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Services to Members

  1. Cutting.  If you have some wood to cut using a  bandsaw or planer/ thicknesser please ask Alan Smith or John Ruickbie on a club night and they will organise it. This service can also extend to tool sharpening.
  2. Tuition.  We can offer tuition on alternate  Thursdays ( not meeting nights) and also normally have one lathe available on club nights. This can be for beginners, or for people who want some help with particular techniques. Please discuss your needs with Nick Simpson.
  3. Lathe use: We are investigating the practicalities of making the workshop available for those who want to use one of the club lathes. There are practical considerations such as safety and having people to oversee these sessions.  We are offering a TRIAL of this on the evening of 23rd April. Please ask NEIL FARNHAM if you would like to take a lathe on that evening.
  4. Social time. We open the doors on club nights at 6pm so there is time to socialise, and have a drink !  Tea and Coffee is free.  We also have a table where you can bring things that you would like to discuss or just show people
  5. Wood . Alec Mutch has a supply of turning blanks available at good prices at club meetings. He will also take orders if you have a particular wish.
  6. Guest turners. We have a number of “ Celebrity “ turners coming on for demonstrations.  The next is on  Saturday April 25th when we have Stewart Furini Stewart Furini Woodturning – Home. This is a full day event. There is a nominal charge of £5 for catering. £10 for non members


Also : We are having an Open Day  on August 8th. You are invited to join the group that is organising the day.  Susan Drew and Neil Farnham are coordinating the group, so please contact them if you would like to join this group.  You are also invited to a meeting on 7th May at 6.30pm if you would like to join.

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Membership fee’s for 2026

The membership fee for 2026 remains at £50 . Emails have been sent to members with our bank details. Please note these details are different to last year. Otherwise the fee can be paid by cash or cheque (made payable to Highland Woodturners Club) to the treasurer at meetings. Fees are due by 1st January.

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Report on our meeting 03-04-2025 the first of our shield competitions for 2025.

In charge of competitions for the club is David Hobson, the subject matter for this competition was to make a money box, all 3 categories of members were tasked with the same remit. This was not as easy as it first appears the making of a money box using a lathe requires some considerable consideration, and there were precious few examples on line for you to copy, this was going to be very interesting to see exactly what the members would come up with.

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