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2023/05/20 - Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival
Since its first festival in April 1980, Artsplosure has presented scores of outdoor programs and large-scale festivals featuring thousands of established and emerging visual, performing, and interdisciplinary artists in numerous traditional and non-traditional indoor venues and outdoor settings.
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2023/02/20 - Member Recognition - New
Published On 2/20/2023
2023 Member Recognition
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WGNC now offering new Guild T-Shirts to Members
Published On 10/1/2022
New WGNC tee shirts now available to all members.
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Show & Tell Submission Guidelines and Photo Tips
Published On 12/10/2021
Show & Tell Submission Guidelines and Photo Tips
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Classified Ads

2021/10/21 - New Classified Ad App now available on WGNC Website
Published On 10/21/2021
We are pleased to announce that WGNC has just launched a Members Only Classified Ads app on the website.
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Guild Meetings

2023/04/13 - Guild Meeting - Multi-axis Flower Top Candle Holder with Ted Ross
Published On 2/2/2023
Learn how Ted approaches each piece from identifying the characteristics of the wood, how to select the best design, and how to prepare the wood for turning. Taking all these elements into consideration up front can make all the difference in creating a unique and one-of-a-kind piece.
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2023/03/09 - Guild Meeting - Walking Teapot with Rebecca DeGroot
Join us to see how Rebecca creates her unique Walking Tea Pots.
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2023/02/09 - Guild Meeting - Lighthouse Peppermill with Jim and Rita Duxbury
Published On 11/8/2022
Jim and Rita demonstrate their version of a Lighthouse Peppermill
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2022/12/08 - Wood Drying for Woodturners with Dr. Frederik Laleicke
Published On 9/13/2022
Wood Drying for Wood Turners with Dr. Frederik Laleicke - Dr. Laleicke will discuss some of the methods that he recommends for drying wood for woodturners to help the cracking and defects we all like to avoid.
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2022/11/10 - Guild meeting - Creating Small Projects - Member's Forum
Members will demonstrate small projects of choice
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2022/10/13 Guild Meeting - Using the Airbrush in Woodturning with Joe Fleming
Published On 9/9/2022
Joe will explore the airbrush, color and multiple techniques
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2022/09/08 - Guild Meeting - Using Carving & Texturing Techniques w/ Elizabeth Weber
Using Carving & Texturing Techniques w/ Elizabeth Weber
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2022/08/11 - Guild Meeting - Segmenting Woodturning 101
Published On 8/5/2022
Take a chance and try segmented turning. This will be an evening of exploring this often-shunned part of woodturning. It can be a simple project or some of the most amazing artistic endeavors found in woodturning.
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2022/07/14 - Guild Meeting - Three-Legged Stool with Alan Leland
Published On 6/11/2022
Need a break from standing at the lathe? Join us to see how Alan Leland makes a three-legged stool.
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2022/06/09 - Guild Meeting - Bowl within a Bowl with Tod Raine
Published On 5/13/2022
Join us on June 9th to see Tod demonstrate the turning of a bowl within a bowl using off center turning techniques.
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2022/05/12 - Beyond Round: The Lost Wood Process with Art Liestman
Published On 3/4/2022
Join Art Liesman to see how he uses these lost pieces of wood to create beautiful turnings that captivate the eye and the imagination
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2022/04/14 - Guild Meeting - Twice Turned Bowl with Decorated Rim and Legs
Published On 3/2/2022
April Guild meeting with Rudy Lopez
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2022/03/31 - Guild Meeting - Face-to-Face Live Meeting with Rudy Lopez
Published On 1/8/2022
WGNC is happy to announce that our first in-person and hybrid Zoom Demonstration is being planned for March 31st.
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2022/02/10 Guild Meeting - Calabash and Pewa with Emiliano Achaval
Published On 1/7/2022
Have you ever wondered how to turn a calabash bowl especially the Hawaiian way?
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2022/01/13 - Guild Meeting - Tips, Tricks and Jigs
Published On 11/5/2021
Annual Tips, Tricks and Jigs review.
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Safety

ON THE EDGE OF DISASTER
Published On 2/24/2022
While working in our shops, we woodturners sometimes tempt disaster. The very nature of standing in front of a lathe with a hunk of wood balanced between two points spinning anywhere from 300 to 4,000 RPM, attacking it with a hunk of strong steel is, naturally, anathema to safety.
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Show & Tell

2023/04/20 - WGNC Monthly Show and Tell Sessions
Published On 3/8/2023
April 2023 Show and Tell
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2023/03/16 - WGNC Monthly Show & Tell
Published On 2/16/2023
March Show & Tell'
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2023/02/16 - WGNC Monthly Show and Tell Session
Published On 1/23/2023
Feb 2023 Show and Tell
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2023/01/19 - WGNC Monthly Show and Tell Session
Published On 12/21/2022
WGNC Monthly Show and Tell Session January 2023
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