Chris Mathes Presents - Charlotte Woodworkers

[ashley_phil]

I'm pleased to announce that NCWWer Chris Mathes will do a presentation on Pen Turning at this month's Charlotte Woodworkers Meeting.

Hope to see some of you there.

The meeting is TOmorrow April 15th. Information is below.

When and where:

The Charlotte Woodworkers Association monthly meetings are typically held the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM, except in December or as noted in the newsletter.

Members and guests are encouraged to join in the social time starting at 5:30 PM.
Meetings will be held at:
Well of HopeLutheran Church
6400 Old Reid Road
Charlotte, N 28210​

 

[Badabing]

How long do these meetings usually last? I am working tomorrow night but I get done at around 9pm. Will anyone still be hanging around that late?

If not, I will definitely be at the next meeting to get more info on the association. Thanks!

 

[ashley_phil]

How long do these meetings usually last? I am working tomorrow night but I get done at around 9pm. Will anyone still be hanging around that late?

If not, I will definitely be at the next meeting to get more info on the association. Thanks!

Meetings are generally done around 7:30 - 8 pm. Sorry will be deserted by 9pm. Look forward to seeing you next month.

 

[ChrisMathes]

How long do these meetings usually last? I am working tomorrow night but I get done at around 9pm. Will anyone still be hanging around that late?

If not, I will definitely be at the next meeting to get more info on the association. Thanks!

it really depends on how many mistakes I make

Thanks again for inviting me to do this!

Chris

 

[cskipper]

Chris, that is really cool!

 

[ChrisMathes]

And my NCWW golf shirt is in the wash!!! :confused_:thumbs_do

 

[WoodWrangler]

Phil - Thanks for the invite (I also joined and became a member!)

Chris - Thanks for the great demo ... I learned a couple things from your techniques that I'll have to try! :thumbs_up

 

[ashley_phil]

Glad some of the NCWW'ers came out! Chris's presentation was outstanding! I shot video and will get it on youtube sometime and post it here for everyone to learn from.

Chris did an outstanding job. Many Thanks!

 

[MikeH]

Good job Chris!!! How much does it cost to join?

 

[WoodWrangler]

Good job Chris!!! How much does it cost to join?

$30, and personally I feel I got that much in value from Chris last night. :icon_thum

 

[MikeH]

$30, and personally I feel I got that much in value from Chris last night. :icon_thum

Sweet! Looks like I need to join.

 

[ashley_phil]

Sweet! Looks like I need to join.

You also get 10% off at Klingsplor, which of course you get for free from NCWWer.

But it's nice to be apart of a local group. Most of the members are very experienced and more than willing to help us young bucks out! Not that I'm as young as I was when I started (5) years ago.

 

[WoodWrangler]

Sweet! Looks like I need to join.

I hope you do decide to join (in fact, I was hoping all of the Charlotte-area NCWW members would be involved). It's nice to support WWing in general, and to support a local group is even better.

Though I've put off going for some time now (mainly schedule conflicts), I'm glad I did finally get to go.

 

[TurnStyle]

Chris - You were cool under pressure. Great Job last night! Your pens have inspired me to try some more complex projects.

 

[ashley_phil]

Chris - You were cool under pressure. Great Job last night! Your pens have inspired me to try some more complex projects.

that's very true. we have a tough crowd sometiems.

 

[nelsone]

Glad to hear it was a success! Congrats Chris for doing the presentation. I was planning to go last night, but ended up talking to some folks about some builtins. Sorry I missed out!

 

[ChrisMathes]

LOL...tough crowd...whatever. They were a lot of fun. I was a bit nervous at first, but took a little ribbing and that made it all the more fun.

I was given about 30-45 minutes to talk and took about 2 hours. I hope nobody minded, but I wanted to cover the entire process. I received a lot of good questions and had a lot of people approach me after the demo. It was quite a compliment to be asked in the first place, but to have so many good questions.

I hope the members will call on me with questions when they try pens of their own.

TurnStyle...welcome to the site...I hope to see pictures of what you create!

Thanks again for the fun evening...and thanks to Jeremy for keeping me in linke with shop safety

Chris

 

[TurnStyle]

LOL - Actually, I was talking about the way Chris rolled along with the bottom section of the pen sticking to the mandrel. No problem, he just went with it. Very cool under pressure.

The people at the meeting were all great. I enjoyed the way they interact.

 

[WoodWrangler]

Thanks again for the fun evening...and thanks to Jeremy for keeping me in linke with shop safety

Remember ... always wear safety glasses, or a face shield, when turning! :icon_thum

 

[MikeH]

You also get 10% off at Klingsplor, which of course you get for free from NCWWer.

But it's nice to be apart of a local group. Most of the members are very experienced and more than willing to help us young bucks out! Not that I'm as young as I was when I started (5) years ago.

You're still younger than me. :-D