2024 Calendar of scheduled events
Our pre-planned events include a) General meetings, b) Board meetings, c) Demos, d) Turn-n-Learn sessions, and e) social events such as the summer picnic and holiday party.
GENERAL
President's Challenge: "Getting to Know You" -Name Badge (or a 'recent' turning for extended show & tell)
Demo: Jerry Galli will turn a Candy Display Example
January 11, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: A Spindle Turning
Program: Panel Discussion on Style & Finishing.
Show & Tell pieces may be submitted for panel critique if desired.
March 7, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q2
April 25, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
PROFESSIONAL DEMO
Sally Ault - Professional Woodturning Demonstration
Event fee: $30 members, $40 non-members
June 9, 2024 at 5:00:00 PM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Multi-axis
SVW & WBW Picnic
August 8, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
PROFESSIONAL DEMO
Eric Lofstrom
Event fee: TBD
October 5, 2024 at 5:00:00 PM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Ornament or Gift
Holiday Dinner
December 5, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q1
February 1, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
PROFESSIONAL DEMO
Mike Mahoney - Professional Woodturning Demonstration
Event fee: $30 members, $35 non-members
March 10, 2024 at 5:00:00 PM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Goblet
Demo: Quick Projects
May 2, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge:
Demo: Multi-axis
July 11, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Collaboration
Demo: Hollow Form
September 5, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q4
October 31, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Thelma Mackenzie Chocolate Display Competition.
Demo: Mark Koenig - Spindle Turning
February 8, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
GENERAL
PC: Not "just a bowl" (add some detail or embellishment)
Program: Turning a Goblet - by Don Bonnett
April 4, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Top, whistle, or toy.
Demo: Top Competition
June 6, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q3
August 1, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Donation
Demo: Wood & blank prep, storage, drying
October 3, 2024 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Lidded Box or Hollow Form
Demo: Inside-out turning
November 7, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
General Meetings: Location & Timings
Our general meetings are held once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month. If, for some reason, the first Wednesday falls on or around a major holiday, we move it to a different day. Our general meetings use a hybrid format. Our next physical meeting will be at Maker Nexus in Sunnyvale. We will also have a Zoom login to let members participate if they can not make it to Sunnyvale. These meetings are open to all members of Silicon Valley Woodturners. We also welcome members of nearby wood turning clubs like WBW and BAWA as guests if they want to attend a few of our meetings. We welcome prospective members and others to come and join us at our meetings. Our president or secretary usually sends out an invite a few days before the meeting to our club members. If you are a prospective member and would like to get an invite to join us through our Zoom feed, please send an email to our club secretary. But if you would like to come to our meeting location, no prior notification is needed. Just come the published location on the meeting date and time.
Members of SVW
About a week or so before each meeting our meeting host will send you an email with the Zoom meeting id and password (if any) with the meeting date and time. Please follow the directions given in the emails.
Prospective members of SVW
You can send a message through our Contact Us form with your name, email, phone number and a short message describing your interest in wood turning and our general meeting host will contact you and give you instructions on how to join the meeting.
Board Meetings: Location & Timings
The SVW Board meets once every quarter. The meeting dates are determined at the beginning of the year and announced to the club members. Our Board meetings are open to all members of the club. After the pandemic, we restricted the board meetings to only Zoom online meetings. The timing of the meeting is usually determined by the president of the club (Chairman of the Board) and announced a week or so before the meeting. A Zoom invite is sent to all club members by the secretary of the club.
Demos
a) Demos by club members and members of nearby clubs:
Usually the second half of our general meetings between 8pm & 9:30pm is set aside for demos.
b) Professional demos:
We have professional demos either through Zoom or in-person on weekends. If the demoer is far away and chooses to do Zoom demos, then the cost of the demo is assumed by the club. Silicon Valley Woodturners and West Bay Woodturners share the cost of such demos. The Zoom demos typically last a few hours.
If the demoer comes to the valley and gives a demo at either the SVW or WBW site, then a part of the cost (a fee of around $35) is collected at the door from each participant. These demos are typically day-long demos that span the morning and afternoon. Lunch is included in the cost. This additional cost also covers any travel expense for the demoer. Both SVW and WBW members participate in these demos.