Turning Club - 11/Apr/2015.

Woods shown included spalted Beech, Pear, Oak, Mahogany, Elm, Leylandii, Ash, Boxwood, and Yew.

Pieces shown included - a vase form in Pear - standing on three feet, a large dish with a spiralled outer surface, bowls/dishes in spalted beech and mahogany, a Leylandii pot, a pot-pourri, an oak dish with gold gilding, an Ash dish on a stand - with Yew onlay.
Two mantel clocks - one on a two tone base with ash surround and verdigree contrasting read and foot.

Allen Atkins demo'd turning a natural edged dish plus a lidded box in Yew with tall finial plus more ...

Meanwhile Roy Boulton demo'd brought the completed bowl in burr Elm (started last week), he demonstrated creating a mantel clock with base - the clock rotates on a central pin. He also demo's turning a dish with unusual spalting/figuring.