Welcome to the CICAAW website!

We hope to see you at an upcoming meeting.
Safe turning!

A group of hobbyist and semi-professional woodturners that
get together to learn, trade ideas, and generally socialize.
Professional turner Judy Ditner demonstrating a spin top. Professional turner Chris Ramsey turning a thin natural edge piece. Portable sawmill being used at our annual picnic event. Club member Al Crandall demonstrating hollowing techniques. Professional turner Clay Foster demonstrating a multi-axis turning. Club member Jim Dupler brought this wonderful piece to show-n-tell.

We are the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, based in Zionsville, Indiana. We usually meet at the Boys and Girls Club of Zionsville on the second Sunday of each month, but be sure to check the calendar for the place and time each month.

Our club was formed in 1987, soon after the national American Association of Woodturners was formed. Our members range from hobbyists to professional turners, from those who have turned for decades to those that haven't yet spent a day at the lathe. Learn more

Club members can create their own woodturning Galleries!  Log in, then select "Create content" from the left side navigation block, then select "Turning gallery" to get started.  From the website interface, you can upload photos of your work into one or more galleries.

Please consider showing off your turnings for others to benefit from.

Browse our members' galleries.

Club members can create their own woodturning Articles!  Log in, select "Create content" from the left side navigation block, then select "Article" to get started.  Please consider writing up your helpful tips for others to benefit from.

You can format the article contents using a nice website editor and upload images right to insert into your article.  You can drag to resize the images and visitors will still be able to click to see the original full size images.

Browse our members' articles.

The 2011 AAW Symposium celebrates 25 years of the woodturning association.

Attendees enjoy World-class demonstrators, an incredible Instant Gallery, a Trade Show, an awards/auction Banquet, and more.

Visit the AAW website to learn more about the 2011 AAW Symposium or to register to attend!

CICAAW May 2012 Newsletter

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In the May newsletter you'll read about Ron Cruze and Dick Gerard promoting woodturning, a recap of the Dale MIner demo on metal spinning and, as always, show & tell.

Curt Rush - June Demo Artist

Date: 
Sun, 06/10/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Zionsville Boys and Girls Club

Curt Rush is our demo artist for June.

Ron Cruze - May Demo Artist

Date: 
Sun, 05/20/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Zionsville Boys and Girls Club

Ron Cruze is our featured demo artist for our May meeting.  Note that this meeting is the third Sunday of the month due to Mother's Day being on the second Sunday.

CICAAW April 2012 Newsletter

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In the April newsletter you'll find a recap of the Mark Gardner demo given at the March meeting.  Show and Tell and much, much more!

CICAAW March Newsletter

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In the March issue you will get valuable information regarding the upcoming demonstration by professional turner, Mark Gardner, a re-cap of the Cory Robinson discussion at the February meeting; as well as, pictures of the great project shared during the February Show & Tell.

Joe Bates's Turnings

Most of my turnings are from wood I've collected over the years, a great deal of it from Tasmania, Australia.  I followed a timber buyer for six months through the forest coops there salvaging figured timber and he gave me first choice of his gleanings.  The woods come from virgin forests that were clear cut for paper pulp, a horrendous practice that has thankfully ceased since I was there.  I bought myrtle, Tasmanian blackwood, and eucalypt, all highly figured.  I turn mostly bowls, platters and hollow vessels from this wood.  I also make a few boxes.

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Mopani, Mallee and Blackwood Boxes Blackwood Box Mopani Pepper Grinder - Ornamental Turnings African Blackwood Bowl - Ornamental Interior
Quilted Myrtle Platter Quilted Myrlte Bowl Mallee Burl Walnut with acrylic highlights
Eucalypt Burl - wax finish Spalted Maple - acrylic finish inside Myrtle Vase with Brazilian Rosewood

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February 2012

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In the February issue of the CICAAW newsletter, you find a recap of the January meeting in which Bob Anderson discussed compressed wood and also demo-ed makeing bugs on the lathe.  You also find pictures from Show & Tell and information about upcoming events.

Annual Christmas Party

Date: 
Sun, 12/09/2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: 
Zionsville Boys and Girls Club

Our annual Christmas Party - open turning seesion.  Bring your favourite cookies and turning tools.

Club meeting at Indyfest - Terry Quiram carbide hollowing tools

Date: 
Sun, 09/09/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Ray Thompson - Anderson, IN

We will be holding our meeting during Indyfest at Ray's.  Terry Quiram will demo carbide hollowing tools.

Indyfest - Ray Thompson

Date: 
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 9:00am - Sun, 09/09/2012 - 4:00pm
Location: 
Ray Thompson - Anderson, IN

Ray Thompson will be holding his bi-annual Indyfest this year at his place in Anderson IN.  Contact Ray for more info.

25th Anniversary Symposium

Visit the AAW website to learn more about the 2011 AAW Symposium in St. Paul, MN.

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