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Demo at Border this Sunday

Martin Pidgen is demonstrating this Sunday, 13 April at Border Woodturners in Brampton. He will be making a skeleton clock, diamond bowl, wine bottle holder, light pulls and bottle stoppers. Sales of wood and accessories. 10am – 4pm, price £6 on the door for members of other Clubs, buffet lunch is available for £2.

Galloway Woodturners members will be made most welcome.

Border Woodturners, Brampton Community Centre, Union Lane, Brampton, CA8 1BX

Club gets Lottery Cash


Lottery photo
Committee members admire the new lathe, L to R Phil Jones(Crossmichael), Roger Cutler(Kirkcudbright), David Simpson(Borgue), Phil Howard(Dalbeattie), Judith Simpson(Borgue) Rolf Buwert(Dumfries) is missing.

Members and visiting demonstrators to Galloway Woodturners Club have a superb new lathe to use thanks to an award of over £6,400 from the National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ programme. The lathe, a Jet 3520B for the technically minded, is a heavy, professional quality machine capable of turning a 50cm (20 inch) diameter bowl. The lathe was delivered, assembled and used all on the same day, as the monthly Club meeting just happened to be that day. Bill Johnstone from Craftman’s Supplies in Auldgirth was the visiting demonstrator and had the honour of first ‘shot’.

The Club has also invested in a large capacity bandsaw, 2 woodturning chucks and 30 new chairs. The Lottery grant will also fund new tables, dust extractors, a video camera, and a public address system. The Club is grateful to Creetown Community Initiative who helped Club Secretary Roger Cutler with the Lottery application process.

The Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month in their Workshop near the Recycling Centre in Castle Douglas. The subject for the next meeting on April 8th is a ‘Show and Tell’ at which members will talk about their latest creations and gadgets. Visitors are very welcome (£3).

Oak Tree Down!

Anyone available with a chainsaw on the first weekend in Jan?

There’s an oak tree down near Crossmichael that the club can have if (a) we want it and (b) we can get it!

There is a big trunk with a base of about 2 feet diameter and there are numerous branches that would be big enough for turning.

I don’t see any problem with trimming the branches off, but getting the trunk back to the main road might be difficult. There are no obstacles but there is only a small track nearby and I’m not sure what transport it would take.

September Newsletter

Galloway Woodturners

 

September Newsletter

 

Dear All,

 

I hope everyone has had a good summer – we can’t really complain about the weather apart from it being too hot to turn at times!

Lots of things have been going on over the last two months and an exciting programme coming up.

 

During the last few weeks we have taken stands at both the Dumfries Show and the Wigtown Show  Judith & David also were at the Borgue show. Overall we made  some money for the club but more importantly a great deal of interest was shown in the club, so hopefully we will get some new members.

 

The two Phils’ are about to start a beginner’s course at the workshop with three new members and I have two enquiries for a course based in Creetown, so again things are looking positive. If you want to know more about the course please see the web site www.gallowaywoodturners.co.uk click on “About us” and follow the links.

 

The next Club Night is on Tuesday 10th September and this will be a demonstration by Brian Conchie. When Brian demonstrated last year I know everybody enjoyed the evening and I’m sure it will be well worth coming along in September. Brian will be looking at texturing and colouring.

Coming up in November we have Nikos Siragas from Crete demonstrating. This will be a full day demo on Saturday 16th and it will be entrance by ticket only, so watch this space for further details.

 

Turning Tuesdays at the Workshop are continuing to attract a good core of members with some getting on the lathes for hands on experience and some there for the social aspect.

 

The competition for September is a thin walled bowl any size.  Lampshades will not be  accepted.

 

The programme for Border Woodturners is now out and can be viewed on their web site www.borderwoodturners.co.uk visitors to the club are very welcome

 

We are currently looking at our full day demos for next year and among those professional Woodturners who are looking at coming up to our area are: Andrew Hall (The Hat Man),  Jerry Marlow, and Nick Arnul with a possibility of Simon Hope in 2015. We normally join with other clubs when booking professional Demonstrations so that we can save on mileage.

 

Tracy Owen will be demonstrating at Burnhead Woodturners, Auldgirth, Dumfries on the 28th September for further information please contact Bill Johnstone on 07932 155544

 

Upcoming Shows:  We are now coming into the woodworking show season with Scotland’s National Woodworking & Powertool Show at Ingliston on the 25th & 26th October and The North of England Woodworking & Power Tool Show at Harrogate on the 22nd – 24th November. There are at least 10 professional turners giving demonstrations at Harrogate, so not to be missed. Tickets on sale from the end of August and I am hoping to be able to negotiate a club discount, so if you are interested please let me know.

 

The club shop has now negotiated discount rates with Axminster and we are also looking to get a full range of supplies from Craftsman Supplies, so whatever you are looking for from finishing to a lathe please have a word with me and see what price we can offer.

 

I think that’s all for the present

Keep Making Shavings

 

Roger