Welcome to Turners Anonymous

Turners Anonymous is a group of about 100 wood turning enthusiasts from the area surrounding Pittsburgh. We love all things about wood turning... the satisfaction of a sharp clean cut; the smell of freshly sliced cherry shavings; an excuse to buy new, expensive tools; and most importantly, the chance to help others to explore and enjoy the hobby as much as we do.

Please feel free to explore these pages to learn more about Turners Anonymous, look at some photos, check out our most recent newsletter, and consider coming to a meeting.

November Meeting

Step right up and experience the Egg Cup Turning Session; we are calling some of the brave members to step up and please participate. If you don’t feel comfortable turning, then you can time the ones who are turning. The rest of you can get a good laugh in watching the Egg Cup race. This is an opportunity to have some fun and laugh with your fellow wood turners in making the wood chips fly as well as the Cups themselves. The only things you will need to bring are your favorite turning tools as we will be providing the wood for this event. I have been told by one of our senior wood turner members that this was done with two turners in Utah in 6.5 seconds! Now that is fast! I feel that our turners will be in minutes not seconds. I would love for one of our Pennsylvania turners to see if they can be under a minute. We will not be having two man races; we will be racing against the clock. So please don’t hesitate to participate as we want to encourage all members to take on this fun activity and as always, we appreciate your time in coming to these meetings.

November Instant Gallery

From Britta Moellenbeck...

For the Instant Gallery at the November meeting we want to feature projects that are the result of a collaboration of at least two turners. We are looking for pieces two or more people have worked/collaborated on. If you already have somebody you want to share one piece with, perfect. Just bring the results to our November meeting. If you would like to participate but you don't have a team partner yet, just bring your started piece to the October meeting, and exchange there. Somebody will be sure to pick it up and finish it.