"Unus bonum vertere dignus alium" "One good turn deserves another"
DelVal Turner's Regular Meeting
Tuesday November 11th, 2025
We would like to welcome you all to November 11, 2025 meeting at the Moorestown Friends School at 7 PM
We will have a live demonstration on turning a Pepper Mill. You are encouraged to print the attached
information sheet for notetaking on the demonstration.
Please plan to bring a Holiday turning you have created. We hope this will be a time to share and inspire others through your creativity. Holiday turnings make great stocking stuffers and cherished gifts.
There will be a Show and Tell, so please bring your latest turnings. This is always a well-received time of sharing.
The results of the “interest Survey” taken last month to help in planning our future HOW - Hands on Workshops are in. The greatest interest was in Finishing and finishing techniques, Hollow forms and hollowing followed by Coloring, dying and colorizing techniques. The next vote getters were Boxes (with or without lids) and Pyrography. This was followed by Platters and Plates, and Skill Building and Challenges: Spheres, Puzzle Boxes, Sphericons. This information will aide in the planning for our spring offerings. If you feel comfortable presenting one of these topics, or something different, please let one of our officers know.
We will hold a 50/50. This benefits the club and our offerings.
On October 21st, Phil Hauser held an open house in his shop. The focus that evening was on “work holding devices”. Those in attendance indicated that it was a good evening together. You are encouraged to attend these offerings in the future.
Looking ahead;
On December 9th we will hold our annual Holiday Dinner and Silent Auction.
January 13th will include a live demonstration of Ron Brown’s Best - bowl from a board system.
Dues are $25 for the year. Please see John Dighton with your payment. We will be adjusting our mailing list in the new year to focus on paid members. We don’t want to lose any one so please address this soon. Please bring a check or pay online using PayPal on our website: https://www.delvalturners.com
We hope to see you on November 11, 2025.
DelVal Executive Team
How to make a Peppermill October 2025.do[...]
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A 50/50 will be conducted at the meeting, but is not available online.
Park in the lower lot by the sports fields. Follow the path shown by the red marker on the picture to enter the building for the meeting at the wood shop.
Join or Renew Membership at DelVal Turners
2025 forms are available by clicking the link below
Slideshow - Wood turned objects
DelVal Turners' Club Officers
Paul Bracciante, President
Dave Potts, Exec VP
John Dighton, Treasurer
Michael Zickler, VP Secretary
Dave Leader, Webmaster
David A Potts, VP Membership
Philip Hauser, VP HOWs
John Dighton, Program Director
Marty Richter, MFS Liaison
MEETINGS:
DelVal Turners meets either in-person at the Morestown Friends School or virtually using Zoom on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Meeting topics include show and tells, demonstrations, and discussions on various turning related subjects, such as tool sharpening, sanding, finishing, chucks, jigs, marketing your crafts etc. New members are encouraged to contribute new ideas to help create an interesting and challenging program. Our demonstrations are most often given by nationally and internationally renowned turners and artists.
MEETING TIME AND PLACE:
Our remote/Zoom meetings start at 6:30 PM with a social 30 minutes. The meeting starts at 7PM. We are planning for more face to face meetings to take place at the Morrestown Friends School.
OTHER EVENTS: Philip Hauser runs a great hands on open house at his workshop on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The open house is an informal setting where members discuss different issues such as tool use, tool sharpening, wood preparation, and turning techniques. Phil and other members often demonstrate these techniques. See Member's Area for Phil's contact information.
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES:
A 50/50 raffle is conducted during most meetings to augment the club’s finances.
DEMONSTRATIONS:
The club invites some of the best woodturners in the world to demonstrate at our club meetings and via Zoom remote sessions. Woodturners freely share their skills with all, thus providing novice to expert turners with a wealth of information.
OTHER BENEFITS:
The club will often offer information about wood that has become available and tools for sale. We also inform members of different woodturning events in the area and upcoming symposiums.
MEMBERSHIP AND DUES:
Membership is open to all interested in woodturning. Annual dues are $ 25.00 per person. Dues are valid for the calendar year starting January 1st. Dues for the half year of July to December are $12.50 per person.
Members are strongly encouraged to join the American Association of Woodturners. It publishes a great quarterly magazine about woodturning and an annual directory of members and resources and it organizes annual symposiums. The AAW offers liability insurance for all club organized activities to AAW members. Click here for Membership
We will be meeting in person and also meeting on Zoom when we have a remote demonstrator. We may have meetings where members of DelValTurners are demonstrating via Zoom from Phil Hauser's shop. Check the email newsletter for the next month's schedule.
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