2020-11-07 November 2020 Monthly Meeting Minutes
The November monthly meeting was attended by up to 48 participants. There were announcements (notes inline below), and Don Keefer was the presenter, demonstrating his technique for creating segmented bowls.
His session was recorded and is available for playback. His PowerPoint slide deck was converted to a PDF file. His reference table, slide 18, was also exported as a separate image file. See all links inline below.
Meeting Details:
- Mike H1 – Opening and welcome (about 10:10 to give time for people to get in and on the zoom)
- Mike H1 – any new members or guests
- Mike H1 – Announcements
- Manny and Mike H2 – Bain Center update
- Rich Ellery – Beads of Courage homepage intro
(Link to Guild’s participant homepage. Find beads and creator acknowledgement card.)
(Please see instruction PDF link and Photo Gallery at bottom of agenda.) - Greg/Jack – Robinson Nature Center community service project, Cedar Planter Bench Request.
New update – they want another bench like this one, and they also asked me to frame and build the diorama base for their new stuffed bison exhibit.
Will stretch my skills, but I was the sculptor for a company back in 1990 making faux rocks and stuff for conventions… If anyone has particular skills with resin or railroad plaster forms I would be interested in recruiting this weekend.
- Mike H1 – Officer Reports
- Mike H2 Vice President’s Report
- Guild Monthly Meeting, resumption and location
Membership renewal, prorated dues to $25 for the 2020-2021FY (only) - Toys for Tots
- Programs and Education Committee combined into one, Education Program Committee, with Joel LaFerriere as chair, and Mark Fradkin as co-chair.
- Member email is very important. Please make sure we have your best and current email contact. If you didn’t receive any email this week from hcwg@hcwg.org, please use Contact Us to let me know.
- Guild Monthly Meeting, resumption and location
- Manny – Treasurer Report
- Gene – Membership
- Mike H1 – October Board Meeting Report
- Mike H2 Vice President’s Report
- Mike H2 – Demonstration –
Don Keefer from Maryland Woodpeckers, Baltimore – Making a Segmented Bowl (see more history in the Demonstration thread)- Don’s Slide Deck: PowerPoint & PDF (click to download)
- Don’s “Basic Segmented Ring Guide calculation table (image file)
- Don’s Demonstration Video (on YouTube, Don’s Video & our Guild’s YouTube Channel)
- Books:
- The Art of Segmented Wood Turning by Malcolm Tibbetts – Linder Publishing, www.tahoeturner.com
- Woodturning with Ray Allen by Dale L. Nish – Fox Chapel Publishing
(Ray Allen is deceased. No website that I am aware of.) - The Curt Theobald DVD I showed is one of several he has available on his website: www.curttheobald.com##
- Glue: I’ve use all versions of Titebond glue. They all work well for me. I have no preference. I have used Titebond I, II, and III, as well as the new Quick and Thick.
- Mike H1 – Adjourn
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