2023 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: Foot Massager.
Dennis Lillis will give a demo on creating a candy display dish
January 12, 2023 at 3:00:00 AM
TURN-N-LEARN
Bowl Turning
March 18, 2023 at 4:00:00 PM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Multi-axis Bird.
Bow Tie Inserts demo by Claude Godcharles
April 6, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Kitchen Item or Sliding Whistle
June 8, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
BBQ PICNIC
(SVW+WBW) Picnic: Cuesta Park, Mountain View.
August 9, 2023 at 11:00:00 PM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Snowman (or ornament).
Turning a Platter demo by Don Bonnett
October 5, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Platter and/or Donation for Maker Nexus Craft Fair.
Demo: Tina Chou - Advanced Basics for Bowl Turners.
Elections for 2024 Board.
November 2, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q1
January 25, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Thelma Mackenzie Chocolate Display Competition.
Bowl Coring demo by Jerry Galli
February 2, 2023 at 3:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW BoD Special Meeting
March 26, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
PC: Something for your Partner.
Meeting Topic: Pyrography for Embellishment.
May 4, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q2
July 3, 2023 at 7:00:00 PM
BOARD
SVW Board Q3
September 1, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
WOOD EVENT
Wood event at Dennis' shop: Wood sorting, processing, distribution.
Also a few legacy tools for sale, green bowl coring or turning demo, and hamburgers (so RSVP to Dennis for a headcount.)
October 7, 2023 at 3:30:00 PM
HOLIDAY DINNER
Holiday Dinner at
The Blue Pheasant.
Bring a turning related White Elephant Exchange gift if you wish to participate.
December 7, 2023 at 3:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Thelma Mackenzie Chocolate Display Competition.
February 8, 2024 at 3:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: Embellished Bowl.
Don Bonnett will demo turning a Multi-axis Bird
March 2, 2023 at 3:00:00 AM
BOARD
March 31, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Special Meeting
May 20, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
Last meeting at SCHS.
Packing / moving the lathe & tools.
July 20, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
New Location! Our meetings will now be at:
Maker Nexus
1330 Orleans Dr,
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
September 7, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
BOARD
SVW Board Q4
October 26, 2023 at 2:00:00 AM
GENERAL
President's Challenge: "Getting to Know You" -Name Badge (or a 'recent' turning for extended show & tell)
Program: Candy Display
January 11, 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.