Welcome to the SVW web site 

We are located in San Jose California at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay.

Club Goals

Sharing the fun of woodturning is the basic goal. We are interested in sharing our woodturning experiences and knowledge with everyone. We are made up of novice to accomplished turners and many in between.

Meetings

The meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm. The location is the Eagle's lodge 1036 Lincoln Ave. San Jose, CA. 95125.

We welcome all visitors, join us if you can.

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Member Shops & Gallerys

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Rich Johnson - San Jose

Ardeth Sealy - San Jose

Club History

In the late '70s and '80s the Shopsmith store in San Carlos Ca. had get-together's on Thursday evenings. It was a chance to share ideas and see the new Stuff. From that group a few of those attendees broke off to have their own get-together's with the interest more focused on round things, "Turnings". At the same time another group was having meetings once a month at a woodworking store across the bay in Alameda. Their interest was also Woodturning. That was at the beginning of the (http://www.bayareawoodturners.org) Bay area Woodturners Association. Some of the Shopsmith folks even joined that group.

Back at the Shopsmith group they decided to start their own Woodturning Club. They elected a staff and that was the beginning of the West Bay Area Woodturners (http://www.westbaywoodturners.com). It didn't take very long for WBAW to outgrow the Shopsmith store. They moved to a few other locations and finally settled at a High School shop in San Mateo Ca. Members came from all over the bay area including San Jose.

A few guys that were traveling to the WBAW meetings decided to have a get-together in San Jose to see if they could start their own woodturning group. The small photo on the left was taken at one of those get-together's. They began with once a month Wednesday evening meetings. It did not take very long for the word to get out and as more people became interested and involved, in the late ninety's they became the Silicon Valley Woodturners (http://www.SVWoodturners.org) a chapter in the AAW. The meetings were held in the new president's shop in San Jose until March of 2010. The large photo at the top of this page was taken at the last meeting at that location. The meetings moved to a large meeting room at a local church in San Jose. After a few meetings at the Church the membership decided once again move the meeting. Starting January 4, 2012 the club meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of the month. The location is: The Eagle Lodge 1036 Lincoln Ave San Jose, CA 95125.

 

 

 

Our Meetings

The club encourages all members to bring in examples of what they have been working on since the last meeting. Each meeting will have a show and tell session. This is a great opportunity to share with fellow members. Each meeting will have a Presidents Challenge for the members with the idea being to get membership involvement. When you present your challenge you are given a raffle ticket. At the end of all the presentations, two tickets are drawn and given to the winning presenters. This could be a gift certificate from the local working shop or $$ or a turning block or .... whatever becomes available. There many options available to club members, examples being a supply of turning wood just a phone call away. There is a mentors group available with a phone call also. Enjoy the diversity of ths group as you travel through these pages of our woodturning world.

Programs & Challenges for 2012

For the Program & Challenge information click the gray panels to open and close. Select the images for more detail.

 

 

 

 

 

The Club Library

The Library offers over 140 DVDs, with something of interest for everyone. Whether you’re working on your first pen or making an advanced segmented turning, learning design principles or exploring metal spinning, you’ll find friendly instruction in these videos to help you build your skills. Detailed close-ups put you right there at the lathe to see the action. Best of all, you can replay a technique as many times as you want until you get it right.

Library support is part of our club budget, so our collection grows steadily. If you’ve seen a turning video advertised somewhere, it’s probably in our library. Members can check out these videos for $2/month each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join Silicon Valley Woodturners

Want to join a great group of turning enthusiasts in an atmosphere of sharing and camaraderie? Become a member of Silicon Valley Woodturners. We meet on the First Wednesday of each month at 7 PM. Drop in at any meeting and check things out complete the application form below and mail with check to Grant. We hope to see you soon. Download the PDF file here.

SVW 2012 Staff and Volunteers Contact information

President	Ard Sealy	(916) 871-4626	asealy@pacbell.net
VP Programs	Bob Gerenser	(408) 262-5411	bob.gerenser@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer	Grant Beach	(408) 314-1040	grantbeech@sbcglobal.net
Secretary	Howan Cohen	(408) 378-9456	howard687@yahoo.com
Backup Sec	Colin Mackenzie	(831) 425-1514	colin@jkvnl.com
Newsletter Editor	Mike Lanahan	(408) 926-9330	mikelan@aol.com
Sunshine Chair	Becky Frisbee	(408) 978-6219	beckyfrisbee2@gmail.com
Photographer	Jim Gott	(408) 265-9501	jgtimp@aol.com
Property Management	Gary Keogh	(408) 281-9054	gkeogh@sbcglobal.com
Backup PM	Bob Gerenser	(408) 262-5411	bob.gerenser@sbcglobal.net
Ways & Means	John Whittier	(408) 379-3722	turninghands@yahoo.com
Librarian	Phil Roybal	(408) 255-4789	phil@philroybal.com
Site Prep Committee	Johnny Alias	(408) 227-2423	vet59@ix.netcom.com
Site Prep Committee	Milton West	(408) 729-6334	miltwest@sbcglobal.net
Webmaster	Rich Johnson	(408) 254-8485	Rich@latheart.com
Membership	Currently Open
Apparel	Currently Open