[crw-talk] Upcoming meeting news

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Good day members,

Two pieces of good news. First is our in-person meeting coming up June 
19, 2021.  As previously mentioned, it will be held at the outdoor 
shelter north of the parking lot at the Community Center.  There is a 
paved path leading to the shelter, but the last ten feet or so will be 
off the path to the shelter, I don't know but it may be difficult to 
navigate a wheel chair, if that is an issue.  It will be outdoors and we 
will be distancing as needed.  There are restrooms at the shelter.  If 
you are fully vaccinated you won't need a mask.

The library will be open for checkouts and returns when the actual 
meeting is not underway.  The cart will remain in the Community Center 
and anyone wishing to use it should go inside the Center where our 
Librarians will be holding court.  We ask only about three people use 
the library at any time and that distancing be practiced.  Please check 
for any materials you may have borrowed before the pandemic and return 
them.  The tool lending system will operate the same way and Duane Hill 
is our Tool Czar.

We ask that members arrive about 8AM to help with the set up.  We will 
need to get one of the lathes to the shelter, coffee pot(s) and stuff 
liked that as well.  Likewise after the meeting we have to return the 
equipment, too.

Our demo will be a hands-on followup on our Mike Peace Demo from May. As 
you may recall, he discussed texturing and embellishmnet.  The club owns 
one of the tools he demonstratred and Duane Hill will demonstrate that 
and other similar tools.  If you have other texturing and embellishing 
tools bring them. The demo is hands-on so the plan is for a piece of 
wood to be mounted, some passes with the tools will be made then the 
embellishment will be turned off and another will be applied, giving 
opportunities for everyone to take a shot at it.  Bring safety equipment 
so you can safely turn.  Bob Patros will bring a Needle Scaler too.  And 
remember, the club owned Sorby texturing system is available for loan 
after ther meeting.

Now for a never before tried twist to our meeting:  We will live stream 
it over Zoom.  Yup, from out in the middle of nowhere, James will live 
stream the meeing with two or possibly three cameras.  He will send the 
invitation over Zoom just like our remote meetings so if you cannot 
attend in person you may watch from where ever you have a computer or 
wi-fi connection and particpate as well.  Sign in on Zoom a bit before 
the meeting as we have during the past few months.  If you need tips on 
how to do that contact me.  I assume the Zoom stream will be recorded 
for viewing within a couple of weeks after the meeting.  I suspect James 
will require a volunteer or two to help with the cameras, so be ready to 
be conscripted.

What to bring?  Bring a lawn chair.  Bring safety equipment if you want 
a turn on the lathe.  Bring a tool or three to do some texturing if you 
have them.  Bring your pieces for the Instant Gallery.  If you have toos 
or equipment to sell or wood to sell or give away, remenber, this is 
going to be a real meeting.   Lastly, bring youself.  It's going to be a 
dandy!

Topic two:  The April 2022 meeting will be held the SECOND SATURDAY, due 
to a conflict with Good Friday/Easter Sunday and we will have Alan Lacer 
in person for an all day event.  We will charge admission for the day 
long demo and lunch will be provided.  The board just got it set up this 
week, the topics he will teach have yet to be decided, but you can bet 
there will be some time spent using our favorite tool, the skew, fondly 
known to some as a "can opener".  (Actually, I happen to like skews 
since I have evolved in reverse order, going from bowl making to 
enjoying spindles.)  We have not contracted for hands-on at this time as 
we do not know how we would arrange enough lathes.

So, plan on next Saturday and we'll have a good time, whether in person 
or via Zoom.

John


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