{"id":1241,"date":"2019-03-23T09:33:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmwoodturners.com\/?page_id=1241"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:21:07","slug":"mentoring-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmwoodturners.com\/?page_id=1241","title":{"rendered":"Member Mentor Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

   The Des Moines Woodturners Inc. (DMWT) invites members to use the Mentor Program. Below is a list of volunteers, members in good standing, who are willing to share their experience and answer specific questions to help you with a particular problem.<\/strong><\/em>    Each mentor\u2019s strengths are noted along with their name and city location. Select who might be best to contact, based on your questions and how far they are from you.  As volunteers*, it will be up to the mentor to decide if they can help, whose shop will be used and what mentoring will look like based on the need.
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   Directly contact your chosen mentor using the preferred method of communication next to their name below and work out individually how best to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Keep in mind this is not a class and will not\nreplace DMWT sponsored woodturning classes.  Neither is it a method for someone to complete a specific\njob.  It is an educational tool to\nhelp you with questions and boondoggles that come up in your woodturning\nadventure.  Please see below for\nother recommended woodturning resources that you may want to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

   For all mentors and students, safety is foremost in both woodturning practices and shop environments.  This includes safe tool use, sharpening techniques, and personal safety.   Click HERE<\/a> to see \u201cWoodturning safety is YOUR<\/strong> responsibility\u201d.

*Mentors are volunteers and are not evaluated on skill or abilities by the DMWT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Woodturning Resources<\/strong>:
    The American Association of Woodturners (AAW) is a dynamic National woodturning association with many resources, tutorials and information on their website.  Consider becoming a member.      https:\/\/www.woodturner.org\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  To volunteer as a Mentor, click HERE<\/a> for an application.   If you have questions, feedback or issues regarding any aspect of mentoring, contact Will Zitterich at vp@dmwoodturners.com<\/a>.

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Dan Carlson, Clive, Iowa
Voice phone 515-720-0637
Dano1466@yahoo.com<\/a>

Dan will mentor in these areas:
1. Getting started with pen turning
2. Turning small ornaments
3. Turning small lidded boxes
4. Turning seam rippers, pen letter openers with or without a kit
5. Turning bottle stoppers
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Glen Farmer, Ogden, Iowa
Voice phone 517-395-0317
gfarmeriii@yahoo.com<\/a>

Glen will mentor in these areas:
1. Bowl truning
2. Ornaments
3. Hollow forms
4. Coloring
5. Platters
6. Spindle work
7. Boxes
8. Harvesting wood\/Blank cutting
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Jack Kennedy, Winterset, Iowa
Voice Phone: 515-462-3141j<\/a>
jkennedywinterset@att.net<\/a>

Jack will mentor in these areas:
1. Segmented Bowls
2. Open Segmented Bowls
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LeRoy Monson, Waukee, Iowa
Home Phone: 515-987-1655
Cell Phone: 515-745-9098
monsonlg@aol.com<\/a>

LeRoy will mentor in these areas:
1. Spindle (including duplicating)
2. Bowls
3. Platters
4. Lidded box
5. One-way sharpening and set-up
6. Tool control
7. Bandsaw and lathe maintenance
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Jack Rolison, Ottumwa, Iowa
Phone: 641-683-5647
jd.rolison@outlook.com<\/a>

Jack will mentor in these areas:
1. Bowl turning
2. Finishing
3. Coloring
4. Sharpening
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Tad Tadlock, Winterset, Iowa
Phone: 515-201-7403
tad4tahoe@aol.com<\/a>

Tad will mentor in these areas:
1. Natural & naked edge
2. Large & small bowls
3. Platters
4. Boxes
5. Open void vessels
6. Sharpening
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