Turning Club - 22/Apr/2017.

Woods shown included Yew, Sycamore, Oak and spalted Oak, Mulberrry, Silver Birch, Apple (wood), Kingwood, Walnut, Boxwood, Hazel, Ash and Mahogany.

Pieces showed included - An apple in Hazel; a lidded bowl in Silver Birch; colourful desktop display pieces with a vase; a mantel clock in Yew; a four legged stool in Ash; a lidded pot in Mulberry; a square section vase with blown patterning; pens in Kingwood; three hanging ornaments based from Sputnik Sea Urchins and with walnut and boxwood finials with very fine details; a pear in Oak plus apples in Apple wood and Yew.

Roy Boulton demo'd turning a flat bottomed dish with black rim (in progress - drying) plus a long stemmed goblet in Mahogany... plus more ...

Allen Atkins demo'd turning a dish in burr Oak with heavy fissuring. This was filled with gold fibreglass resin filler; turned down and then finished with a finishing oil ... and more ...