Turning Club - 29/Sep/2012 - Geoff Hawkins - Turning

540 - Turning Club - 29/Sep/2012

Items shown include: Gnome and Raptor cane heads; pot-pourri with several types of wood; Sycamore and Walnut dishes and a natural edged Yew bowl; preening birds; miniatures; a goblet and a tape meassure reel. Demonstrated: lidded box, deep hollow-form vase, gavel, and pyrography.

The miniatures deserve mention - pieces of about one inch or less, highly detailed; and some with colouring too!

The tape measure reel - out of Roy's box - an practical gift?

Two or three recent new members plus two first time visitors were among those watching the demonstrations - and the tuition.

Bill Foster - "Carved Gnome Head for walking cane." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Bill Foster - "Carved Raptor Head for walking cane." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Sycamore Bowl (Diam c. 7-1/2in)" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Bowl in Walnut (diam c. 5-1/2in)" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Bowl in Walnut (diam c. 5-1/2in))" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Pot-Pourri (Chestnut?) (diam c 5-1/2in)" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Geoff Endersby - "Natural Edged Dish in Yew." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Geoff Endersby - "Natural Edged Dish in Yew." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Dick Turpin - "Pot-Pourri in Beech and Mahogany (diam c.6")" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Debbie Piggott - "Pot-pourri in Padauk." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Alf Hedges - "Miniatures (base diam c. 3")" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Alf Hedges - "Miniatures (base diam c. 3")" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Colin Brown - "Preening Birds" - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

John Johnson - "Long Stemmed Goblet (approx 8" tall)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Roy Boulton - "Reel for Dressmaking Tape Measure." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Roy Boulton - "Reel for Dressmaking Tape Measure." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Roy Boulton - "Roy demonstrated pyrography techniques with the piece. (c. 3" diam)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Roy Boulton - "Roy demonstrated pyrography techniques with the piece. (c. 3" diam)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Roy Boulton - "Roy demonstrated pyrography techniques with the piece. (c. 3" diam)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Demo: Deep, Narrow Aperture Vase (c. 7in tall) plus Lidded Box." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Demo: Tall finial lidded box (approx 3in tall)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Demo: Tall finial lidded box (approx 3in tall)." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Allen Atkins - "Demo: Head of Gavel under construction." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.

Geoff Buttery - "New Member - Geoff Buttery." - Photo: 29 Sep 2012.