Other Turning Groups
Ornamental Turning Groups
England
The Society of Ornamental Turners (S.O.T.). See the website at www.the-sot.com or, for membership information, contact Membership Secretary, Pete Johnson, at ptj[DOT]johnson[AT SIGN]ntlworld[DOT]com.
Editor note: Pete will send you an email application form which you print out and send back with your dues.
Annual dues are 35 GB pounds for members residing outside of U.K. (or the equivalent of 38 pounds if paid in dollars or any other currency - the extra amount is to cover the cost of exchange).
Australia
Ornamental Turners Group of Australia. For more information:
Ornamental Turners Group of Australia
22 Kirk Street
Point Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia 3225
Tel: +61 52 52 1797 (international) within Australia 052 52 1797
Free Hand Turning
Brazil
A.B.T.M. - Associação Brasileira de Torneiros em Madeira
Address:
Rua Otavio Marques, 98
Santo Andre - S.P.
Brazil
http://br.groups.yahoo.com/groups/tornearia_brasil
Name: Bebeto Rubertone
Phone: +55 11 49922176
Email: bebeto.rubertone@terra.com.br
Canada
Canadian Woodturners Association
Currently all positions are vacant and the association is dormant but looking for revival
jsellers@cyberus.ca (webmaster)
members.tripod.com/~cwa_online/
Finland
Finnish Woodturners Association
Kari Koski
Vanajavesi Education Centre
Paasikiventie 4
13200 Hämeenlinna
Phone: +358 3 621 2836
Email: kari.koski@vanajavedenopisto.fi
www.htk.fi/public/sorviseura/page06.htm
France
A.F.T.A.B.
Alain MAILLAND
Phone: 04 66 22 66 45
Email : alain@mailland.fr
www.aftab-asso.com/
Great Britain
Association of Pole-Lathe Turners
Richard Charles, APT Membership Secretary,
Hillock Cottage,
Buckland Common, Tring Kent
Email: charles@hillockcottage.fsnet.co.uk
www.bodgers.org.uk/
The Association of Woodturners of Great Britain
Ray Key
Phone: 01386 830142
Email: ray.key@talk21.com
www.woodturners.co.uk/The Cornwall Association of Woodturners
Bill Heathcote, Membership secretary
Email: w.heathcote@btinternet.com
www.cornwallassociationofwoodturners.org.uk/
Northern Federation of Woodturning Clubs
Frank Reynolds, secretary
Phone: 0113 266 5666
Email: secretary@nfwg.co.uk
Kate Roberts, webmaster
Email: webeditor@nfwg.co.uk
www.nfwg.co.uk
Register of Professional Turners
182 Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue
London
Phone: +44 (0)20 7353 9595
Email: clerk@turnerscompany.demon.co.uk
www.rpturners.co.uk
Ireland
Irish Woodturners Guild
Robert McKenzie, National Secretary
Telephone: +44 28 28276988
Email: mckenzie.r@tiscali.co.uk
www.irishwoodturnersguild.com/
Israel
Israel Association of Woodturners
Email: israel_woodturning@yahoo.com
www.israelwood.org
New Zealand
New Zealand National Association of Woodturners
Malcolm Pettman
Phone: (06) 355-0166
Email: mbpettman@xtra.co.nz
www.woodturning.co.nz
South Africa
Western Cape Woodturners Association
Eric Thornton
Email: notnorth@mweb.co.za
www.angelfire.com/ct/wcwa/
Association of Woodturners of South Africa
Brian Kitching
Telephone: 031-560 1497
Email: Brian.kitching@huletts.co.za
www.awsa.org.za/
United States
The American Association of Woodturners
Mary Lacer
Phone: (651) 484-9094
Email: woodturner@qwest.net
www.woodturner.org/