Woodturning Sumposiums



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Welcome to Rocky Mountain Woodturners

We meet the Thursday after the first Tuesday of every month, 6:15 pm at Woodcraft in Loveland located at 3718 Draft Horse Drive in Loveland, CO..

You are invited to attend your first two meetings as our guest. Please contact Chris Van Woerkomn at mcvan1@gmail.com for information.

2024 Membership dues are $50, family $65, dual clubs $25.00 and student $30. Dues may be given to or mailed to Vice President, Margaret Stiles (1667 Greenstone Trail, Fort Collins, CO 80525). We now offer online membership as well. Please click here for the membership page. Your membership card will get you a discount at several local turning supply retail stores (see the Resources page.)

News (see events page for more details)

YouTube Channel for Rocky Mountain Woodturners Videos

RMWT has set up a YouTube Channel to make our club demonstration videos available online. A tab is now in the menu bar. To view a video click here.



2024 Educational Opportunity Grant Applications

The annual Educational Opportunity Grant process is active, so please consider applying. See details at the following link: David Nittmann Educational Opportunity Grant Application.

Submit 2024 completed applications to Educational Opportunity Grant Chairman Clarence Sitzman, SeeSitzman@aol.com. If you have questions regarding RMWT Educational Opportunity Grant grants, please contact Clarence.


Woodbank

Woodbank Guidelines now available. Must be read prior to use of the woodbank.



Upcoming Meetings

Meetings of the Rocky Mountain Woodturning Club are held monthly at Woodcraft in Loveland located at 3718 Draft Horse Drive in Loveland, CO. For directions go to Woodcraft/Loveland or call 970.292.5940. Click here for upcoming meetings and scheduled events.

Up Coming Meetings



April 4, 2024 - Live demo at Woodcraft, We will meet in person and also use Zoom for an Interactive Remote Demonstration for anyone who cannot join in person.

Keith Gotschall - Off Center Platter

Keith grew up in the Midwest, but quickly made Colorado his home in 1981. Living in Boulder, he took advantage of all the outdoor activities available. Rock climbing in particular became a passion of his. That pursuit took him to many of the climbing areas of the US and various international destinations as well. To fund these adventures Keith followed another lifelong passion of his, woodworking. Starting in a factory on the night shift, making “butcher block” furniture, he quickly rose through the ranks. He made his way through various cabinet shops, ending with a designer making very eclectic furniture. In 1989 he struck out on his own, developing his own clientele and designs under the name K2 Woodworks. Keith still takes on the occasional furniture commission. 1998 saw his change in focus from furniture to woodturning. Keith worked the craft show circuit as well as making for wholesale accounts. Moving from Boulder to the small town of Salida Colorado precipitated another change in life for Keith, as it was there that he met his wife Catherine. 18 months living in England was followed by a return to Salida. Keith now fills his workdays with production architectural turning, furniture, teaching and demonstrations, as well as any old weird job that comes in. For fun he is still exploring Colorado, often on his dual sport motorbike.

Keith took classes from notable masters early in his turning career, and remembers that excitement of exploration. In his classes and demonstrations Keith brings that same level of enthusiasm for learning and joy of sharing to his students.

With his background in fine art, and a love of the truly utilitarian, Keith’s work can be noted for its clean lines, smooth curves and tight detail. Sometimes whimsical, often classical, Keith enjoys working in a broad body of work and is hard to pigeonhole.

Off Center platter: In this demo an off-center platter will be turned, using all the traditional techniques that one would use for a normal platter. But in addition, we will go one step further and go “off-center” to make a very unique turning. I will use a 4 jaw chuck in the expansion mode to show how I go about making an off center turning without the use of specialized equipment. Correct tool techniques will be emphasized. All the safety considerations and design potentials will be shown and discussed. This is a lively demo, with some possibility of crowd input on the final form.


March 8, 2024 - Hands on class at Woodcraft,

Keith Gotschall - Tortilla Warmer

Keith Gotschall hands on class sign up

Keith Gotschall Hands-On Class - $150 from 9:30am to 5pm

Tortilla Warmer by Keith Gotschall First, what is a tortilla warmer? Well it’s nothing you plug in, it is a simple container to hold pre-warmed tortillas, crepes, pancakes etc. so that they retain some of their heat and delectability! It is in essence a larger lidded bowl. This is a great intermediate project for anyone to tackle. It covers the use of a 4 jaw chuck in both expansion and contraction modes. We will go over wood selection, tool use, cutting techniques and design considerations. I will be making the project along with everyone, so every step will be covered, showed and explained. There are a few tips that will help to make things easier, and in the end you will have a covered bowl, perfect for many uses. I will provide the wood at cost, so everyone is using suitable material that is easy to turn. Tools to bring, 3/8 bowl gouge, 3/8 spindle gouge, squared nose scraper or skew. I will have some tools to loan out too.


May 9, 2024 - Live demo at Woodcraft, We will meet in person and also use Zoom for an Interactive Remote Demonstration for anyone who cannot join in person.

Pat Scott - Plates / Skews


June 6, 2024 - Live demo at Woodcraft, We will meet in person and also use Zoom for an Interactive Remote Demonstration for anyone who cannot join in person.

TBD


July, 2024

Summer Picnic


August 8, 2024 - Live demo at Woodcraft, We will meet in person and also use Zoom for an Interactive Remote Demonstration for anyone who cannot join in person.

Elizabeth Weber - TBD/Testure