Links

The purpose of this page is to offer you links to web pages that can provide more woodturning resources – clubs, well-known turners, vendors, and regional symposia. If you would like to see a link added to this page, or if one of these links no longer works, please contact the webmaster.

The Willamette Valley Woodturners is proud to be an affiliated chapter of:

The American Association of Woodturners

Other Woodturning Clubs in Oregon with websites:

Beaver State Woodturners (Serving Eugene, Roseburg, Lebanon)

Cascade Woodturners Association (Serving Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington)

Mid-Columbia Woodturners (Serving eastern Oregon and eastern Washington)

Northwest Woodturners (Serving Portland)

Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild (Serving all professional and aspiring professional turners in the NW)

Education

 

The club has an extensive library of videos and books on woodturning.  However, sometimes you want information on a specialized topic in woodturning that we don't have in the library.  Or, you may need information on a completely different topic, such as furniture making, metal working, welding, hanging drywall, bead making, airbrushing or just about anything else, and don't want to have to spend a fortune on DVD's you'll only watch once or twice.

Some of our members have used the services of "SmartFlix", and are very happy with the service and the quality of information on these DVD's.  As of this writing, SmartFlix has 5,352 videos in 224 categories.  These are all technical-type DVD's - not movies.

We added a link to this organization for two reasons.  One, it's a great service.  Second, if you use the following link and rent something from SmartFlix, the club will receive a donation of $5.00.  You have to go to their website using this link, because our "affiliate number" is embedded  in the link.  That way, they know who gets the credit.  But, we would be adding the link even if #2 wasn't true, because, after renting several of their DVD's, we really do believe that this is a good potential resource for our club members.

 

Here's the link:  SmartFlix.com How-To DVDs

 

Woodturning Vendors

   

    Woodturning Online:  www.woodturningonline.com

    More Woodturning:   www.fholder.com

    The Wooden Post:     www.woodenpost.com

    Wood 'n Whimsies:   www.woodnwhimsies.com

    Holbren Precision Cutting Tools:  www.holbren.com

    Abrasive Solutions Inc:  www.abrasivesASAP.com

 

Turners on the Web

Donald Derry:  www.donaldderry.com

Bonnie Klein:   www.bonnieklein.com

Nick Stagg:      http://nickstagg.com/

Information on Toxic Woods

Like many things in nature, you need to be aware of the side-effects of the dust and shavings generated by the type of wood you use in turning.  Some woods rarely cause allergic reactions, while others commonly result in severe toxic reactions, and should only be used when adequate protection is taken, both by the turner and by any bystanders.  The following websites contain valuable information on the frequency and type of toxic effects inherent in many types of wood.

 

www.ci.tucson.az.us/arthazards/wood2.html

www.mnwoodturners.com/New_Member_Docs/Toxic_Woods_Chart.html

 

The Willamette Valley Woodturners offers no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the information, goods or services provided by any organization or individual related to any of the links that appear on this page.