New Mexico Woodturners

NMWT members,

Reports from the participants in the WIT wig stand turning workshop are all VERY favorable. I think Shana will provide a more complete report, so I will hit only the high points. There were 20 members who participated, including those who turned and others that offered mentorship. They even had a non-member, non-turner who showed up to help with finishing. Everyone that I spoke to said they had a really great time, and aside from the initial objective of creating wig stands, they appreciated the mentorship and socialization with the other members who were present. This is exactly what I hoped these club events would stimulate. Yes, we will definitely be hosting more of these get togethers or workshops. I’m thinking about one per month but welcome your opinions and suggestions. Please reach out to me with your ideas.

Discussions are ongoing with Michael Mocho regarding this year’s training class. At this time, it looks like we will be offering two 3-class courses. One being a skills honing class, and the other being project related. Michael is still working up the curriculum. I will announce it along with the other details as soon as they are finalized. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me.

We currently have 54 responses to the membership survey. There is no need to beat a dead horse, so please click on the above link and take the survey if you have not already completed it. Thank you.

Unless more volunteers come forward to help with the library educational project, we will need to table this project for the short term. I still hope that we can take advantage of this opportunity to introduce the general public to wood-turning.

The June meeting demonstration will be off axis turning with Hy Tran and Scott Eckstein.

See you there,

Mark

President NMWT