Our next meeting

May 6th 2008

We meet the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm - 9:30pm at Rockler.

Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
2553 S Colorado Blvd. #108
Denver, CO 80222

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The FRW Executive Committee has been working very hard to update the club bylaws to fill some gaps, formalize some procedures, and to bring them more in line with the suggested AAW content for not-for-profit organizations. As part of the process, we need you, the members, to review and approve these new, proposed bylaws, which are attached in PDF format. In addition, they will be posted on the website, and printed copies will be available for review at the May meeting.

At the May meeting, we will have a vote to accept or reject these proposed bylaws. If the bylaws are accepted, we will send the accepted version to the AAW as our updated bylaws. If the bylaws are rejected, more Executive Committee meetings will be scheduled to allow input and discussions from any members who want to make changes to the proposed bylaws.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or Andy Zartman.

Alisa Limvere
FRW Secretary

Click Here for Bylaws


Hello Andy,

The AAW Chapter e-mail is now up and running again

Here is a message that Bill Haskell, AAW Board member and Treasurer has asked me to send to you. Please get the word out to tyour Chapter members. Here is an exciting piece of information you should pass on to your chapter membership both at your meetings and via e-mail.

A drawing will be held to raise funds for a past president and AAW workhorse and champion, Phil Brennion. Phil is now a quadriplegic who is in need of major health and financial support - many of his friends in the AAW want to help.

Fund raising raffle tickets can be purchased by calling or mailing the AAW office and on the Internet. Tickets will also be on sale at the Richmond symposium. The raffle prizes are:

    1. Powermatic 3520B lathe - donated by the WMH Tool Group
    2. Jet 1014 mini lathe - donated by the WMH Tool Group
    3. Oneway Stronghold 4-jaw chuck – donated by Arizona Silhouette

In addition to individual purchases, your chapter could "pass the hat" and purchase a good number of raffle tickets. If a chapter wins, they could end up with a new lathe or chuck. If they don't need the prize, it could be raffled off as a chapter fund-raiser. To read about the entire story and to buy raffle tickets, go to the AAW website: http://woodturner.org/raffle/ Here is a chance to win a lathe or chuck and help a good woodturning friend.


Dear AAW Members,

I need your help. As you know, each year the AAW holds three competitions involving the Local Chapters – the Chapter Collaborative, the website competition, and the newsletter competition. Details of these events are on the AAW website (www.woodturner.org). The winners are announced at the Symposium Banquet and auction. Quite honestly, last year these competitions did not receive anywhere near the attention and recognition that they should have. As your new (since Nov. 2007) Chapters and Membership chairman, these events fall under my purview, and I am very concerned that because of the shortcomings of last year, we may not get as many entries as we should this year... (Read the whole letter here.)


Dear AAW Members,

It is my honor to write the March letter from the Board to you, our AAW. The AAW Board members, Executive Directors, and a hundreds Richmond region chapter members have spent months working on Symposium preparations. My letter focuses on the 2008 symposium...(Read the whole letter here.)


Dear AAW Members,

Carl Voss, the Editor of the American Woodturner, has asked me to send the following message to all the AAW Chapter Presidents. This message is also on the home page of the AAW website. Please pass this message on to all your Chapter members...(Read the whole letter here.)


Schedule of Demonstrators for 2008

To Be Announced


Other Local Clubs

Ft. Collins
Colorado Springs
Pueblo



Woodturning Symposiums

Loveland, CO
Provo, UT
Mesa, AZ
AAW National





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