is scheduled for Wednesday (except 3rd
Wednesday) and Thursday evenings 6:00pm to 9:00pm and on Saturday mornings
8:30am-noon. All eight lathes are available for use. You can always drop by and
talk about a project. Coffee is free and so is the advice.
FUTURE EVENTS:
Lathe Room Cleanup - September 13th, 2025 (Saturday) 8:30am to noon:
The Open House is the next day so we need the Shop to be looking its best. We
NEED volunteers. No lathe work until the Shop is clean. The cleaning should
only take a couple of hours with a good cleanup crew.
Local Block Party and
Clubhouse Open House - September 14th, 2025 (Sunday):
CANCELLED
Top Turning Event - September 20th, 2025 (Saturday):
We need to turn a lot of tops for the upcoming Santa's Workshop. Start at
8:30am and continue sometime in the afternoon. If you want to learn how to turn
a top, we will teach you. Blanks will be provided. All you need is a 1/2"
spindle gouge.
Kaw Valley Farm Tour in Lawrence, KS - October 4th and 5th (Sat,
Sun):
The KC Woodturners are going to turn tops for sale at the Pendleton Farm. We
hope to sell a couple hundred tops. This event is two day, so we would like top
turning volunteers to volunteer for a four hour time slot for one day. More
information about times and event address will come later so watch this notice.
Bowl-A-Palooza - Maybe October 19th (Sun):
We are going to twice turn bowls for sale to area realtors. This will be the
coring and first turning before the rough-turned bowls go into the kiln. The
bowls will be second turned at a later date. Come and watch the experts turn.
Santas Workshop - November 22nd and 23rd (Sat, Sun):
The dates of this Guild/Woodturner event are not quite set in stone. The Guild
will let us know. This is a major event for both of our clubs. Over a thousand
young kids will watch toy trucks being made by the Guild. The Woodturners will
turn tops to be placed in the toy truck bed for hauling around. The KC
Woodturners will also sell donated items at this event. Club members can sell
their turnings for a small percent fee. This is a great time to sell Holiday
related items. We will need volunteers to help sell items, turn tops, and talk
about our club to anybody interested. There will be a volunteer signup later.
KC Woodturners Holiday Party - December 8th (Mon):
We will have a nice meal together at the clubhouse, talk about the past year, chat with old friends and maybe make some new ones. The entire household is invited. Please RSVP for this eveny so we can purchase the right amount of food. The club will furnish sandwiches, cold drinks, wine, plates, utensils and napkins. The members please bring a salad or dessert to share. There will be a woodturned gift exchange (if you bring something you will get something). There will probably be a voluntary woodturning event of some sort.