Doors open 6.00 pm. You are welcome to bring things to look at and discuss.
Colouring, finishing and texturing with Mark Sutton
Report on Meeting . 5th March 2026
A well attended evening organised by our Chair, Nick Simpson, on the topic of platters. Nick told us about the techniques needed for making platters, including sacrificial chucking, multiple centre chucking, etc.
The club members took lathes to demonstrate aspects of platter making
Our next meeting. Thursday 5th March 6.45 pm
Doors from 6 pm. A reminder members can bring items to show/ talk about before the meeting and at the tea break.
Nick Simpson will talk about platters and has some turners doing things related to platters.
Enjoy the clean workshop after the board and Nicky Dawson came along for a deep clean last week.
Report on Meeting 19th February 2026
Tonight saw a gathering of people to see what our turners for the evening chose to make. We had a live edge bowl from Marco, some rings from Barry, a platter from Alan and a bowl form Mytilda. As usual Bob forgot to take Photographs for most of the meeting.
Our next meeting 19th February 6.45pm
Doors open at 6pm
Barry is organising Turners to follow their whims !
AGM 2026 minutes available
Please see ” Minutes and Documents” area of website
AGM and quiz 5th Feb 2026
The minutes from the AGM will be published shortly and I have absolutely no idea what happened at the quiz , as I was writing minutes !
FEBRUARY 5th 6.45pm AGM
Followed by popular demand, by a quiz. Agenda and proposed amendments to the Constitution have been emailed to members.
Report on Meeting 23rd January 2026
In our first meeting since Christmas ( the last meeting cancelled due to the weather) David Ross took us through ways of hollowing different types of vessel.
David showed us a variety of tools he has used over the years and included a long reach tool he had fabricated himself. He particularly likes the Hope Easy hollowing system though that obviously involves a significant investment.
David had prepared for us a a number of diagrams showing why particular directions of hollowing left better finishes than others, and also showed us various carbide tips which worked well for him.
AGM 5th February 2026 6.45pm
This will be our second AGM since becoming a SCIO. The board want to suggest some amendments to the Constitution to reflect our membership categories.
If anyone wishes to join the board they can be proposed and seconded at the meeting.
We will follow the AGM ( time permitting) with the quiz cancelled last month.