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SDWT President's Survey

The survey you are about to complete will guide the Board as we plan for meetings, classes, etc. We hope that everyone will take advantage of this opportunity to give direction to the Board.

Your name:

Required

Are you a member of SDWT?

Yes: I am a member.
No: I am not a member.

If you have one or more lathes, what kind? Include make/model, if known.



Are you retired?

Yes.
No.

How long have you been turning?

Less than 2 years.
2 - 5 years.
5 - 10 years
More than 10 years.

On average, how much time do you spend turning each month?

Fewer than 10 hours.
10-30 hours.
More than 30 hours

Please indicate your areas of interest/desire to learn:

Determining what lathe or tools to buy.
Safety equipment.
Sharpening.
Processing wood into turning blanks.
Methods for holding wood safely on the lathe.
Design.
Sanding.
Embellishing your work (texturing, burning, inlay, other).
Choosing and applying finish.
Displaying, pricing, and marketing your work.
Making your own tools.
Making jigs and other items to assist with turning.
Enhancing your turning techniques.
Other:


Please indicate your project interests:

Pens.
Bowls.
Kitchen utensils (spoons, wine stoppers, other).
Lidded boxes.
Platters.
Eccentric or off-center turning.
Ornaments and finials.
Spheres and eggs.
Vases.
Hollow Forms.
Spindle turning.
Segmented turning.
Tops.
Threading.
Coloring.
Using resin and epoxy.
Other:


In your opinion, how important is the SDWT Newsletter?

Very important.
Somewhat important.
No opinion.
Not very important.
Not important.

How satisfied are you with the various sections of the newsletter?

(How many "Stars")
  • 1. Very dissatisfied
  • 2. Somewhat dissatisfied
  • 3. No opinion
  • 4. Somewhat satisfied
  • 5. Very satisfied
1 2 3 4 5 - Shavings
1 2 3 4 5 - Calendar of Activities
1 2 3 4 5 - Upcoming Meeting/Demo Info
1 2 3 4 5 - Upcoming Class Info
1 2 3 4 5 - Demo/Class Summaries
1 2 3 4 5 - TAV
1 2 3 4 5 - Safety Info
1 2 3 4 5 - Instant Gallery/Photos
1 2 3 4 5 - Raffle Info
1 2 3 4 5 - DVD Library Info
1 2 3 4 5 - Wants and Disposals
1 2 3 4 5 - Mentor Program Info
1 2 3 4 5 - Last Page Cutoffs

We would like to see members volunteering to help in one or more areas. The San Diego Woodturners have 250 members and there is a need for all to contribute. We would encourage all members to provide 25-30 hours a year as a minimum level of service. Many of our members contribute many more hours than this year after year.

Please indicate service areas you have an interest in helping with or knowing more about:

Setup before meetings and take-down after meetings.
Helping with audio-visual.
Providing refreshments.
Wood gathering.
Wounded veteran programs.
Encouraging youth in woodturning.
Prepping pens for the Fair, etc.
Prepping tops for the Fair, etc.
Writing/gathering articles for newsletter.
Other:


If you have a skill or talent to share that has not been addressed please let us know. An example of a need we have is for someone with tax knowledge to work with our treasurer in submitting the appropriate tax return for the San Diego Woodturners, a non-profit organization. Don’t be shy. We will work hard not to overwork anyone willing to provide a service to our club.

How I can help:

We would also appreciate your input as to what you like best about what we do and what you believe needs improvement.

Best practices:

Areas needing improvement: