Thursday, February 12th Demonstration

Wooden bowl Embellishments
through different methods of carving
by Victor Raleza

Victor's Biography
My love for woodworking started as far back as high school when I was introduced to a wood lathe and throughout the years I found myself being drawn back to working with wood materials.
I’ve been an artist for approximately 15 years with my primary focus being on wooden Bowls end grain cutting boards and wood carvings. I’ve been fortunate enough to know a lot of people in the wood industry
As my skill level developed I pushed myself to create a perfect balanced bowl that is ecstatically pleasing and an eye-catching feature. With the encouragement of family and friends I have opened myself to the general public and received positive feedback on my design, style as well as the use of quality materials.
The one thing i always remind myself is to always take away something from every conversation I have with people and to be open minded to everyone’s perspective and to never duplicate other peoples work, being original to one’s self gives a person a sense of accomplishment and pride in the end result.


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Thursday, January 8th, was our first General Meeting of 2026

Jim Williams, our demonstrator, titled this project.

“The Loons Are Coming”,

and involves turning, carving, and milk paints.

Happy New Year WGO Members!


I hope you all enjoyed a happy and healthy holiday season.

Here are some examples of Jim’s work:

Here is Jim’s bio: Jim is the current President of the Kawartha Woodturners Guild. He has obtained a great deal of experience and knowledge in a very short time. He just started turning in 2019 and, at that time, attended a Hands On retreat in Texas. Later in 2020 he did one-to-one classes with Chris Ramsey in Kentucky and in 2022 he also did classes with JoHannes Michelson in Vermont. Jim has demonstrated at regional clubs and was a guest demonstrator at the Southwest Association of Woodturners (SWAT) Symposium in Texas.

All of this has helped to hone his skills in making unique wooden hats. He has attended a number of AAW regional symposiums to further his woodturning education and his pieces were featured in the AAW Journal in Oct 2022. You can find out a bit more about Jim and his work from his website www.turningtrees.ca and his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100036417909688.