Demo Gallery

On the first Tuesday of every month (Feb-Nov) we have a demonstrator sharing their skills and knowledge with the club members. These demonstrators are professionals or skilled members of the club.
Below are just a few of the demonstions we have had!

Brian Ledsham

Febuary 2024

A member of the club Brian demonstrating involuted turning. This is a two stage turning technique, where you turn the inside first and then disasemble the piece and then glue back together to turn the outside.

Dan Smith

July 2025

Dan Smith Registered Professional Turner (RPT) showing us how to make something a bit different... A bird feeder!

Graham Brooks

June 2025

Graham Brooks Registered Professional Turner (RPT) showing the club how to turn an off centre bowl with a carved and coloured edge.

Julian Birtwell

April 2024

Julian back again showing us all how to make pin cushion on the lathe!

September 2021

One of our very own members Julian showing us all how to make wooden fruit and how to get a glass like finish using buffing wheels.

Lisa Shackleton

August 2025

An evening of fun and laughter with club members able to get hands on with pyrography, which is the art of decorating wood by burning the design using specialised tools. Club members traced a design and coloured it in all under the instruction of a professional!

Ray Jones

June 2022