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The AAW fosters the creation of local turners, where turners meet regularly and make friends, sharing their woodturning challenges, insights, and accomplishments. Local chapters develop their own unique features, from mentor programs and video libraries to raffles, contests, mini-symposiums, and monthly newsletters. The mission of the AAW is to provide education, information, and organization to those interested in woodturning. Members of the AAW include professionals, amateurs, gallery owners, collectors, and wood & tool suppliers. www.woodturner.org

The School offers weekend, one- and two-week workshops for the beginner to advanced artist, taught by national and international practicing studio artists and university faculty. Students work and learn in professionally equipped studios on a 14-acre residential campus in Gatlinburg, TN. A series of weekly classes are also offered for residents of the local community. Workshops and classes are offered in ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books and paper. www.arrowmont.org

Narrow Gate Coffee Company

It all began with a love for coffee. ...

At Narrow Gate, the work of every artisan and entrepreneur tells a story of transformation. Whether it begins with organic beans from natural practice farms around the world, quality cowhide sourced in the USA, or lumber from Middle Tennessee, the purpose and value of the raw materials are revealed in the hands of skilled makers. If you love our coffee, check out Narrow Gate’s leather and wood products and follow us on social. Don't be a stranger! to see their full story click here: COFFEE

The mission of the Appalachian Center for Craft is to promote excellence in American craft by teaching both tradition and innovation in professional studio craft, and fostering access to the highest quality craft education, craft artists, craft works and events in a community arts context.

Best Wood Tools has been manufacturing the highest quality woodturning tools, attachments, and lathe accessories for 21 years. Our products are recognized for their quality around the world and include the Modular Tool Rest System, the Texas Spur Drive System, the Baxter’s Thread Master, and many impossible to find items. We also offer custom machining. www.bestwoodtools.com

Big B Farm and Apiary produces locally owned and responsibly harvested honey and beeswax. We waste none of the hard work our bees put in by ensuring that every product that comes from our 130 plus hives is put to good use in our clean burning beeswax candles, balms, ointments and especially our high-quality wood polish. Every drop of honey and wax is carefully collected, triple filtered and used to provide the highest quality products for everyday use.

Our wood polish is 100% food grade and can be used on decorative wood items as well as cutting boards and utensils. It provides a protective layer bringing out the beauty of the wood grain as well as repelling surface moisture and helping wood to retain its natural beauty.! Vendor website www.BigBFarmTN.com

Big Monk Lumber is a family-owned business from Erlanger, KY. They carry a full line of imported exotic woods and each is individually selected, packaged and shipped by the most effective method. www.bigmonklumber.com

Hunter Woodturning Tools are the choice of turners everywhere for turning hollow forms and end-grain work for all types of projects. When the cutting edge is dull, simply rotate the cutter to position a fresh cutting edge and you're ready to go! www.huntertoolsystems.com

Vicki Jordan, wife of John Jordan. Continues his business. John was a woodturner for 40 years with a philosophy of "I only sell the tools I use." Our tools are the same tools that John made when he was an active participant in the woodturning community. We sell hollowing tools, tool handles, the double-ended shear scraper, sharpening jigs and more! www.johnjordanwoodturning.com

Pete Marken Woodturning: Custom fixtures for segmenting. www.petemarkenwoodturning.com

Are you a Woodturner? We are too. We design and build the products we sell with input from woodturners just like you. And we do it right here in Wisconsin. If you have a question about any of our products, or perhaps just want to talk woodturning, give us a call or drop us an email. www.turnrobust.com

The Real Milk Paint Company a family-owned business, has manufactured all natural Real Milk Paint, wood finishes, and waxes since 1995. Our products, made locally in Tennessee, reinforce our mission to make living “easy on the earth, easy on you.” Our extensive line of eco-friendly, chemical free, and nontoxic finishes is ready to meet the needs of your next project. www.realmilkpaint.com

Doug Thompson hand-crafted tools are made of cryogenically treated powdered metal. He personally shapes, sharpens and inspects every tool. He has a wide variety of designs; V-shaped and U-shaped flutes on bowl and spindle gouges, and has added a line of skews and scraping tools. He can also hand-craft your special order. www.thompsonlathetools.com

Vinces Wood-N-Wonders Superior Abrasives at a Great Price! Simply stated VincesWoodNWonders.com is in the service business! One of our goals is to provide superior personalized customer service allowing you to ask questions and receive answers to questions you may have regarding sanding your projects or sanding in general. www.vinceswoodnwonders.com

Woodworkers have trusted Woodcraft since 1928 to deliver quality woodworking tools, supplies and service. Wood turning is like magic. Taking burlwood and creating a bowl or turning the intricate pattern of a chair stile is an exercise in discovery. To coax the best out your stock, you need the finest wood turning tools, like gouges and scrapers, lathe chucks and the latest lathe accessories. Woodcraft wants to help you discover the beauty of wood turning, and wants to help you bring out the best from your projects. With the sharpest wood turning tools and finest lathe accessories, Woodcraft can help you bring your lathe to life. Woodcraft is the leader in Helping You Make Wood Work.

www.woodcraft.com/stores/nashville

Rockler
The history of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware goes back to 1954, when Norton Rockler started the Minnesota Woodworkers Supply Company in north Minneapolis. It was a small mail-order business with a big aspiration – to become woodworkers' go-to resource for everything they need to complete their projects. For more info click here: ROCKLER

Wood Turners Wonders Every business needs a focus. It’s called a mission statement. It defines who you are and what you are all about. My mission for Wood Turners Wonders is “We Enhance the Wood Turners experience by providing Innovative and competitively priced products”. I truly believe I sell some of the best lights, CBN wheels and sanding kits on the market. www.woodturnerswonders.com

Walnut Log
I began my woodturning journey in 2012... After a couple years I started selling pens and small finished turnings. That experience led to bigger and better craft fairs and helped me really start to understand not only how to make better woodturnings but also start developing some expertise with tools, products and techniques. The Walnut Log started to evolve from a craft fair vendor of finished goods to a supply retailer. In 2016 we became an LLC focused on providing our customers the highest quality tools, equipment and supplies for woodturning. For more info click here: Walnut Log