Somebody in your region decided the local makers ought to be in one room a couple of times a year, and made the calls. That's the whole origin story of every SAPFM chapter. If you're looking at the map and your part of the country is quiet, this page is for you.
Most chapters meet twice a year, spring and fall, and a meeting is usually a single Saturday — member presentations on whatever the group wants to dig into: carving, joinery, veneer work, finishing, drawing in SketchUp. Some of the larger chapters run two-day events or the occasional hands-on workshop, but that's where a chapter grows to, and never where it has to start.
Leading one takes basic organizational skills and a working email address. You don't need to be an outstanding maker, and you don't need to do it alone — most chapter leads recruit a co-lead early.
A couple of Saturdays a year, and a region full of makers who finally know each other.
