Lock down Chairman & Committees Challenges.

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 July’s challenge is an inside out turning. 

16th July Barry B’s  “A Haven in the darkness” 3 sided creation.

Walnut 10″ high X 2.5″ Diameter.

Inside close up

10th July  Alan E’s  items

Pine Vase is 7″ dia 16 ” tall finish melamine lacquer

Inside form.

just having fun experimenting.

July 6th Barry B’s Vase that leaks.

June Challenge A Lithesome Lady or eccentric turned piece.

June 22nd Barry B’s  New Babes on the block.

The Puddle Duck twins.

From A Demo By Geoff Davies

June 20th Barry Burgess’s offset turned piece with twist.

June 16th  Alan Edwards Lithesome lady

June 2nd Alan Edwards   Beech eccentric box.

May Challenge A Natural edge piece.

May 25th Geoff. Hullands  bowl + pyrography.

12th May  Barry B’s  Huge mushroom.

May 7th Alan E.  Lovely colorful piece of Yew.

6 inch Diameter X 5 inches high .

A Branch from Charlie Rowberry .

April Challenge  Something out of a Wood turning Magazine or article

April 26th 3 Lovely items from Geoff. Hulland  from articles by Stewart Furini.

Vase 6 inch tall, 3.75 dia. wall thickness 5 mm, base colours blue and red enamel paint then over sprayed with gold crackle paint before base coats dry, finished with lacquer.

Rim sprayed ebony then 3 different pearlescent colours applied separately, plate spun at 1800rpm. between applications, rim finished with lacquer and then plate polished with micro crystalline wax.

The base 8 inch Sycamore blank, finished with Lacquer & micro crystalline wax

April 17th A domed Mosque Box by Barry B.

Sycamore Domed Box Originally by Richard Raffen

Also a book by Chris Stott

April 16th  Alan E. Sq Box wood turning Magazine 341 Page 43.

3″ Sq. Iroko Base with Walnut Lid Ht 6″

Lid made as a spinning top

April 12th A Teapot turned by Geoff. Davies & painted by Carole.

March Challenge  Easter related (Eggs, Bunny, Chicken, Bonnet)

March 23rd.  Alan E     On EGG guard Duty.

March 17th  Geoff. Davies  first Easter related projects, Beautiful set of egg boxes

With an egg and cup inside.

Yew egg Box with finial

A cheeky chirpy has exited its egg.

A decorated Yew egg cup and egg box

March 5th  1st response to chairman’s 2nd challenge Sushi Pagoda House roof. instructions to be found on next meeting update page.

Alan E.

Shows stacking spigot and recess

1st 2 roofs stacked

February Challenge    Something with a finial.

19th February  Another Barry B  offering .from Revolutions December 2020

A Twisted Box

Shows 3 sided shape generated by offset centers on a 20 mm Dia

Maple lid Body Beech

8th February  Barry B’s  Finial offering.

Walnut 6″ tall x 2 3/4″ dia.

Onion box Finial

6th February  Alan E. a lidded box

January 2021 lockdown Project an item of jewellery

21st January  Geoff. D’s wife got an unexpected present due to January club project.

central plinth

Sapele earing box with Mouse sentry

Ear rings made from ends of acrylic pen blanks

8th January 2021 Alan E.

December lockdown Project  A Bud Vase.

18th December Barry Burgess.

Is it a Bud vase or

A Pixie post box

16th December Geoff. Davies

7th December Alan Edwards

Beech 10″ Tall Carved & ebonised Boxwood buttons

left to right silver birch 4″ Yew & Lime

November lockdown Project  Xmas Ornament Figure Or Toy

28th January  Rick Fenson’s delightful Tree Baubles

28th November Barry Burgess Ding Dong.

Its a Bell

Barrys Ring of Bells

26th November  Geoffrey Hulland these Santa’s ready to go whatever the weather

Lovelly trio in softwood

November 24th Geoff Davies Xmas castle

November 2nd. Alan E.

Tree Baubles

A few Snowmen

Inside out turning T Lite in lid to illuminate tree

October lockdown Project  Figure Human or Animal.

23rd October  Geoff Hulland.  Lovelly Hippo’s

Critically endangered Red Tailed Hippo’s

16th October Alan E.     Little duck finally found by Mom.

15th October Russell Sterry.  see his other projects in members lockdown projects.

13th October Geoff. Davies  Owl & Naked Santa

Wise Old Owl asking Santa Donald where’s your trousers

Naked Santa waiting for clothes delivery from Amazon.

October 10th Alan Edwards New Duck + mouse caught in cheese.

He’s Quaking away.

Eaten too much stuck in the wedge

October 5th Alan Edwards

Copy of Geoffs Demo.

10″ Tall Ash body Mahogany base and Hat

September lockdown Project  Pen for troubled hands.

September 14th.  Geoff. Davies

September 2nd Alan Edwards

August Lockdown Project  Hanging Pomander.

Geoff. Hulland 21st Aug.  Body tough old Newel post , Lid Sycamore

Alan Edwards 5th August

Barry Burgess 4th August.

July lockdown projects ( cup and Ball) set by committee.

Vic Hanson   Ball Lemon wood  Rest Mahogany.

Geoff Hulland on 7th July.

Geoff Davis 2nd July

Oak Handle segmented cup and Ball

cup Tulip wood,, oak , & door wood?

Alan Edwards 2nd July Handle Lime, Cup Beech, Ball Teak.

June Lockdown project (Racing Car) set by committee

Vic Hanson   Car body Paduak  + what was available

Geoff Davis 7th July.

Lord Montagues le Mons Racing team.

Lord Montagues racing team

Nice helmet but drives a little quackers.

Alan Edwards 18th June

must be expecting lots of punctures

Proper dandy

Barry Burgess 16th June

The 2020 version in Beech

Jonathan Dollin 16th June  Racing cars & Needle case

racing car

British racing green car

Completed needle case

needle location

thimble located

Peter Whittle  13th June Racing Cars  1st response to chairman’s challeng