We enjoyed a full day’s demonstration with Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau who presented two pieces: a bowl with a coloured rim and a Chinese style square-edged box. Note: In the photos you will observe that Wolfgang wore no personal protection equipment (PPE) during the demonstration. You are strongly recommended to wear PPE appropriate to the work you […]
We enjoyed a full day’s demonstration with Rob Till who presented three pieces: a discus bowl, an involuted candlestick, and a coloured box with a finial. Discus Bowl For the discus bowl Rob used a 65*180mm ash bowl blank. The blank was mounted on a screw chuck and supported by the tailstock. The cone centre […]
We were delighted to host Colwin Way as our demonstrator and we had an excellent attendance by both members and visitors. Colwin demonstrated a range of tool technique and work holding methods useful for both beginners and the more experienced. The techniques were shown through a range of small projects. Table Leg Colwin used a […]
Paul Hannaby’s demonstration focussed on decorating turnings with cast pewter. Paul showed us how to create a bowl with a pewter rim and a small box with pewter inserts in the lid. Bowl with Pewter Rim Paul gave an introduction to using pewter and stressed the need for good ventilation and PPE. The pewter used […]
Download: Gold Leaf Application John started his demonstration with a number of short projects that could be attempted by less experienced turners. During the first part of the demo, John motivated us to support Tools with a Mission (TWAM) a charity that John supports by coordinating the collection of tools in Mid-Wales and Shropshire. Here’s […]
