WoodTurners of North Texas

The Woodturners of North Texas was organized in the spring of 1988 by Larry Roberts at the insistence of his brother from Austin, S. Gary Roberts. Six people attended the first meeting following a mailing to turners in the area. Among them was Clay Foster. The group met at Larry's house and then for a while in Arlington. The first large influx of members came about following a woodworking show in Dallas where the small group turned twig pots all day on Larry's old Powermatic 90 lathe. After that show where the club signed up about thirty new members, the meetings moved to Paxton's Hardwood in 1989.  Since that time the organization has met in several different locations and, when not constrained by COVID-19, meets at the Handley-Meadowbrook Lions Club in east Fort Worth.

The Woodturners of North Texas now has 150+ members, not counting spouses and children. The monthly meetings routinely have 75 or more attendees. Past presidents of the chapter include Larry Roberts, Robert Weber, Clay Foster, Bruce May, Nick Silva, Stephen Smith, Gary Sanders, John Horn, Mike Wallace, Paul Tiefel, Stormy Boudreaux, David Marshall, Glynn Cox and Bill Collins.

The Woodturners of North Texas invite turners from all around the globe as guest demonstrators and instructors to educate, inspire and entertain the membership.  A partial list of woodturners who have conducted demonstrations and taught classes at the club include Rude Osolnik, Richard Raffin, Ray Key, Michael Peterson, Bonnie Klein, Al Stirt, Clay Foster, Frank Sudol, Melvin Firmager, Lyle Jamieson, Stuart Batty, Dick Sing, S. Gary Roberts, James Johnson, Christian Burchard, Alan Lacer, Ron Fleming, Jacques Vesery, Jimmy and Johnny Tolly, Judy Williams, Dave Hout, Joe Millsap, Uel Clanton, Gene Kircus, Chip Taute, Bill Berry, J. Paul Fennel, Steve Worcester, Stacy Hagar, Dave Spurlin, Larry Hancock, Raul Pena, Bob Larson, David Ellsworth, Jean-Francois Escoulan, Trent Bosch, Nick Cook and others including countless demos by WNTX club members. Many of these demos were videotaped and the tapes are in our library and available to members for check out.

 

The following is a link to our By-Laws (By-Laws.doc)

Current Wntx Board Members

President

  Blake Hickerson    817-925-4160  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Vice President

 Bob Nelson    432-294-2089   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Treasurer

 James Haynes   214-801-1775   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Secretary

 Brian Begina   817-829-6106  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Librarian

 Jim Barkelew   817-694-5208  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Activities

 Jeff Allen   817-706-4543  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Newsletter

 Steven Mills   817-471-5546   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Logistics Coordinator

 Dave Wilson   817-800-9420   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A/V Coordinator

 Randy Sullivan    817-879-9489   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Board Member at Large

 Keith Adams   817-271-1617   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Board Member at Large

 Ann Mellina  817-905-2040  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Web Master

 Jim LeGrand   228-342-3391   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Members of our club have volunteered to provide free one on one instruction to any club who wishes to improve their knowledge of any of 12 wood turning specialty areas. 

Click the link below to see a list our mentors and the areas in which they feel they can most assist other club members.

Club Mentors