Demo Night 1st September 2014

We have Andy Rounthwaite in tonight, giving us a more beginner-level demonstration of how to make and finish a small fruit bowl from Sweet Chestnut.

Next meeting is a hands-on - 15th September. See the diary on www.wiganwoodcrafts.co.uk

Hands-On night 18th August 2014

Busy night tonight. Some new faces and many familiar ones. Chairman Fred Worthington teaches new member Mark how to use the various tools to turn work between centres.

Business as usual

Tony Wilson testing his mushroom stool for fit

The full day Tony Wilson demo event was a great success. Around 25 members came along to see Tony in action and I think we all learned something on the day. I personally now feel like I need at least two more sizes of bowl gouge, and I've made a very nice sycamore bowl using techniques picked up on the day. Watch this space for details of any future full-day events.

Peter Osborn turning a wine-glass stem

Work that Peter brought along for us to see

We had an excellent demo from Peter Osborn on Monday night, who showed us how to replace the stem on a wine glass with a much more impressive creation in everyone's favourite medium - Wood!

Next meeting is the 18th August and will be hands-on night.





All Photos : Mark Parkinson (http://www.markparkinson.photography/)

Green Fayre 2014 - Beacon Country Park

The club had a presence at the fayre in Beacon Country Park this year. See below for some shots of the stall and the members who manned it.

Full Day Woodturning Demo - Tony Wilson 26th July 2014

A rare opportunity to spend a whole day learning woodturning from an expert.
See the event poster for details and how to sign up!

Demo night 28th April

We've had a talk and demo on longbow making and their history and use tonight from the very knowledgeable bowyer Callum Youngson. He brought along a number of completed bows and a stave to demonstrate technique on, plus his tools etc.

Next meeting is hands on, on the 12th May.

Beginner's book recommendation

A few people have asked me recently where I learned what I have about turning, and while I'm by no means a particularly experienced turner, this book was recommended to me when I first started out and I don't hesitate to further pass on that recommendation.

The book is Woodturning - A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley. I found a copy in my local library network in Wigan then bought my own a few weeks later. It starts from absolute basics and moves on to some fairly advanced techniques.

The book is available from (among other places) Amazon.co.uk

Submit your book recommendations to wiganwoodcrafts@gmail.com and I'll include them here.