Events

If you feel like you want to be part of the planning for the coming year, be sure to attend our Board of Directors meeting on Jan. 6, 2026 at 5 pm here at Woodcraft . We will be electing new officers, setting up our annual budget, and putting the year’s programs together. We will try to bring the By-Laws up to date. We encourage all members to help us build the club stronger and more interesting each year.

The January meeting presentation will be an IRD by Cindy Drozda.  It will be on Cindy's Zoom projected on the two large screen TVs at Woodcraft.  Members can also connect to the Zoom without attending at Woodcraft.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82259269015?pwd=v5VUrLYSAjywEdOw7QMTSDUsfKcCU…

Meeting ID: 822 5926 9015

Passcode: 117121

For anyone attending via Zoom, please note Cindy's rules for your display name on Zoom:

Cindy Drozda
“The Fine Art of Woodturning”
P.O. Box 19065 – Boulder, CO 80308 – 303-449-7170 - cindy@cindydrozda.com - www.cindydrozda.com
© Cindy Drozda, all rights reserved. Please do not copy without permission
 

Display your full name in Zoom
One of the problems we have is that people will show up in the Zoom Waiting Room with an
unidentifiable display name like "CD's laptop". I ask participants to join with their full name, so I will
know they belong in the meeting. Here is how to choose the name that Zoom displays before you get
into the waiting room.

You can set your Display Name in your Zoom account.

Open a browser window, navigate to Zoom.us, and sign in to your account. Click "Profile" over on the
left side of the screen. Click "edit" on the far right of your profile name. This opens choices for editing
your profile. Display Name is the name that will be displayed when you join a meeting while signed in
to that account.

You need to be signed to Zoom when you join the meeting for Zoom to automatically use the Display
Name in your account, whichever device you join the meeting with. If you join without signing in, it
might use the name of the device, or your spouse's name if he/she is signed in on the device you're
joining from.

If you get to the Waiting Room and are not displaying the name you want, you need to leave the
meeting, sign in, and join again to display your name.

Another way to choose your display name is to join the meeting using the Meeting ID and
Passcode, instead of clicking the link. Open your Zoom desktop app, click Join, and you will be
prompted to enter the Meeting ID and Passcode. There should be a field where you can enter (or
change) your display name. You do not have to be signed in to do this. Again, if you end up in the
Waiting Room with the wrong name, you will have to leave the meeting to make changes.

The February meeting presentation will be Jack Harris and Colin Chalmers – Carving Your Turnings 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83754595164?pwd=1R4bbAUYthHa3gXLbkzf4R9gbDsMIq.1

Meeting ID: 837 5459 5164

Passcode: 242324

The March presentation will be Pyrography Techniques for Your Woodturnings by Pauline Bayne.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87847209743?pwd=nePHFfgBJQJIb3XONkhjHrAFOfdjV0.1

Meeting ID: 878 4720 9743

Passcode: 110243

The Arrowmont weekend will be March 20-22, 2026.

Currently the number of openings is filled.  Additional members desiring to attend can be placed on the waiting list in case of cancellations or can attend without having a lathe if that option is acceptable.

For planning, the below information is the cost for the weekend:

• Tuition =$115
• Meals = $113 (includes 5 meals)
• Rooms range from $45 from $130 with a popular selection = $85

HOUSING Options:

• Teachers (Single Twin; semi-private; shared bath) = $75
• Red Barn (Dormitory style; semi-private room; shared bath) =$45
• Bill May Hall (Double w/private bath) = $85
• Bill May Hall (Single w/private bath) = $130

The SMWTS Board meetings are the 1^st Tuesday of Jan, April, July, and October starting @ 5:00pm @ Woodcraft Knoxville

April Meeting – Ron Comtois – Offset Napkin Holder

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89604029266?pwd=qTIMUben969TiCMzz4XwIYfCv00D1y.1

Meeting ID: 896 0402 9266
Passcode: 668431

The May Meeting will be our Annual Wood Auction.

The meeting will not be broadcast on Zoom.

The June meeting will be presented by Jake Niedling topic TBD

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81948438083?pwd=NhcblJf36Yb4bRUJ6a6brm8ziCT1Pc.1

Meeting ID: 819 4843 8083
Passcode: 267609

The SMWTS Board meetings are the 1^st Tuesday of Jan, April, July, and October starting @ 5:00pm @ Woodcraft Knoxville

The July meeting will be Ted Pelfrey – Embellishing Hollow Forms

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82869124546?pwd=lq62Q1f4crwJyWzGglGw8sf3zO0X48.1

Meeting ID: 828 6912 4546
Passcode: 884728

The August meeting presentation will be Hendrickson - TBD

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82495030402?pwd=S1yuaWshDtqJWHv6Yu4YBOnIDVbQs6.1

Meeting ID: 824 9503 0402
Passcode: 762002

The September meeting will be John Lucas – Using a Router at the Lathe

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83627252220?pwd=yABDiKTGRH3uhSIlb5ImMB0dUkLgYc.1

Meeting ID: 836 2725 2220
Passcode: 782807

The SMWTS Board meetings are the 1^st Tuesday of Jan, April, July, and October starting @ 5:00pm @ Woodcraft Knoxville

The October meeting will be Michael Anderson – TBD

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86103415125?pwd=Ja2DK7bZ0sxVpOvw4pW4NZrBe5wvlU.1

Meeting ID: 861 0341 5125
Passcode: 549120

October 24^th and 25^th – Fall Woodturners Weekend – TBD

The weekend workshops are Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am – 3:00pm at Woodcraft.

Pen Turning for the Troops

The November meeting presentation will be John Jordan- TBD

The meeting will also be broadcast on Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82951699997?pwd=vNa83LnIQTadJ3caKC8TOyOUObe5NK.1

Meeting ID: 829 5169 9997
Passcode: 481774

The December meeting will be our annual Christmas party.

The meeting will not be broadcast on Zoom.