President's Message


Welcome to the website of the Segmented Woodturners, a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners that was formed in 2009. Our on-line chapter is dedicated to segmenting education and the sharing of information between its 500 members. We are always striving to remain the premier international organization advancing both the art and craft of segmented woodturning for all skill levels from beginner to studio artist and we have a good mix of experience levels. Our mission is to provide a 1st class website, a forum for asking questions and sharing information, and a gallery of members artwork with an archive of 1000’s of pieces and growing to inspire you. You can learn more about what the chapter has to offer by visiting the “About” page at the top of the screen. I hope you will take advantage of our free 3 day trial so you can see our content. If you like what you see, please join our community. Everyone is welcome.
Al Miotke
President, Segmented Woodturners

Photo of the Week


Azure Eyes
By Ron Schleiger

Wenge, Figured Cherry, Hard Maple, dyed veneer with blue stones. Thank you again Malcolm for your teachings. 11” tall x 8.5”

Russ said "Very nice effort Ron! Those portholes look like the Maestro made them himself! BTW, a nice shoutout to Malcolm…we all have a lot to be grateful about with his sharing.

I love the dark rings around the blue stones, nice add! Your woods are an excellent combination as well. You’ve done a good job on the curve at the feature ring. Tall, thick feature rings are tough to blend in to seamless curves…they can be a little knee knocking when turning after investing so much time in their construction.

Outstanding piece Ron!!"

Meet the Member


Andy Goldman
Orange County, CA

I did some woodturning in the late 1970’s through the late 1980’s that we called stave back then, but would be called closed Segmented today. I was an exhibitor at a local Wood Fair for 10 years, and sold my turnings to the Del Mano Gallery in Beverly Hills and Pasadena as well as The Wood Merchant in La Conner, Wa. I turned well over 200 hundred bowls...

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Segmenting News

1. 8th Segmenting Symposiumhas been canceled because the Crowne Plaza hotel in Northbrook, Illinois has closed its doors.
2. The June Technical Guide was released 6/19/25. It is on Circular Elements. Members can find it in Resources under the Technical Guides Category.
3. Segmented Woodturners welcomes Doug Drury to the Board of Directors.

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