November 2019

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Ed Oliver with the winners of the November certificates
Ed Oliver
with the winners of the November certificates

Howard's winning  blackwood dish
Howard's winning blackwood dish
Chris Withall's highly commended goblets
Chris Withall's
highly commended goblets
Graham's commended bowl
Graham's commended bowl
Commended carved bowl by Keith Leonard
Commended carved bowl
by Keith Leonard
Skeleton clock by Bill Burden
Skeleton clock by Bill Burden
Nutcracker bowl by Graham Holcroft
Nutcracker bowl by Graham Holcroft
Cotton reel stand by Fred Taylor
Cotton reel stand by Fred Taylor
Pepper Mill by Fred Taylor
Pepper Mill by Fred Taylor
Decorative lit vase by Bert Lanham
Decorative lit vase
by Bert Lanham
Decorated bowl by Ken Akrill
Decorated bowl by Ken Akrill
Yew vase by Ken Akrill
Yew vase by Ken Akrill
Yew bowl by Keith Leonard
Yew bowl by Keith Leonard
Three pieces b Geoff Christie
Three pieces b Geoff Christie
Beech bowl by Ken Akrill
Beech bowl by Ken Akrill
Ed Oliver was our demonstrator this month
Ed Oliver was our demonstrator
this month
A sample of Ed's work
A sample of Ed's work
Ed's first item, a chunky oak goblet with a feature
Ed's first item,
a chunky oak goblet with a feature
Some shaping done so now for the inside
Some shaping done so now for the inside
Refined outside with just a small feature
Refined outside with just a small feature
Last piece was chunky, this will be thin wall
Last piece was chunky,
this will be thin wall
Judging the thickness by light. It needs to be amber all over
Judging the thickness by light.
It needs to be amber all over
Item No3. A large elm dish with splits
Item No3. A large elm dish with splits
Turned a centre boss on what will look like a shield
Turned a centre boss
on what will look like a shield
Add a few peaks and troughs and stain with Chestnut water based stain
Add a few peaks and troughs
and stain with
Chestnut water based stain
Add a touch of gilting cream and off to war you go
Add a touch of gilting cream
and off to war you go
Item No.4 A sycamore bowl with ogee shaped back
Item No.4 A sycamore bowl with
ogee shaped back
Hollowed out and sanded
Hollowed out and sanded
Then dab on a bit of colour
Then dab on a bit of colour
Then a bit more, and more and more till you run out of pebeo mixed media paints
Then a bit more,
and more and more
till you run out of
pebeo mixed media paints
Then frame the colour with a couple of beads
Then frame the colour
with a couple of beads
One Ed had made earlier
One Ed had made earlier
And another example of what you can do
And another example of
what you can do

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