Mark Maleski
Administrator
· Date: May 1-2, 2015
· Location: Exotic Hardwoods, Frederick, MD
· Purpose: Demonstrate period furniture techniques, recruit new members
· Needed:
o Volunteers to demonstrate and/or talk to prospective members
o Examples of furniture for display
· Reply to [email protected] to volunteer
Many of our members may have attended a L-N Hand Tool Event sometime in the last decade, at least once. Since the holidays, we have been in conversation with Deneb Puchalski at Lie-Nielsen regarding coordination of an event in our region. The discussion involves having members of the Chesapeake Chapter of SAPFM provide demonstration(s) of tool usage and furniture-making techniques, including carving methods.
The event will need volunteers for time slots of perhaps 1-2 hours, with 2 or 3 members 'working' each time slot. The chapter will bring a display to show the benefits of SAPFM membership and the Chesapeake chapter. We will also provide a carving bench for demonstrations.
This is a great venue to show other woodworkers what we do, and for us to test-drive potential purchases for anyone considering L-N products or tools (remember that L-N sell tools from other manufacturers too). All attendees get to try out L-N tools and other tools or hardware that L-N may have brought to the event, and where else can you get to do that? L-N may also (and frequently do) give demonstrations of new tools and have Q&A sessions (and may have food).
For those unfamiliar with these L-N Events, they are an outgrowth of the "hands-on test drive" approach that L-N have always offered in the showroom at the Maine factory. Purchases can be made at the event, although some items may have to be shipped separately by L-N if they bring insufficient numbers to satisfy all interest.
Here's what is needed:
- Commitments to "man the booth" for some portion of the time (looking for 2 hour slots, or multiples thereof).
- Offers to demonstrate some skill that provides an example of SAPFM techniques.
- Offers to provide furniture that you have built for us to display.
- Bonus: a workbench that could be (easily?) transported and used for the event (to supplement the one I bring).
SAPFM Chapters have been frequent participants in L-N Hand Tool Events across the country, and this has been a good way for many SAPFM Chapters to engage prospective members or attract guest attendance at SAPFM events. Greater attendance at our events may mean lower Chapter event fees at the door, so if you need it, there is another incentive to help with these events.
Mark Maleski, Chapter President
Charlie Driggs, Chapter Secretary & Treasurer
· Location: Exotic Hardwoods, Frederick, MD
· Purpose: Demonstrate period furniture techniques, recruit new members
· Needed:
o Volunteers to demonstrate and/or talk to prospective members
o Examples of furniture for display
· Reply to [email protected] to volunteer
Many of our members may have attended a L-N Hand Tool Event sometime in the last decade, at least once. Since the holidays, we have been in conversation with Deneb Puchalski at Lie-Nielsen regarding coordination of an event in our region. The discussion involves having members of the Chesapeake Chapter of SAPFM provide demonstration(s) of tool usage and furniture-making techniques, including carving methods.
The event will need volunteers for time slots of perhaps 1-2 hours, with 2 or 3 members 'working' each time slot. The chapter will bring a display to show the benefits of SAPFM membership and the Chesapeake chapter. We will also provide a carving bench for demonstrations.
This is a great venue to show other woodworkers what we do, and for us to test-drive potential purchases for anyone considering L-N products or tools (remember that L-N sell tools from other manufacturers too). All attendees get to try out L-N tools and other tools or hardware that L-N may have brought to the event, and where else can you get to do that? L-N may also (and frequently do) give demonstrations of new tools and have Q&A sessions (and may have food).
For those unfamiliar with these L-N Events, they are an outgrowth of the "hands-on test drive" approach that L-N have always offered in the showroom at the Maine factory. Purchases can be made at the event, although some items may have to be shipped separately by L-N if they bring insufficient numbers to satisfy all interest.
Here's what is needed:
- Commitments to "man the booth" for some portion of the time (looking for 2 hour slots, or multiples thereof).
- Offers to demonstrate some skill that provides an example of SAPFM techniques.
- Offers to provide furniture that you have built for us to display.
- Bonus: a workbench that could be (easily?) transported and used for the event (to supplement the one I bring).
SAPFM Chapters have been frequent participants in L-N Hand Tool Events across the country, and this has been a good way for many SAPFM Chapters to engage prospective members or attract guest attendance at SAPFM events. Greater attendance at our events may mean lower Chapter event fees at the door, so if you need it, there is another incentive to help with these events.
Mark Maleski, Chapter President
Charlie Driggs, Chapter Secretary & Treasurer