[crw-talk] Club Activities

[Jerry Molnar]

all i cab=n tell you is many of us are bright,  but we don't have a clue about this cyber stuff.. this is huge.  if YOU WAT A CLUB OF VIRTUAL PEOPLE, I HAVE TO SAY BYE BYE.







all

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From: crw-talk <crw-talk-bounces at crwoodturner.com> on behalf of John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 9:44 AM
To: Bob R <raaschb at charter.net>
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Subject: Re: [crw-talk] Club Activities

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

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From: "Bob R" <raaschb at charter.net<mailto:raaschb at charter.net>>
To: "John Griffiths" <griff at mwt.net<mailto:griff at mwt.net>>
Cc: "CRW talk" <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com<mailto: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<mailto: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

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From: John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net><mailto:griff at mwt.net>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 1:06 PM
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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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