[crw-talk] Club Activities

Tue Oct 20 13:58:34 CDT 2020

I've avoided Zoom, but it's viable. [personal bias]
Skype works well for me, especially since I have an account used mainly for
international calls when I was in the Orient.
I've had good experiences recently with Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans, and
GoToMeeting. Our customers and contractors often use the first two, while
internally we always use the last.
For a group like us - I'd probably recommend...? Not really sure. Take a
poll.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:20 AM John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
wrote:

> 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:
>
> 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 Clyde and Jean and
> Adrian and Beth for supplying the tree for those get togethers.  I for one
>   would look forward to some common club goal to work on. * Beads** of**
> Courage* comes to mind, however the local hospitals don't participate in
> that program. The AAW mag always showcases various clubs activities, even
> in this time 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 about your web
> device, be it a smart phone, tablet or PC. If ya do email, zoomin should
> be fairly straight forward. Ya only need a stable high speed internet
> connection, ability to download the Zoom application  using a web browser,
> webcam (most laptops have them built in) and adequate 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, Cindy Drozda, Glenn Lucas, Rudy
> Lopez, Trent Bosch and several others were spectacular. The virtual experience
> only lacked the fellowship of being able to chat with people in the same
> room, as in our live club meetings.  The virtual meeting technical part
> was wonderfully done, actually tops.  Albeit, the demonstrators probably
> had  experience with the technology and quality AV equipment along with
> their woodturning and teaching skill.  The "real" club meetings are still
> the best; donuts, coffee and smart talk amongst the membership!
>
> I have not done any shop time during the summer. Now that the season has
> changed, cool and cold weather will hopefully bring me inside; ample
> coffee at the ready, spinning wood, some snacks, and good tunes should
> provide some motivation.  A  first aid kit and restroom nearby 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 Ellsworth presentation
> @ $10, a steal.  Should be a good one.
>
> Stay safe and be well.          Bob  R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net> <griff at mwt.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 1:06 PM
> To: crw-talk <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com> <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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