From The Chair – August 2017

by | Aug 24, 2017 | President's Message | 0 comments

Can you believe it? August is half over, fall is sneaking up, and we’re looking for-ward to a brand new season of speakers and workshops. So it’s only fitting that I preview what’s ahead and, hopefully, entice you to renew your membership now while you can still save...

From The Chair – April 2017

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Building Chairs About ten years ago my daughter bought an Arts and Craft style desk but decided to wait awhile before investing in a chair to go with it. As luck would have it, I soon came across an article in a woodworking magazine with plans for an Arts and Craft...

From The Chair – February 2017

by | Feb 1, 2017 | President's Message | 0 comments

RWS and You One of the things the RWS Board cares about is where you want RWS to go. After all, this is an organization whose only purpose is to serve its members. In this newsletter, I’d like to start a dialogue between the Board and you to find out more about your...

From The Chair – December 2016

by | Dec 1, 2016 | President's Message | 1 comment

On Woodworkers and Woodworking What is it about woodworking that more than 200 of us find so irresistible? Perhaps it’s because it teaches us things about ourselves we might not otherwise recognize. For example, through my woodworking I learned I’m a perfectionist. I...

From The Chair – October 2016

by | Oct 1, 2016 | President's Message | 0 comments

On Volunteering Looking around our National Meetings one can’t help but notice a lot of white hair – or as in my case, none at all. What this seems to suggest about RWS members is not a lack of vibrancy, but a degree of control over how one spends his or her time. So...