The Mid South Woodturners became a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners in 1997 and enjoys serving a variety of wood artists of the greater Memphis TN metropolitan area.
Guests are always welcome!
The club meets on the fourth Saturday of each month (with occasional exceptions) . The meeting begins at 9:00 am and usually runs until 12:00 pm.
Bob Wolfe
President
Rick Gillespie
Vice President
Avi Pelc
Treasurer
Larry Sefton
Secretary and Website Editor
Joseph Voda
Member at Large, Newsletter Editor, & Wig Stand Chair
Sam Dawson
Member at Large & Pens for Troops
Richard Hiller
Member at Large & Club Librarian
Jonathan Marrero
Youth Board Member & Scribe
The meeting goes something like this:
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Setup-starting at 8AM
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Socialize from 8:30 to 9:00AM
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Cool Club Business Stuff
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Demo (the jewel of the meeting)
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Break around 10:30AM
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Snack/Social Break (don't be surprised if you see donuts, scratch-made cookies, pie, or cake). During the break, be sure to check out the library of books and videos. This is also a good time to view the show and tell items up close.
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Check out the raffle items
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Show and Tell (be sure to bring your latest project to share)
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(Show and tell items are photographed at this time by our talented volunteer photographer)
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Back to our Demo ending around 12:00 noon. Some of our meetings we will return after lunch for an afternoon second half demo (announced ahead of time)
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Raffle of donated wood, tools, and other items.
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Clean-Up (everyone helps to make short work of it) – However, please do not rush by starting to clean up early. It is not polite (distractive) to the demonstrator or to members who are still interested in the demo.
The Mid South Woodturners Guild is a local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. Our mission is to provide information, education, a meeting place and an effective organization for all who are interested in turning wood.
