|
 April
2008
Our March meeting was very well attended. Mike
Mahoney's demonstration kept many of our members at the
meeting for the full day. Sorry if you missed it. Either
way, videos should be available for rental from the
library by lunch time.
Our demonstrator in April (on the 17th) will be Binh Pho. He escaped from
Vietnam in 1979, and came to the US. He is now an accomplished artist that is
well know for his thin-walled turning, which are commonly pierced and
airbrushed. His work is simply beautiful. Be sure not to miss it.
All that CMW has been and is today is because of its members. Many of our
members are part of the Above & Beyond group - an updated list of these generous
folks is on our web site
here.
(An updated list is also displayed when our meetings begin each month.) Be sure
to thank them for their generosity.
Are you a member of the AAW? Did you know that AAW members are protected under a liability policy
when turning at CMW sanctioned events? Membership also
gets you 4 of the quarterly issues of American Woodturner - an excellent and
inspiring woodturning journal. This year’s
Symposium will be held June 20-22 in Richmond, Virginia. (That's next month!)
For more information on the Symposium, go to
www.woodturner.org/sym/sym2008
.
Being an AAW member also gets you a discount on the price of the admission to
the symposium.
Even though it is only April, it's time to starting thinking about some of
our upcoming fall activities. In September, we will have our annual auction. CMW
has many new members looking for tools, different types of wood, and other
things you may not be using. Consider selling these at the auction. In
early October, we'll have our first CMW picnic. This is a time to get together
with fellow members to meet family members, discuss techniques in detail, show
off what you're working on, and more. Please contact Gary Bills if you have any
questions. In November, we will decorate the Hospice tree again. We need about
200 ornaments if we are to match the count from previous years. This is a great
use of spare time, as it builds your skills and is rewarding too.
The CMW library continues to grow. Art Mendelow has been finding and
purchasing many new items lately. Over 20 new videos and books were added last
month alone. Be sure to take advantage of this valuable member resource.
Please contact me if you ever have questions or
comments.
Hoping this letter finds you knee deep in shavings,
Mike
Fiantaca e-mail:
mike@fiantaca.com |
