Guild Executive

Lionel Bedard - President (website)
Anthony Kopf-Johnson- Vice President
Pierre Sigouin - Treasurer
Dave Bodner - Secretary
John Hemmingway - Director, Education
Andy Moody - Director, Communications
Paul Benoit - Director at Large

Outstanding Achievements

​​This section is devoted to recognizing outstanding achievement(s) by members of the Bytown Woodturners Guild.

• February 2019 – Louis Boucher – A.A.W. Magazine – Multi-Axis Bowl with Handles
  Louis is well known for his significant wood turning skills. In February 2019, Louis was published in the AAW Magazine. His comprehensive article explains the advanced process of multi-axis turning of a bowl with handles. The instructional article was aided by several photos in the step-by-step process. The article is located in the AAW Explore Magazine, February 2019 edition, pages 22–26.
  
  
• December 2018 – Lionel Bedard – Federal Government Commissions
  Lionel's superior wood turning talents have been recognized by the Federal Government through their purchase of several of his pieces. Lionel's art forms are displayed in the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Prime Minister's Official Cottage, the Leader of the Opposition's Official Residence and the Governor General's Official Residence.
  
  
• April 2017 – Michel Bertrand – A.A.W. Magazine – Multiple Art Forms
  The AAW published an article about Michel and his contributions towards the melding of multiple art forms. Michel has the artistic gift to be able to create multi-discipline pieces by integrating metal, stone, and wood. The article, with photographs, is located in the AAW Explore Magazine, April 2017 edition, page 53.

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Honorary Members

​Oneway Manufacturing (website)
Chris Van Zanten
Andy DiPietro (website | email)
Kurt Hertzog (website | email)
Colin Hamer (website)
Molly Winton (website)


Trevor Myles Gifts Bowls to Senator ​Julie Miville-Dechêne

 June 2020 - Our very own Guild member, Trevor Myles, gifted two bowls to Senator Milville-Dechêne, as a token of his appreciation for her coming from Montreal to see the Gatineau Park. She wanted to see the problematic areas of the Park before she tables a bill to pass legislative protection to stop the NCC from allowing homes being built in the park boundaries.  Trevor told her he  turned the bowls from  cherry and ash sourced from the area and gifted them to her as a memory of her visit to the park.  She loves them, and kept rubbing both saying how smooth they were and loved the grain. Well done Trevor!
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Bill Neddow

In Memoriam

After a long battle with cancer, Bill Neddow, husband, father, grandfather, woodturner and sculptor, passed away surrounded by family. Following a career with the World Bank and the Canadian Federal Government in both the departments of Finance and CIDA, Bill put his hand to the lathe 14 years ago and in a very short time became a world renowned woodturner. A number of his turnings and sculptures have been displayed in many galleries and exhibitions.  His ability to clearly see the heart of a problem made him a great teacher, a demonstrator in high demand and an author on many articles of woodturning which have and will continue to be studied by woodturners in many countries. Placing all that aside, Bill was a kind and gentle man who would take the time to help anyone who wanted to learn about the world of woodturning. A confessed “tool-junkie” Bill would try anything to create a masterpiece with each piece of wood that he attached to his lathe. Our woodturning community here in Ottawa will miss his welcoming smile and his direction. A good man has left the room.