Devoted to sustaining and advancing the art of woodturning...

A proud chapter of the American Association of Woodturners

MEMBERS

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT:                  Al Head      

VICE-PRESIDENT:         Aaron Hill               

SECRETARY:                  Anna Hill           

TREASURER:                 Debra Houts    

DIRECTING OFFICER:  Dave Kaufmann

LIBRARIAN:                      Carolyn Mangold

SAFETY OFFICER:         Bill Marvel            

Eagle  Head Canes

Dating back to the civil war, when soldiers would come home (many with leg injuries), their neighbors would carve a cane for them bearing an eagle head on top to honor their service.    The tradition was revived by a woodworking group in New England in 2004.  The idea spread across the nation.  In Montrose, Montrose Area Woodworkers and area woodcarvers work together to create the canes in honor of our local veterans.    Since 2012, over 200 canes have been presented. Applications for the canes are available through the Warrior Resource Center.