Spent an afternoon of “social distancing” in the shed and came out with this 4 sided box in ash (turned on five centres) with a cocobolo insert in the lid. While the club is closed down why not post pictures on here or the Facebook page to show what...
How the club became involved In March 2014 the club was approached by Jim Stillings on behalf of the Army Cadet Force Platoon based in Rossett, which is between Wrexham and Chester, regarding a project the cadets were involved in at the Lochnagar Crater on...
Martin Pantony – CNWWA’s only remaining founder member — has provided us with a fascinating insight into the history of the club. To accompany his dialogue, he has also compiled a table showing the number of members, the meeting place and the chair person for...
A number of spindle and faceplate blanks of Spalted Beech are available to buy from Brian Hindley of Dragon Joinery, Wrexham. Sizes vary but are around 60mm thick. Pen blanks of various species illustrated below are 18 x 18 x x150mm. For...
Our friend and longstanding member of the club, Don Baird, sadly passed away recently. A number of members of the club attended his funeral on 8th of June and felt it appropriate that a small tribute should be included on the website. All who attended would agree,...
If you’re thinking about getting a new lathe take a look at this one installed by G&S Timber supplies in Penrith ( click link below). Hapfo 7000-CNC Lathe New Hapfo 7000-CNC Lathe installed at G&S Specialist Timber .Here's a sneak peak of the...
Just a very quick update on last night’s (25th May) auction at Sychdyn to let people know that the numbers have been crunched by our Treasurer, Peter who reports the receipts at a little under £500. A Fantastic result. This should increase further when an...
Just a quick reminder that May’s meeting is in the form of an Auction. Please have a critical look around your workshop for anything that is “surplus to requirements”. If you have anything that you are willing to donate, however tenuously related to...
Two 1metre logs, one cherry and one Laburnum are available in Caerwys. The logs have been felled in a private garden and are reasonably dry and are available for collection. For details of location and any terms please contact Mr Paul Taylor on 01352...
We are pleased to announce that CNWWA Secretary Howard Hughes has been appointed as the North Region Representative for the AWGB. We wish Howard every success in his new role.
VishonLockdownTrust you to turn this devious little box Dave. I must investigate how this is achieved. How can one of the members post pictures onto the s…
VishonFebruary Meeting 2020 – Les SymondsThanks Pete for summary. Always good to see a new technique or process. I tried scorching on one bowl in the garden fire pit but I think it…
Peter GreenonDave Atkinson demonstration – 24-Oct-19Looks like I missed a very good demonstration. Thanks to Rachel, Vish and Nigel for a good team report. A demonstration worthy of a 11pm fin…
VishonLochnagar Crater and our ClubThe club should be proud of its involvement in this record of history. The size of the crater staggering. The visit must have been a humblin…
Vish KinionWall clock demo by Peter GreenFor clarification- Rachel wrote this report with minor additions by me. Nigel’s detailed photos slotted into the script made the report so m…
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More time isolated in the shed. Turned this child’s roundabout (based on Richie’s). Just can’t finish it as I am struggling to justify child-safe paints and ribbons as essential. It will have to wait. ... See MoreSee Less
Spent an afternoon of “social distancing “ in the shed and came out with this 4 sided box in ash (turned on five centres) with a cocobolo insert in the lid.
While the club is closed down why not post pictures of what you are making and keep the “club spirit” going.
As a result of the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the Committee has been considering whether we should meet in March.
I’m sure you will agree that the health and well-being of our members is of the upmost importance and we need to reduce the risk of members catching the virus. Consequently, we have decided to cancel the March meeting.
The position is changing daily and we will keep you informed about future meetings with as much notice as possible.
The recent club night featured a welcome return by Les Symonds of "PREN". Les specialises in artistic and sculptural turnings, as well as functional and utilitarian pieces. He ran the "PREN" shop in Bala for several years but now focuses his woodturning activities on demonstrating, teaching, writing and producing turned items for galleries and other commissions.
Les gave us once again a very interesting demonstration, this time concentrating on scorching.
To read more about the visit by Les, check out the full report by our Chairman, Peter Green, on our website:
Lockdown31st March 2020
March 2020 Club Night cancelled16th March 2020
February Meeting 2020 – Les Symonds9th March 2020
November Meeting – Club Night16th December 2019
Dave Atkinson demonstration – 24-Oct-1928th October 2019
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