Report on our meeting 23-05-2024 our 2nd Shield Competition organized by Nick Simpson.

Our meeting on Thursday 23rd May 2024 was our 2nd Shield Competition, it was organized by Nick Simpson and Nick’s theme for the competition was Spoons, Ladles and Scoops. The Novice category had a Scoop to make, the Intermediate category had a Matching Ladle or Spoon to make, the Open category had a matching set of 4 Ladles or Spoons to make.

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Our next meeting 23-05-2024 our 2nd Shield Competition for 2024 organized by Nick Simpson.

Start time 6.45pm.

Our 2nd Shield Competition for 2024 will be held on Thursday 23rd May 2024, it’s being organized by Nick Simpson, assisted by David Hobson and Susan Drew. Nick’s subjects for this Competition is to make wooden cutlery. He has set a slightly different task for each category, the Novice category are to make a Scoop, the Intermediate category are to make a Matching Ladle or Spoon, the Open category are to make a Set of 4 matching Ladle’s or Spoons.

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Report on our meeting 09-05-2024, organized by Keith Brown.

Our meeting on Thursday 9th May 2024 was organized by Keith Brown, Keith had arranged to have 4 turners demonstrating how to use some of the ancillary pieces of equipment that are available to woodturners, this also included some jigs that could be made by the turner to assist in their woodturning. The 5th Lathe was to be used by Daniel Stewart to demonstrate how to make some of the items that were to be made in the up and coming competition on the 23rd May 2024, a useful prelude to the competition.

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Our next meeting, 09-05-2024 organized by Keith Brown.

Start time 6.45pm

Our meeting this Thursday 9th May 2024 has been organized by Keith Brown, Keith is new to woodturning and wanted to know how to use a set of bowl jaws, he has arranged this meeting to get our resident turners to show him how this piece of equipment is used, in addition to this the meeting subject has been expanded to include working with various Jigs and wooden aids.

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