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North Lincolnshire Woodturners Club – 9th April 2018

We received an amazing warm welcome from the minute we arrived in Scunthorpe to spend the evening at the North Lincolnshire Woodturners Club. The demonstration went remarkably well and I turned an olive ash pot pourri pot.

There was a lot of banter with the audience and several jokes about three mill!

If you live in the area and want to take up woodturning, do get in touch as you’ll be assured of a very friendly welcome.

It was a great day and the journey there and back went well. We hope to be able to return next year.

Thank you to everyone who made us so welcome, looked after us and spoiled Bamber rotten!…

High Peak Woodturners – 6th April 2018

This was my first visit to High Peak Turners in Hazel Grove. It was great to be invited and on the night I turned an ash bowl which I textured around the rim and on the base.

We had a great evening and the members seemed to enjoy what I do, and asked if I might return next year.

Many thanks to everyone who came to watch and ask questions. I really appreciated all your interest in my work….

Axminster, Nuneaton – 17th February 2018

I was delighted to be invited to demo at the Axminster, Nuneaton store on 17th February, and I turned a Lacewood bowl and large Yew goblet. Both of these had big inclusions but they kept it together and turned out nicely. I shared some of my experiences of going blind and being a blind woodturner too.

Thank you very much to everyone who came and spent most of Saturday with us. It was great to meet you all and I appreciated all the conversations I had. Many thanks for coming to watch.

A big thank you to Jade and the team for their hospitality and for looking after us so well and spoiling Bamber. Many thanks to Rob for so kindly sorting me out with a microphone and speakers.

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Axminster, Warrington – 27th January 2018

I was very happy to be back at Axminster, Warrington on Saturday 27th January. Thank you to everyone who came to watch and spent many hours with us. It was much appreciated and we had a brilliant day. Thanks for your company.

Many thanks, too, to Phil Lewis and all the team for hosting us and looking after us throughout the day.

In the morning I turned two pens – one wood, one acrylic. In the afternoon I turned a sycamore bowl and started turning a spalted platter. This was interesting as the wood blank split and had to be parted off. I’ll share photographs once this piece is finished….