Last night at our annual election for or local turning club and I got elected as the TOOL ZAR. Which basically means I have to organize a club tool buy twice a year and keep track of the club owned equipment? Here are some questions.
(1) I know Craft Supplies has a set up for doing club buys but do any of the major have the same kind of program like Rockler, Packard or Woodcraft?
(2) Has anyone of you organized one of these in the past? What do I need to know and what mistakes do I need to watch out for?
(3) What about some of the specialty tool makers that make their own tools, do any of them give a deal to a club if you can get say 5 to 10 people to order specialty tools from them?
PS: I wouldn’t have taken this job except for the really cool title (THE TOOL ZAR)