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Updates are through June, 2022.  Archives are Found under the Resources tab.

Ken Zoller, President (formerly V.P.)

Rob Carver, Vice President

Don George, Treasurer

Tom Shirley, Secretary (re-elected)

All candidates were elected unanimously.

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The June 2022 meeting included elections for Board of Directors, Show and Tell, and outdoor luncheon.

Pet Peeves

by Andrew Davis

There is no shortage of pet peeves for most of us.  Yet in such a personal activity like woodworking, especially those who work alone in their woodshop cave, there is no one else to complain to or about.  For example, when you can't find the tool you are looking for, there's no one else to blame.  But that doesn't stop Andrew from forming a list of his best woodworking pet peeves in this month's Bevel Cut article Pet Peeves.  Send your favorite woodworking pet peeve to Andrew.  Tell him he is not alone.  Let the pet peeves roll.

This will be the last article before we resume formal activities in September.  All articles this year will be made accessible via the archive later this summer.  Thanks go to Andrew for his continuous supply of imaginative, comical, and succinct articles that lighten our day.

Bow Front Table Package Extraordinaire

by Jeff Clunie, Jim Russell, and Ken Zoller

Sweep the Floor

Rob Carver

When someone takes on the responsibility to write monthly articles for the website, it takes a very thoughtful, observant person to continue to select a worthy topic.  (Just ask Andrew Davis.)  For example, how many of us who visited last month's wonderful tour of Old Sturbridge Village came away with something inspirational?

Rob noticed that in the OSV woodshop there were wood shavings on the floor and various other remnants of woodworking that were not cleared.  One could chalk that up to the working nature of the woodshop and viewing it as theatrical scenery.  Perhaps so did Rob but he took it a few steps beyond that.  Rob saw the Zen in this common woodworking scene and writes another thoughtful, inspirational article that takes a subtlety and gives it meaning in the June MTCO article Sweep the Floor.

This will be the last article before we resume formal activities in September.  All articles this year will be made accessible via the archive later this summer.  Thanks go to Rob for his continuous supply of creative, thoughtful, insightful lessons learned that provoke consideration.

EMGW members gathered at the Visitor’s Center of the Old Sturbridge Village where  Chris Nassise, owner of the Green Woodshop in Easton and is the Cabinetmaker in Residence at the Village, led a tour of the Cabinetmaking Shop, OSV replica houses, and the sawmilll.  OSV is replica of a rural village at the turn of the 19^th century to mid-19^th century.

The Customer is King, or Maybe Not

by Andrew Davis

When you’re considering a new tool or service, where do you go to assist your decision making?  There are no shortages of website locations and YouTube videos to move you from ignorant to aware, or negative to positive, or unsure to whatever.  But by now we all know that everything one reads on the Internet does not carry the authoritative information one seeks.

In the May issue, Andrew writes about customer reviews and their locations where potential buyers go for acquiring accurate, trustworthy woodworking information from actual users.  After loads of experience and research, Andrew feels very comfortable with the location of his primary choice.  Click “The Customer is King, or Maybe Not” to find his go-to resource.  Personally speaking, I'd give his article.

Andrew welcomes your feedback.