rodger asked for comments , ithought the master class went very well i personally got alot from it whither i remember it remains to be seen ,but it was very good, the plate i made looked very good (and yes nick my wife linda was like me and said it was all right but would have looked better without the paint) sorry about that but your old enough to take the truth now,.only down side iwould see to this sort of demo is its rather dear for working folk, the night time demo was also very good iam shure alot of us enjoyed it, thanks to committie for bringing another top scalp to ower owen area thanks jake

Nick has asked for feedback on both the demo and Master Class the other week.

Could you please let me know your comments.

Reply to creetownstudio@gmail.com

Many thanks

Roger

A wee reminder that the Club meeting next Tuesday, 14 October, will start at 6.30pm so that we can have the Annual General Meeting  before the actual Club meeting.

As the Club continues to grow, so does the workload on the Committee. That, combined with the Secretary’s scheduled abscence for part of next year means that we need to do some devolution of our own and spread some jobs beyond the Committee.

We have identified the following ‘opportunities’ . . . . . . .

One Minutes Secretary to take Committee Meeting Minutes when Roger is absent.

One Membership person to help Phil J maintain the membership records.

One regular Commitee member to represent members views and interests.

One or two people to run the Club Shop, opening/closing, selling items to members, keeping an eye on stock levels then telling Roger what to order.

One or two people to take charge of Refreshments on Club nights and Turning Tuesdays, bringing the milk, buying coffee/tea/biscuits as required, keeping kitchen, mugs etc clean and tidy.

One or two people to take charge of our audio/visual kit, setting up the cameras and screens, microphone and speakers, and  acting as camera persons.

We will look to fill these positions during the AGM – please consider carefully how you can help your Club to prosper.

For Sale

Scheppach tku 4000 Table Saw ( now renamed as tisa) with additional sliding table carriage.

18 months old. Great machine, selling because of need for space.  £275

Technical Details:

102 mm (4”) depth of cut; 4,000 rpm cutting speed giving tear free cuts;

adjustable from -2° to +48° for all bevel and compound angle cuts.

The accessory  sliding table carriage. Perfect for accurate crosscuts and mitres. Fixed left and right angle settings are provided and the fence is equipped with an adjustable turnover stop for repeat cuts.

There is also a folding side extension for cutting panels.

And if your machine is regularly on the move, the wheel kit makes light work of transporting.

If you are interested please contact Roger

I intend to be at the workshop from 10am this Sunday to spend much of the day converting our numerous piles of timber into something that’s ready to pop onto a lathe. Everyone is welcome to come down and help and, if you’ve not seen it before, see how we convert logs into useful blanks for turning.

The main aims of the day are to:

1. Prepare bowl and spindle blanks for courses, Turning Tuesdays and for members to buy
2. Clear the pile of wood next to the fence by the gate
3. Clear the various piles of wood around the workshop

This will involve:

• Planking/milling the larger pieces with chainsaws
• Cutting bowl and spindle blanks using the bandsaw
• Sealing blanks using glue or wax
• Finding/making a home to store the blanks

I expect there will be an amount of firewood generated as a result of all this so bring some bags if you want to take some away with you.

I expect we’ll be finishing by 4pm at the latest, but hopefully earlier if we get a good turn out.

Cheers,

Phil

great show last night good presentar and he gaveout some usefull tips that we all could understand,and we could all see what he was doing, dont know if that was down to the new camera opperator or because i was at the front blocking every ones veiw ,he he   well done committee

The Dumfries and Lockerbie Agricultural Show is this Saturday 2 August at the Showfield, Park Farm, Dumfries from 9am till 5pm. The Club will be there in the Craft Fayre tent selling your work, demonstrating, promoting the Club and generally waving the flag for woodturning.

Come and say Hello when you are at the Show.

I received an email and ‘phone call yesterday from a Roger Macdonald who was a friend of Club member David Wright. His email is self explanatory and is copied below.

He writes    ‘I am not a turner, but make natural wood sculptures. And have an eye for any pieces of interesting wood. 

Last Saturday I went to Newton Stewart Museum, situated in an ex-church, in York Road. Some one had been cutting back SOME YEW TREES — SOME BRANCHES AROUND 6INS DIAMETER. When I asked what they were going to do with the branches, they said the Council were supposed to be collecting them, taking them to Stranraer, cut them up for firewood logs. All that will cost money. I reckon some of your club members could use the yew.’

If anyone is able to go and collect some or all of this wood, please let me know so that I can tell Roger.

P.S. I’d like a couple of big bits suitable for hollow forms.

The Club had a successful couple of  days at the Fair. Judith and David represented the Club on Saturday, and the two Phil’s were there on the Sunday. 21 copies of our Programme were distributed and a few sheets for the new Taster session.

The raffle of the garden bench, donated by Lindsay Telfer, attracted a lot of attention and raised £188. Overall we took £348 gross; we have to pay a few expenses out of that.

We have ordered a set of display boards to replace the tatty bits of chipboard we have been using to date. We will re-do the display and present an improved image for the Club.