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Club Competition 2022 August Update

Here is the points situation after the August meeting and the leaderboard remains unchanged.
***CORRECTED AT 12th AUGUST***
 
Senior/ Mature:
 
Phil Jones (26), Ken Coates (23), Colin Marshall (21), Rolf Buwert (17), Stephen Eccles (9), David Simpson (6), Arthur Young & Mick Schofield (2).
 
Junior/ Novice:
 
Ken Powers (34), Finlay Mitchell (22).
 
The scoring system awards 6 points for 1st position, 5 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd. All other entries, including those with no votes, receive 1 point.

Club Competition Entries August 2022

Senior/Mature

Colin Marshall (winner)

Kenny Coates (joint second place)

Rolf Buwert (joint second place)

Phil Jones (joint second place)

Mick Schofield (no votes)


David Simpson (accidentally placed in Novice category for the judging)

Junior/ Novice

Finley Mitchell (winner)

Ken Power (second place)

An excellent week ahead.

What an excellent week ahead we have !

On Tuesday’s club meeting we have our very own, most excellent, Yorkshire Mick demonstrating for us. He’s All Heart is his theme and is a project well worth coming to see. It is not overly complicated but should be done carefully and well to produce a lovely item for wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend (not both please). 

The competition subject is an item with three colours. Feel free to paint, inlay, laminate, or scribble with a Sharpie, so long as you have made some effort then we are happy to accept your entry and the membership will vote according to their personal preference.

On Saturday we have a super demonstration by the very talented professional turner Helen Bailey, with Helen staying on to take a Masterclass on the Sunday. Tickets or Saturday are £15 for the whole day (please bring your own lunch) and Sunday tickets are £50 (also please bring your own lunch) Tea and coffee as well as the famous Irvine’s biscuits are provided both days.

August is off to a great start with Mick and Helen so please don’t miss out, come on Tuesday, enjoy the evening and get your ticket from Jimmy for the weekend event.

Rolf

Just a reminder, Covid-19 and it’s variants are still out there. Please wash your hands or use hand sanitiser, keep 1 meter apart if you can, no hugging or kissing unless you absolutely have to. Let’s not bring Covid to the workshop or take it home from the workshop.

 

Helen Bailey – Professional Turner Visit

Our next professional demonstrator will be Helen Bailey, who is visiting us on Saturday
13 August, as an all-day event, 10am – 4pm. Helen is a most excellent Professional
turner who recently featured in Woodturning magazine.
Ticket price will be £15. This is an all-day event so please bring your own canapés,
sandwiches, or flask of soup as we are not yet ready to provide lunch.
Helen Bailey will take a Master Class the following day, Sunday 14 August from 10am
– 4pm. With only 5 places available it would be wise to reserve your place with Sarah
Burns or Jimmy ASAP. Fee for this all day event is £50.


Helen Bailey https://www.helenbaileywoodturning.com/

Contact our marvellous secretary Sarah Burns (sjburns46@yahoo.co.uk) to get tickets.

Sharpening Workshop

Back by popular demand ! Well, at least one member asked us to run it again.

The Sharpening Workshop !!!

Seriously, sharpening is an essential skill that we all need to learn. If you can’t sharpen your tools consistently and easily, then that will make all of your turning much more difficult.

We will set up some of the Club lathes with spindle blanks, and outside and inside bowl blanks so that you can try a tool, then sharpen it and appreciate the difference. This practical work is essential – most us truly learn by DOING, not watching.

So, bring your tools and turning smock and you can make rubbish shavings with a blunt tool then beautiful curly ones with a sharp tool

Tuesday 16th August, 7pm until about 9pm or whenever we finish.

Club Competition June Update

Here is the points situation after the June meeting and the leaderboard has changed a little.
 
Senior/ Mature:
 
Phil Jones (21), Ken Coates (18), Colin Marshall (15), Rolf Buwert (12), Stephen Eccles (9), Arthur Young (2), Mick Schofield (1).
 
Junior/ Novice:
 
Ken Powers (29), Finlay Mitchell (15), David Simpson (4).
 
The scoring system awards 6 points for 1st position, 5 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd. All other entries, including those with no votes, receive 1 point.

Bobby Lees – Funeral

At our last club meeting I announced the sad death of Bobby Lees, and that I would notify you all of the funeral arrangements when I knew them.

Jardine’s the funeral directors have published the following:

Robert LEES
On the 8th May 2022, suddenly but peacefully whilst on holiday, Robert Lees (Bob/Bobby) beloved husband of Anne and a loving brother of Penny. Funeral service at the Dumfries Baptist Church on Thursday 26th May at 1pm. All friends are respectfully invited to attend. No flowers please. Donations if desired can be given at the service in memory of Robert. Funeral thereafter private.

I will be there and hope that one or two other members of Galloway Woodturners could attend too.

Rolf