[crw-talk] Club Activities

[John & Donna Griffiths]

My two cents worth here, as far as online forums go.  I mentioned Zoom 
in the email down below.

This morning I called Gundersen to inquire about an on-line annual check 
up.  I was told they use Skype Business.  Sounds like a pretty simple 
process, I'll know more after the appointment next week.

My reason for sharing all this "personal " information, Skype may be a 
possible  platform as well as Zoom.  I have no idea which might serve us 
better.  John

On 10/19/2020 2:39 PM, Bob Raasch wrote:
> RE: Club Activities
>
> Hey John and All,
>
> Some wonderful ideas here. I'm sure there have been several 
> discussions within the membership about "life of the club"Haven't 
> heard a peep! With"under the tree" time likely done for 2020, thank 
> you to ClydeandJeanand Adrianand Beth forsupplying the treefor those 
> get togethers.I foronewould look forward tosomecommonclubgoal to work 
> on.*Beads**of**Courage*comes to mind,howeverthe local hospitals don't 
> participate in that program.The AAW mag always showcasesvarious clubs 
> activities, even in thistime of COVID.Might be a spark there?
>
> Zoom has possibilities. Not difficult to schedule and host those 
> meetings.  It does require some very basic understanding aboutyour web 
> device, be it a smart phone, tablet or PC. If ya do email, 
> zoominshould be fairlystraight forward.Ya only need a stablehigh 
> speedinternet connection,ability to download the Zoom application  
> using a web browser,webcam(most laptops have them builtin)andadequate 
> front lighting for the camera, a lamp works fine.
>
> I found the AAW virtual symposium this summer to be very cool.Just 
> wish I could remember the topics.  Oh, yea,CindyDrozda, Glenn 
> Lucas,Rudy Lopez, Trent Boschand several others were spectacular. The 
> virtualexperience onlylackedthe fellowship of beingable to chat with 
> people in the same room, as inourlive club meetings.  Thevirtual 
> meetingtechnical part was wonderfully done, actually tops.Albeit,the 
> demonstrators probablyhad  experience with the technology and 
> qualityAVequipmentalong with their woodturning and teachingskill. The 
> "real"club meetings are still the best; donuts, coffee and smart 
> talkamongst the membership!
>
> I have not done any shop timeduring thesummer.Now that the season has 
> changed, cool and cold weatherwill hopefully bring me 
> inside;amplecoffeeat the ready, spinning wood, some snacks,andgood 
> tunes should provide some motivation.Afirst aid kitand restroomnearby 
> helps‼
>
> I’ll try to make a few things to share as John suggests.
>
> Maybe we'll see some of you Saturday at the David 
> Ellsworthpresentation@ $10, a steal.Should be agoodone.
>
> Stay safe and be well. Bob R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 1:06 PM
> To: crw-talk <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
> Subject: Club Activities
>
> Members,
>
> Well, here we are seven months into the pandemic and the numbers just 
> are not getting better.  So what do we as a club do to keep it going? 
> Now it is becoming a bit cold to meet under Adrian's or Clyde's tree, 
> and I personally do not feel as safe doing that now as I did in June 
> when the numbers were actually improving.
>
> One activity has been for us to post photos and descriptions of the 
> things we have made, and I think it is about time for another round of 
> that.  I have a couple of pieces I have created that I intend to 
> photograph and post.  And I am sure there are others out there who 
> have things too.  The instant gallery has always been an important 
> part of our meetings and sending photos and commenting is a worthwhile 
> activity during these times.  We do not have to be professional 
> photographers with $3,000.00 cameras or fancy layouts to place the 
> piece in for shooting.  Just shoot with a simple digital camera or 
> smartphone and send the photos to CRW.   I just use an elderly iPhone 
> that Apple no doubt wishes I would give up for the latest bells and 
> whistles and it works well enough.  (Just decent lighting and sharp 
> focus is adequate.) And your projects do not have to be David 
> Ellsworth or Cindy Drozda quality to send around CRW Land. A bit of 
> tearout or not the best possible design is not a deal breaker.
>
> Bottom line, please send some instant gallery photos out to the club. 
> Simple ones.  Small ones.  Large ones.  Complex ones. Christmas 
> ornaments, pens, vases and bowls.  Weed pots, you name it.
>
> Another activity that is less then perfect but perhaps enjoyable is a 
> Zoom meeting.  Zoom is an interesting and somewhat idiot proof 
> technology. (Even I can do it but I have not tried to figure out to 
> just how to set up a meeting yet.)  In case you are wondering, here is 
> how it
>
> works: someone sets up a meeting ahead of time and send out an email 
> message to attendees with a code. You go to Zoom.com on your device 
> that has a camera and type in the  code, click a thing or two to give 
> it permission to access your camera and microphone and bingo, you are 
> on camera and watching/listening to what is going on.  We could have a 
> discussion or perhaps a demo.  The board members could talk about club 
> business.  We could have an instant gallery.  The Badger Woodturners 
> have shop tours.
>
> What do we Zoom on?  We can do it with a smart phone, but the picture 
> is small.  They use the front camera on the phone.  I also used my 
> tablet, with the front camera but mine was not very satisfactory, it 
> is kinda of a cheap one.  Laptops often have a camera built into the 
> screen at the top.  I ended up buying a cheap web camera (webcam) 
> online from Target which perches on top of the monitor and it has good 
> picture quality and a microphone. I attended a Shop tour from Badger 
> Woodturners this past Saturday and it worked very well.  AAW will have 
> a David Ellsworth demo this Saturday, $10.00 for members, and I think 
> I will sign up for it.
>
> So to repeat, the first Bottom Line is to send pictures of you work 
> around on CRWTalk and others to look and comment.
>
> Second Bottom Line is for the Board and members to think about doing a 
> Zoom meeting.  Board members, what do we address? Members, what do you 
> want to watch and participate in?  I will continue as acting Program 
> Director and put something together if there is direction from the 
> members and board and I can find volunteers to help with a Demo if 
> that is part of the deal.
>
> We as a club need to keep ourclub going.  Let's get 'er done.
>
> John
>
>
>
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