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By joining Woodturning360, you will become part of a modern woodturning club with a strong, dynamic and positive online presence with business backing and professional leadership.
FAQs
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Woodturning360 welcomes turners from all countries and abilities over the age of 16 years. Our members enjoy turning and wish to be part of this special club of like-minded people from around the world.
The club language is English.
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From November 2023, membership of Woodturning360 costs £7.00 per month plus a £5.00 joining fee and includes:
Professional demonstrations on the first Monday of each month and a general discussion meeting on the third Monday of each month. Times and dates are subject to occasional change owing to the host’s and demonstrators availability,Members also enjoy other benefits including permanent discounts on Hampshire Sheen products and services.
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Membership renewals are paid either monthly or quarterly on the same date you joined.
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Purchase the membership like you would a normal product. Payments are taken on your choice of either monthly or quarterly automatic subscriptions until you cancel.
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WT360 meets twice each month in the online meeting environment ‘Zoom’ – on the first and third Monday. There may be occasional variation owing to demonstrator or host availability.
DEMONSTRATION MEETINGS
Demonstration meetings are on the first Monday of each month and co-hosted by either a professional or highly respected turner from around the world. Timings below are UK time
7pm: ‘Doors Open’
7.20pm: Moderators House Keeping and Introductions
7.30pm: Hand Over to Demonstrator
8.45pm (approx): Short break
10pm (approx): Finish
FREE For Members: WT360 Members have free access to all demonstrations included in their monthly fee and will be emailed meeting entry information 24 hours before the demonstration begins.
Public Access: Demonstrations by Club Founder Martin Saban-Smith are included free for members but may also be booked for a fee by the public.
The Club Calendar has details of all the upcoming demonstrations.DISCUSSION MEETINGS
Our general meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. Meetings start at 7.30pm (UK) time. Members will be emailed the joining link for Zoom the day before the meeting.
Being online, the meetings will need to be choreographed a bit more than ‘in-person’ meetings. Here’s how each meeting will run. These are guideline times only and are noted in UK time:
7.15pm: ‘Doors Open’
7.30pm: Meeting starts with club notices
7.45pm: Demonstration Discussion
8.15pm: Member Challenges
8.45pm: Advice Clinic, general discussion
9.15pm: Show and Tell
9.30pm: Close
Breakout Rooms
To maximise member benefits, we may use Zoom’s Breakout Rooms to give members more opportunities to discuss things in smaller groups away from the main meeting.
Simultaneous Facebook Group Stream
Our discussion meetings are streamed into our members only Facebook Group to view only. Demonstration meetings are also streamed with the demonstrator’s permission, but this is rare.. -
Every couple of months, members are set a challenge. Sometimes this will be along a seasonal theme, or inspired by one of our remote demonstrations or it could just be a random idea.
Some challenges will be specific in the task, others will be more cryptic and open to interpretation.
Challenges are not competitions – they are they there to inspire the imagination and hopefully develop the skills of the members.
Members can submit their pieces to the club each month by uploading up to 3 photos and a description directly to the site using a link they will be sent each month. Their submissions will be added to the site with their name, description and photos. -
Members are encouraged to join our exclusive Facebook group for regular posts by the Club members and to receive notices, watch and re-view club meetings. They can also let us know they would like to be involved in a future meeting. How?
Member Spotlight: Leave a post with this topic if you would like to have 15 minutes to yourself to talk to the group about your turning. This will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A session for you.
Advice Clinic: Post here if you would like advice on something in particular. Again this will be a 15 minute spot for you to talk about your problem, followed by suggestions from the group to problem-solve it for you.
Show & Tell: Show off your latest piece to the group, or something you have turned in the past! Post with this topic and we’ll do our best to include you in the next meeting – we’ll let you know beforehand, of course.
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Woodturning360 is a club that is owned and operated by Woodturning Online Ltd which is directed by professional turner Martin Saban-Smith RPT.
In operation, the club works virtually identically to a ‘traditional’ club with member activities and facilities—but with the support of a business behind it and proactive, professional leadership.Club founder Martin is keen to ensure that the club works for the benefit of the members and listens closely to what they want and will ensure that everything that can be achieved will be achieved wherever possible.
The members of the WT360 Team are paid Woodturning Online Ltd staff.
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Each meeting will have a Host from WT360 to coordinate the meeting. This will usually be Martin Saban-Smith, but occasionally he will have other commitments to attend to, so a stand-in will be used.
Given the sometimes chaotic nature of Zoom meetings with lots of people wanting to speak at the same time and ask the demonstrator questions, meetings may also employ a Moderator to ‘keep the peace’ and give each member wanting to engage in the meeting an opportunity to speak.
Whoever hosts and/or moderates the meetings will have experience in doing the job as it can be quite hectic at times. By using an experienced person, members can be assured of the smoothest running demonstration or meeting possible. -
If you are a member but cannot access member-only content, your membership may not have been renewed for the current month (see below).
To check, view your subscription page in your member dashboard and check to see if you have a pending payment.If you see that you have a pending payment, click on the Pay button to renew your membership and complete the check-our procedure as usual.
Why Did This Happen?
There is a chance that your payment for the current month wasn’t successful (there are various reasons for this) and the website paused your membership whilst we wait for the renewal to complete.
What Happens if I Don’t Renew?
If your renewal is not received as scheduled, the website will not show you members-only content, including links to our monthly meetings.
The site will try to renew your membership for you for a few days and let us, and you know by email if it is having problems.
After approximately 10 days, the website will automatically cancel your membership and send you a message reflecting this.
The site will also notify us, after which you will be removed from the Facebook group if you are a member there, too.
How Can I Prevent This Happening Again?
Keep an eye on your emails. This site will notify you if there are problems with your membership payment. Take action by logging in to your account and making the payment manually. -
Zoom is a popular online meeting environment where large groups of people can coming together for meetings, hangouts and in our case, Woodturning demonstrations and club meetings.
It is completely free to join a meeting, and you don’t even have to download the free software.
Read our guide on Zoom HERE.
Our guide has information on where to get Zoom, what it does and importantly, how to use it effectively in Woodturning360 and other meetings. -
Oh no! You have decided to leave Woodturning360? Sorry to see you go.
Cancelling your membership is simple. Go to Your Account and the Subscriptions section of your dashboard and click the cancel button.
After you hit the button, your automatic renewal payments will stop, and your membership will end at the end of your billing cycle. This date is detailed as the Next Payment Date.
After this date, your membership of WT360 and member benefits will cease.Of course, you can rejoin if you wish. We’d love to see you back!