Welcome to Louisville Area Woodturners (LAW)

We are a group of woodturners and woodworkers who have the common interest to promote and grow the art and craft of woodturning through education, community engagement and generally having fun. The club is affiliated with the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) and support the mission & purpose of AAW. We usually meet on the second Thursday of the month at Walden school except for December or when we have special events. Thanks for your interest, we hope you will join us.

Getting Started in Woodturning

Just starting or wondering about woodturning? There are many resources that provide a well rounded introduction to woodturning. One of the best is provided by the American Association of Woodturners who's mission is to promote woodturning in all of its facets. Although American in name the AAW has members around the world. Although LAW is affiliated with AAW, membership in AAW is not required to be a member of LAW or to attend our meetings.

Try this link for a great overview of woodturning, some of the terms, safety and how to get started. AAW Discover Woodturning

AAW International Woodturning Symposium
June 1-4, 2023

Click Link below for more information!

Louisville AAW Symposium 2023

Lathe for Use-Picked up

The donated lathe we had was picked up by a new turner. We had another request we could not fill. Some other clubs have a pool of lathes that they can loan out and it is something for the club to consider.

If you are a new turner and want to try out woodturning get contact us and we can either help find a lathe or put you in touch with one of our members who have volunteered to be mentors.

If you are interested drop us a note.

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General Kentucky Forestry Facts

Kentucky has one of the most diverse hardwood species mix in the nation (second only to Florida).
Forty-eight percent of Kentucky is forestland - that's 12.4 million acres of forests.
Eighty-eight percent of Kentucky's forestland is owned by private landowners.
Seventy-five percent of the forestland is composed of oak-hickory forest type.
Red maple is the most common individual tree species accounting for 12.2 percent of all trees in Kentucky.