Demonstrations
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Wigan Woodcrafts Contact: Les Holland 01942 245398 |
Monday, February 18th, 2008 |
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Cheshire Guild of Woodturners Contact Jim Stockton Tel: 01928 788337 |
Thursday February 21st, 2008 |
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Doncaster Woodturning Association Sec. John Cunniffe Tel: 01302 814656 |
Monday, February 25th, 2008 |
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Furness Woodturning & Woodcrafts Association Sec. Ken Rowlinson Tel: 01229 584831 |
Saturday March 8th, 2008 |
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Teesside Woodturners Coulby Newham Public Relations: David Muckle RPT |
Wednesday March 19th, 2008 |
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Erewash Valley Woodturners St Mary’s Church Hall, Sec. Trevor Lewis |
Saturday March 22nd, 2008 |
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Sheffield Woodturning Club Wood Lane Countryside Centre, Sec. Ms Lesley Churton |
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 |
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West Cumbria Woodturners Mission Hall, Sec. Dr Tony Winzor |
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 |
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Fenland Woodturning Club Spalding Common Community Hall, Contact Trevor Blackburn |
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 |
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West Riding Woodturners Eldwick Memorial Hall, Sec. David Ossitt |
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 |
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Blackburn with Darwen Woodturners Sec. Wilf Lace Tel:01257 272786 |
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 |
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Eden Valley Woodturners Contact: Dave Grainger 01768361744 |
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 |
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Borders Woodturners Sec. Bobbie Bell Tel:01434 230130 |
Sunday, September 14th, 2008 |
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West Pennine Woodturners Sec. Jesse Butterworth 01706 650182 |
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 |
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Cumbria Woodturners (about a mile N of Kendal) Contact: Gordon McIver 01539 725265 |
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 |
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Suffolk Mid-Coast Woodturners |
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 |
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East Yorkshire Woodturners |
Tuesday January 20th, 2009 |
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Birstal Woodturners Club |
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 |
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Sheffield Woodturning Club Wood Lane Countryside Centre, Sec. Ms Lesley Churton |
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 |
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Tudor Rose Woodturners |
Saturday May 23rd, 2009 |
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The 2009 AWGB International Festival of Woodturning |
The seminar is a three-day event and will have ten main presenters, five from the UK and five from overseas. There will be an eight rotation programme with six simultaneous demonstrations (48 in all). |
I enjoy demonstrating and charge £75 for a session of up to three hours, plus my travelling expenses at 45p/mile.
Please contact me if you are interested so that we can discuss your requirements.
The following clubs have booked me for demonstrations in the near future, and as the list grows I will add to it:
After a demonstration at Turners Retreat I got an email from a member of the audience saying:
“Just a quick thank you again for such an informative demonstration. What
was good was the pace at which it all went, and the timing of all the hints
and tips...shades of a good teacher.”
and the secretary of the Sheffield Woodturning Club wrote:
“A quick note to say a very big thank-you for a cracking demonstration last night! As we said at the time it was one of the best we can remember, and we’d certainly like to invite you to come back again if you will.”
When I showed the Jorvik club how to make a Singapore ball, one of the members emailed me afterwards:
“I hadn't quite known what to expect from your demo - but thought it really excellent. A project like that is difficult to demonstrate and you included a lot of detail which was really interesting and completely different to the more conventional demo of bowl turning etc. Personally, I'd rate your demo as being as interesting and professional as the demo by Mark Baker at the previous meeting.”
also following the demo of a Singapore ball, the secretary of Trent Valley Woodturners wrote:
“…thank you for a very informative and interesting demonstration last night. It is always a good sign when you see…(members)…taking notes and photos of the demonstration. I am sure that we will see one or two Singapore balls…made by our members…and I am sure we will be asking you back in the near future.”
and I was more than delighted to receive the following comments after a demonstration for High Peak Woodturners:
“I would just like to express my thanks for a thoroughly informative, fascinating and entertaining evening last night. I was a visitor to the club for the first time last night and not quite sure what to expect, but the evening exceeded my expectations thanks to your presentation.”
Well, I look forward to going back to any of the clubs I’ve demonstrated at. They all made me feel welcome and if you are looking for a club to join, I'm sure they would all make you welcome too.
Updated June 2008
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