Annual Christmas Dinner
Dec
5
6:00 PM18:00

Annual Christmas Dinner

Annual Blue Ridge Woodturners Club Christmas dinner! Join your fellow club members & their guests on December 5th at The Green Goat restaurant for an evening of good food, good conversation and interesting auction offerings.

Something different this year - to aleviate chaos, instead of ordering off of the menu we will enjoy a buffet of 2 different lasagnas (one with meat & the other veggie), salad, fresh bread, light dessert and your choice of non-alcoholic beverages. Your meal, taxes and gratuity all for $31.00 per person.

The management of The Green Goat worked with us to offer the lowest price possible, but as you know, the higher cost of food factors into their cost, too. 

To reserve your seat(s), please bring your payment, either cash or check to the BRWT meeting this Thursday, November 20th; (checks made payable to BRWT) and give it to Ken Skidmore.

If you are unable to attend the meeting please send your check, ASAP, to Ken at 241 Chrisman Mill Road  Christiansburg, Virginia  24073    The total headcount is due on December 1st.

The room will be available at 5:15 for auction items, we will begin eating at 6 p.m. - we will let you know, through an email, if there are any changes to the time.

Please bring a turning, or two or three, etc. for the auction; share your creativity with your fellow wood turners! 

If you have any questions please call, text or send an email to me at 540 321-1435 or sar-emt@rev.net 

We hope to see you and your guests at the Green Goat located in Wasena Park at  802 Wiley Drive SW  Roanoke 24015 on December 5th! 

Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: The Green Goat
802 Wiley Drive
Roanoke VA 24015
(540) 904-6091



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Oct
23
7:00 PM19:00

Ornaments!

Just in time for the holidays - a Multi-Ornament demo with club members Randy Massey, Mike Preston, and Shannon Smith.

Mike Preston will demo snowman bottle stoppers.

Randy Massey will demo laminated ornaments using a kit.

Shannon Smith will demo gnome/gonk ornaments. 

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Larry McNeill
Nov
21
7:00 PM19:00

Larry McNeill

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BRWT member Larry McNeil will be demonstrating how he makes jar lid covers and his version of wooden flowers. 

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2024 Virginia Woodturning Symposium (Copy)
Nov
3
8:00 AM08:00

2024 Virginia Woodturning Symposium (Copy)

November 2-3, 2024

Expoland - Fishersville, Virginia

277 Expo Rd,

Fishersville, Va 22939

We are again planning an exciting program of turning instruction and inspiration that’s designed to bring out your best. We ‘ll have a fun and interesting array of demonstrators and a large group of vendors to satisfy your tool and wood itch!

As we continue to plan for this symposium, our progress will be shown on this site. Check back often to keep up with our program as it grows. On-line advance registration will soon be available for early birds. Mark your calendar now and plan to join in the fun!

See more info at https://www.virginiawoodturners.com/

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2024 Virginia Woodturning Symposium
Nov
2
8:00 AM08:00

2024 Virginia Woodturning Symposium

November 2-3, 2024

Expoland - Fishersville, Virginia

277 Expo Rd,

Fishersville, Va 22939

We are again planning an exciting program of turning instruction and inspiration that’s designed to bring out your best. We ‘ll have a fun and interesting array of demonstrators and a large group of vendors to satisfy your tool and wood itch!

As we continue to plan for this symposium, our progress will be shown on this site. Check back often to keep up with our program as it grows. On-line advance registration will soon be available for early birds. Mark your calendar now and plan to join in the fun!

See more info at https://www.virginiawoodturners.com/

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Sep
21
2:00 PM14:00

Pat Carroll Demonstration- Saturday Sept. 21

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SPECIAL DAY - Satuday, September 21, Pat Carroll demonstrastion. This will be a Saturday afternoon or evening demo. More details and time to be confirmed at a later date.

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SPECIAL WORKSHOP - On Sunday, September 22, Pat Carroll will host a workshop at Willie Simmons’ shop in Fincastle. This will be open to 8 participants. Cost will be $100. Details and time to be announced to members.

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Sep
14
9:00 AM09:00

Pen Turn-A-Thon for Veterans

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Pen Turn-A-Thon for Veterans

Based on last year's success of the BRW's Pen Turn-A-Thon for Veterans project in which our members turned 100 pens that were donated for Veterans Day to those living in the Virginia Veterans Care Center in Salem. VA, the BRW Board has decided to repeat this project for Veterans Day, 2024.  The donated pens gave a great deal of joy to those who served in the armed forces of our country and to who we owe a big "Thank you for your service."  They really appreciated the recognition they so richly deserve.

 

In order to fulfill the project goal of donating pens to our veterans at the Virginia Veterans Care Center, we will again be turning pens for them on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Williamson Road Masonic Lodge located at 3025 Pioneer Road, Roanoke, VA 24012.  The BRW has purchased the required pen kits and we need volunteers to prepare them for turning into pens. At the April 11th BRW meeting we will ask for volunteers to please drill 7mm holes through the wood or acrylic pen blanks, glue the brass tubes into them, and trim the ends square and to length.  We will also have on hand some wood and acrylic pen blanks for the volunteers to use or they can supply their own pen blanks from home.  It will be greatly appreciated if several people would bring to the April 11th meeting wood or acrylic pen blanks to be prepared for turning.  These should measure at least 5/8" square in cross section by 5" long to a max. of a 3/4" square in cross section by 5" long.

 

What, you've never turned a pen before!  Not a problem.  We have many experienced pen turners in the BRW who will be at the Turn-A-Thon and would be glad to teach you how to prepare pen blanks and how to turn them into your very own work of art.  So come on down and have fun learning a new turning skill amongst great camaraderie.  We will supply all you need to make a pen, including the turning tools.  Also, bring a friend.

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Feb
22
7:00 PM19:00

Willie Simmons - Spindle Turning

Willie Simmons will be doing a demo on spindle turning. Basic cuts, sharpening, and tool control.

In addition to the expert demonstration by professional turner Willie Simmons on mastering spindle turning we are going to have a mini auction of the incomplete bowls and bowl blanks left by the late George Arthur.  Come early, look over the items to be auctioned off.  The auction will be held during the intermission of Willie's demo along with the usual Show and Tell.

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