South Suburban Chiselers-Illiana Woodturners

Written By Dena Koehn

Illiana Woodworkers Mission

The goal of the Illiana Woodturners is to form a strong club membership of woodturners in the Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana area. The club will help new turners with proper instruction in all areas of woodturning. A well-equipped workshop with both heating and A/C is located on the premises. Mentoring is available to all levels of turners.

Membership

Membership is $50 per year and provides the member access to the woodturning shop and all other benefits of membership.

General Information

The woodturning shop is open on Wednesday evenings from 5 pm – 8 pm, and on Saturday from 9 am – 12:30 pm. Call first to be sure!

The Illiana Woodturners membership meetings is the second Monday of the month. The doors open at 5PM with the meeting starting at 7PM – Meet & greet (5pm – 7pm), Meeting & Demonstration (7pm-8pm), Project Critiques/raffle (8pm – 9pm)

Board meeting is held on the Saturday before the second Monday, when the club meeting is held.  Board meetings begin at 12 noon.

Illiana Woodworkers is registered as a 501c nonprofit organization.

Learn more here: https://illianawoodturners.wordpress.com/

Dena Koehn

Dena Koehn grew up in Rose City, a rural town in mid-Michigan, and moved to southern Michigan to attend Adrian College. She graduated in 2005 with a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in English. After school, she worked in marketing and sales. In 2016 Dena started teaching woodworking classes with Luke in a garage, which eventually became the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. She has served many roles at the SBWI, including Outreach Coordinator, Shaker Box Instructor, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Member, Bookkeeper, and now Director of Operations. She is also the Event Coordinator and Social Media Director of the Great Lakes Woodworking Festival, an annual event which brings together the best woodworkers from the Great Lakes region.

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