tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post7806845053562241728..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Women's Woodworking ClubKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-5861378504110052862009-11-15T07:31:56.898-05:002009-11-15T07:31:56.898-05:00Hm -- despite being a male (last time I checked), ...Hm -- despite being a male (last time I checked), it sounds like I'd rather join the fe. WW club. :)<br /><br /><br />--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-16002282184727014392008-04-17T08:12:00.000-04:002008-04-17T08:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for the visual, Ethan. I'm picturing you g...Thanks for the visual, Ethan. I'm picturing you guys in Mutiny on the Bounty garb with torches and pistols. hee hee<BR/><BR/>Those poor guys won't know what hit 'em. Just keep reminding them that change is good!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-23642010765172209472008-04-17T00:26:00.000-04:002008-04-17T00:26:00.000-04:00VC,I have a slightly different situation at my loc...VC,<BR/><BR/>I have a slightly different situation at my local WW club. Most of the guys in our club are 50+ years old, making me their younger by 15 years or so.<BR/><BR/>They're very much stuck in the way they've done things for the past 10 or 15 years.<BR/><BR/>I'm a rabble rouser who likes to stir the pot and call people out on things.<BR/><BR/>I have two partners-in-crime who are just a bitEthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31491999852273851062008-04-16T21:28:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:28:00.000-04:00VC,Will do. Thanks!VC,<BR/><BR/>Will do. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-40793942181036328772008-04-16T15:17:00.000-04:002008-04-16T15:17:00.000-04:00The funny thing is, I've talked with men from othe...The funny thing is, I've talked with men from other "boys" clubs and they all seem to want to have female members in their clubs (maybe they just want baked goods--ha!). <BR/><BR/>Women in the "girls" club think that men wouldn't want them in their boys' club. They are way too intimidated and think the men will give them a hard time or make them feel stupid, when in fact, it would be the exact Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-69720259120627507532008-04-16T11:53:00.000-04:002008-04-16T11:53:00.000-04:00I am going to have to call a somber and foodless m...I am going to have to call a somber and foodless meeting to discuss this column!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-57862520640128811202008-04-16T05:52:00.000-04:002008-04-16T05:52:00.000-04:00Great account VC. Things are much the same in Canb...Great account VC. Things are much the same in Canberra. The woodcraft guild is a men's club of the type you describe. Still, I've heard a few great presentations there and met a few fine people. (I won't mention the food.)<BR/>The art school where I studied under a woodworking master (the late George Ingham) were very supportive of women woodworkers. There were many in the degree course and Woodfired!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16458127054748872680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-32147956210027339292008-04-15T21:59:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:59:00.000-04:00Nifty.Nifty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376092948526809123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-3580369391360115352008-04-15T21:25:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:25:00.000-04:00VC,The contrasts you describe are truly remarkable...VC,<BR/><BR/>The contrasts you describe are truly remarkable. <BR/><BR/>I belong to what used to be a men-only Guild. Then, about three years ago, my wife joined the local Guild with me, and at the same time three other ladies joined.<BR/><BR/>Changes took place: I became the President the following year, and my wife the Secretary. Last year we elected two of the women: One became President (to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com