Berkshire Woodturners AssociationOur July meeting was the first at Priestwood since March 2020, 16 months ago! We continue to be careful, Covid-wise, and the weather made it possible for the auctions of wood and tools to be conducted out of doors.
We … Read more...
April’s Club night was an in-house Meet the Woodturner, and we saw a very interesting eclectic collection of workshops, and how turners use the space they have.
The competition theme was: ‘a hollow form with the inlet as narrow as … Read more...
In an effort to reduce the amount of cash handled at Club meetings, we now have a Card Reader which will enable us to take payment by credit or debit card.
We can’t (and wouldn’t want to) take card details … Read more...
Another demonstrator new to the BWA (thanks to the wonders of technology), on our June Club Night we have a demonstration by Andrew Daniels from Australia, who specialises in texturing techniques. The demo will start at 8pm, which is as … Read more...
Nick Agar will Zoom in from Georgia, USA to the BWA and KVWT members on Wednesday May 19th, starting at 7pm. His website is https://nickagarstudios.com.
The plan is to demonstrate a Bronzed Bowl including turning tips, explaining gouge presentation … Read more...
For our April Club Night, Wednesday the 21st April, we are planning a series of short presentations by members, including a brief tour of their workshops and telling how they got into woodturning – and … Read more...
March’s competition theme was: Turn a bowl, platter, or vase using a mix of material(s) e.g. HDPE, Resin, Soap Stone, Aluminium, Brass, Pewter, Horn, False Ivory, Corian and anything else you wish. Naturally, you may incorporate some wood but the … Read more...
Tim Yoder, another turner from the US, will give a demo shared with KVWT on Tuesday 13 April. Check out his website at https://wtwtim.com/.
If time allows the intention is to deliver four projects, these being a rolling pin, … Read more...
