Members Lockdown projects.

Members Lockdown Projects

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8th May  Barry Burgess gets the seal of approval.

Sammy the Seal finished
Sammy’s profile

24th March   Alan E.   Gonks Gallore

Gonks gallore
Commission from the grand kids.

24th March   Roy Hadland has created another 265 piece segmented bowl.

Roy Hadland
Ash Beech & Cherry with a Sycamore Base.

27th February  Alan E.  used up thin strips of a variety of woods to produce these 3 economy bowls

11 1/2″ dia micro crystalline wax finish layers turned 90 degrees to each other
11″ Dia Melamine Lacquer finish
11 1/2″ Dia. Gloss lacquer sprayed finish.
5″ Tall 6 Layers plus plinth
4 1/2″ Tall 5 layers + plinth.
3 1/2″ tall 4 layers no plinth required.

21st February Geoff. Hulland A delightfully modern pair of Tea Light holders

Geoffrey Hulland
Pair of Cherry Tea light holders. To grace any dining table

28th January  Rick Fenson’s trio of  pieces

Oak Ebony & anything else available.
Boxwood
Oak Sorry slightly out of focus

18th January Alan Quine finally got round to using stock from his wood pile.

10″ Yew Bowl Wood a gift from Alan Griffen 10 years ago
Black Walnut lidded bowl from axminster stock
Nice pieces for size comparison

11th January Robin Kalinowski’s Oak Burr from Burcot’s Xmas Raffle

Field Maple with battery tea lights
underside of bowl
Robin decided to leave it heavy
Oak Burr 300 mm Dia. with Red Oak foot.

5th January  Robert Posselt’s  bowl with beautiful graining

14 cm Mopani bowl with high gloss wax finish

4th January Keith Manvell’s xmas gift pens.

4th January 2021  Stephen Moore’s New residents

Steve M1
A unique colourfull part turned woodpecker.

30th December Roy Hadland 265 piece bowl.

R.Hadland
Base is Ash Segments Paduak and Beech

24th December Geoff’s  Festive Reindeer

G. Davies Rheindeer
Dasher and Dancer all ready for tonight, But we can’t find Rudolf, any one seen him.

11th December  Barry Burgess Xmas candlestick ornament

Barry B5
Lovely Oak candlestick

2nd December Russell Sterry 2 bowls and a Beautiful Bee.

Lovely oak Bee 28 cm
Robina 32cm Natural edge bowl
22cm Yew Natural edge

21st November Robert Posselt 4 bowls with embellishments.

Bubinga +milliput Banding
Cherry with mixed milliput banding
Wenge with decorative wooden banding
Lacewood with coloured plastic set in black milliput

18th November Alan Quine

Olive Ash 10″ diameter
Blank from Reg Sherwin
Kauri Pine from New Zealand
9″ dia + iridescent rim

11th November G. Hullands lovely version of a Les Symonds Troika Box.

from Woodturning Magazine issue 349

Mainly Lime wood
With Wax Finish

9th November Roy Hadland some unique pens lovely gift items.

The pens are Levece from beaufort ink

Wicked Purple & Olive wood

Stephen Moore 8th November  decision on finishes.

Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore

Kieth Manvell 2nd November. 1st attempt at a pen.

K Manvell
Reclaimed oak from old shelf.

Barry Burgess 28th October A carousel

Barry’s Carousel

15th October  Russell Sterry.

August 26th. Another entry from Norman Clare.

Yew lidded box with offset element
50 p gives the size of this very nice piece

Geoffrey Hulland  August 21st  Lidded Sycamore Goblet

Geoff.H 5
Iridescent paint highlights the barley twist ,Finial & the embellished band on the cup.

Alan E.   Aug 21st      Too many Grand kids to treat equally.

Tiny Turner Snowmen
Various woods & gilding

Geoff Davis Aug 20th   Fairy house for a family member.

Looks like Lord Montague again
Lovely Work Geoff

Geoff Davis 9th August.  All’s Well

Panic over
All back together. Trip aborted as Gretna Green closed due to covid 19.

Geoff Davis 8th August  Bill Distraught.

Bill left on his own.
Ben has run off with little weed, Rumour is they are heading to Gretna Green

Alan Edwards. 6th August  Stacked pic. shows original block structure.

2 Sphere’s from Reg Sherwin blank.
Made from 4″ sq X 9″ blank from Reg Sherwin .

Keith Manvell 28th July  wood Yew,   Keith’s 1st turning since his eye op.

nice base to hide tenon
Mounted on lathe
9 inch dia. X 3 inch deep.

Norman Claire 26th July.   Wood is Yew

Norman Claire
First attempt at off-set turning

Barry Burgess 22nd July   An all wood Dragonfly. Beech body & leaves. Bubinga Bull rush & eyes Sapele Wings.

Barry B
Barry’s Dragonfly

Geoff Davis 14th July.    Made from Blanks from Reg Sherwin sal;es.

Nicely figured platter top
lovely grained cake stand

Robin K.  4th July. finished bird box from his in house demo night

Hollowing of base & lid
Body shaped
Finished assembly bird box

Steve Moore 30th June

Steve M.
Solution to a crack

Geoff Hulland  2nd June Garden people Plus.

Mrs Potts 9 inchs tall
Mr Potts 4 inch pot as a head
Spalted Pagoda box & Yew amphora

Barry Burgess 2nd June   Unidentified flying birds.

Maybe a new species
B. Burgess has the answer

Alan Edwards 11th June  Home made Threading jig

85 mm Alder box + m of pearl insert
box showing threads from jig
Threading jig
Top View
Internal thread being cut
External thread being cut

Alan Edwards 3rd June

S/Chestnut & Paduak
Insert due to large crack appearing
Paduak 120mm face
Ash Mahogany Ebony

Geoff Davies 2nd June Lord Montague & Hippos

Geof Davies
Geof Davies

Geoff Davies 2nd contribution.  Mirror for Daughter.

Beautiful segmented back
bevel edged mirror insert

Geoff’s 3rd  contribution his shed companion.

Geoff Davis shed company
She doesn’t talk much

Roy Hadland  30th May  Been very busy lovely work.

Ash African blackwood
Ash Paduak
Pagoda box Yew
Oak Cherry & purple heart

K.Drew first to send pictures 27th May

K.Drew Oak turned on a double axis
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K.Drew Boxwod sphere
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