Gloucestershire Association of Woodturners

Following the may Club night Ray Key visited GAW to give a one day demonstration and Members and visitors were treated to a Master class.
Jet lagged he may have been from his recent US trip but nobody would have guessed from his delivery.

Ray works at great speed whilst maintaining his commentary which is seasoned with humour.

Ray showed us step by step how he makes the exquisite boxes for which he has  become justly famous. One of Rays favourite tools is shown above. A 3/8ths spindle gouge is prepared with a 60 or 65 degree bevel and then one wing is ground flat as shown in the middle photo.

Tich Renee was the demonstrator for the GAW May Club nightSome Wood turners produce bowls others pens but for Tich nothing beats minature bird boxes. This picture shows him working on the base for a stand

Here are some examples of his work

A popular feature at alternate Club nights are the wood sales. Members benefit from a really good selection of native timbers and at prices which will not break the bank

Ray Key

ALL DAY DEMONSTRATION

Mark Raby was the guest demonstrator at the March GAW Club night. His expertise with finishing techniques  revealed his life time experience in the business.
Having seen his demo we should all be able to achieve a superb finish with no excuses.

Here Mark Raby applying a paste to help create texturing as an alternative to using a texturing tool. Mark is always developing some new technique or product.

Last step is polishing off the carnuba wax.

The finished article.

If you missed Mark Raby’s demonstration or are wanting more information about colouring here is a link to Sheffield woodturning club where Mark has previously demonstrated.  Mark Raby >>

Please see the GAW spring news letter for news about Higham Spring Fair, Skeleton clocks, Westonbirt and more……

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An evening with Frans Brown

Our demonstrator for the first Club night of 2012 was club member Frans Brown who is perhaps best known for his large hollow form work.

He shared with members some of the challenges such work entails and how he tackles them.

One he made earlier

Working such a long way from the headstock demands some serious kit.

Here Frans is using some of his home made jigs. The lathe steady provides essential support and the cutting edge of the hollowing tool is held rigid where it matters.