Minutes of January 2007 Meeting
Submitted by Tim Elliott, Secretary

January 4 2007

Outgoing president Dave Eaton introduced new President Al Faul.

We had one guest: Josh, guest of Joe Harbey.

Al introduced other new officers:
Mary Maguire - External VP
Reid Gilmore - Internal VP
Norma Hogan - Treasurer
Graeme Young - Newsletter
Tim Elliott - Secretary
Henry Fairlie - Photographer
Dave Eaton - Webmaster
Chris Bonczek - Video librarian
Ray Boutotte - Book librarian
Gene Spadi - Woodswap, Freedom Pen project
Charlie Croteau - Project Goodwill

Ex-treasurer Mickey Goodman gave a summary of our finances.

December 2006: The club took in dues for two members and was reimbursed for the cost of the booth at the Thanksgiving Craft Fair.
start: $667
end: $1404

Summary of all of 2006:
start: $1200
income: $5783
spent: $5568
end: $1404


Charlie Croteau reported on Project Goodwill.
We have raised another $540, due in large part to a number of matted photographs donated by Conrad Berthold.
This month, we will have an auction in conjunction with the wood show at the Big E fairgrounds. Several members brought items in for this event.
Charlie also noted that his wood donor has offered to provide materials suitable for larger projects if any members would be interested in making, say, furniture to donate to this cause.

Joe Harbey again organized an open turning session before our January meeting. There will not be an open turning session before the February meeting, as we will have our annual "open shop" visits - not at the Worcester Center for Crafts.

Norm Mancuso and Frank White gave an update on the regional symposium begin organized for Connecticut in June. The website is up (see link on CNEW website) and registration will open in February or March. Volunteers will be needed, and the organizers are hoping to draw from the rosters of contributing local chapters (us included). Please notify Al Faul if you would like your name excluded from the list of possible volunteers. CNEW's application asking the AAW for educational funds to help support this symposium has been completed and will be sent to AAW bundled with similar applications from six other chapters

February will be an Open Shop meeting - your opportunity to visit the home of some other CNEW member for shop talk and inspiration. Six volunteers have agreed to open their shops for the night, but space will be limited and you are expected to contact the shop host prior to the meeting night to confirm your attendance and get directions. Our volunteer hosts are:
Hank Cahill Abington MA
Ken Dubay Columbia CT
Joe Harbey Westfield, MA
Mike Peters Sutton, MA
Reid Gilmore Upton, MA
Phil Bowman Newton Highlands, MA

We intended to purchase a Talon chuck for the Worcester Center for Crafts at the end of 2006 in appreciation for our meeting space. Bobbi Tornheim may have bought this, but she was not present at this meeting. Phil Bowman will follow up and buy the chuck if she did not already do it.

Richard Vose has been contacted by the organizers of the woodcarver's show next October. Since only 2 CNEW members attended in 2006, he asked for a show of hands to get a sense of likely support level in 2007. Several members showed an interest and we voted to participate again.

Reid Gilmore collected names of members planning to demonstrate at the Big E.

Dave Eaton had hook tools available for purchase.... also, he is working on thin-kerf parting tools and sharpening jigs. See him at a meeting if interested.

Will Hunt donated two books to the CNEW library.

Show & Tell
(* items donated to Project Goodwill)

Reid Gilmore
hollow form in maple with ebony spigot
* segmented bowl (collaboration with Beth)

Dave Hopkins
hollow form in cherry burl
* cherry burl bowl

Mickey Goodman
ambrosia maple burl
spalted maple bowl
walnut hollow vessel with piercing

John McAtee
segmented lidded box in walnut, bloodwood, ebony

Steve Reznek
* teak bowls with inlays
maple bowl with "tic-tac-toe" board in bottom

Joe McGill
* pen & pencil sets in mystery dark wood

Phil Bowman
baltic-birch plywood bowl
cherry bowl with flat bottom

Martin Ring
natural edge bowl #21 (mulberry?)

Joe Harbey
lilac root vessel w/egravings by ants
bowl with lumpy exterior and integrated handle

Graeme Young
2 walnut bowls
large maple bowl

Josh (???)
cherry bowl ("my first ever")

Rick Angus
curly maple bowl w/natural edge

Rick Gonzales
large catalpa bowl
perfume sprayer

Frank White
oak burl - platter, hollow form, bowl

Norm Mancuso
* lidded boxes

Tim Elliott
* ebony/cherry vase



Program:
Jim Kephart on blacksmithing your own scraper tools