Roy Millsaps, President, opened the meeting at 7:30pm, at Roy’s workshop.  10 persons attending (Roy Millsaps, Allen Kuhl, Judy Kuhl, John Herald, Mike Hanna, Mike Rietveld, Russell Christmas, Tom Trahan, Jim Clink(guest), Allen Rassi(guest)).

Officers:  Roy Millsaps—President,

                Steve Boily—Vice-President,

                Allen Kuhl—Secretary/Treasurer

Opening:

The “Pledge of Allegiance” was conducted.

Secretary’s Report was read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report was read and approved, with $676.47 in account.

Membership report:  no new memberships were received at this meeting.  Prospective members, Jim Clink and Allen Rassi, were in attendance.

Turners’ meeting report:  Basic tool skills and techniques have been demonstrated, and learned by the majority of members.  Now, projects and hands-on application will be forthcoming.

Old Business:

1.  Dues of $20./year per family are due in August each year, to begin a new year.  Dues are prorated for those new persons joining in mid-year.

2.  “Show & Tell”:  Each meeting we would like to have projects you are working on brought in (or to be discussed).  You can get help, ideas, improvements, learn new skills along with helping others.  Get a chance to “show-off”.

3.  Our Guild Website, SEGAwoodguild.org, is now operational and should be reviewed by each member.

4.  Curt Johnson has designed a “Guild Directory” which gives each active member’s name, address, phone #’s, and type of woodworking expertise/knowledge.  Be sure that he has your correct information.  You can also verify info on the guild website.

5.  Turners’ Guild—Mike Rietveld and Russell Christmas have been developing woodturning interest in our members, and have been hosting the Turners’ meetings each month at Mike Rietveld’s shop.  If you want to be a part and learn more about turning, come out to the meetings and experience hands-on training for yourself.  They would like to setup a plan-of-training schedule, and help you with any project you have in mind.

6.  Festivals and booths:

     a)  Discussion—A motion was made and approved at last month’s meeting to get a double booth space for festivals (one for display, and the other for working demonstrations).  We have 2-10X10 tents available from guild members for festival use.

     b)  John Herald presented the idea of a raffle project to be made for each festival.  He will head up looking further into this.

     c)  Discussion of  “Items For Sale” at Festivals--general guidelines:

          Do not try to sell items as your own design at the booth during Festivals that someone from the Guild taught you how to make or do—that would be infringement on their knowledge and expertise.

New Business:

1.  Crawfish Festival in Woodbine, April 28 & 29, 2006—

Testing of the lathe and generator for use need to be accomplished prior to the setup date.  Setup of the booths will be on Friday.  No displays/demos will be done on Friday.  2 tents to be setup at our festival area.  Need to remember Plexiglas shield for safety.  Demos/displays discussed are Pen turning, Horn carving, and lathe turning items.  Volunteers to man the booth:  Russell, Roy, Mike Rietveld, Tom Trahan, John Herald.

2.  Projects:

It’s not too early to start thinking about our “Christmas” project.  Also about our “Festivals” projects—how to improve our showing.  Mike Rietveld recommended we raffle the project the guild makes during the Festival.  Mike Hannah discussed having a contest to make a project of the members’ choice, according to specified guidelines of the Guild.  He will head up the committee.

3.  Videos:

 Russell recommended we use a video camera to show close ups on a TV screen for better viewing by the members.  John Herald has a small TV that can be used.  Russell recommended the demonstration be recorded and videos be made available to the Guild.  Also for Turners’ meetings.

4.  A discussion was presented for having demonstration meetings at Woodcrafts in Jacksonville.  Steve Boily will check it out and report to the Guild.

Show & Tell:

1.  Mike Rietveld is in-process of doing a cabinet box.

2.  Roy improvised a “scroll-saw blades” holder storage rack.

3.  Roy showed a wood inlay using “liquid inlay”.

Safety Video & Demo:

None.

Roy Millsaps adjourned the business meeting at 8:30pm.

Next GUILD meetings:

1)  Turners’ Meeting—Wednesday, May 3rd, at 7:30pm at Mike Rietveld’s shop.

2)  Guild general business meeting--Tuesday, May 9^th, at 7:30pm at Barbara Hahn’s shop

* note* New officer elections to be held at the next meeting, May 9, 2006

Upcoming events:

1.  Crawfish Festival—in Woodbine, April 28^th & 29^th, 2006.