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AWGB Bulletin

 Dear David

Seminar Early Bird Rate

Please remind your members that the Seminar early bird rates will be withdrawn at the end of March so book before then to take advantage of the reduced rates. The seminar is open to all woodturners whatever their level of experience. More details on the Seminar website.

Seminar Club Collaboration Competition

At this year’s Seminar, the AWGB is introducing a Club Collaboration Competition involving a
minimum of five club members to produce a wooden tractor. First prize for the winning team will be £250, second prize will be £150 and third prize will be £100.
1. The Collaboration Competition is open to both Affiliated and Associated Clubs and judging will take place at the 2018 International Seminar, to be held at Yarnfield Training and Conference Centre from 5th to 7th October 2018.
2. Club teams should comprise of a minimum of 5 Club members and each club may submit one entry.
3. The theme for the competition is a Tractor and judging emphasis will be on as many  working/moving parts as possible. Battery powered, moving components are NOT permitted.
4. The maximum dimensions are 40cms long x 30cms wide x 25cms high
5. The tractor must be made solely from wood, which may be any variety.
6. Preference in judging will be given to turning techniques as opposed to other disciplines such as carving or pyrography.
7. Clubs must submit a materials list with their entry, together with any supplementary plans or techniques that may assist the judges with their decision.
8. Judging is ‘blind’ and therefore any documentation should NOT contain information that will identify the club or individuals.
9. However, the AWGB competition co-ordinator WILL require a separate, full list of participants in the collaboration, together with photographs of the participants and of the entry, during  production.
10. The judge’s decision is final.
Get those thinking caps on and teams organised! We are looking forward to seeing what can be produced.

Happy Turning!

The AWGB team

 

Help please

Dear All,

I have been trying to locate a couple of items;

  1. When I was running the club competition the club bought a portable cloth photo booth and lights in order to improve the quality of the photos of the competition entries.
  2. I brought along to the club a laptop computer, power supply and spare battery. It was loaded with a few You Tube videos about such things as; using the Pro-edge sharpener, how to turn a basic bowl, colouring etc.  It was loaned to the club to be located in the workshop so that members could revise techniques by watching an appropriate video before starting a task, (particularly sharpening).

I have been unable to find either of these items and should be very grateful if someone were able to let me know where they are.

Thanks in anticipation.

David

Margaret Garrard, Saturday 7th April 2018

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Margaret Garrard

Internationally renowned Woodturner, Demonstrator and Artist in Wood.

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 Club Workshop

Saturday 7th April 2018

10am. – 4pm.

Tickets £15 incl. lunch, tea/coffee

There are a limited number of places at £55 each, (lunch not provided), available for her Masterclass on Sunday 8th September,

Contact Roger Cutler or David Simpson

 

Our AGM – 2017 was 10th October

Galloway Woodturners 

Annual General Meeting  

Tuesday 10th October 2017,

Time:    6.30pm

 Agenda

  1. Members Present
  2. Apologies for Absence
  3. Minutes of Previous Meeting ~ see Club website under “About Us”, “2016 Annual General Meeting”
  4. Matters Arising
  5. Officer’s Report to Members        Chairman,   Treasurer  ~  see Club website under “About Us”,  “2017 Annual General Meeting”
  6. Election of Committee
  7. Any Other Business

There were a limited number of paper copies of the documents available at the meeting.

Good clean green Sycamore

A friend of mine has a recently felled Sycamore which is similar to the one he provided for our Andrew Hall masterclass.

The trunk will yield quite a few blanks of 200 – 250mm diameter and he will cut to lengths required if they are all done at the same time, (soon!). 

His price would be £4 per 125mm length. 

If any members are interested in one or more blanks please contact me either before or at our club meeting next Tuesday (10th October). 

If there is no interest he is prepared to get a tub of PVA and do some slow seasoning and see if that generates interest in the future.

David Simpson