With the recent passing of the torch to Michael Anderson, we honor Herman de Vries, who took the initiative over twenty years ago to send out the call to woodturners to ask if they would be interested in a site that was monitored, that would allow them to save photos in a personal album, would accept comments on photos and which allowed no anonymity. At the time, there was no other interactive site on the internet that was designed specifically for woodturners. With overwhelming affirmative response, the group was formed on the backbone of another service. Today, WoW, with members from all over the world, stands on its own foundation and continues to operate within Herman’s original vision of community.
The WoW family is fortunate to have had Papa Herm’s steady hand at the helm and is pleased to honor him as the Artist of the Month for September 2024.