If you have attended an IRD and you have received an email to let you know that the recording is now available this page will try to help make sure you can access the recording as smoothly as possible.

In order to view the recording you must login to the website using the username and password you have been sent, no other username and password will work.

The login page for the site is here:

https://patcarrollwoodturning.com/index.php/home/login

The page should look something like this:

Pat Carroll: Blank Login Page

When you first go to the login page, if you see a page that looks like the one below (or you see a link that says logout in the menu) then please click on the log out button (or menu link) and then go back to the login page:

Pat Carroll: Logout Button

The email you have recieved will contain access details, usually this is a username and password. Once you see the login page you will need to enter those details in the form in the correct boxes and click on the login button. If you have entered the details correctly you will be logged into the site and you will see the video (or videos) you are entitled to see, YOU MAY NEED TO SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL OF YOUR MATERIALS.

If you are having problems then please do get in touch, PLEASE NOTE IN ORDER TO HELP YOU WE WILL NEED DETAILS OF THE COMPUTER OR DEVICE YOU ARE USING TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.

Q: What is Meet the Woodturner?

A: Meet the Woodturner is a meeting which guest woodturners from all over the world join us to share their stories and journeys throught their woodturning careers. The meeting is hosted by Pat Carroll with assistance from:

Chloe Carroll (The Boss), looks after all administration and keeps everybody informed and will try to help with any issues that crop up.
Helen Bailey, (Lady H.), is our technical advisor, constantly filling the chat box with information discussed within the meeting or in response to an email query.

Currently we are using Zoom as the broadcasting platform, these meetings are very well prepared and delivered to a live audience in a format which is fully interactive. While Pat interviews the guest Chloe and Helen are hard at work in the background resolving issues and answering questions.

Q: Meet the Woodturner rules!

We like to think that these meetings are all inclusive, safe and free of all derogatory comments so above all we ask that you remain polite and considerate to other attendees, we will not tolerate abusive language or behaviour to any of our team or other attendees. In as much as we try to police this, we are truly grateful to everyone that attends the meetings to respect the rules to make these meetings so enjoyable:

No.1 No politics
No.2 No Religion
No.3 No Committee business
No.4 No Financial discussions

(If you break the rules you will be removed from the meeting and the mailing list)

Q: Can I promote my upcoming event?

A: Yes of course you can. We are happy for atttendees to promote their online or face-to-face events however we do have some rules to prevent things becoming overwhelming for other attendees:

We ask that you contact us first please to discuss the event.
We ask that you be prepared to give away at least one ticket for the event to the attendees at the meeting you would like to promote to. We will organise the give away as part of the meeting and will forward the lucky winners information to you (with their consent).

(If you don't want to follow these rules then we do reserve the right to remove you from meetings and our mailing list)

Q: How is Meet the Woodturner funded?

A: Put quite simply, by YOU!

Meet the Woodturner is free to attend, it takes a significant amount of time and effort to organise and run these meetings plus of course we need to pay for things such as the online services we use, equipment, power, light and a whole range of other things. So in order to meet these costs and continue to provide you with a service you enjoy for FREE we need you to think about either a donation (see the box at the side of the screen) or why not help out by signing up for access to the archive of interview recordings so you can watch our past interviews whenever you like? It's very reasonably priced and easy to do, SIGN UP HERE.

Q: How do I unsubscribe from Meet the Woodturner?

A: We would be sorry to see you leave these "Free" meetings, but if you wish to unsubscribe click the "Unsubscribe" tab at the bottom of the email and that's all, no catches, no strings and no worries.

Q: I need help with my computer/iPad/iPhone/Tablet/ Other Device?

A: As a free service for people interested in Woodturning and run by volunteers we are not able to provide support with your IT. If you need support or help with your computer or other device then we would ask that you contact your supplier, the software vendor or a local specialist who will be only to happy to help you for the appropriate fee. We will not answer any questions on IT by email so please don't bother to send them as they will simply be deleted, the MtW sessions are not for IT support and we will not allow the session to be hijacked to deal with one person's IT support problems.

Q: I have an issue with what a specific woodturner said?

We ask the guests to adhere to our four rules, (see above). We do our utmost to ensure all information is correct and accurate and to police the sessions to ensure that the rules are followed. We can not be held responsible for the personal personal opinions of our guests or other attendees, people are entitled to their opinion and you are entitled to disagree - in a polite manner.

Please read the following information carefully

If you have received a coupon for use in our shop then you need to use it at the checkout or your discount will NOT be applied, you need to enter the coupon text you were sent into the box to claim the discount on your purchase.

To enter your coupon please take a look at the image below, it shows where you need to enter your coupon at the start of the purchase process. If you do not enter your coupon then your discount will NOT be applied at the end of the checkout process.

Using a coupon at checkout

Meet the Woodturner

In 2020 we saw the world literally grind to a halt with Covid 19, from a woodturners perspective the doors closed to all meetings, demonstrations, symposiums and seminars.

These Woodturning gatherings have so many benefits for attendees, the inspiration and knowledge shared by demonstrators (professional and non-professional) is probably the number one attraction for many of us but there is so much more involved. We get the opportunity to meet up with friends we may not see from one gathering to another, make new friends with face-to-face contact and share our passion for Woodturning with others, it is this social interaction, "catching up with friends" and making new friends that this pandemic had taken away from us.

So these meetings started in March 2020, as a response to the pandemic, a refusal to allow this thing to rob us of the thing we treasure and to ensure that we could continue to share our passion, catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Since beginning in March 2020 our meetings have been free for any woodturner to come along to, the format has changed slightly and will continue to evolve. We have received accolades from around the world and we feel flattered that so many have used our format as a template to develop their own meetings. We have also freed ourselves and others from many of the physical constraints that had been placed upon us, restrictions imposed by distance, cost, health and time are now something we can overcome with just a little bit of technology...at last we can just quickly have a chat with that old friend on the other side of the world.

To find out more about Meet the Woodturner please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page by clicking here and of course if you are not yet involved then please subscribe below and join us for our next meeting, we'd love to see you!!