April 2016 Meeting Notes

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LEE’S SUMMIT WOODWORKERS GUILD, INC.

APRIL 12, 2015 MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES (Larry McFerrin Federal Table Video)

President Roy Wall called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. General statements made by the Vice President were:

GUILD DUES–Yearly dues will be $20.00 (member receiving e-mail) for 2016 and remain at $25.00 for member wanting a paper copy (US MAIL). Note: John or Carol Freeland will be glad to get you signed up. collected for
CHARITABLE PROJECT – Thanks to those that have supported our charitable project “TOOLS FOR TEENS”. We will continue to support this project and provide tools that will have an impact on many lives.
SHOP TOURS – At present we are looking at 2016 to get something on the calendar-get your name on the SHOP TOUR list. We always learn something at these shops.
GUILD LOGO SHIRTS- HATS- Order your preferences now– check with Mel.
FACEBOOK– Available now – check with Greg.
PICTURE ROSTER- Official pictures are now available-if you have not had your picture taken please do so at the next meeting.
FIELD TRIP – Don’t forget to think of new places that we can visit that will expand our knowledge of wood working skills.
MEETING NOTICES – During bad weather tune to CHANNEL 41 for any cancellation.
GUEST/VISITORS – Attendance was 62. Welcome and please sign the registry (this gets you a copy of the Newsletter for the next two months).

SHOW AND TELL: Ted Legal had a VASE; Pansy Legal had ORNAMENTS, DOGWOOD BOWL, CROSS and a CHESS SET; Bob Rubin had a T. REX, BASKET, BUTTERFLY and BRACELETS; Bob Frerking had SOUTHWEST VESSELS; Harold Young had a SPINDLE and a LATHE BOWL SUPPORT; Lance Helman had an ANGEL; Dale Kunz (without the “T”) had another SEGMENTED BOWL; John Freeland had a WEDGE BOARD FOR SEGMENTS; Dr. Dale had an assortment of SEGMENTED TURNED VESSELS; Mike Chapman had a TROUT DISPLAY. Hope we did not miss anyone’s project and remember you are entered in a raffle when you participate in SHOW & TELL.

PROGRAM –President Roy introduced the speaker for tonight who is none other than one of our own and well known for his projects that seem to border on the edge of “can that really be done”. Larry McFerrin used the wonders of video to take us to his shop and walk us thru the many operations involved in building his reproduction of a FEDERAL STYLE TABLE. We appreciate and thank Larry and all our members for sharing their information and talents and look forward to using some of the ideas put forward. Don’t forget to help Vice President Greg Hull by keeping a lookout for anything that would be of interest to our members and thank him for his efforts to bring us a program each month.