by Peter Downing | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog
Most Holiday Seasons, I pick a theme for my Wood Turning. This year I choose bells. Here is a picture of about 20 of the just under 40 bells I’ve turned in November. The other 18 or so are hanging from our Dining Room light fixture, or have been given away by Jen to...
by Peter Downing | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog
27 members attended the November 4th meeting and many of them brought their submissions for the Festival of Trees fundraiser. If you missed the meeting and have ornaments created for the tree, drop a line to secretary.hubcityturners@gmail.com and we’ll find a way to...
by Peter Downing | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog
Being Prepared It is the 22nd of October and I’ve finished a Christmas gift for my Granddaughter. Using locally salvaged and dried green ash, I’ve made small toy kitchen utensils, and a pot set. The pots are 10 cm diameter, and the spatula, spurts, and scoop are about...
by Peter Downing | Sep 10, 2025 | Blog
Welcome back! Very close to 40 members showed up for a jam-packed meeting. President Jim Beebe started the meeting off with an introduction of the guests, then moved into a few business items, show and tell, a break and a demo. What we did over the summer! Michael...
by Peter Downing | Aug 17, 2025 | Blog
To say “inclement weather for the season” would be a slight understatement as the Hub City Turners made their way to the Shell Lake gazebo for their annual retreat. On Wednesday evening, prior to our arrival, Shell Lake experienced severe weather with dangerous winds...
