Sunrise Bowl Demonstration
Darren Breeze This type of bowl is not something I would make however I was very impressed how Darren turned and coloured it. The way he applied the paint with a mouth blowing sprayer was…
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Beer Bottles
Kings Lynn Woodturners set the challenge to make a beer bottle. It didn’t really excite me but I gave it a go. The first one I made was from ash, spent a lot of time…
Andy James Demonstration
We were all treated to a magnificent demonstration from professional wood turner Andy James. Andy specialises in small segmented hollow forms turned from exotic woods and acrylics. The blank from which Andy made an exquisite…
Spinning Top Challenge
I watched a recording of a live demo Matt Monaco did at a turning club. He made a spinning top with a captive ring only using the skew chisel. He suggested it was a good…
Short Stool
Very old pine turns lovely, and smells fantastic. Making four identical legs is quite difficult, this stool has four similar legs. Really like making stools, they are easy and you can try all sorts of…
Wide Top Stool
One of the disciplines when doing spindle turning is to reproduce the same pattern multiple times. My freeform turning of four identical legs was more difficult than I imagine, I did make five and rejected…
Tall Stool
Another stool that was unfortunately disappeared before I had a chance to photograph properly. It was made of pine, very old pine that turns nice and smells amazing.
Barometer
Made from Yew which had a few cracks and abrasions. It was all glued together nicely and finished in 2K clear coat to bond it all nicely. The actual barometer was presented to a Mr…
Flower Pot Clock
This was a long time in the making. Originally the clock I made for this was a lot bigger, I didn’t really think it through. The three twist hollow Barley Twist was just not strong…
Maracas
Asked to make Maracas was an opportunity to combine wood turning with 3D printing. It was very difficult to make a hollow form that gave a nice sound so I made the end bits on…
Sunshine Clock Part 1
This is a sunshine clock, something I have wanted to make for a time. The Barley Twist stem was one of the hardest things I ever made, took me a long time. Originally made on…
Birthday Yew Clock
Some of the wood used to make this clock was quite cracked. It was glued and finished in two pack clear coat to bond it all together. The back is fitted with a screw 3D…