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Chicago Woodturners
Member work, monthly demos, and practical shop help
Chicago Woodturners is a Chicago-area AAW chapter where members bring in work, stay for the demonstration, compare notes at instant gallery, and keep a project moving between meetings.
- Meeting night Mentoring at 6:00 PM, demonstration and instant gallery at 7:00 PM
- Visitors welcome Come by before you join, get a feel for the room, and talk to people.
- Since 1988 An AAW chapter with a long newsletter and gallery record behind the meetings.
First visit: come a little early, look over the instant gallery table, and stay for the demo. What meeting night feels like Ask first if you prefer
Start here
Three pages most people need first
If you are checking out the club, renewing, or trying to solve something in the shop, these are the quickest ways in.
Visit a meeting Find the next date, map, and current club schedule
Use Events for the monthly meeting, classes, open shop, symposium dates, and the other things that are on the calendar right now.
Join or renew Current dues, printable form, and where to bring or mail itIf you decide to keep coming back, Membership has the one form and the payment details in one place.
Get shop help Mentors, handouts, safety notes, and class linksIf you are stuck on a tool, a technique, or a project, start there and follow the part that fits.
Current schedule
What is coming up before the next monthly meeting
Use this section for the near-term cycle: the next few dates, short notices, and the pages that stay current when plans change.
Calendar picks
The next few dates
Classes, open shop, outreach, and other club dates already on the calendar.
Keep handy
Events handles dates. News handles short notices.
If you only need what is current right now, those two pages will stay more up to date than the home page.
Recent notices
Announcements, reminders, and volunteer needs
Short current items from the club inbox and the current meeting cycle.
In the room
What a regular club night actually looks like
The club works best in person. People bring in work, watch the demonstration, and stay around afterward to compare tools, surfaces, and the mistakes worth not repeating.
That mix of showing work, asking questions, and talking through the next step is what keeps people coming back.
What to expect
Part demo, part instant gallery, part shop talk
Come a little early if you can. People are usually already looking over the instant gallery table or talking through a tool, a finish, or a problem piece.
If you want the practical version of the club, Meetings and Events are the two pages to keep handy.
People do not just watch. They ask questions, try things, and keep working between meetings.
That is when people compare approaches, solve problems, and point each other toward the next step.
Member work
Recent member work and archive selects
A few hand-picked pieces appear here first. The full Gallery and newsletter archive go further into the longer club record.
Between meetings
Keep these pages handy once you know your way around
They cover what meeting night feels like, the longer club record, the community work, and how to get to the right person.
Meetings Read what the regular meeting night usually feels like
Good first if you want a fuller picture of mentoring, instant gallery, demonstrations, and shop talk in the room.
Newsletter archive Read the latest issue or dig into the longer club recordStart with the newest issue, then browse older recaps, photos, and program notes when you want more context.
Community Awards, Women in Turning, symposium work, and service projectsThat page carries the chapter recognitions and the service work members keep showing up for.
Contact Use the club inbox when you need the right personGood for introductions, membership follow-up, meeting questions, and the questions that do not fit anywhere else.