Turning Club - 11/June/2016

Woods shown included Yew, Apple, Beech, Hornbeam, Blackheart Sassafraz (Tasmanian), Sepele, Holly, Sycamore and Cocobola.

Pieces shown included - a toothpick holder with descending container, a bud vase in Apple wood, goblet parts (moved to last week's gallery), a vase and a dish in Hornbeam, two cutting boards from attractive laminated woods; a unique dish made from 65 melted coloured wax crayons; a skeleton clock (re-worked).

Roy Boulton demo'd turning a lidded box in Holly with a contrasting textured inlay to the lid; plus a four cornered dish in Sepele.

Tino DeJesus demo'd the creation of a ribbon streptohedron plus a turned ring and "twisted cylinder half circle" forms. These pieces are detailed in David Springett's book - "Woodturning Full Circle"