January 27, 2014 Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee Meeting was called to order at 3:40 PM by TVW Club President Karen Browning at the home of Vince and Anita Zaccardi. Those in attendance were as followed:

·        Karen Browning,.President

·        Vince Zaccardi, Vice President

·        Bob Addington, Treasurer

·        Fred Heltsley, Secretary

·        Phil Myers, Publicity Chair

·        Chuck Taylor, Splinters Editor

·        Henry Davis, Librarian

·        Loyd Ackerman, 2014 Exhibition Chair

·        Larry Wendland, 2014 Turning Bee Chair

Future Programs:  Several program topics were submitted by the membership at the January meeting. Those topics and several ideas were reviewed and discussed. A listing of the potential programs/presenters is as follows:

·        Appalachian Dulcimer Building – Flem Smith, Murfreesboro

·        Pole Lathe Turning (outdoor demo) – TVW member Stan McKinnon, Murfreesboro

·        Tool Sharpening – David Sapp, Woodcraft, Franklin

·        Power Tool Line – Porter Cable representative

·        Merry-Go Round Horse Carving – Scott Keene, Manchester

·        Muzzle Loading Gun Building – John Anderson, Tullahoma

Exposition 2014: – The upcoming event continues to be presented and discussed extensively at monthly club meetings, and the pertinent dates, times, item registration, work sign-up information, etc., has been posted on the club website and has also been mass-emailed directly to the membership. The sale of exposition items was discussed. It was the consensus that personal cards with contact information but without prices could be placed by displayed items and/or “Commissions Accepted” could be included by individual’s names in the guide book.

Events/Programs: – The current list of the events/programs for 2014 is as follows:

Date                       Event                                    Location                                        Contact Person

March 2-9             Exhibition                             S. Jackson, Tullahoma                Don Maher

April 26?                Panoply                                Huntsville, ALA                             Greg Meyers

April 26?                Cornbread Festival             South Pittsburg, TN                     Carvers Group

May 3?                   Dogwood Festival              Winchester, TN                            Carvers Group

May 10                   Turning Bee                         Larry Wendland’s Shop               Larry Wendland, Chair

May 31                   Club Picnic/Auction            Falls Mill, Belvidere, TN              Karen Browning

Sept 16-21             Coffee Co Fair                     Manchester, TN                           Doyle McConnell

Oct. 11/18?           Seminar (TVW folks)          Collins Roan’s shop (TBD)          TBD

Dec 12                    Christmas Party                  Decherd, TN                                  Karen Browning

 

Shop Tours- Member participation disappointing in 2013. Need to schedule farther ahead and publicize more. Set regular time, e.g., next Saturday following monthly meeting.

Mini-Workshops- Consensus that participation in shop tours might be better if mini-workshops were included, similar to Peppermill Turning, Vacuum Glue-up, and Veneer Slicing demos in past years. Other suggested subjects included:

·        Segmented Turning – Loyd

·        Longworth Chucks – Doyle

·        Hand Scraper Sharpening – Henry

Workshop topic discussions at meetings and polling member interest with a checklist with blank spaces for entering “other” additional topics might be useful.

Next Executive Committee Meeting – May was targeted for the midyear meeting. It was noted that October 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the club, and the agenda should include a celebration event discussion.

Member Roster – Treasurer, Bob Addington has made numerous attempts to encourage members to pay their club dues. He has removed names of all known deceased persons, and has requested guidelines for purging non-paying folks from the roster. A following motion was made, discussed, and passed: “Those members who have not paid club dues for 2014 by the regular March meeting date will be purged from the roster.”

Adjourn - The meeting was ended at approximately 5:30 PM.

NOTE:  Following the meeting, copies of the 2013 financial report were distributed by email to the Executive Committee by Treasurer, Bob Addington.  Click here to view.