Hello woodturners. The May meeting was held at our studio in the ClearWater Arts Center on May 23, 2026, with 25 members and 2 guests in attendance. Once again, an SPW member provided an outstanding demonstration for the monthly meeting. This time it was Bill Stricker who gave a demonstration on making a Three-Legged Stool. In keeping with the theme of our recent demonstrations and workshops, this demonstration highlighted the use of a skew chisel. Bill is an expert at using the skew chisel and used it to make the stool legs and stretchers during his demo. Bill also presented a tutorial on the use of the skew chisel later in the day during our afternoon workshop. He provided several exercises and assisted the participants in completing them as a part of the process of learning the proper use of a skew. Following the tutorial, those of the participating SPW members who cared to proceed turned a Harry Potter wand of the form that John Jordan made during the demo at the April meeting.
