Message from the President

The Lone Star Woodturners Association was officially chartered as an American Association of Wooodturners (AAW) member chapter on February 4, 2008. On May 5th, 2008, the LSWA was officially incorporated in Texas as the "Lone Star Woodturners Association, Inc.", a non-profit educational corporation.

From our first founders meeting, we have grown to a group of 40 enthusiastic members, including 10 founding members. Our membership ranges from professional to hobby woodturners, woodcarvers and others interested in woodworking. Our educational events include regular monthly meetings and special events with with woodturning demonstrations that are typically held on the fourth Saturday of each month, at locations in and around The Woodlands, Texas area.

Members are always encouraged to discuss their current and completed projects at each meeting during the "Show and Tell" portion of the meeting. We also participate in special public demonstrations, like our annual woodturning demonstration booth at The Woodworking Shows, held in Katy, Texas.

2010 is going to be a fantastic year for the LSWA! We have a great program of educational demonstrations and events planned for our members. We are also planning our first two "Woodturning Mini-Retreats" in 2010, that will feature intensive hands-on woodturning classes and demonstrations.

In addition, we are planning "Your Time To Turn" which will be the first national woodturning symposium specifically designed to teach woodturning techniques to persons with visual and physical disabilities. We invite you to join us at our next meeting as our guest. Meeting location and additional information can be found by clicking the calendar button on the left of your screen.

Sincerely,

Steve Russell
President
LSWA, Inc.