Demonstrations

Red Rose Woodturning Club

Bilsborrow Village Hall
Bilsborrow
Nr Preston
PR3 0RE

Contact: Chris Thorpe 01704 579368

Monday, January 18th, 2010
7.00pm

Erewash Valley Woodturners

St Mary’s Church Hall,
Greasley
Nottingham NG16 2AB

Sec. Trevor Lewis
Tel: 01623 755156

Saturday January 30th, 2010
9.30am to 4.30pm

Cumbria Woodturners

Village Hall
Burneside
Cumbria LA9 6QX

(about a mile N of Kendal)

Contact: Gordon McIver 01539 725265

Saturday February 20th, 2010
10.00am to 4.00pm

Staffordshire & South Cheshire Woodturners Association

Senior Citizens Centre
Hanover Street
Newcastle under Lyme
ST5 1AU

Contact: Stewart Wales 01270 780774

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
7.00pm

North Warwickshire & Hinckley  Woodturning Club

Hatters Space Community Centre
Upper Abbey Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire CV11 5DN

Contact: Tony Skidmore 02476 334873

Sunday March 28th, 2010
10.00am to 4.00pm

North Yorkshire Woodworking Club

Sowerby Parochial Hall
Sowerby
Thirsk
YO7 1LY

Contact: Harry Parkinson
harry.parkinson@talktalk.net

Sunday May 2nd, 2010
10.00am to 2.00pm

Sheffield  Woodturning Club

Wood Lane Countryside Centre,
Wood Lane
Stannington
Sheffield S6 5HE

Sec. Ms Lesley Churton
Tel: 01142302511

Thursday May 13th, 2010
7.30pm

East Yorkshire Woodturning Assoc.

Skidby Village Hall
Main Street
Skidby HU16 5TX

Contact: Tom Hewson 01482 838467

Tuesday May 18th, 2010
7.00 pm

North Lincolnshire Woodturners Association.

Lodge Moor Community Centre
Minster Road
Scunthorpe
North Lincs DN15 7EP

Contact: Mark Gleadhill 01724 343178

Monday July 12th, 2010
7.00 pm

Trent Valley Woodturners

Kegworth Community Centre,
The Dragwell
Kegworth
Leics. DE74 2EL

Sec. Peter Allen 01162 677233

Wednesday July 14th, 2010
7.00 pm

Dukeries Woodturning Society

Community Workshop
Dukeries Complex
Whinney Lane
New Ollerton
Notts NG22 0TD

Contact: Mike Manning 01777 870844

Wednesday August 4th, 2010
6.00 pm

Northumbrian Woodturners Association

The Briardale Community Centre
Briardale Road
Blyth
Northumberland NE24 5AN

Contact: Alan Hedley 01912371637

Saturday August 14th, 2010
10.00am to 4.00pm

Gloucester Association of Woodturners

Hucclecote Rugby Football Club,
“Charlies Way”
Churchdown Lane
Hucclecote
Gloucester GL3 3QH

Contact: Chris Eagles

Wednesday September 8th, 2010
7.30 pm

and

Thursday September 9th,
10.00 am to 4.00 pm

Mid Staffs Woodturning Association

Etching Hill Village Hall
East Butts Road
Rugeley
Staffordshire WS15 2LU

Contact: Dawn Hopley 01543 878714

Friday, October 1st, 2010
7.00pm

Glossopdale Woodturners

Charlesworth Conservative Club
28 Marple Road
Charlesworth
Glossop SK13 5DA

Contact: Bob Robinson 01612927014

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
7.00pm

Birstal Woodturners Club

First Floor, Alexandra Mills
Above Skopos Museum
Alexandra Road
Batley WF17 6JA

Contact: Tom Stanton

Wednesday December 1st, 2010
7.00pm

Merseyside Woodturners Association

British Legion
Heathbank
Archway Road
Liverpool L36 9XB

Contact: Martin Preston 0151 427 426

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
7.30pm

Cumbria Woodturners

Village Hall
Burneside
Cumbria LA9 6QX

Contact: Bryan Wilson 01539 723696

Saturday April 16th, 2011
10.00am to 4.00pm

Tudor Rose Woodturners

Daventry Community Centre
Ashby Road
Daventry NN11 0QE

Sec. Phil Manners 01623 755156

Saturday May 21st, 2011
10.00am to 4.00pm

I enjoy demonstrating and charge £75 for a session of up to three hours, plus my travelling expenses at 45p/mile.

Please contact me if you are interested so that we can discuss your requirements.

The following clubs have booked me for demonstrations in the near future, and as the list grows I will add to it:

After a demonstration at the Tudor Rose club I got an email from a member of the audience saying:

I and many others really enjoyed your demo at Tudor Rose a few weeks ago. Using your ideas and sizes, I have now made my first ball, see attached picture.

The ball is Acacia, and the 32 spikes are Ash. I cut them with straight points rather than the curve as suggested by you so as to be able to get a more consistent result for my first attempt.

Also in the picture is a small tapered plug which I marked with an arrow head. The idea was simple, put the plug into the ball with the arrow pointing at the hole you are going to work on. It saves you needing to remember which hole, and you don't need to make sure the ball doesn't roll when you put it down. If you want the idea, you can have it for free.

Well thanks, Jon. I might take you up on that.

The secretary of the Sheffield Woodturning Club wrote:

A quick note to say a very big thank-you for a cracking demonstration last night! As we said at the time it was one of the best we can remember, and we’d certainly like to invite you to come back again if you will.”

When I showed the Jorvik club how to make a Singapore ball, one of the members emailed me afterwards:

I hadn't quite known what to expect from your demo - but thought it really excellent. A project like that is difficult to demonstrate and you included a lot of detail which was really interesting and completely different to the more conventional demo of bowl turning etc. Personally, I'd rate your demo as being as interesting and professional as the demo by Mark Baker at the previous meeting.”

also following the demo of a Singapore ball, the secretary of Trent Valley Woodturners wrote:

…thank you for a very informative and interesting demonstration last night. It is always a good sign when you see…(members)…taking notes and photos of the demonstration. I am sure that we will see one or two Singapore balls…made by our members…and I am sure we will be asking you back in the near future.”

and I was more than delighted to receive the following comments after a demonstration for High Peak Woodturners:

I would just like to express my thanks for a thoroughly informative, fascinating and entertaining evening last night. I was a visitor to the club for the first time last night and not quite sure what to expect, but the evening exceeded my expectations thanks to your presentation.”

After a full day demonstration at the invitation of Deeside Woodturners I received this email from a member of the audience:

I was at your demo at Connah's Quay yesterday. I enjoyed the day enormously and write to thank you. You provided a good range of projects - some that would require us observers to stretch our skills, and some that should be well within our ability. All projects were delivered clearly and with many incidental hints & tips. Many thanks.

Well, I look forward to going back to any of the clubs I’ve demonstrated at. They all made me feel welcome and if you are looking for a club to join, I'm sure they would all make you welcome too.

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