Review: Paul Hannaby Demo – Sunday 19th July, 2026

Some additional write up can be found in the August 2026 Newsletter.

Air-brushed Vase

Paul used an ash 6″x4″x4″ spindle blank. Hold between centres, round and create a spigot for gripper jaws. Hold in a chuck. Clean up the face. Drill a hole to fit your test tube.

Create a curved taper around the hole using a spindle gouge. This will define the shape of the neck of the vase. Measure the depth of the hole. Make sure it’s still deep enough for the test tube, and mark the depth plus a few cm on the outside of the blank.

Mark quarter points. Create a deep cove in the tailstock quarter. If there is vibration then use tailstock support. Round and taper the outer rim of the neck.

Next create a bead using the three quarter line as it’s centre. The first side of the bead should be blended with the cove. Remove some waste material at the bottom of the vase to create space for the other half of the bead. Shape the other half of the bead. Refine the overall shape. Sand.

Use a liming brush to open up the grain. Air spray Chestnut spirit stains and apply cellulose sealer

 Leave to dry. Cut back with nyweb to smooth out. Apply copper wax. Wipe and buff gently. Part off. Sand away the nub on the bottom.

Paul turned a second vase in a Grecian style with beads along the sides. After sanding and sealing Paul applied white liming wax. Wipe off. Part off. Sand the bottom.

Ebonised and Coloured Bowl

Paul used an 8” oak bowl blank. Clean the face and create a tenon and a foot. Shape the bowl and sand. Apply water with a paper towel to raise the grain. Apply a vinegar and wire wool solution to ebonise. Allow to dry and denib with Nyweb.

Apply acrylic paint an area at a time and wipe off with a wet towel. Allow to dry. Apply microcrystalline wax. Paul didn’t finish the bowl.

Winged bowl

Paul used a half log of holm oak 10″ x 5″ held between centres. Create a spigot for the chuck.

Hold in the chuck and turn a mortice. Hold in a chuck using a mortice and turn a tenon and shape the bottom of the bowl. Hold the bowl in a chuck using the tenon. Shape the bowl to give an even thickness. Sand and finish.

Hold the piece on a padded wood chuck supported by a centre in the tailstock. Turn away the tenon leaving just a nub. Sand away the nub,