I am a founder member of the club and still and active member.
At the meeting on Wednesday 25th April 2010 we had John Berkeley demonstrating, He was very good as the members are from beginners to near professionals he had some thing for all.
John turns plastics and False Ivory/ Horn. He turned 2 items a small Pepper pot in a patterned Plastic and a pill box in False ivory. See photos below of pill box
sorry about the photos as I'm no David Bailey.The box is 23mm across and 50mm high it is in 2 pieces and screws together its the screw threading that takes the time and John went into thread chasing in great detail.
I have bought the raw material from John in the past for turning walking stick tops and inlays.
The next meeting is a club night we have an open competition and one of the members is going to bring his thread chasers so that members can have a go.
the club has been invited to the woodworking show at Springfield's exhibition center at Spalding from 11th June to the 13th June to show off our turned pieces and hopefully all the competition pieces will be on display.
Talking about the Springfield's Exhibition center its the Spalding Flower show this weekend .
They have lots of floats covered in flowers mainly Tulips. I have not been to the show for 10 years and its right on the door step as they say.
The Boston May Fair starts this weekend as well it OK if you like the fair.
Well I will have to go as the dogs are at the door wanting to go out.
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