Journal of Recent Meetings or Annoucements
Richard Findley
Richard gave us a first-rate demonstration, turning a short table leg with barley twist.
It was notable how few tools Richard used. This was a lesson in itself.
Richard shared tips and tricks as he worked. At the end of the evening, he passed round the piece of work he had produced with the comment that it needed a bit more work doing to it to be of a standard to come out of his workshop. Members who examined the work with the typical critical eye of a turner looking at another turner's work, were well impressed and struggled to find anything that could be improved.
AGM
This meeting was in two parts.
Firstly the AGM. The meeting was well managed by our Chairman.
The second part of the meeting was a sharpening session. A couple of members brought in their preferred sharpening equipment allowing members to see sharpening techniques, get their tools sharpened, have a go and compare the relative merits of different systems.
Steve Cassidy
Our Chairman Steve Cassidy stood in at short notice and gave us a good demonstration of two projects and what to do when you spill a jar of sanding sealer.
Steve's first project was "penguins". Difficult to judge size from the picture, but these were about 30mm tall. Ideal Christmas decorations.
Steve then went on to make a bowl with an inlay ring. The inlay ring was pre-made from a hard baked putty type material. The challenge Steve then gave himself was to cut a recess in the rim of the bowl such that the pre-made ring was an exact fit to the recess.
Something we all learned from Steve's demo is not to be frightened to have a go at something different or even at standing up front and sharing your ideas.
