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 […]
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 […]
We enjoyed a full day’s demonstration by Neil Turner accompanied by Jason Breach who kindly helped out. Neil is known for fire forms and turned pieces with embellishments inspired by his native Australia. His turnings are highly embellished and therefore it would have been impossible to complete a piece in a one day demonstration. So […]
Richard gave a very well prepared demonstration with clear explanations of tool choice and tool use. There were plenty of tips along the way to help with our turning. Richard presented two projects: a table lamp and a lidded box with finial. Highlights Table Lamp Face Turned Box with Lid and Finial
