Margaret Garrard was our demonstrator for October. She has been turning for 27 years, initially taking it up as a hobby. She covered involuted turning, using up small squares of wood, painting and piercing! Involuted Turning Margaret showed us how to make the individual steps to make an involuted piece of turning including how to
Martin Saban-Smith has a background in graphic design and photography, so maybe it’s not surprising that the first part of his talk focused on different types of curves for bowls, and the proportion of the bowl. The rest of the demonstration covered enhancing pieces by using colour. Martin started turning on 29th May 2014 and
Mick Hanbury is an artist producing beautifully decorated unique pieces of wood turning. He started his career as a cabinet maker, taking up wood turning 25 years ago. His demonstration this month brought us decorating techniques using paint and texture. Shield – Paint Techniques The first piece Mick turned and decorated was a shield
Les is a Registered Professional Turner and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Turners. He has spent the whole of his life involved in the timber industry in a range of capacities. He is internationally sought after as a presenter and the club was very appreciative of his demonstration. Les commented that he had
