This weekend is a unique opportunity to see woodturning by probably the two best Woodturners in their field.
On Saturday March 29th Stuart King will take us back in time as he turns with some humorous anecdotes while he shows us how it all began.
On the Sunday March 30th Nick Agar will be showing us how to create those beautifully coloured wall plaques, bowls & platters bringing us into the present, he will be using a number of sanding, chipping and cutting machines to achieve these very colourful pieces.
These professional Woodturners are very entertaining. There will also be the opportunity to have a go on one of our club lathes or have something turned specifically for you, plus other attractions and light refreshments.
It's FREE ENTRY, the time is 10am till 4pm, and the venue is St John Ambulance Hall, Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 3EJ there is a "google map" on this website.
This event is somewhat special in that it's not a master class and it's not a group of turners together each with their own group of enthusiast's watching, this is a single turner with half the hall to himself having fun chatting whilst turning, audience participation, the idea is not to get technical, those questions can and will be answered another time, what we are aiming at is light hearted fun and fairly quick turned pieces so you don't have to wait long to see it finished. Both Stuart King & Nick Agar are very excited about this opportunity, I think we will have a swelling audience as the first to find a seat may not want to go and more coming in behind them. Hopefully other clubs and shows will pick up on this idea, and many more people will get the opportunity to experience this light hearted approach to turning. All this will be in front of an 8m wide backdrop with a woodland scene painted on it, including the Chair Bodgers hut and Blue Bells etc, and in the fore ground i.e. the hall floor there will be the beginning of the forest floor i.e. leaves, twigs, logs with fungi on and anything else we can find, its going to be a unique experience Id say.
So all in all you have to say we've made the effort, and hopefully it will be a new experience for all ages of both turners and general public alike.
See you there.
Boots Feb 08