The March meeting was held on March 9 at Millworks in Bloomington. The April meeting will be held in a new location in Peoria. they will be held at James Pearce's shop at SW Washington St and Persimmon in Peoria. Here is a map to the new location. The address is: 1101 S.W. Washington St. Peoria Illinois 61602.

We had 30 members in attendance including new member James Pearce. Welcome to the club James.

The President's Challenge for May is to turn a piece with a foot that shows 'lift'.

The 2009 symposium will be in Albuquerque New Mexico. More information is available on the AAW website at http://www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2009/

After many years of searching, the AAW has reached an agreement with a well-respected national company that specializes in providing health and other insurance to associations such as the AAW. We can now offer most of our U.S. resident members and their families medical insurance policies at very competitive rates through Association Health Programs (AHP) from Overland Park, Kansas.

More detailed information can be found on the AAW website at this link.

The AAW now has a YouTube channel where condensed versions of all their online symposium videos and other woodturning related videos can be viewed. Click here to have a look around.

On April 18, Frank Kobilsek will be hosting ‘Stabbing and Slabbing’ in Mendota

On May 30, "Living History" Day in Toluca. Please contact Terry Quiram with any questions

This month's raffle winners were; Dave Harmer, Dick Coers, Dave Bloom, Roger Alexander, Bill Schultz, James Pearce, Hod Bailey.

The following members shared and discussed their work with us:

Keith Adams - Elm and Maple Thumb Rim (TR) Bowls
Keith Zimmerman - Catalpa TR Bowl
Dave Harmer - TR Bowl
Tony Parisi - TR Bowl
Dave Bloom - Walnut TR, Maple, Mexican Ebony natural edge bowl
Joe Landon - TR Bowl, hollow form
Tom Tonozzi - TR Cherry Bowl, Cedar Bowl
Bill Patton - Cherry box
Dick Coers - Maple w/woodburning, Dragon Fly pierced bowl
Bill Schultz - Hollow form
Harold Levin - Walnut Bowl
Dave Kraft - Catalpa TR Bowl and Bonker
Dwight Crane - Colored Hollow Form
Terry Quiram - Square tops, Cedar bowl and tools
James Pearce - Orange Agate bowl, colored Cherry bowl
Hod Bailey - Hollow form
Frank Kobilsek - Fluted Ambrosia Maple bowl
Dennis Belcher - TR Bowl

See photos of our members showing their work at the March Show-n-tell.

   

The March program was given by Jacob Grant, an potter from Peoria. He gave a talk about feet on bowls and vessels. He used a slide show to show different types of feet and how they contributed to the success of each piece shown. Jacob shared much good information and had good answers for all questions. This was a very good follow up to our demo from last month. Thanks for your time, patience, and such great information Jacob.