March 2019

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The March winners with Simon Hope
The March winners with Simon Hope
Chris Withall's winning bowl
Chris Withall's winning bowl
Underside of Chris's bowl
Underside of Chris's bowl
Norman Smither's highly commended standard lamp
Norman Smither's
highly commended
standard lamp
Nick Caruana's commended bowls
Nick Caruana's commended bowls
Segmented bowl by Ken Akrill
Segmented bowl by Ken Akrill
Lidded pot by Tony Flood
Lidded pot by Tony Flood
Start of offset candlestick
Start of offset candlestick
Shaping the centre
Shaping the center
Delicate work to form the center sphere
Delicate work to form the center sphere
To achieve this
To achieve this
Returned to true centre to finish shaping
Returned to true centre to finish shaping
Nearly there
Nearly there
And there you have it. Nice
And there you have it. Nice
Next project. An acorn box with a screw top
Next project.
An acorn box with
a screw top
Cutter for Simon's thread cutting jig
Cutter for Simon's
thread cutting jig
And the chuck to hold the box
And the chuck to hold the box
There is a thread there. honest!
There is a thread there. honest!
Cutting the thread on what will be the lid
Cutting the thread on what will be the lid
The two parts put together and shaping taking place
The two parts put together and shaping taking place
The two parts in all their glory
The two parts in all their glory
And put together
And put together
Simon's next project. Turning a sphere using his sphere cutting jig
Simon's next project.
Turning a sphere using his sphere cutting jig
The last few cuts before snapping off the spigots
The last few cuts
before snapping off the spigots
Finishing off between cup chucks
Finishing off between cup chucks
And you end up with a nice shiny ball. (He only did one)
And you end up with
a nice shiny ball.
(He only did one)
The start of Simon's next item that is to be a sea shell salt shaker
The start of Simon's next item
that is to be a sea shell
salt shaker
The top cut at an angle to give a shell like shape
The top cut at an angle
to give a shell like shape
Completing the shell shape on the other end
Completing the shell shape on the other end
The complete shaker
The complete shaker
The final piece of the day. A textured beech bowl on top.....
The final piece of the day.
A textured beech bowl on top.....
...And underneath
...And underneath
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