Turning Club - 01/Nov/2014

Woods shown today included - Sweet Chestnut, Brazilian Tulipwood, Cherry, Lacewood, Silver Birch, Yew, Ash Walnut, Myrtle (in progress) and Maple.

Pieces shown included lidded boxes with plain lids and with inlayed lid; goblets in Sweet Chestnut and thin stemmed with captive ring; salt and pepper set; a pot with ebonised and heavily carved lid; pens, a carvers mallet, key rings and dishes, bowls with beading, dishes with inlay, and bowls and dishes with natural edges and with textured rim.

Demos by Roy Boulton included tree decorations, and a dish in Yew. Allen Atkins demo'd a finished bowl with end grain silver birch; a bottle stopper in Boxwood, and a piece in Myrtle (in hand).