The Kansas City Woodturners own 12 lathes of various sizes and brands for our members who don’t have their own, or would like to try out a different lathe before buying.
WHO CAN JOIN?
We invite anybody interested in woodturning, or in learning about woodturning to join. members are encouraged to attend meetings and demonstrations, and to share their skills with others.
HOW TO JOIN
Become a member in these easy steps:
Fill out an Application. You can download and print one here
Submit your Application.
bring it to a meeting (2nd Monday of every month @ 7pm)
mail it to us:
Kansas City Woodturners
3189 Mercier St.
Kansas City, MO. 64111
Pay membership Dues. Dues are $75 per calendar year for 2020. You can pay online through PayPal, start here:
Participate.
Attend a Monthly Meeting
Visit our Shop
Work in our shop
Watch demonstrations and seminars
Take a class
Join both KC Woodturners and KC Woodworkers Guild and save $5!
The KC Woodturners sub-lease space from the KC Woodworkers’ Guild. Both groups have a shop and knowledgeable people. You can join both groups at the same time and save $5.00 KC Woodturners dues. Join both groups through the KC Woodworkers Guild website
BENEFITS OF JOINING
There are many benefits to becoming a member of our organization.
Gain and share knowledge. We are an informal group and we have a great time when we get together. Of course we also have a common interest, Woodturning, and we encourage you to share your skills and knowledge with us and we will do the same. Visit one of our monthly meetings (we meet the 2nd Monday of each month) and find out what we are all about.
Learn how to use a lathe and turn wood. And spin it and cut it and make beautiful things out of wood. We own 12 lathes of different sizes and manufactures and have open turning sessions on every Saturday morning from 8:30 am until noon, every Wednesday evening (except the 3rd Wednesday) from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, and every Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Experienced members are usually on hand to answer questions and offer help.
Save money with our Sponsors. By being a member you get a 10% discount from Woodcraft in Lenexa, KS, Schutte Lumber in Kansas City, MO. and Metro Hardwoods in Independence, MO.
See how the experts do it! We are committed for 2020 to having nationally known Woodturners in to demonstrate for us. We will attempt to have one as often as scheduling permits. There will be a modest fee for these programs. Members and non-members are welcome to attend.
We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month @7:00 at:
3189 Mercier Street,
Kansas City MO, 64111
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Please attend the SEPTEMBER Virtual Meeting on Monday, September 14th (the regular in-person September meeting has been cancelled due to Covid-19). An email will be sent to each member with details and an invitation link.
Open Turning was is limited by the City to 10 members at any time. Things are going very well so far. You must sign up using Signup Genius: Click Here to Sign Up.
Next Meeting: September 14th Virtual Meeting @ 7:00PM September Challenge: Turn a platter.
September Virtual Demo Shaun McMahon will demonstrate how to make pens. This demo coincides with your club making Freedom Pens for our troops stationed overseas.
September Silent Art Auction: The KCWT Top Guys have donated a complete Top-Making Kit to this auction. The Kit contents are extensive and include 2-hours of instruction. To see the ad and kit: Click Here. The pre-auction bid for this Fabulous Kit is $130 by 8133. Last day of this Auction will be September 18th, 2020.
UPCOMING MEETING DEMOS: October Demo Local woodturner David Bartlett will demonstrate how to turn Double Captive Ring Goblets. See what they look like: Click Here. November Demo Professional woodturner John Beaver will demonstrate beginning segmented woodturning. This technique was by far the most requested in the recent KC Woodturners Survey. For this Professional demo your club requests a $10 donation to help cover John's fee. Paypal link to donate: Click Here.
OPEN TURNING: Saturday Morning Open Turning Open every Saturday morning 8:30am-noon. Limited to 10 members for now as per City mandate. Must sign up using Signup Genius: Click Here. Wednesday Evening Open Turning Open every Wednesday evening 5:30pm-9:00pm. Limited to 10 members for now as per City mandate. Must sign up using Signup Genius: Click Here. Thursday Evening Open Turning Open every Thursday evening 5:30pm-9:00pm. Limited to 10 members for now as per City mandate. Must sign up using Signup Genius: Click Here.
