Surrey Association of Woodturners

Newsletter November 2009

Reports, News and Views from North West Surrey

New Members

Ian Bennett Chris Cox

Tony Harris Bob Larter

Nick Taylor Bill Waller

Doug Vessey Adrian Cobb

Barry Hammond Marrianne Lucas (Jnr.)

Mick Speed

Paid up Membership 184

Items for the Diary

Friday 11th December Xmas Special

Friday 8th January AGM

Friday 12th February Les Thorne

Sunday 21st February Hands on Day

Saturday 10 th October Princes MeadWe did not take the big lathe but thereplenty of members using their small lathesto entertain the public who showed a lot ofinterest.

Some of us even sold several items. A News photographer came and I made thefront page of the Farnborough News & Mail,which I did not know about until a friendcommented.

October EveningOur demonstrator for the evening was JohnSherwood. Although he has oftendemonstrated at practical evenings this wasthe first time as the sole entertainer. Heplanned to make a dish from a plank of BurrOak that he had had for about 15 years.

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The blank was mounted between the faceof the chuck and the tail stock. Johncleaned up the face and cut a ¼” spigot soas to mount the wood in the chuck. Heshowed us a bowl he had made from thesame plank. He then cut a recess thatwould form a chucking point, and went onto decorate the centre. He had decided ona 4” diameter base and started to shapethe sides accordingly. The final work on theside of the bowl was with a furniturescraper. This works well on very hardwood. John coated the outside of the bowlwith Sun Flower oil and started to sand with120 grit sand paper before moving onthrough 180, 240, and 320 grits. Theapplication of more oil and then purebeeswax produces a soft finish. The bowl was then reversed in the chuckto be held on the recess. John used aSorby multi tool to create the rim decoratedwith a series of rings. Then he started to cutout the centre using a ¼” spindle gouge.This worked well until out popped a disc oftimber from the centre.

It is gratifying to the average member whenthe demonstrator make the same sort ofcock-up as you do. After tea it was an alternative bud vase inAsh. A billet of timber was mountedbetween centres and reduced to a cylinder.John had made a template in ply which

gave the required spigot size to fit his “C”jaws. The wood was then mounted in thejaws and started to shape. A drill bit wasfitted in a Jacobs chuck in the tail stock andat slow speed the hole was drilled for theplastic test tube. The top was then shapedand John commenced work on the captiverings. He either uses a captive ring tool or apair of sharpened Allen keys. Workingcarefully he cuts from either side until thering is free. Then use masking tape to keepthe ring or rings to one side whilecompleting the shape of the vase. Sandpaper can be taped to the body of the vaseallowing for the direction of rotation of thelathe, so as to sand the inside of the rings.Sand the rest of the vase and finish asdesired.

The vase with 2 rings John had made athome. An interesting evening.

LATHE BED LOANI have a bed extension for bench top

Axminster lathes, I would like to

make it available for club members to

borrow.

Mike Edwards 01252 518719

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NEW SHED ( Completion ) You may remember the idea was to build ashed in the garden to move my workshopout of the loft.

I had got as far as making the concretebase and obtaining permission from myneighbour Justin to remove a back fencepanel and bring the bits of the 10 X 8 shedin that way because I live in a mid terraceproperty. Having priced sheds locally Ibought a 10 X 8 shed on the internet fromTiger sheds. I had to pay an extra £25.00 tohave the door hinges mounted on the otherside so you could enter from the gardenpath. The company telephoned to advise of a twohour time slot on what day the shed wouldbe delivered. The company apparentlyhave 7 articulated and 5 lorries makingdeliveries all over the country.

Flat packed my shed looked quiteinsignificant on the lorry. Justin helped meoff load it into my garden. As the timberneeded to be treated I had to decide whereto place the various pieces. The base cameas one while the roof was in two sections.

Spray painting was not without itsproblems. Holding the items vertical with ascreen of an old tarpaulin above to stop thespay going next door. Then there was theproblem of stopping it being blown down bythe wind. With seven pieces to be paintedback and front it was a form of musicalchairs, leaning some against the side of thehouse and some against the fence.

The only good thing was the weather beingfine during the whole of the constructionperiod.

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A friend and fellow SAW member Len Scottcame to help erect the shed along with helpfrom my son David. The backs and sideswere secured by just two coach bolts. Asthe back left hand corner would beinaccessible this was the starting point. The instructions were not very clear on howthe roof fitted. But with three mindsworking, this was quickly solved. A gapbetween the two halves of the roof wherepart had warped was rectified by largescrews pulling the sections together.

David climbed onto the roof to secure thefelt. The structure was then complete.The door was secured by a Thumb Turnand a cheap lock which I changed for aproper door handle and lock. I had bought8 sheets of 2” thick Jablite for insulation.This I was able to cut up with the aid of theknife from my old naval rigging set.

Towards the end of this operation it wasstarting to get warm inside.

The insulation was then clad with ¼”hardboard and Contiboard behind wherethe work benches would go, so that I couldscrew in to it to take tool clips for thegouges etc.

The band saw was to be in front of one ofthe windows so I made a removable frameso that any long items being cut could gothrough the empty space.The inside was then given a coat of paint.The work benches were made from timberfrom the scout HQ wood pile. A roofing firmhad chucked several lengths of timer 7.5”wide and 2” thick. Three of these side byside made ideal work tops. The main benchfor the lathe grinder and pillar drill I made32” high and the other for sander and bandsaw 36” high. An old sheet of 8 X 4 plasticcut up, made a surface that could be wipedclean of spilt items The machinery was brought down from theloft with the aid of an electric hoist and myson’s muscle and secured in place. I hadbeen given some twin sockets which werefitted at suitable points on the walls and theelectrics connected up. The slowest part of the process wasremoving the various chisels and gougesfrom the loft and deciding how I wanted toarrange them along the walls.

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It only took a few hours work to fit threepacks of Axminster anti-fatigue mats.

The job is now complete. I can now get onwith all the other jobs which had to take second place while this project was on thego before I start turning.

OPEN DAYIt was a hard day for quite a lot of us.However I found it worth while andenjoyable. Because of the way the mainhall was laid out, it did not seem socrowded but in fact we had more visitorsthan last year.

As demonstrators and judges we had MarkBaker and Dave Reeks. Les Thorne

stepped in as a last minute replacement forTony Wilson. Most problems were quicklysorted by the men with the hats, PeterEvans and George Nichols with help fromRobert Grant who had produced 5 PAsystems.

A lapsed wood-turner's view

of the AWGB Seminar

by Chris Starbuck

Firstly why lapsed? Well when I started

woodturning I would turn a bowl and decide

that the shape was wrong, but could never

work out what to do to make it 'right'. I

would take off bits of wood at random, and

sometimes it would be better, and sometimes

worse. The trick became knowing when to

stop, before you ran out of wood! I then

discovered that other turners didn't use

this method, they could actually 'see' what

was needed. That's when I decided that

perhaps I was better off using a lathe with

dials and numbers to move the tool, and work

from a drawing. Even better would be a

computer controlled (CNC) lathe...

Unfortunately there aren't any cheap (i.e.

within my budget!) CNC lathes on the market

yet – there are little CNC milling machines,

but that's a another story...

However I still enjoy watching the experts

remove wood, to produce the shape that they

say they are going to before they start, so

that's one reason I come to SAW. The

other, of course, is that one of those

turners who can see where to take wood off

is my wife, Jennie, and she needs someone to

get her to places, so I have a second

function as a chauffeur!

But back to the plot. Every two years the

AWGB (Association of Woodturners of

Great Britain, in case you didn't know) holds

a Seminar over a weekend in August, where

they invite turners from all over the world to

demonstrate. This is a great source of ideas

for those of you who can use them, and great

entertainment for those like me who just sit

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and watch! This year was the third Seminar

that we have attended, and I thought that

those of you who have never thought of

going, might like to know something of what

it is like. So here are my thoughts on the

weekend.

We arrived at Loughborough University (the

Seminar site) around lunchtime on Friday,

having had a good trip up the M1 with no

problems. Others weren't so lucky, with the

M25 being closed on the Essex section, so

people coming through the Dartford tunnel

got a good opportunity to view the back of

the car in front. What we should have done

next was registered, but as I was carrying a

large box of woodturnings, and we were

passing the 'Instant Gallery' we stopped off

there first. All delegates can put up tothree pieces in the Instant Gallery. I hate

showing my work, so I had brought none, but

Jennie had the maximum three pieces,

including one which was so fragile it was

amazing it got there in one piece (it was the

'pink thing' that she put into the SAW Open

Day competition). It appeared to be so

breakable that the stewards looked at it in

horror (as did one or two other people later,

but for other reasons – more on that below.),

and decided to bend the rules and let Jennie

set it up, rather than take it from the

reception table themselves. This allowed

Jennie a sneak preview of the other items in

the Gallery – cunning plan!

(and amongst the items was a five foot high

pepper grinder – which actually worked.)

We then went to register and were given our

'Welcome Pack', a folder containing a

programme, a couple of adverts, a necklace

with your name badge on (which most people

wear most of the time, so you have a 50/50

chance of knowing who you are talking to.

Why 50/50? Because half the time they

hang so that your name is against your

stomach...) and finally a notebook and a pen.

Most delegates stay in the University

accommodation, and those people then went

off to search for their digs for the weekend.

Loughborough University campus is quite a

big place, and while most of the

demonstrations are in one building, with a

few in the adjacent building, the

accommodation is in another building, and the

dining facilities in a fourth. The formal

Dinner, sorry Banquet, is in yet another. The

amount of car parking space is limited,

enough for all the cars, but not enough for

you to be able to use your car to get

between buildings, so they encourage you to

leave your car in one place, and walk

everywhere. One of the few complaints

heard from other delegates was the amount

of walking involved. Jennie used her mobility

scooter, and there is suitable access to most

places, but sometimes it takes a bit of

finding! The accommodation is, I believe,

fairly basic, and so Jennie and I, and a few

others, elect to stay in one of the local

hotels just outside the campus.

As we had had a large breakfast we passed

on lunch, and used the time to make a plan

for the weekend. There are eight sessions,

and each session has four simultaneous

demonstrations, so you have to pick what you

want to see. The international turners give

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their demonstrations twice, so if there was a

clash between two that you were desperate

to see, there was a second chance. They also

usually demonstrate two different subjects,

so there was another chance to see them.

One of the problems is that you may not

know which of the non-UK demonstrators you

want to see. To help you with this, the

afternoon starts with an introduction to all

the turners, with slide show of their work.

Then, after tea (and biscuits – there seems

to be plenty of food involved in the

weekend!), its off to the first demo. Past

experience has shown that is is best to try

to see the non-UK turners first, as

sometimes you may decide you want to see

them again for their other subject.

We picked Mike Mahoney from the USA for

our first demo. Mike makes salad bowls for a

living, and hence can production turn when he

wants to. This means that those in the front

row, and possibly the second and third rows

as well, got covered in shavings, as he showed

how he roughs out the inside of a 12 inch

bowl in about three cuts. I was sat at the

end of the front row and initially was

partially protected by the cameraman

(Stuart King – they even have 'stars' doing

the camera work!). Stuart is of the Mike

Rulton (for those of you who can remember

his excellent camera work) school of

cameramen, and likes to get close to the

action, but even he had to withdraw to a safe

distance. Being covered in shavings at least

gives you a chance to see how wet the wood

is that he is using... A continual stream of

facts and stories kept us all entertained and

the hour and a half shot by! This was true of

all the demonstrations, with all the

demonstrators being able to talk for their

countries, as well as turn. However we think

the winner in the wph (words per hour)

competition (not that there really was one)

was the Irish representative...

After a gentle stroll, or ride on her scooter

round the peripheral road, in Jennie's case,

we reached the venue for the evening meal,

and then returned to the main building for

the opening of the Instant Gallery. This was

ably carried out by Bert Marsh, dealing with

the expected heckling from the other

professional turners by getting his rude

comments in first! There was then an hour or

so to look at the gallery. This is the time

when, if you have entered something, you can

lurk close to your piece(s) and listen to what

is said about them. Of course, you may hear

things you didn't want to – “is that really

wood?” – was one I heard about Jennie's pink

thing.

There then followed a new departure for the

Seminar, an Internet Auction. What's that,

I hear you asking – or was that a snore

because you are bored with all this. Its your

fault, you should never have let me start! –

Various pieces had been donated by past and

current demonstrators, and these items

were auctioned. At the auctions held in

previous years it had been possible to buy

some well known turners' pieces at

comparatively low prices, because

woodturners are not the best people to sell

woodturnings to! This year the auction was

carried live on the internet, as well as it

being possible to bid in the room. The result

was a marked increase in prices, which was a

bonus for the good cause that the money was

going to, but not so good if you wanted to

buy a piece. Bidding for an item from Bin

Pho, who inspired Jennie at the seminar four

years ago and on which I had thought of

bidding, started at £800 and eventually was

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knocked down for £1,700 – and I do mean

one thousand seven hundred pounds – but not

to me!

With eight demonstrations to watch in the

weekend (slightly more than a full year's

programme at SAW...) there is a real danger

of information overload! One way round this

is to take lots of notes, but this can cause

its own problems. One demonstrator said

“I'll now black the end of the piece by

charring it with another piece of wood”. The

lady in the row in front of me wrote that

down, and looked up to find he had already

done it! But he did repeat it later in the

demonstration so she could watch.

Saturday finished with a formal(ish) dinner

(well they actually call it a Banquet!) where

you can chat to other woodturners from

around the country, and you may get an

internationally known turner sitting next to

you, so you can pick his brains – with a

suitable amount of alcoholic lubricant if

necessary, of course.

After the three sets of demonstrations on

Sunday the Seminar concludes with a wind up

session and raffle. Now after the amazing

feat of organisation on Friday, running an

auction that was both live and online at the

same time, you would have thought that the

raffle would have been straight forward...

But it didn't quite turn out that way. The

first problem was that the list of (over 30)

prizes as published in the seminar

programme was out of date, with several

additional prizes and some changes to the

others. To overcome this a list had been

produced on a computer and the plan was to

show it on the big screen. Of course as soon

as somebody won a prize that had to be

removed from the list, and while that was

being done the next winner couldn't see the

list on the screen. To further complicate

matters several colours of tickets had been

used, pink, red, green, blue, pink – yes there

were two sorts of pink! If you put them side

by side you could see they were different,

but if you only had one, was it light pink or

salmon pink? The result was that we ended

up with two people thinking they had won a

prize that had already been chosen by

somebody else! But good humour eventually

prevailed, and most people saw the funny

side of it. Several of the prizes were a day's

course with one of the professional turners.

When Nick Agar won, he chose a 'day with

Les Thorne' as his prize! Why would one

professional turner pick a day with another?

“Great” said Nick,”We can go fishing!”

The Seminar finished about 5.30 on Sunday

evening, and many people then drove home.

We, being lazy, had decided to stay one more

night in the hotel, and have a gentle poodle

home on Monday morning, rather than risk

the M25 on Sunday evening.

So to sum up, the Seminar can be different

things to different people. There is the

chance to see extremely clever, artistic

people doing what they enjoy, listen to

accomplished demonstrators explaining how

they do it, see lots of interesting (and other

types..) of wood turning, and chat to lots

people about all of this as well. We went to

our first Seminar four years ago to see what

it was all about, and Jennie came away

inspired to try a completely different

direction in her woodturning. Now she goes

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to see if the rest of the world can keep up

with her!

If you get the chance I recommend that you

go next time and see if it can change your

woodturning life too...

NOVEMBER EVENING

Paul was poorly after a flu injection soJennie had to stand in to announce ourdemonstrator for the evening who wasknown to lots of us, Colin Simpson.He intended to go back to basics asrevision for lots of members and instructionfor the many new members. He showed us the safety glasses which youcan buy fitted with prescription lenses.There was an article about them in the May2009 Newsletter.To demonstrate bowl work, Colin mounteda Sycamore blank between the face of thechuck and the revolving tail centre. He gaveus a useful formula for calculating a safespeed at which to turn. Diameter of theitem multiplied by the R.P.M. must be in therange 6,000 to 9,000. So if the blank is 10”dia. and the speed is 750 rpm. 10 X 750 =7,500 which is OK.

He used a 3/8th spindle gouge to trimacross the face and form a spigot 3mmdeep. When mounted in the chuck the faceof the jaws should butt against the blank.With a gouge with the wings ground back,that is a finger nail grind, use pull cutsacross the blank to true it up and thencreate another spigot. Use the corner of askew to mark the centre. This will helpwhen lining up later. Colin used pull cutsfrom the edge of the foot and started toshape the sides. By dropping the toolhandle a shearing cut was created to give agood finish. This would then be sanded.The bowl was reversed in the chuck andusing a Jacobs chuck a hole was drilled inthe blank to the required depth allowing forthe recess in the bottom. Using pulling cutsworking from the middle out the centre wasremoved.

When working the other way to stop thegouge skitting across the surface, youeither need to make a cut with a parting toolat the desired point or hold the gouge on itsside with the bevel at right angles to thesurface of the blank. Shape and sand asrequired.The billet for the stem had been drilled forthe metal candle insert. This was fittedbetween a stebb centre and the tail stock. A

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bowl gouge was used to take bites to roundthe timber. Working from the tail stock endie. the top of the candle stick form beadsand coves with fillets in between asrequired for the desired shape. Sand andpolish. Colin would probably use two coatsof sanding sealer and then Melamine

Paul’s Paragraphs

Well so much has happened since my last bit

of writing. The club has had a hectic couple

of months.

Rural Life Centre

On the 26th and 27th of September we had a

great time again and the weather was on our

side for the whole weekend. My wife and I

arrived on the Friday morning to set up the

caravan. Some help arrived to unload the van

into the workshop and then the trip to

Mytchett to collect all the other bits and

pieces where other helpers were waiting.

Then back to Rural Life to unload that and

set up the big tent with even more helpers

arriving. Everyone is now such an expert it

takes no time at all. The weekend went well

with a lot of visitors. We had 9 lathes

working, talked to a lot of people and had

fun. Helpers arrived on Sunday evening help

to clear up and before you knew it it was all

over. Who could ask for more. My thanks go

to all those that helped over the whole

weekend.

October Club Night

Our club turner for the evening was John

Sherwood. He took a little bit of persuading

and he repaid my confidence in him with a

great demonstration. Doing a demonstration

in front of 100 people is a very daunting task

for the first time and he managed it very

well. Having already read Peter’s report I

need say no more. Thanks very much John.

Princes Mead Shopping Centre

After the club night we loaded my van with

the necessary items ready for our Day at

Princes Mead. Everyone arrived on time and

carried all the equipment into the centre.

We were set up and ready to start on work in

no time at all. With 7 lathes and Jennie doing

her decorated platters. We had a constant

flow of people talking to us and asking about

woodturning. The time past so quickly.

Members sold some work. Then it was time

to pack away and go home. Another good

event. Thank you all for the help and the

good day.

Open Day

Well it’s all over now. Until next year. it all

came good on the day and we ended up with

lots of helpers throughout the day. I won’t

say much more because you have already

read about it. But I think it was another

great day. I still cannot believe how quickly

we were cleared up after the long day. Thank

you everyone.

November Club Night

I cannot say to much here except to say I

am sorry that I missed it.

Hands on Day

I am writing this after another good hands

on day. 12 students got the benefit of 5

tutors knowledge and expertise for the day.

The day started really well with me banging

my head on the car tailgate before we even

started, drawing blood and me feeling a bit

woozy. After a quick bit of first aid we were

under way. A quick talk about deep hollowing

and a show and tell of different hollowing

tools. We then had a talk about finishing,

then the Turning started. We were busy all

day and I think every one had a good day. So

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thanks to all for attended and of course the

tutors.

Coming up is the December club night

This is the last chance to enter the club

competition for the year. Also remember to

bring back the pieces that got you an 8.5 or

higher for the Turner of the Year

competition. I do not know what Phil has

arranged for this evening but I do know that

it is a practical evening which means club

members turning. Mince pie and tea/coffee

is free.

Tools

The tools seem to be going out regularly on

loan. Don’t be afraid to hire these out for a

try or a particular job you want to do. It is a

very reasonable price for a month’s hire on a

try before you buy basis. Remember there

are now two more additions to the tool

stockpile on George’s table.

AGM

At the AGM, all of the members of the

committee resign and a new committee is voted

in. It is possible for an officer or committee

member to be voted back onto the committee if

they are prepared to stand for another year.

(Apart from the Chairman, whose term of office

should not exceed three consecutive years).

This year, one of our long standing and valued

committee members has decided to take a break

from the committee, while the rest are happy to

be

nominated for another year. We therefore know

that we need at least one new committee member

for 2010.

Ideally, the committee needs ‘new blood’ every

year bringing new ideas and their own unique view

to the development of the club. If there is

someone out there who feels that they could

help, or if you have a friend who you think could

help with the organisation of our club, then let us

know by filling in a nomination form – or by

talking to one of us (contact numbers

at the back of the newsletter).

The duties are not difficult or time consuming.

We have committee meetings 6 to 8 times a year

usually on the 4th Thursday of the month every

second

month starting in January. The nomination forms

are with this news letter.

No one should be nominated without their

consent! Please think hard about this. We have a

successful club that is the envy of others. In

order for this to continue the club needs people

to organise it all.

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU!

CLUB LOGO Stickers and slogansAs Jennie announced at the November Club night we have arranged for some logos andslogans to be produced. The two slogans are “ Woodturners do it standing up with big tools”and “He who dies with the most tools wins” . They are available mainly in green but also blueand red. The logos are free to all members and one can collected one from Neils table. The slogans cost £3.00. Be very careful to read these instructions. They DO NOT go insidethe car and care need to be taken when peeling off the backing sheet.

CAR STICKER INSTRUCTIONS

Read carefully. These stickers are intended to be stuck on the outside and are weatherproof. They can be applied to glass, plastic or metal.

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1. Clean the selected area.2. Check which way up the sticker is to go. Once stuck it will not come off.3. Lay the sticker on a flat surface with the squared backing paper facing up. From

one corner peel the paper back on itself slowly taking great care. If a letter or partof the design starts to lift with the backing paper roll the paper back down and rubthe area with a finger nail or similar. Then continue to carefully peel off thebacking paper. Occasionally the centre of a letter such as an ”o” will pull off thepaper and remain in the middle of the letter. This needs to be removed with thepoint of a craft knife or pen knife. When the whole of the backing paper has comeoff the design can carefully be put in place.

4. Use a credit card to rub over the front paper to ensure the letters/ design sticks tothe required surface.

5. Carefully peel off the front paper. Job complete.

SURREY ASSOCIATION of

WOODTURNERS ANNUAL COMPETITION

OCTOBER 2009

Beginners Competition - Mainly Faceplate TurningFirst

name

Surname item wood result

Geoff Goddard Dimple Bowl Yew 1st

Beginners Competition - Mainly Spindle TurningRobin Newlands Stair banister spindles Oak 1st

Novice Competition - Mainly Faceplate TurningAlan Johnston Hollow form Yew & sycamore 1st

Jim Gaines Platter Sapele 2nd

Albert George Pierced bowl tea-light Ash 3rd

Robert Grant Bowl Burr oak HC

Novice Competition - Mainly Spindle TurningDenis Findlay Magazine Rack Ash =1st

Jim Gaines Spinning Wheel Iroko =1st

Donald Bell Six-cylinder puzzle Black walnut 3rd

Albert George Serviette holder Black walnut HC

Intermediate Competition - Mainly Faceplate TurningCedric Snowdon Set of 6 coasters &

holderMahogany & ash 1st

Cedric Snowdon Segmented vase Maple & Walnut 2nd

George Nichols Wall hanging Brown Malee 3rd

Intermediate Competition - Mainly Spindle TurningClaire Goodship Pen Acrylic 1st

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Claire Goodship Key Ring Acrylic 2nd

Open Competition - Mainly Faceplate TurningBasil Gridley Lattice ball-shaped box &

standCastello box 1st

Jennie Starbuck Pierced & coloured ‘FlowerFantasy’

Sycamore 2nd

John Sherwood Bowl Ash 3rd

Brian Mitchell Natural edged bowl Elm burr HC

Brian Mitchell Pedestal segmented dish Yew branchwood & walnut HC

Eric Voles Twin bowls Robinia HC

Colin Spain Flask Oak & anjan HC

Open Competition - Mainly Spindle TurningRodney Goodship 4 column table lamp Black walnut 1st

Rodney Goodship Egg cup & stand Sycamore & padauk 2nd

Brian Mitchell Hollow form Masur birch & anjan 3rd

Ian Williams Off-centre egg cup Laburnum HC

Paul Nesbitt Lidded Tazza on goblet Maple & coconut HC

Bill Riley Pair of candlesticks Ash HC

Open Invitational CompetitionName ITEM WOOD CLUB result

Basil Gridley Lattice ball-shaped box &stand

box SAW 1st

Frank Hayward Seed pod Lime Orchard 2nd

Ian Alston Pomander Box, ebony&walnut

Orchard 3rd

Howard Overton Clock Yew Orchard HC

Norman Smithers Stool Oak Orchard HC

Mike Turner Platter Mahogany

Orchard HC

Brian Mitchell Hollow Form Walnut &ebony

SAW HC

Alan Johnston Natural edged vessel Yew SAW HC

Rodney Goodship Decorative swivel mirror Maple & pinkivory

SAW HC

Brian Mitchell Segmented pedestal dish Yew/walnut

Forest of Bere HC

Gary Renouf Platter Ash Forest of Bere HC

Richard Hoodless Layered box with decorativelid

box Cheam HC

J Casemore Elliptical bowl Oak Forest of Bere HC

Richard Stapley Ebonised bowl sycamore Forest of Bere HC

Mike Haseldon Bon-bon dish Utile &ash

Forest of Bere HC

Vice President’s Platter –

Alan Johnston - for a hollow form in Yew and Sycamore

President’s Platter –

Brian Mitchell – for a natural edged bowl in Burr Elm

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Awards: These will be presented at the Club Practical Evening on December 11th. First prize in

each section is an engraved tankard. Second and third place awards are medals in presentation

boxes.

Thank you to every member who entered something in the competition. Congratulations to all of

the winners and highly commended entries – but congratulations too for everyone who ‘had a go’.

If you wondered why your entry did not win, or what you could try to do to improve your chances

of a win next year, please bring the piece in on December 11th and have a word with ‘The Doctor’

or one of the judges.

Thanks too to the members who entered pieces in the Invitational competition.

Club Table Invitational Competition for ‘The President’s Gavel’

Results:

1st place - Orchard Woodturners (Kent)

2nd place - Forest of Bere Woodturners

3rd place - Surrey Association of WoodturnersThis year's Christmas charity will be the British H eart Foundation. We have already made a start a with an instant sale of Beech blanksat the November Hands on day. John Clements kindly donated somebeech boards that I converted on the band saw. Ted Legg has kindlydonated some rough turned blanks and timber along w ith some tools. We will be holding a mini auction for the tools and tool box. I seemto remember that there are some 2 morse taper drive s a pen kit (again2 Morse) and 24" steel tool box amongst other thing s. PhilWolsoncroft is also donating some timber so there s hould be a goodchoice as there is still some of John's Beech and T ed's variousblanks. Please feel free to add to the range, if you have a nything to donateplease either bring it along to the evening or cont act me. And bringlots of money. Richard Davies

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