Turning Club - 25/June/2016

Woods shown included Mahogany, Yew, Oak, Tulipwood, Ash, Brown Oak, Copper Beech, Ash, Hornbeam, Acacia, Cherry, Boxwood and Sycamore.

Pieces shown included - an acrylic pen, a kitchen roll holder, a decorative dishes display, a heavy bowl in Copper Beech, a pair of segmented castle tower candle lamps using tea lights, a ribbon streptohedron, and a natural edged vase form in Cherry - with stapled lacing over a wide crack.

Roy Boulton demo'd turning a lidded box in Yew plus thread chasing and texturing ...

Allen Atkins - recovered from his shoulder operation - demo'd turning a paper knife, a lidded box with tall finial - in Yew, and a dish form (ongoing) plus more ...

With deep sadness we learn of the death of Alf Hedges on 16th June and offer condolences to his family and other friends. The funeral will be towards the end of July.