2012 Expo Meet our Seminar Presenters Paul Benson “Vector Graphics on the Cheap” - This presentation has two parts: An introduction to the basic functions of INKSCAPE, a free download from WWW.INKSCAPE.COM .  The second part will demonstrate the use of “layers” with the graphics software.  Topics to be discussed are: Pixel vs. vector graphics, Inkscape pros & cons, Basic tools, and Layers to develop your own patterns.   Lyndal Hutcherson “Spiraling Up, Down & Around” -   The use of spiral blades has been described as being from the Dark Side.  The blades are not for everyone. The pros and cons of the spiral will be discussed.  Samples of projects completed with spirals will be shown.  They can do more than you think.   JoAnn Wiggs & Faye Benezue “Fun by Making Jewelry with Wood and Acrylics” - This seminar will include using several different mediums to make jewelry, including acrylics, pen blanks, scrap wood, and metal. Faye will show you how to cut, and clean acrylics. Jo Ann will introduce her original compound cut earrings by using pen blanks. She will also show her method of using scrap wood as well as metal to enhance her jewelry. The seminar will include assembly of jewelry pieces. Faye and Jo Ann will walk you through the tools needed for jewelry making including where to purchase your items.     Barbara Peters Barbara will demonstrate a variety of uses for the band saw.  She will discuss how to tune-up your saw, blade selection and fence and guide systems.  She will also be making a project to show you how the band saw can be used for more than just gradual turns or straight cuts. Jim Summers    A woodcarver for over 25 years and has studied and worked with some of the best woodcarving instructors nation wide. Expert in all types of carving (chip carving, relief, in the round, caricature, realistic, human, animal, etc) who has won numerous awards including 'best of show' in shows accross the country. A master carver who for the past 10 years has worked for Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. demonstrating and teaching the  art of woodcarving. An instructor for over 20 years who has taught and helped hundreds of beginner woodcarvers will talk about the different types of wood, the tools needed to carve, how to sharpen the tools, how to keep them sharp, and will teach a hands on method of carving a spirit face. For the sake of safety and to encourage people who have never tried to carve before, a sweet potato will be the carving medium used for the demonstration. Tom Thompkins Intarsia is first and foremost, an art form. This means that while there are certain basic techniques one must learn in order to be successful, the real fun lies in the freedom to be creative. I will teach you how to unleash your creativity to make each piece you do an individual work of art that is uniquely yours. We will go through wood selection and the interpretation of grain and then on to surface texturing and creating true three-dimensional projects. This class is a must not just for beginners, but also for the more advanced practitioner who wants to take his or her work to a new level. Jim Steik Coyote Stencil Software   PDF printable page of Seminar Presenters PDF file of Information sheet about Expo & Registration Form PDF printable page of Vendors Application Form

 

 

 

 

Saw Expo

SAW. EXPO is the bi-annual meeting of the members of the Scrollsaw Association of the World, whereby SAW members can meet and join in discussions with the Board of Directors of SAW. This is an opportunity to learn more about the running of the Scrollsaw Association of the World and to participate in your association. In addition, the Board of Directors has a meeting where we are not dependant upon the internet to converse. But an EXPO is much more than meetings. Seminars and Demonstrations are given of some of the latest techniques in scrolling. Vendors from across the country join us and offer their goods to our membership.  A huge Scrollsaw Contest is held with prizes that make the trip to EXPO a valuable experience.

You will have the opportunity to meet with your fellow scrollers, and to speak to those members directly involved in the organization and running of your Association. It's more than a picnic and a little bit less than a convention. It's a good time for everyone who attends, and an event sorely missed by those who could not make the trip.

Often a "Companion Craft" is highlighted at each EXPO. In Iowa, the Companion Craft was carving. In California, the Companion Craft was working with a router. At each event, an attempt is made to add to your woodworking skills and offer a technique that could improve your scrolling tremendously.

Local Chapters get involved in an EXPO also as many of them send at least one representative as a delegate to the EXPO. They can bring up any concerns of their Local Chapter and have direct input to the Board of Directors. In addition, the opportunity to meet with other Local Chapter representatives from around the world can provide invaluable ideas and resources that can then be taken back to their group,.

In addition, this event allows many vendors who market their products to scrollers to showcase their wares and talk to an extremely targeted audience. Seminars are held where attendees have the opportunity to learn and expand their craft.  The opportunity to participate in a Scrollsaw Contest, sponsored by SAW, Creative WoodWorks and Crafts magazine, and ScrollSaw Workshop magazine, allows attendees to display their work and participate in this prestigious judged show.

An attempt will made to move the location of the Expo from one part of the country to another each time, so that more people will have the opportunity to attend at one time or another. Each Expo will be filled with informative demonstrations and seminars, vendors, Scrollsaw Contest, raffles, etc. This will also be an opportunity to hold a regular SAW meeting and allow a face-to-face discussion with the officers and leaders of the Association. If you would like to recommend a location to have SAW hold an EXPO in your area, please check our location requirements. 

We currently plan on keeping with the every other year timing of a SAW EXPO.  We are currently planning for 2010, 2012, 2014, etc. With enough growth in the Association we can make this an annual event, but that is for the future. There is also no known restriction that this must event must only be held in the United States. We are, by name, and by choice, a worldwide Association. If you would like to see this event in your country, then by all means, gather the information from the location requirements and send it along also.

This is an event that you will want to experience at least once. You will not regret having made the effort to attend!

How To Host an Expo

If you would like to recommend a site for a future SAW EXPO, this is the information that you should gather up and send to the Home Office for dispersal to the Board of Directors:

1. Specify the location. Name of building, address, size and cost of renting. Pictures attached to the proposal would also be helpful. Also include parking capacity.
2. Suggest a date. Final negotiations with the building owner would be handled by SAW, but it would be helpful if you could determine ahead of time that there are dates when the building would be available within a three month period of time. This proposal must reach SAW at a minimum of 18 months prior to the suggested date.
3. List the number of potential workers within the area. We need to know what groups/individuals would be available to help man and put on the event. It will help to know if there are 10 workers available or 100.
4. List extra expenses involved with renting this particular site. Are chairs and tables and electric included in the rental or are they extra expenses. A quote on prices would be most helpful.
5. List of other attractions within the geographic area. Many people make a vacation trip out of attending, and it is helpful to know if there are other venues that would make this site more appealing as a location.
6. List of motels and campgrounds and restaurants in the area and if possible, the distance from them to the building location.
7. Transportation available to the area - Major airports, train, bus, interstates and their proximity to the building location. If there is some distance from say an airport to the venue, are shuttle bus's a possibility.
8. List the local scrolling resources - Wood suppliers, pattern makers, etc. within reasonable proximity to the building. This can also include other woodworking clubs within the area. This list should also include major personalities with the area that would possibly be willing to do a seminar or demonstration.
9. List the advertising possibilities within the area: Newspapers, magazines, cable TV, etc.

There should be no expense involved with compiling this information. Final negotiations and costs would be incurred by SAW and not by you locally. If your site is selected, we would ask that you or your group be involved with the planning and assist with the co-ordination of the event. 

Call (847) 546-1352 if you have any additional questions. You may e-mail this information to SAW EXPO or mail to:

SAW EXPO
PO BOX 340
116 East Lynn St
Botkins, OH 45306