July 2016

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Tony Handford with the winners of the July certificates
Tony Handford
with the winners of the July certificates

Pat won turning of the month with his shoe horn
Pat won
turning of
the month with
his shoe horn

Graham won highly commended with his skeleton clock in oak frame
Graham won highly commended
with his skeleton clock
in oak frame
Decorated bowl by Bert won a commended certificate
Decorated bowl by Bert
won a commended certificate
Tony Flood won a commended certificate for this bowl
Tony Flood won
a commended certificate
for this bowl
Pen by Pat Hughes
Pen by Pat Hughes
Square imbuya dish by Graham Holcroft
Square imbuya dish
by Graham Holcroft
Bowl by John Spencer
Bowl by John Spencer
Pear
Pear box by Tony Flood
Small vase by Nick Adamek
Small vase by Nick Adamek
Three pieces of his work that Tony brought in to show us
Three pieces of his work
that Tony brought in to show us
The start of Tony's first item of the day
The start of Tony's first item of the day
The back taking shape
The back taking shape
Tony was worried this lump might fly off
Tony was worried this lump might fly off
Using a scraper to finish the surface
Using a scraper to finish the surface
Shaping the inside of the bowl
Shaping the inside of the bowl
The finished bowl so far. Donated to the club to be used for charity
The finished bowl so far.
Donated to the club
to be used for charity
The start of item two. A lump of walnut
The start of item two.
A lump of walnut

The ends faced off and a chucking spigot formed
The ends faced off
and a chucking spigot formed
It's got to come out but it is stuck
It's got to come out
but it is stuck
Try this. No that's no good
Try this. No that's no good
You hold that. I'll hit this end and you two catch it. Yea
You hold that.
I'll hit this end and you two catch it. Yea

Right. Here we go
Right. Here we go
Before I go too far i'll hollow it out a little before drilling a start for the depth
Before I go too far
I'll hollow it out a little
before drilling a start
for the depth

Not sure about the shape
Not sure about the shape
Yes. I like that better
Yes. I like that better
The hole drilled so now Tony can start hollowing out
The hole drilled so now T
ony can start hollowing out
No time to do any more today but it should look like the one on the left
No time to do any more today
but it should look like the one
on the left


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