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| Search the MCW site including newsletters Next Meeting: January 12th, 2012
3rd Annual Show and Tell with Formal Critiques
If you are bringing a piece to be discussed, please be sure to read the important logistical information at the bottom.
This activity has been a big hit our first two years, and we are continuing this
MCW January tradition. Instead of a demonstration, we will have an extended Show & Tell period with a critique of each piece by a panel of three selected craft, art, and turning experts. Our goal is to get a fresh perspective, from the outside looking in, at what we’re doing, how our forms relate to those of other media, and how we may be able to improve them.
Our panel this year will be
- wood sculptor Lynda Smith-Bugge,
- potter Ingrid Barnes, and
- wood-art collector Steve Keeble.
We will send out some further information about them in an email.
About 15 members have signed up to bring one item to be discussed, and that’s about the number we have time for, so we’re in good shape as far as pieces are concerned.
We encourage all members to attend this meeting and to join us for a great learning opportunity, whether or not you bring a piece to be evaluated. Some comments from the audience will be welcomed, as time permits. We intend to keep it informal and to just have fun with it, as we always do.
As in our normal, monthly S&T sessions, finished pieces are encouraged, but the idea is not necessarily to submit a ‘perfect’ piece, or even a finished piece – rather, the goal is for us all to learn about design, turning, and finishing techniques from the things each of us is making or has made. This is an ideal way to learn how to improve what we are doing in a friendly but learned and informative environment.
Now, if you are bringing a piece, please pay attention. It is very important that you bring your item and have it on the table no later than 6:30 p.m. Please put a dot on it and sign it in on the sheet, as usual. Two things have to happen between 6:30 and 7:00: 1) the panelists need the time to look over all the works and collect their thoughts, and 2) Mike Colella has to photograph all of them before the business meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. We would like to ask for a volunteer to “truck” the pieces to Mike. Please call or email Gary if you are willing to help out. The items will be discussed in the order they are signed in, so it’s to your benefit to get them there early. Last year, we ran out of time and had to rush the later works. I’ll try to avoid that this year, but…
Time at these events is precious and fleeting. When your piece is presented, as the maker, you will have 60 seconds to say why you brought it and what you hope to learn about it. The Soup Nazi will have the stop watch.
If you are not bringing a piece to be reviewed, the meeting will begin for you, as usual, at or before 7:00 p.m., as you like.
This is guaranteed to be another fun and instructive time. Don’t miss it!
| MCW at the 2011 Montgomery County Fair
See the gallery of MCW's activities at the 2011 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
Ring House Exhibit – May, 2011
Seventeen pieces
were installed in a lobby display case at Ring House, a managed
residence for the elderly at 1801 East Jefferson Street in Rockville.
The 10 members lending pieces were Tim Aley, Phil Brown, Tina Chisena,
Mike Colella, David Fry, David Jacobowitz, Elliot Schantz, Gary
Nickerson, Donald Van Ryk, and Richard Webster.
MCW at the 2010 Montgomery County Fair
The theme for our booth was "Then and Now", with a great wheel wooden lathe and a Jet mini lathe. See more pictures from the fair in our picture album.
| MCW at the 2009 Fair Does it look like Colin is having fun??? (click on triangle to watch the short video) Check out more pictures of MCW at the 2009 Fair at: 2009 Fair Demonstration
| Visitors always welcome!
| Visitors and guests are always welcome at our monthly meetings. Please join us if you're in the area and learn about the art and craft of woodturning. All skill levels from novice to expert will find a common ground. We look forward to seeing you!
| Member benefits include discounts at the following supporting organizations:
| The Rockville Woodworkers Club offers MCW members a 10% discount on woodturning related items, excluding power tools, to attendees on the day of our meetings just prior to or following our meetings. | Hartville Tools offers MCW Club members a 15% discount on non-sale items, and our chapter receives a 3% rebate. If you have not signed up for this program, let Stan Wellborn know you want to do so. He will let Hartville know you are an MCW member and sign you up. Catalogs and ordering instructions are available at meetings. | 2sand.com offers MCW Club members a 10% discount. 2Sand.com is a coated abrasive specialist focused on fast service and fair prices providing superior sanding discs, sandpaper sheets, and woodturning tools to woodshops. See the Members/Library section for promotion code or contact information to receive the discount.
Exotic Lumber, Inc. in Gaithersburg offers MCW Club members a 10% discount for all purchases of turning stock and lumber (excluding any special that they may be running). Contact: Neil Gager at 240-632-0385
| Hardwoods, Inc. in Frederick, Maryland offers great hardwoods with discounts available to members: 10% off all turning stock, lumber, moldings, finishes and hardware. 5% off all plywood and veneer products. Special orders, millwork and marked down items are excluded. Contact: Paul Matweecha at 301-668-9663. | MCW: A local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners.
The AAW is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of woodturning and has over 13,000 members in 27 countries. Many of these members also belong to one (or more) of the AAW's local chapters. Although MCW is a local chapter of the AAW, an individual's membership in this chapter does not imply membership in the AAW or vice versa. Membership in AAW is encouraged as it provides an additional source of great information (quarterly journal, national symposiums, members-only resources) and services not available with MCW. More AAW Links |
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