Stewart had been asked to do a demo solely on decorating & texturing a workpiece. Something he is well known for at clubs and trade events countrywide.
The first part covered the use of airbrushes & spirit stains. the difference between gravity fed and siphon types, the need for vapour rated face masks. methylated spirit to clean the airbrushes. His preferred woods are sycamore ,beech & maple, not Ash .
Stewart with gloves & A1 vapor rated Elipse face mask 
Facing and sanding to 400 grit 
shading away from lines 
for lines spray head close to work 
Stewart created a number of template shapes . spray onto template first and move of to workpiece 
another template 
and another 
Infilling the voids left from the templates 
another template 
creating back ground for using some bought stencils 
stencil 1 
stencil held to piece with “spray mount” 
effect from stencils 
effect from stencils & hand cut templates 
base for 3 masking tape design 
effect of sticking masking tape 3 layers spraying colour at each layer
Stewart then moved onto texturing .
Next was creating an effect by spinning the work when paint has just been applied
Finally Stewart used a carbide cutter to create deep texturing .
Lively discussions took place, questions where answered by Stewart and members thanked him in the usual way for a great demo. one of the best . Below the finished items & a link to visit his web site.
Worcestershire Woodturners 