1) Club Discounts at local vendors: (for a generic list of possible wood sources see Ron’s handout
- Woodcraft (Timonium location only) – 10% discount on most items (ie: tools with power cords not included)
- Hartville Tool – free shipping
- Penn State Industries– 10% discount off all items
- Klingspor Woodworking Shop – 10% discount on all non-powered merchandise in catalog
- Mark Supik Woodturning classes -$20 off a class registration
- Exotic Lumber (Annapolis) – 10% off
- Frederick Lumber Company (Frederick) – 10% off
- Freestate Lumber (Timonium) – 10% off
- Colonial Hardwoods (Springfield, VA) – 10% off
- Taylor Toolworks (Columbia, MO) – purchases of $50 or more will receive a 10% discount
For a more complete list of wood sources, please Click Here to see Ron’s list. The list contains many local and national sources.
2) Learn-2-Turn Mentoring Program:
Baltimore Area Turners has a mentoring service. Maybe you just need some help with the skew,or spindle turning, … or maybe you want to try bowl turning or pen turning but you’re not sure how to get started. Then the BAT “Learn to Turn” program is right for you! We’ll put you in contact with a club member who can help you.
3) Other Benefits:
- Video archive of past club meetings and demonstrations.
- Check out club library items. Woodturning Books, Videos and DVD’s
- Monthly 50/50 raffle, $5 per chance, BAT keeps half the proceeds and the lucky BAT member with the winning ticket number gets the other half of the pot.
- Demos (conducted by other club members or professional wood turners)
- Show and Tell. Bring in your turnings and show them off or seek advice from other woodturners.
- Equipment. The club owns woodturning tools and equipment, it also maintains audio-visual equipment used to photograph and videotape finished pieces, woodturning events, and demonstrations.
- Membership Card