May 2008 Newsletter 

This Issue at a Glance

1. President’s Report to Members

2. Dates to Remember

3. 2008 Board of Directors and Special Advisors

4. 2008 Committee Chairs and Project Coordinators

 
Next Meeting

May 12, 2008, in the Woodworking Shop

 Program: Workshop Jigs and Fixtures

Please contact Lou Mansur at mansurlk@earthlink.net, to discuss presenting your special woodworking jigs or fixtures.

 Everyone is invited to bring something to show at Show & Tell.

 
Door Prizes include:

To be announced at the General Meeting.

ETWG General Meetings

6:30 pm

Maryville High School

Ruby Tuesday Room

(unless otherwise announced)

2^nd Monday, odd months

ETWG Board Meetings

6:30 pm

Al Hudson’s House

(unless otherwise announced)

2^nd Monday, even months

   

President’s Report to Members

 

Fellow Woodworkers,

 

The April ETWG Board meeting was the first meeting after installing the new Board members and identifying their individual assignments.  I can truly say I am excited about the next months.  Everyone has brought so many good ideas to the table.  I think the biggest problem will be ‘weeding’ them to a few top ideas.

·         Lou Mansur, Chair of the Programs Committee, has already brought us one great program, Leon Bates (now an ETWG member), and has a second one, ready for us at the May meeting, and a plan for the July meeting program;

·         Ron Clayton, Chair of the Education Committee, has developed and is ready to test a terrific new skills development approach, that will help him and the Education Committee (including Vic Kaminsky) to give us some excellent ideas for The Guild Workshops;

·         Bruce Cole and Jay Harkins, Web Master, have already switched over the web site to www.etwg.org and you can see their efforts immediately. Check out the web site to see:

·         ETWG By-laws

·         ETWG Standard Practices

·         2008 Newsletters

·         Information and Application for Membership form

·         Woodworking Links to:

o       Woodworking Schools

o       ETWG Member’s personal web sites

o       Sources for wood and sharpening services.

·         Bruce Cole, Chair of the Exhibit Committee, is exploring our next possible exhibit and appropriate locations;

 

The Board has approved a new Information and Application for Membership form.

 

As in previous years, we will continue our relationship with our Guild sponsors and are pleased that they will again honor our membership cards as follows:

·         Woodcraft of Knoxville – special ETWG discounts from April 1 to August 30, 2008

·         A & M Supply – access for ETWG members to their wholesale-only facility

 

As most of you know, the East Tennessee Woodworkers Guild was chartered in 1983 (June 14, 1983). As a recognition of that history, the Guild’s 2009 activities will be identified as “Celebrating 25 Years of Fine Woodworking”.   Activities that we are investigating include:

·         A woodworkers’ weekend or similar type event

·         A social event for ETWG members

·         An exhibit of all ETWG members works, both current and over the last 25 years

·         A 15^th Master Woodworkers Showcase

If you have suggestions or ideas, or want to help in this effort, please let us know.

 

We continue to be in need for any ETWG historical items, etc., as we prepare to develop a new historical document and/or exhibit. Just give me a call.

 

We also need someone to assist Richard Harbison as a backup Assistant Librarian.

 

Lee Gossage has accepted the position of Newsletter Editor and this is his first edition, so please provide any newsletter items to him via email or snail mail.  Thanks to Lee!

 

Don’t forget that June 4^th, 2008 is the postmark entry date for anyone that wishes to enter pieces into the Cumberland Furniture Guild’s exhibit Arms, Legs, Feet Heart & Soul – A Juried Exhibition of the Cumberland Furniture Guild – July 2008 to Summer 2009.  Venues already include the Tennessee State Museum, in Nashville, and the Knoxville Museum of Art.  See details at www.cumberlandfurnitureguild.org

 

The Board has also voted and passed some ETWG By-laws changes (changes are noted in Bold print), as follows:

·         ARTICLE III membership dues, Section 4: now reads:

Dues for membership in the corporation shall be non-refundable, and shall be paid on a calendar-yearly basis, due no later than 15 January; dues paid later than 15 September shall be deemed payment for the next year. Dues shall be set as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors, but shall not exceed $75 for individual membership, $200 for commercial membership, and $0 for Master Class membership. Dues for members on active duty military status will be waved, while assigned outside the USA.

·         ARTICLE X guild awards, Section 1: B: now reads as follows:

ETWG Special Contribution Award - $250 maximum – Given to an ETWG member that has provided a Exemplary contribution to the ETWG or an ETWG project.

 

We also established some ETWG Standard Practices for the future:

·  On behalf of the entire membership, the Board will send flowers ($50) (or a contribution in lieu of) upon the death of a member or his or her spouse;

·  Certificates will be developed for:

·         Juried Membership and

·         Master Class Membership 

 

I look forward to the continuance of a great year and hope to see all of you at the May meeting.

 

Best regards and keep your woodworking both fun and safe,

 

 

DML  

 

 

 

2008 Dates to Remember

 

·  March 10          ETWG Member Meeting

·  April 7               Submit for Board Agenda

·  April 14             ETWG Board Meeting

·  May 12           ETWG Member Meeting

·  June 2               Submit for Board Agenda

·  June 9               ETWG Board Meeting

·  June 18-21        Furniture Society Conference

·  July 14              ETWG Member Meeting

·  August 4         Submit for Board Agenda

·  August 11          ETWG Board Meeting

·  August 20-23  IWF 2008

·  September 8   ETWG Member Meeting

·  October 6         Submit for Board Agenda

·  October 13       ETWG Board Meeting

·  November 10 ETWG Member Meeting

·  December 1    Submit for Board Agenda

·  December 8    ETWG Board Meeting

P.O. Box 31606

Knoxville, TN 37930

2008 Board of Directors

and Special Advisors

Director and President               David Lewis

Director and Vice-President      Lou Mansur

Director and Treasurer               Dan Land

Director and Secretary               Vic Kaminsky

Director                                      Ron Clayton

Director                                      Bruce Cole

Director                                      Howard Cox

 

Special Advisor to the Board     Jay Harkins

Special Advisor to the Board     Al Hudson

Special Advisor to the Board     Rick Popp

 

2008 Committee Chairs

and Project Coordinators

Directory Information               David Lewis

Door Prizes                                     Chris Hedges

Education Committee Chair     Ron Clayton

Email Coordinator                      Charlie Mead

Exhibit Committee Chair        Bruce Cole

Library Coordinator                  Richard Harbison

Nametags Coordinator                 Rick Scott

Newsletter Editor                          Lee Gossage 

Photographer                                Charlie Mead

Programs Committee Chair       Lou Mansur

Standards Committee Chair     Howard Cox

Visitors Coordinator                     Sandy Pittard

Web Master                                  Jay Harkins

 

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