by Peter Downing | May 17, 2026 | Blog
On the weekend of May 16 & 17, 2026, Nelson & Cheryl Coupland welcomed 27 people to their shop and home for the bi-annual rally at Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada for two fun days of carving and camaraderie. In addition to carvers and turners there were...
by Peter Downing | May 12, 2026 | Blog
40+ Members and one new visitor came by for our last structured meeting of the 2025-2026 HCT year. Tonight Jim Beebe called the meeting to order at 7pm. At this time Jim informed the group that his two year term as President of the Hub City Turners had come to the...
by Peter Downing | May 2, 2026 | Blog
Mel Genge has been turning wood from his shop into an array of kitchen items. The result is a set of kitchen utensils that will be given as a wedding gift. Mel’s definitely cookin’. Wonderful work Mel.
by Peter Downing | Apr 14, 2026 | Blog
Fifty people showed up for this month’s meeting including five guests. A short business meeting included: Mark Noete with an update on the wood show and upcoming events this summer. Paul Schroeder talked about Shell Lake. Trent Watts reported that Elio Menis is in the...
by Peter Downing | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog
As our winter in Arizona is coming to an end, I thought that I should show some of my work. The two cherry bowls are 10.5 and 8.5 in diameter. Finished with Tung oil and acrylic paint. The three pepper/salt mills are from bat material and painted with rattle can plus...
by Peter Downing | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog
Murdo was a well known turner in the Prince Albert community. His son asked us to pass this on… Hi Turners,My father, Murdo Maclean, was an avid woodturner in Prince Albert. He passed away last year, and we are looking at selling his lathe and turning tools. I...
