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​PROGRAMME  2023/2024
Please note: only members are insured to handle tools, therefore visitors are only to be observers of any turning activities.
Saturday 10 am - 1 pm unless shown otherwise
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Date    4th Nov                                                                                             
                        Demo / Activity
     Hands on skills training         
         Shared expertise                                                       
  •  George - Airbrush decoration
  •  Bob - Christmas bells
  •  John - Tea lights
  •  Gerry - Snowmen
    
Dec 2nd
 Guest/Professional Turner: 
John Preston
Christmas Lantern
 
 Jan 6th
Hands on skills training
    Shared expertise
  • John Preston - Acrylic Pens
  • Gerry Mckeown - Celtic knot pens.
  • Ian Meyers - Slimline Wooden pens
  • Adrian Dodd - Sharpening Tools
 
Feb 3rd
Guest/Professional Turner:                                                               Master class in the afternoon
Jason Breach                                                                                                  Turning Owls
Turning Owls
 
 Mar 2nd
Guest/Professional Turners
   10.00 to 11.15
Gerry Mckeown  -  
 Multi axis turning, a bird.
   11.30 to 1.00
Charlie Watts-  
Multi axis turning, a dry flower vase.

 Apr 6th
Hands on skills training
Shared expertise
  •  Gerry McKeown -Multi axis flower vase
  •  John Bennett - How to create a twist stem on for a goblet
  •  Bob Selway - Spinning Top TBC
  •  Paul Druce - Using carbide cutting tools
 
The club’s sharpening system will be available for members to have a go at sharpening their own tools.
 
May 4th
Guest/Professional Turner:                                                                     Master Class in the afternoon.
 Les Thorne
Spindle & copy turning using the skew                                         Spindle & copy turning using the skew

Jun 1st
Hands on skills training - spindle work using the skew
Bob Selway - Massage roller
John Preston & Gerry McKeown-  Practising cuts with a skew
John Bennett - Square plates
George Webb -  Mallet

 
 July 6th
Guest / Professional Turner.                                                               Master Class in the afternoon.
Emma Cook:
The Tiny Turner
 Turning a bowl with decorative, coloured finish
  
Aug 3rd
Guest/Professional Turner:
Colwin Way
Turning a square sided dish

 Sep 7th
Hands on skills training
Shared expertise
Boxes
  • Steve Hawkins - Topic to be confirmed
  • John Muncie -  John Bennett - Square sided plate
  • George Webb - Finishing techniques
 
 Oct 5th
(AGM MEETING)

Nov 2nd
Hands on skills training
String Pull Spinning Top Competition.
Four teams each will make at least one spinning top with a  supporting handle.
Each team will be provided with enough material to make one spinning top and supporting handles.
Each member of the team must have an input in making it or representing their team in the timed spin off competition.


 
Dec 7th
Guest/Professional Turner:
Nick Agar


 
 
 



We are grateful for the support from the AWGB with its annual Demonstrator Grant.