Turning Club - 26/Sep/2015

Woods shown included Oak, Elm, Maple, Sycamore, Mahogany, Florida Cedar, Cherry, Mahonia, Eucalyptus, Beech, Brown Oak, Yew and Laburnum.

Ronan Douse, our youngest turner, brought several pieces created on a tutorial weekend with Stuart King. Other pieces shown included a pen press, pen in antler, lace bobbins, a set of oak bud vases, candle holders, pot-pourri (2), a lighthouse with "diamond" lamp and colour changing LEDs, a "Waking Snail" display with swirl of coloured beads and LED colour changing centre, a pomander form, a dish in Cherry, and an unusual clock with Salvador Dali theme.

Allen Atkins demo'd turning a Walnut dish (abandoned - full of worm), a vase form in Brown Oak, finial turning, and a sphere in Yew. Roy Boulton brought completed demos - a tazza in Mahogany and Maple and a lidded box in Laburnum with screw lid. He demo'd turning a goblet in deep yellow Mahonia wood, a dish in Florida Cedar and a lace bobbin.