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   flairwoodworks | Aug 29, 2009 08:09am | #1

   Stevo,

   You could discuss different types of joinery, the pros and cons of each, and different ways to cut it. You could have guild members each bring in their doweling jig, for example, and do a presentation on how well it works and so forth. Also, a presentation on furniture styles and so design would have a broad appeal and be low-cost.

   Chris @ www.flairwoodworks.com
   and www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   oldusty | Aug 29, 2009 05:21pm | #2

   Try to find a chair caner and weaver to do a demo on three or four types of weaving and cane works , perhaps furniture repair and refinish .

     Looking at a picture and scaling it to a drawing is an easy thing to learn and teach and helpful. 

             there are so many topics

                 regards                dusty

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   byhammerandhand | Aug 31, 2009 01:06am | #3

   Take a look at the Cincinnati Club's website. There are about 5 years of past programs listed in the newsletter. At an average attendance of about 90-100, most are not hands on, though we have some local neighborhood groups that do more informal topics with hands-on

   http://www.cincinnatiwoodworkingclub.org

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   SARGEgrinder47 | Aug 31, 2009 04:58pm | #4

   You might Google Woodworking Guild of Georgia and pick up some ideas from current and past news-letters. That Guild has around 400 members with a wide range of learned skills and has been around since the early 80's. Quite a few are professionals. Ocassionally an outside source is brought in as say Peter Gedreys but.. for the most part the topics are varied and come from within.

   Good luck...

   Sarge..

   Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia

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   stevo1952 | Aug 31, 2009 05:50pm | #5

   Hi Folks,
   Thanks for the excellent suggestions. The two groups mentioned look great and have very nice newsletters. If there are any more groups or ideas out there, I would love to hear about them.
   Our web site is:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/madwoodworkersFeel free to join even if you are not in this area.Ps. Sarge, I will be in Atlanta doing a Windsor Rocker at Highland Hardware the week after your next meeting. thanks again,
   Stevo

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   SARGEgrinder47 | Aug 31, 2009 11:11pm | #7

   I assume you are in Madison, Georgia if you are going to a seminar at Highland. I go way back with Highland to the days they opened and the old building across the street from current which they were originally in. The seminar room was down-stairs and had red Georgia clay walls on 3 sides with a bleacher built into the bank wall and a work-bench in the middle of the floor. Those were the days. ha.. ha...

   Regards from Lawrenceville....

    Sarge..

   Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia

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   stevo1952 | Sep 03, 2009 04:56am | #8

   hi Sarge,
   Actually its Madison, WI. I'm going to build a rocker with Curtis Buchanan at Highland. Bit of a drive, but its worth it to me.

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   SARGEgrinder47 | Sep 03, 2009 06:16am | #9

   Yeah... just got the Highland Fall catalog today and noticed that taking place that week-end. Long drive and pretty expensive even though a week seminar and build in this case. Kind of a vacation for a wood-worker. If you are staying in the city... Virginia Highlands is an old residential section of town and relatively safe compared to other areas.

   Frank Klaus is going to be there in late October and I thought about it but.. I have been in seminar twice with him and what he is covering is basically the same as I have seen. Almost worth it though considering as it is a marvel to watch him cut DT's. He has blinding speed and probably could do it blind-folded. I learned them from Ian Kirby but after seeing Klaus I quit laying them intricately out and just started eye-balling it. You get pretty good with that the more you do. ha.. ha...

   Be careful.. have a good trip and most of all... Enjoy~

   Regards...Sarge..

   Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia

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   RalphBarker | Aug 31, 2009 11:01pm | #6

   Perhaps a series of ten-step recovery programs aimed at removing the psychological impact of members being guildy as charged? ;-)

   You might ask the guild members to submit lists of the five topics they would most like to learn about.

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   WillGeorge | Sep 07, 2009 05:01am | #10

   Does anyone have any ideas for low cost topics that can be presented and worked on in a couple of hours?

   How about 'How/what to make.. Wood toys for poor children?

    Or some painted images (wood outlines of kids stuff) for the local children hospital walls? Maybe even get some local artist to suggest outlines he/she could paint...

   I would suggest.. Fine Woodworking for others to enjoy at no cost to them.

   A wood project for your local fire/police department? A collective of ideas to present to the local school board to get woodworking back in the schools. Why is football better than wood/metal/sewing shop? NO I AM NOT A SPORTS FAN! Any clown can get hurt playing sports.. Shop classes teach us to be creative and SAFE!

   OK I sounded off.. I feel better...

   
   

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   Edited 9/6/2009 10:04 pm by WillGeorge