[crw-talk] Club Activities

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Nice garage project,  I like the loft, are you going to have much space 
up there?  John

------ Original Message ------
From: "Bob R" <raaschb at charter.net>
To: "John Griffiths" <griff at mwt.net>
Cc: "CRW talk" <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
Sent: 10/20/2020 7:48:54 PM
Subject: Re: Club Activities

>All, there's a plethora of Zoom type tools. Many are fee based, WebEx 
>is another, which may have a free version.
>Free zoom is time & participant limited, 30-40min?. Not sure 
>participant capacity. Easy to get around that, just schedule 
>consecutive meetings.
>
>
>Bob R, Sent from my Phone
>On Oct 20, 2020 10:18 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 ClydeandJeanand Adrianand Beth forsupplying the treefor those 
>>get togethers.  I for one  would look forward tosomecommonclubgoal to 
>>work on. BeadsofCourage comes to mind,howeverthe local hospitals don't 
>>participate in that program.The AAW mag always showcasesvarious 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 aboutyour web 
>>device, be it a smart phone, tablet or PC. If ya do email, zoomin 
>>should 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 built in) 
>>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 only lackedthe fellowship of beingable to chat with 
>>people in the same room, as in our live club meetings.  Thevirtual 
>>meetingtechnical part was wonderfully done, actually tops.  Albeit, 
>>the demonstrators probably had  experience with the technology and 
>>qualityAVequipment along with their woodturning and teachingskill. The 
>>"real" club meetings are still the best; donuts, coffee and smart talk 
>>amongst the membership!
>>
>>I have not done any shop timeduring the summer.Now that the season has 
>>changed, cool and cold weather will hopefully bring me 
>>inside;amplecoffee at the ready, spinning wood, some snacks,andgood 
>>tunes should provide some motivation.  A  first 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 agood one.
>>
>>Stay safe and be well.         Bob  R
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net> <mailto:griff at mwt.net>
>>Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 1:06 PM
>>To: crw-talk <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com> 
>><mailto: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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