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This is where you will find information on upcoming woodturning competitions
and results of recently held competitions as they become available

Ottawa Woodshow - November 30 - December 2, 2007
Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario

Complete details, rules and Entry Form available here.
(This is a pdf document - Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer)

Again this year we are privileged to have from Marks Machinery two General 260
variable speed lathes model # 26020VDR-M2 that will be on sale with a special show 
price of $4,659.00. Anyone interested in upgrading should contact Mark
at his booth at the Ottawa Woodshow or ask Norm Younger to introduce you to him.
Sign up sheets are available to book time on the lathes to try them out.

Ottawa Wood Show 2007

Any paid up member of Valley Woodturners wishing to sell his or her turnings at the Wood Show, may do so by
delivering their work to the Valley Woodturners sales table on Thursday evening or Friday morning November 29, 30.
Please do not bring in turnings after this since space will already be taken up.

Turners participating in the sales effort are expected to spend some time helping out at the Sales Table. The time
will be pro rated, e.g. 10 people for 22 hours = 2.2 hrs. per person.

Any unsold items should be picked up no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

WOODSHOW SALES SHEET (Click here)

The forms for you to fill out should be filled in by you and must contain the following:

1. Name – your name – please remember to print, e.g. John Hemingway

2. Article – a description of your turning, e.g. 6” bowl

3. Wood – the type/types of wood in your turning, e.g. cherry

4. Item # - this should match a small sticker placed by you on your turning made up of your initials followed by a number.
This sticker will be removed from the piece at the time of sale and added to your form, indicating that the item was sold
and how it was paid. e.g. JH-001

5. Price - should be written in and should be rounded out to the nearest dollar. e.g., $10.00. If you have an item at $10.00,
you will receive this amount less the 8% provincial tax which will be added and charged at the time of sale e.g. $9.26.
Also a few cents for credit card costs will be subtracted.

Notes:

It is important that since you are helping out in staffing the Sales Table that you be present for your time slots.

Space is limited for the turnings to be sold. Please be considerate of the space your turnings will take up on the display tables.

The sticker/stickers that you place on your turnings should have:
the item # (e.g. JH-001), the price, clearly marked so that customers do not have to ask the price.

When working in the Sales Table

Please make sure that the entrance to the booth is not blocked to paying customers. Long conversations on woodturning methods
and how to achieve the best finish on a particular wood should be carried out over a coffee in the cafeteria or away from the booth.

Please do not turn your back on the display tables, items may grow legs and wander off, never to be seen again,
this is especially important during busy periods of the Wood Show.

George Bell and Laurie Riley will be coordinating the Sales Table this year.
If you have any suggestions or questions about the Sales Table please contact one of them.