[crw-talk] Plans for 2021 CRW virtual meetings

[Kristine Clough]

 I looked at the list and any of these topics can work.
Kris
    On Saturday, December 26, 2020, 11:10:48 AM CST, John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net> wrote:  
 
 Members,

On behalf of the board , we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday 
season, hope your Christmas went well and that you stay healthy.

We will have a number of virtual club meetings and demonstrations starting in January, starting with a former member who has returned to the area, Aaron Gesicki.  He intends to rejoin the club and will present a virtual demo.  He has asked us to poll the membership about which topics we would like to have him discuss.  He is an engineer with knowledge of metallurgy and a skilled turner as well.  Please open the attachment 2021 Woodturner's Presentation Checklist.pdf and let us know what particular topics you would like to have him discuss.  The meeting will be presented on Zoom, with a business meeting, the demo, socialization prior to the meeting and instant gallery.  Specific information on using Zoom to follow.

Our February meeting will also be via Zoom.  We are considering another member demo, this one from the Bloomer family shop on using 3D printing in conjunction with turning to create unusual pieces.

March, the club is bringing in Lyle Jamieson, a professional turner.  He will do a 2 1/2 hour demonstration on creating hollow forms.  It will be via Zoom, open to club members for free and has questions and answers built in to his presentation.  He and James will handle the technical matters to make this work.  Mr. Jamieson is a well known professional who has perfected the art of creating beautiful hollow pieces.  He is a strong advocate of his system using a captured boring bar but his teachings will guide all of us in our quest for the perfect hollow form.

April will be another masterwork from the Bloomer family shop, featuring Ashley Bloomer and her molded plastic pen blanks and pens.  Again, via Zoom.

May will take us on a virtual trip to the Peachtree State.  Mike Peace will demonstrate.  He is a well known turner, very active on YouTube.com and the board is considering a topic for him to discuss.

Folks, Zoom is a useful technology that some find intimidating.  We want everyone to be able utilize this for our club activities as we await those pokes in the arm that will enable us to eventually become able to meet in person.  We intend to use Zoom to enable both the pre-meeting socialization we all enjoy as well as the business, demos and instant gallery that make our club worthwhile.  It seems intimidating but as a certified old goat, even I have managed to make it work.  Basically, the meeting host, who is the person controlling the Zoom meeting, will send out an email sometime prior to the meeting.  That email has a long line of blue colored print.  Click on that line of print a few minutes before the meeting is to start.  Then in a moment it will ask you if you want to open Zoom Client, click "yes".  It will probably ask one or two other questions about opening something or other, click yes.  Have your sound turned on.  You will need a computer with a camera and microphone.  I believe most or all laptops have them.  I use a desktop so bought a webcam a few months ago for about $30.00 that perches on top of the monitor and plugs into a USB slot in the box.  You may have to click on something to turn the camera and microphone on.

When the system loads you will see a large screen view of whoever is speaking and small pictures of others attending the meeting.  Please try to figure this out and ask whatever questions you have beforehand.  James Bloomer is the club's Zoom guru who will take questions and will assist you in getting up and running so you can attend meetings with the least amount of frustration.

Please remember to open Aaron's Woodturner's Presentation Checklist above and list the topics you would have an interest in him discussing in a reply email.

Thanks for bearing through this lengthly email and Happy New Year, John





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