Meeting April 8, 2023

Our April meeting was held on 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at the home of Scott Hendricks in Blairstown, NJ. Many thanks to Scott and his wife for their hospitality and a great lunch.

Attendees: Steve Ackmann, Scott Hendricks, Rick Wortman, Patty Jennings, Carol Pastor, Mark Wallace, Joe Kopec, Ed Nikles, Dave Robinson, Carl Beaulieu and his daughter Lauri Delecato, and Dave and Jennifer Carmichael. This was one of our largest meetings since the start of the pandemic.

President’s Report: Steve reported that he attended an insurance presentation from the American Association of Woodturners. The AAW has a plan that costs around $200/year and provides excellent liability protection. The big issue with the AAW plan is that it does not cover events held in private residences which we do when the Peters Valley Wood Shop is closed. In those events, there is a plan offered by The Hartford, that provides the same kind of liability coverage, but includes events held in private residences. This is the plan we have and it looks like the right policy for us.

We also discussed the the meeting that Beth Ireland has agreed to do for us. Steve met her at the Totally Turning Event and in addition to the suggestions she originally gave Rick, she mentioned that she would be happy to do a class for all of us to actively participate. Steve will send an email too the members to decide what topic or activity we’d like to have with Beth.

Steve also mentioned that he and Mark Wallace attended the Totally Turning event in Saratoga Springs at the end of March. Both Steve and Mark thought the event was excellent and Saratoga Springs is a great venue.

Treasurer’s report: Rick Wortman reported that we received a refund from the insurance company. Currently our bank balance stands at $616.35, our best balance after our insurance payment in quite a while. Rick also mentioned that our items for sale in the Peters Valley gallery are dwindling and if someone has a nice item, consider having it placed in the gallery. The sale proceeds of the item go to our club.

Show and Tell: We had a challenge for this month and that was to make a bud vase. Many members participated.

There were a couple of additional items:

Patty Jennings brought a decorated plate, a small walnut dish with celtic decorations, and a maple bowl turned, carved and burned to look like a flower.