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Date |
Demonstration |
Competition |
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January 4 |
AGM followed by Colin Smith with a short demonstration. |
Rolling pin (Note 1 below) |
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February 1 |
Club member Colin Parr turns a pierced bowl. Plus Jill and Don Piers from Piers Woodturning Supplies selling a range of abrasives and finishing products. |
Paperweight (Note 2 below) |
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March 1 |
Paul Howard shows us how to turn an owl. Due to adverse weather conditions in surrounding areas, this meeting has been cancelled. |
Apple or pear (Note 1 below) |
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April 5 |
Robin Barlow - a large acorn box and an ash platter with some texturing and liming. |
String tidy (Note 2 below). |
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May 3 |
Colin Smith with a two part hollow vessel and how to construct and texture the outside. |
Baby's rattle. |
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June 7 |
Tom Kittle turns a vase inspired by Hans Coper. |
Walking stick head. |
June 23 | All day Hands-On Training day for Club member beginners and novices (10 am to 4 pm) to include taster sessions and finishing. Pre - booking essential through the Secretary - no entry on the day. | |
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July 5 |
Spinning tops with a difference with John French. |
Cup and ball. |
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August 2 |
Biennial auction plus a 'Show, Tell and Ask'. |
Platter up to 8 inches / 20cm diameter. (Note 3 below) |
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September 6 |
Andy Coates with two projects showing his distinctive approach to decoration.. |
Off-centre candlestick. |
September 29 (Saturday) | All day demonstration (10 am to 4 pm) by Emma Cook. Subjects to include a triangular box, a cup cake box or pumpkin box, a carver's mallet, an item incorporating some gilding or a combination of a turned and carved platter. Admission by ticket at £12 per person purchased in advance from the Treasurer. Please bring your own lunch - tea and coffee will be provided. | |
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October 4 |
Greg Moreton: a natural wavy edge bowl from the wet log through roughing out and explanation of the drying process followed by the finishing of a previously prepared piece. Plus a wavy edge 'tube form'. |
Goblet. |
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November 1 |
Rick Dobney turns a multi-axis square box. |
Paperknife. |
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December 6 |
A packed evening: Christmas Social for members, spouses and partners plus 'Woodturning Consequences' (a bit of fun!) plus a demonstration plus NB Timbers with a wide range of wood for sale. |
Annual competition - the best you have made this year. |
Note 1:
Competition 1: Open to members who have previously been placed.
Competition 2: Open to members who have never been placed.
Note 2:
Competition 1: Open to members with more than three years' experience.
Competition 2: Open to members with three years' experience or less.
All competitions from May are open to all members, except in August - see note below.
Note 3:
Open only to members who have never previously been placed in an "Open to All" competition.
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Programme 2018