Hi! And welcome to the website of The Torbay Woodturners Club. I hope that you will find items on the site which will be of interest to you and which will encourage you to a new enthusiasm for your own woodturning.
The emphasis of the club is to involve our members, particularly the less experienced, in hands-on demonstrations and to encourage as many members as possible to submit work for the Monthly Challenge Competition which is then voted by all members who will consider the various aspects of design, technique and finishing.
Our age range varies across the spectrum from the relatively young to the more mature, some of whom have passed their eightieth birthday. The degree of expertise is also varied but it has to be said that most members can produce work of a very acceptable standard. That said we do welcome those with no turning experience.
Any person visiting our site who has an interest in woodturning and who lives in the Torbay area, will be most welcome to apply for membership and which we hope will be a rewarding experience.
Contact can be made through our committee on the ABOUT US page.
News &
Forthcoming Events:
Apologies for the lack of an
up to date web site since July but we are now
up and running again.
The meetings
so far for 2012 will be as follows:
January
3rd, Hands on evening to include:
spindle
turning, bowl saving, wet wood turning and sharpening.
Bring
in your best work or your worst and tell us how
you produced it or why you failed.
February
7th, Chairman Plymouth woodcarving club
see how
carving can enhance your turning!
March
6th, Neil Harrison from the Devon Woodturners
club
showing
us how stains and dyes can compliment our turning.
April
3rd, Professional Roger Gubbins
Hopefully
off centre Goblet and Bowl turning.
May 1st,
club member Len Tucker
Table
lamp demonstration.
June
5th, Mike Cotter -
Piercing
demonstration
July
3rd, Annual General Meeting
This
will be kept to a minimum with a Hands on night
following: lathes available plus help with sharpening.
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