Journal

The theme for the evening was matching pairs. We had 
Cotton reels, Light houses, Storks, Candle sticks, Grinders
Boxes, Decorated bowls, Eggs in their cups, Xmas trees.
It was a well-attended night with some new members standing up and talking about their turnings.

Worcester Show

As usual Worcestershire Woodturners had a presence at the annual Worcester Show where members of the club took turns on the lathe demonstrating our woodturning skills to the public while others spread the message to those interested. Well done everyone.

Internal Demo of Enhancing Techniques

In keeping with the new format of internal demos we had 4 demonstrators exploring different aspects of enhancing finished projects. Alan E showed how to use various texturing tools while Roy showed how to apply CA glue as a finish for pens.

At Russell’s station he showed an interested group of watchers how to apply oils and waxes to his finished items. And finally Steve demonstrated texturing using a micro motor as well as paint techniques with acrylics.

As usual the Hands On evening was a chance for less experienced members to have a go on one of the three lathes set out for the session on tonight’s theme of turning fruit (apples and pears in particular). In addition Alan Pattison brought in his sharpening system in order to aid some of our newer turners to achieve sharp tools.

Ornamental Turning

Tonight was a new experience for many of us. For the first part of the evening Colin treated us to a Powerpoint presentation in which he outlined the surprisingly long history of Ornamental Turning interspersed with descriptions of the various machines used to achieve his results.

In the second half he mounted a previously turned mopane box into his chuck and proceeded to show us how to fashion a basket weave pattern. As a bonus he used different rosettes to create different patterns on the inside and outside of the box lid.

Thanks to Colin for a very informative demo and for making the long trip from Lincolnshire.