Turning Club - Gary Rance demo - 08/Jun/2013

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Gary has been demonstrating for the club for 21 years ...

He started with basic spindle turning - with emphasis on the skew chisel.

Few turners seem to make plums. Gary demonstrated turning a plum - rather like an egg - but included a pair of grooves as with a real plum.

Gary them demo'd making a self-winding spinning top - with emphasis on care to balance the parts for smooth running. He showed the jigs used for consistency.

Next - a box in Mexican Rosewood with a white corian outlay (not inlay) in the lid.

He then turned a goblet in Yew - with a captive ring and a stem of some 3.5-4 mm diameter.

This was followed by a use for the 'waste' end of a banksia nut - mounted on a stem to give a mushroom. The top could be further refined if wanted.

Gary's pear has the upper part turned between centres. The thin end is them screw mounted in a jig which is used to form the shape of the base of the pear.

Next week - No theme set - try items from Gary's demo!.