A Branch of the
Association of Woodturners of Great Britain
RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS
September 2019
Ed Oliver came up from Kent to show us his ideas for decorating hollow forms. He started by showing how to turn a basic hollow form by first drilling with a forstner bit down to where the inside would extend, followed by the use of the Simon Hope skew scraper to get the rest of the inside out. This was all done very quickly to show the basics. He then followed with pre-
October 2019
It was great to see David Floyd back demonstrating despite his disability he gave us an interesting half evening on pen making. He did not make a pen but covered a great many many useful points which I am sure were of interest to all of us. He also showed us how useful two of the available tools which would help anyone wishing to make a large quantity of pens. Thank you David.
December 2019
Graham Slaughter gave us an evening about slightly different bowls and pots. He showed us how to make a pot with a slightly different shape to normal, a pot with a square side and a bowl with a square side. Very interesting.
February 2022
Peter Nicholls gave us a very interesting evening. He started by listing all the important things which should be considered when starting a woodturning project and followed with an interesting number of simple projects which helped him emphasise those points made at the beginning
October 2021
Emma The Tiny Turner gave us a full day demonstration. What a great day this was. Emma showed us a number of unusual things including a Hollow Glass Ball with fairy lights inside mounted on a decorated plinth. A lidded box decorated with Pyrography and gold leaf a small bowl made from Oak with lots of features and finished with the traditional aging process. Emma gave us lots of information about the way she turns and decorates wood. I am sure that every who came learnt some worthwhile things.
Thank you Emma for a super day.
November 2021
Alan Arnold our Chairman stepped in at the last minute to give us a demonstration of two different pots. As usual this was a very jolly event and we all appreciated that he had to do something on the spur of the moment. Thank you Alan
March 2022
Shaun Clifford showed us how to make a square dish with three hand carved feet and decoration on the base. Very interesting thank you Shaun.
Pictures by Nick Rowe
April 2022
Club Member John Butcher gave us a really good evening making a very delicate miniature clock on a lovely stand. John showed a lot of skill making such a thing at a demonstration.
Well done John
June 2022
Nick Rowe one of our members showed us how to turn small trees. This was Nicks first ever demonstration and he gave us a superb evening showing various techniques and giving very good explanations of his turning. Very well done Nick
July 2022
Tic Challis gave us a fascinating evening showing us all about air brushing. She started by telling the history of the technique followed by details of air brush design. She then gave us a serious lecture about how to start using air brushes and warned that unless we spent some time practising the basic techniques (which are not like brush painting) you will not win. She then showed us more difficult ideas. I am sure that all of us learnt a lot and would like to have a go. Very very well done Tic
August 2022
Alan Arnold gave us a very different evening by making some flower heads. This required some very delicate work to make the individual petals. Alan managed despite his problem with his left hand. Well done Alan
August 2022
Mick Hanbury gave us a whole day’s demonstration and showed us some great turning together with lots of useful ideas and explanations. Thank you Mick very much
September 2022
Terry Smart the boss of Chestnut Finishes gave us a very worthwhile demonstration of the wide variety of finishes which his company produce. He started by explaining that most woods are quite happy with most of the finishes and that the important thing is to think what the wood is going to be used for. For example if you are making a pen, then it would not be great to use an organic wax finish, as a pen is in the users hands and fingers a great deal, and wax would show finger marks. During the evening he showed the application of many different finishes. This was done using two freshly turned pieces made by one of our members which had no sanding done at all. I am sure we all picked up some useful ideas. Thank you Terry.
Lots of different finishes shown on this little platter tea light
This Ash candlestick was given a coarse brush first to emphasise the grain, then sprayed black followed by putting different colours over the top to enhance the grain. Terry did not have the time to give the final finish but it showed the technique.
November 2022
Paul Howard showed us a very interesting off centre box. There were very difficult turning techniques explained by Paul.
February 2024
Shaun Clifford took a grotty looking bit of wood and turned it into something very acceptable. He is certainly not put off by the look of the wood. Well done Shaune
March 2024
Brian Partridge took a basic lump of Ash and preceded to produce the turning for a clock and showed the procedures to do the final finishing, as the turned piece would take to long to do in a demonstration.
The Start The Finish
April 2024
Mike Favager always brings something different to show us. This time we were not sure what he was going to do with a glass tube and two pieces of wood. He started by turning them round fitting them to the top and bottom of the glass. He then painted parts of the wood black and put one of the pieces of wood into a very interesting machine that then started to electronically put a picture on the wood. It was an electronic pyrography machine. The final activity was to attach an incense burner on the top and light the burner giving a wave of incense into the room. Wow thank you Mike for something very unusual and different.
May 2024
Nick Rowe one of our younger members showed us how to do thread chasing by hand using two chasing tools, one for the inside and one for the outside. The diameter of the inside and outside have to be very carefully set so that they match after the threads have been turned. The speed of the lathe is also very critical as the tool has to be very gently applies to the wood. A very good evening we look forward to see of some of our members have a go. Very well done Nick
July 2024
Paul Howard showed us how he makes the wonderful Owl this is a fantastic piece to be made in an evening demonstration.
August 2024
Tic Challis showed us the techniques she uses to make the wonderful animals. She showed more than just the woodturning including the super eyes, the production of floppy ears and the details of the wings. Her full project was a Black Bird. Each step of the project was shown but each piece was passed around and she carried on with the next action with a pre prepared piece so that she did not waste time doing the full finished stage. This happened for each stage so the she was able to show the final bird completed without taking the full time.
Sorry I have lost the picture of the finished piece. But here is a good sample of what she does.
September 2024
Steve Kearvell showed us two of his decorated pieces using a range of techniques which he explained in detail.