2004

Questionnaire

Following are the results of the questionnaire survey (note: Not all of the questions were answered):

HONOLULU WOODTURNERS

2005 QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

Members who responded to survey:

Ray Beauchemin

Jerry Cornel

David Higa

Larry Rodrigues

Jon Tuthill

Stewart Chow

Sharon Doughtie

Bill Ichinose

Craig Mason

Tom Young

David Chung

Ralph Goto

Pat Kramer

Ed Potter

Andy Cole

Rob Hale

Mike Johansen

Gordon Tang

Soren Berger

Don Derry

Russ Fairfield

Dale Larson

Ron Kent

Stephen Russell

Malcolm Tibbetts

1.     What demonstrators would you like us to pursue for 2005/2006?

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Trent Bosch

Cindy Drozda

Mike Hosulak

Mike Lee

Mike Mahoney

Betty Scarpino

Hans Weisflog

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Christian Burchard

David Ellsworth

William Hunter

John Jordan

Binh Pho

Hayley Smith

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Comments:        Quality turners who we don't have to pay for airfare.

Air brushing

Carving 

Chucking methods

Collaborative piece

Compressor -- converting for use        as vacuum chuck

Design

Drums

Embellishing

Finishing

       Mixing finishes

Hollow forms

Intro to organizations such as              HFIA, Hawaii Craftsmen.              Pacific Handcrafters Guild

2.     What topics would you like to see covered during the program session of club meetings?

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Layout for equipment -- pro/con

Long-hole drilling

Pen making

Roughing out methods

Sales and Marketing

Sharpening

Specialized tools

Spiral work

Split turnings

Texturing

Tree and wood identification

Turning topics

 

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Comments:

Topics related to techniques where someone shows how they do what they do

Open question session each meeting for 'How to' discussions

Andy Cole

Pat Kramer

Ed Potter

Jon Tuthill

3.     Is there a topic that you would like to demonstrate for the club?

Yes, but not sure what

Ways to approach roughing out, coning

Turning/embellishing spheres

Oneway coring system

Burl turning

Chai

Duplicate turnings

Egg

Goblet with carving

Ladle

Lesser used woods Mixed media

Musical instruments

Non-traditional mat.

Painting

Scoop

Spiral work

Stool

Tool fabrication

Vase

4.     Please prioritize (list top 6) challenge topics you would like to see the club do next year.

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Calabash/umeke

Collaborative

Dyed finish

Furniture

Hollow form

Lamp

Lidded box

Multi center

Natural Edge

Off-center turnings

Pens

Segmented turnings

Split turnings

Table (legs and top)

Top -- longest spinning

Vessel -- fluted

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Carved turnings

Colored turnings

Embellished turning

Glued-up blanks

Irregular shaped

Lamp shade

Mistakes, fixing

Multi wood turnings

Nested bowls

Oil lamp

Platters, decorative

Sphere

Spoon

Textured bowl

Top -- throw top

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Comments:  Coordinate the challenge and program to demonstrate technique prior to              challenge