About Us - Wood Turners of North Texas

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	Greg Stehle	480-225-4835	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice President	Dewey Johnson	318-393-4195	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	Mike Stephens	817-707-3418	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	David Walker	972-345-1738	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.
Web Master	Jim LeGrand	228-342-3391	mThis 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