Turning Club - 21/Nov/2015

Woods shown included Yew, Padauk, Apple, Maple, Eucalyptus, Sepele, Santos Rosewood, Walnut, Iroko, Oak, Boxwood and Cherry.

Several time consuming projects - two paper weights with lacework taking 6 weeks each to make; a set of bird feeders on a display tree; rocking dishes; a pierced vessel; a dragon plate; a folding clock with picture; a tape measure; dishes in Yew - with gloss and semi-gloss finishes, and a bell.

Allen Atkins brought high gloss Yew dish finished with oil and wax. Alwyn brought a similar dish with a low gloss finish using hardwax oil. Allen demo'd turning a christmas tree and a bell in Eucalyptus and also demo'd a Sepele dish with lid - in progress...

Roy demo'd turning an apple and a pear in Yew using a rubber finished jam chuck to enable a true to life shape.