Our October demonstrator was Ian Ethell who demonstrated a multi-axis bud vase with colour and liming. An oblong was turned to round between centres using a spindle roughing gouge which had a dovetail spigot at one end for a four jaw chuck.       A half inch glass tube (from Amazon) was used for […]

Our August demonstrator was Steven Gordon who demonstrated the Principles of Woodturning.     In this demonstration he looked at the basic principles of woodturning, using most of the tools and focusing on the key techniques.     He gave information to both beginners and experienced turners to apply to turning at home, he also […]

Our May demonstrator was Paul Bellamy who made us a Lighthouse bedside lamp. Paul normally makes this item out of oak but for demonstration purposes he used a softwood. The lighthouse consisted of a base, a main body, a top, a light bulb with fitting, a plastic tube, a length of cable with an electric […]

Our April demonstrator was Ian Ethell, Ian is the Vice Chairman of Trent Valley Woodturners and his demonstration was a 9 axis honey dipper. The wood used was Ash with a 6mm offset at each end as described in his handout.       The handout indicates the ten steps needed to produce the dipper […]