The fist meeting of the Atlanta Woodturners Guild (AWG) was held Wednesday, September 19, at Woodcraft in Roswell. 26 woodturners attended.
President Robert Greenberg welcomed all guests and introduced the founding officers.
- Robert (Bob) Greenberg, President
- Nick Cook, 1st VP, &
- Jon Payne, Treasurer.
Finance: AWG dues were set at $50 per year for paid up members of the AAW. AWG will also accept AAW dues and forward them on to the AAW. Those paying AWG dues in 2007 are considered paid in full until December 31, 2008. (12+ months). Due to insurance requirements, AWG chapter members must be members of AAW.
The AWG collected dues and officially signed up 10 founding members at this meeting, with verbal commitments from several more.
A call for volunteers resulted in the following persons accepting positions on the board.
- Kurt Whitley – Secretary
- Harvey Meyer – Program Chairman
- Matt Denis – Social Programs
- Director – Tom Rupert
- Director – David Martin
- Webmaster – Jon Payne
Nick Cook gave a great demonstration on basic wood turning. He did his usual amazing feat of turning 5 production items in less time that it takes most of us to mount the stock and turn on the lathe! Seriously though, he turned a garden dibble, honey dipper, snowman ornament, and 2 spinning tops.
The meeting concluded with a raffle of 20 items including all Nicks demo’s, some wood donated by Mark Sillay & Steven Potts of Lee Tree Woodworks, and various other items.
A huge THANK YOU to the new owner of Woodcraft, Mr. Steve Quehl, for allowing us to use the facilities.