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THE WOODWORKER SHOW 2008
The
organisers of the 2008 Woodworker show offered
the Marquetry Society a display and demonstration stand for this very
popular annual event at the Alexandra Palace during the weekend of 8th,
9th and 10th of February, which was, of course, duly accepted.
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The Society then asked its Harrow Group if they would be
able to furnish the exhibition stand with examples of their work, but for
various reasons they were unable to fully equip the stand with such
examples of their marquetry works for the whole of the three day event, so
the Chelmsford, St. Albans and Thurrock Groups got together and provided
35 further pictures, which, I’m pleased to say, were displayed very well;
and, those groups also helped out by providing stewards on Friday 8th.
As usual there was a
lot of interest shown at the stand, with the demonstrations particularly
attracting many questions and enquiries, but unfortunately recruitment to
the society’s fold on that first day was a little slower than was
initially anticipated.
On Saturday the 9th
however, THE REDBRIDGE GROUP were requested to man the stand; and Harry
Hayford, Bill Kober, Peter Jones, John Booth and Roy Murton of the
Redbridge Group team duly obliged.
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We had demonstrations of marquetry picture making given by Harry, Bill,
Peter and Roy. Roy also did a demonstration of the basket weave technique,
which seemed to become an increasingly popular attraction with our stand’s
visitors as the day progressed.
During that Saturday’s
stint we had a veritable multitude of extremely interested viewers and
visitors to the stand; and we all, to a man, virtually made ourselves
hoarse by answering many, many marquetry themed questions and enquiries.
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We gave out a huge number of pamphlets for the Society, plus similar
tracts also for the various groups , and guess what? We actually ended up
by recruiting several new fully paid up Society members by the end of the
day!!
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT !
2006 Woodworker Show Report
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