Fellow Members

Request for pictures 1: We are in the process of redesigning and updating the look of our website. It is the main mechanism through which people can find out about BAWA and contact us. The new look will have more color and more pictures! The age old saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" remains as true today as it ever was, and with the Internet maybe even more so. When people are flashing through websites at a great rate there needs to be something that will make them stop and look further. I would like to incorporate many pictures of our activities. My request is for pictures of your projects, your workshops, your jigs/fixtures, anything related to your woodworking activities that we can put in galleries on our website to quickly convey to anyone flashing by in cyberspace who we are and why they should consider looking closer at BAWA.

Request for pictures 2: One of the most popular items at our monthly meetings is Show-and-Tell. These sessions are where we learn a lot about woodworking; how to do things right; and, yes occasionally, how not to do things. Until now members have had to bring their projects to the meeting for Show-and-Tell, which I still strongly encourage. However some projects, new staircases, kitchen cabinets, garden sheds, workshops etc are very interesting but just not practical to bring to a Show-and-Tell. We have invested in a new digital projector (an Epson EX51) One of the benefits is that members can bring pictures of their projects to the meeting on a USB memory stick, no need for a computer, and show them at the meeting. I hope that this results in us seeing much more of your work.

Another thing the Board is considering is if to try and mount a show of members work somewhere in the Bay area. This is a big undertaking and we are just starting to discuss the possibilities. We know that several other woodworking and turning groups in Northern California have such shows. If you have any thoughts or suggestions on this I would like to hear from you. Please send me an email on this or on any other ideas you have that you think will be of benefit to our membership.