The May meeting brought a double celebration, a welcome back to Emma Cook (The Tiny Turner) and a birthday celebration for our oldest member 90 year old Rachel Thompson (see other report). To start Emma explained that she was going to turn an ornament that had a...
During the tea break we had a very special celebration One of our long standing members was two days away from celebrating her 90th birthday. Rachel Thompson, who is a retired GP from Chester, took up woodturning when she retired. I remember just after I joined...
April’s meeting welcomed back from last year, the lad from Salford, Chris Fisher (The Blind Turner). Being blind Chris had a vision in his head of what he intended to make. A bowl textured below and on the rim but this time he was going to have a go at colouring...
For our March meeting we welcomed back Steve Healey. His intention was to make a vase out of a piece of relatively plain redwood into something of beauty. To start a piece measuring 27cm (10″) X 11cm (4 1/4″) X 7 1/2 cm (3″) was placed...
Les Symonds returned for the first demonstration of 2019. As Les was a bit conscious about returning in less than a year he focused on something different. That being jigs, fixtures and simple aides to help ease turning and production. As Les sells small...
This year we decided we would have a change from the last few years and hold the AGM after the annual competition awards this month. As only members are allowed to attend that part of the meeting nothing can be reported. Only to say that all the officers were...
For the second month running we had another long standing member of the club, Stuart Thomas to do this month’s demonstration. Stuart decided that as the club has welcomed quite a few new members that it would be helpful to get ‘back to...
After an absence of three years from demonstrating we welcomed back, Peter Morgan, a long standing member of our club to do this month’s demonstration. At the August “Open Shed Event” Peter said that at the September meeting he would bring a...
For the first time at the club, this month’s demonstrator was Chris Fisher the Blind Woodturner. To put a piece of wood 12″ dia. x 3″ in a lathe spinning fast and holding a chisel against it seems crazy. But if you are blind it just seems...
Having taken over as Chairman this year I asked the question: Why is it that we do not have a meeting in August? Well the reason is it is holiday season, but as probably over 90% of the club members are retired it’s holiday season twelve months a...
Vish KinionMay Demo- Emma Cook ( The Tiny Turner )Peter thanks for a detailed report. For information there is a useful YouTube of this demo plus assembly. The commentary and photos should h…
Vish KinionMay Demo- Emma Cook ( The Tiny Turner )Peter Thanks once again for your detailed report. The family so taken by the picture in the first report I had a go at turning one. Although…
VishonMay Meeting Birthday Celebration.A lovely record of the celebration Peter. Thanks for organising flowers and wonderful cake. Rachel was very touched with the evening - total…
VishonApril Demo – Chris Fisher the Blind TurnerAnother detailed record of this demonstration. I was particularly taken by the tricks and techniques used by Chris’s to mitigate his visual…
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Emma Cook (aka ‘The Tiny Turner’) treated 32 members to an excellent demonstration last night.
She created a hanging Christmas bauble, consisting of a hand blown glass sphere containing many small LED’s in various colours and a turned top and bottom finial.
Look for a detailed description of her demo on our website shortly. ... See MoreSee Less
The bad news : Our meeting on May 23rd has been cancelled because the Sychdyn Hall is needed for the European Parliament Elections.
The good news : the demonstration by Emma Cook (The Tiny Turner) has been re-scheduled for the following week - Thursday 30th May at the normal venue and time.
It was good to see so many members turning up for the club AGM last night. It shows what a good healthy club we have here at CNWWA. ... See MoreSee Less
Here is another brief clip from this evening's meeting, where Peter Morgan explained how he created one of his prize-winning masterpieces! ... See MoreSee Less
Equipment For Sale for Club funds12th November 2018
May Demo- Emma Cook ( The Tiny Turner )17th June 2019
May Meeting Birthday Celebration.5th June 2019
April Demo – Chris Fisher the Blind Turner1st May 2019
March Demo- Steve Healey14th April 2019
February meeting- Les Symonds Jig and Woodturning Demo10th March 2019
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