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Minutes of March 2008 Meeting
Submitted by Tim Elliott, Secretary
Minutes of CNEW meeting 03/06/2008
We had two guests/new members:
Chris Durkey
Isaac Burk
Thanks to the Gorilla Glue company for providing samples of their new
PVA wood glue to CNEW. Members wishing to provide feedback may do so at
www.gorillatough.com through the "contact us" link.
Norma Hogan gave a treasurer's report. Our treasury had roughly $8700 at
the beginning of January. Since then, we have taken in some dues but
also paid out proceeds to members participating in the holiday craft
fair. At the end of February, our balance was $3667.
Al Faul reported that many videos have been out for some time (note that
the rental cost is $2 per month, so there is an incentive not to keep
them for ever). Please return any overdue club videos.
Dave Eaton announced that he had submitted an AAW Grant application for
CNEW and it was approved in the amount of $500.
Dave also pointed out many new features on our website at www.cnew.org.
In addition to being a great central resource for information of all
kinds, you may also go there to pay dues, update your own contact info,
find a schedule of upcoming events, view the inventory of our club
library, and check if you're demonstrating for next month's meeting.
Thanks again to the members who hosted open shops last month.
Tonight was our first Learn-and-turn session prior to the regular
meeting. Attendees [16 members] had a chance to make a
natural-edge goblet, led by Mike Souter. Next month Gene Spadi will lead
a session on making pens. Please note that we need to be courteous to
our woodshop hosts at the Craft Center - the shop is not open to us
prior to 5:05 PM, and we need to leave it very, very clean promptly at
6:25 so their evening class may take over.
Many of us remember longtime CNEW member Andy Motter, who recently
passed away. Andy taught woodturning both at the Worcester Craft Center
and the Homestead school, and owned woodturning supply company Butternut
Tools. Andy infected many, many students with the woodturning bug over a
lot of years. He will be missed. In lieu of flowers, we voted to make a
$100 donation to a local school, per the wishes of his family.
Thanks to Mike Stone for getting membership cards printed up for 2008.
Many were distributed at the meeting; if you did not get yours, check
next month.
Charlie researched the Crafts Emergency Relief Fund, which we have
donated to in the past. Many recent beneficiaries seem to have been
related to Katrina in the New Orleans area. We voted to again send a
donation of $100.
Several members helped review the book library inventory to cull the
collection. Books that we will not keep were offered to members for $1.
On Thursday, March 20, CNEW will have a field trip to Hardwick Kilns.
This is a commercial kiln operation that processes millions of board
feet each year. Meet at the kilns at 11 AM, or at the Worcester Center
for Crafts at 10 AM to car pool.
Charlie Croteau is also offering a chance to cut wood on his property in
Putnam CT. This event will begin at 10:30 AM on Saturday March 29. The
address is 127 Thompson Ave, Putnam CT - 1 mile from exit 97 off 395.
Contact Charlie if you need more info.
Frank White announced that many of the pieces in tonight's wood swap
were from the collection of CNEW member Ray Hayden, who passed away in
the Fall.
Homestead Primitives, a store selling wood furniture and other items at
408 River St (Rte 31) in Fitchburg MA, has offered CNEW an opportunity
to demonstrate or sell sometime this Fall. Contact information: Roger at
(978) 342-8083.
Thanks to Joe Harbey for his efforts at the Woodworks show in
Springfield in January.
Mary Maguire now has a business that helps people set up websites.
Contact her if interested.
Thanks to Charlie for his efforts to conduct the business meeting in the
new, shortened format.
Program: Mike Stone on photographing your work
Show & Tell:
Will Hunt
Oblong cherry plate with foot.
Segmented tumbler with interior epoxied to hold water.
While on "sabbatical", Will is experimenting with ways to make straight
lines appear curved.
Ray Asselin
Dawn redwood vase
Steve Reznik
Mahogany bowl with multiple maple inlays
Dominic Leroux
Pair of "laminated natural edge" bowls
Buzz Hawes
3 segmented bowls with round plugs. One with translucent (epoxy) bottom.
Rick Angus
Salad bowl with carved feet
Screwdrivers
Jane Gardner
5 bowls from a single maple tree - 4 of them end-grain orientation
Mike Peters
Natural edge bowl based on open-shop-night experience
Joe McGill
Hollow forms from class with David Ellsworth
Joe Beaton
Birdhouse
Toothpick holder
weed pot
Al Faul
Spanish cedar bowl
Ash box with walnut top
Paul Charbonneau
Nut bowl with ship's wheel cracker
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