News
& Events
Everything from regular monthly club nights,
to visits to the club by professional demonstrators.
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Club Nights:
Our club nights are normally held on the last Friday of each month (except December, date to be advised). Each night features the monthly turning competition along with a guest speaker, or a demonstrator either from within the club, or a visiting guest. These prove to be extremely popular with members and guests alike.
Visits to the Club by Professional Demonstrators
Several times a year we are lucky enough to host demonstrations by Professional Turners. These all-day events are enormously popular, and are often held on Saturdays.
Wood Shavings.
As a club that runs tutoring nights four days a week, running up to 12
lathes a night, a lot of wood shavings are produced! Since Autumn 2019
the club has been working in partnership with Nancarrow farm to help
find a more sustainable method of disposing of the wood shavings
produced. All of our wood shavings are now taken by Nancarrow farm,
where it is mixed in even quantities with food waste using a
"hot composting" method to produce compost that then goes back onto
the farm's vegetable gardens. Read more about this innovative scheme
and the benefits of it by clicking on the link below.
https://www.nancarrowfarm.co.uk/project-nancarrow-kitchen-composters/
The Cornwall Association of Woodturners is dedicated to promoting the art and craft of woodturning in the Cornwall region. Our mission is to provide a supportive community for woodturners of all skill levels, offering workshops, demonstrations, and resources to enhance their craft. We aim to inspire creativity, foster learning, and preserve the tradition of woodturning for future generations.
Established in 1992, the club boasts a fully equipped and dedicated
workshop with 12 lathes permanently set up, together with excellent
facilities to hold demonstrations of woodturning and club social events.
Back in 1992, five people with a common interest in woodturning got
together to share ideas and decided to form an Association.
Subsequently, 19 people attended the inaugural meeting and the
Cornwall Association of Woodturners was born.
The numbers grew and at our peak had a membership of just over 100.
Over the years we have met at various venues in Mount Hawke village,
the last one being the W.I. Hall before moving to Probus Gardens.
In September 2004, we moved into our new premises that the club refurbished at Wheal Jane Mine near Truro. For the first time we were able to offer our members the use of a club house, with storage for all our equipment. Here we hold our monthly club night meetings that vary from demonstrations by other CAW members, to lectures by visiting guests on all manner of topics related to woodturning.
Tutoring has always been offered in our dedicated workshop, which currently consists of 12 lathes, and tutoring nights run Monday -Thursday.
The Cornwall Association of Woodturners has always extended a warm welcome to all woodturners.
If you are a prospective new member or a member of
another woodturning club or association who is in the area on business or on holiday, please drop in (free of charge) and meet us.
All we ask is that you notify us in advance so that we can supply you with dates, times and venues of our meetings as well as any directions you may require.
Club Committee
Each of the Committee positions is elected every year at the Annual General Meeting, which means that every Committee member steps down each year, and each position is then subject to election/re-election by ballot of the club members.
The Committee comprises the following positions
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman
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Treasurer
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Committee Secretary/ Membership Secretary
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Data Protection Officer
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Safeguarding Officer
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Magazine Officer/Editor
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Health and Safety Officer
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Workshop Officer
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Events Coordinator
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Charity Liaison Officer
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Raffle/Fundraising Officer
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TOTY & Trophies Coordinator