Demonstrations

Birstall Woodturning Club

Unit 46, James Walkers,
Holme Bank Mills
Mirfield
WF14 8NA

Contact: Ian Andrews 01924 503315

Wednesday March 14th, 2012
7.30pm                                                                        

Pendle Woodturners & Woodcarvers

St Cuthbert’s Church Hall,
Briercliffe,
Burnley
BB10 1SL

Contact: Peter Hudson 01282 435590

Saturday, March 24th, 2012
10.00am to 4.00pm

 

Staffordshire & South Cheshire Woodturners Association

Senior Citizens Centre,
Hanover Street,
Newcastle -u- Lyme,
Staffs ST5 1AU

Contact: Stewart Wales 01270 780774

Thursday April 12th, 2012
7.00pm

West Cumbria Woodturners

Mission Rooms,
Church Street,
Dearham.
Cumbria CA15 7HX

Contact: David Blanden 01900 822908

Saturday April 21st, 2012
10.00am to 4.00pm

Wyke Outer Circle Woodturners

Wyke Centre,
Green Lane,
BD12 9LN

Contact: John Boyle 01274 605815

Wednesday  May 30th, 2012
12.00pm to 3.00pm

North Yorkshire Woodturning Club

Sowerby Parochial Hall,
Sowerby,
Thirsk
YO7 1LY

Contact: Harry Parkinson 01845 523488

Sunday June 10th, 2012
10.00am to 4.00pm

Huddersfield & District Woodturners

Community Centre
Robert Lane
Wooldale
HD9 1XZ

Contact: Peter Donovan

Friday June 15th, 2012
7.00pm

Le Moulin de la Materette

Durban sur Arize
French Pyrenees

Info: www.materette.com

I will be teaching turning at Le Moulin for the week beginning June 24th, 2012

Glossopdale Woodturning Club

Charlesworth Conservative Club
Marple Road
Charlesworth
Glossop SK13 5DA

Contact: Keith Howard 0161 355 6933

Tuesday July 3rd, 2012
7.30pm

Snainton Woodturning Club

Snainton Woodturning Centre
Barkers Lane
Snainton YO13 9BG

Contact: Ron Robinson 01723 377905

Thursday July 5th, 2012
7.30pm

Wear Valley Woodturning Club

Bearpark Community Centre
Auton Stile
Co Durham
DH7 7AG

Contact: Andrew Hall 07833167588

Monday July 16th, 2012
7.00pm

Norfolk Woodturners Society
presents
Turn East 2012’

Bob Chapman, Mark Sanger,
Jason Breach & Richard Finlay

Trade Stands and Instant Gallery

Fakenham High School
Field Lane
Fakenham
NR21 9QT
 

Saturday August 18th, 2012
9.20am to 4.45pm

Tickets £30 to include lunch, teas & coffee, available from
 

Bernard Rose 01603 436990
email: bandm.rose@tiscali.co.uk

North Lincolnshire Woodturning Assoc

Lodge Moor Community Centre
Minster Road
Scunthorpe
DN15 7EP

Contact: Mark Gleadhill 01724 343178

Monday September 10th, 2012
7.00pm

Sheffield  Woodturning Club

Wood Lane Countryside Centre,
Wood Lane
Stannington
Sheffield S6 5HE

Sec. Ms Lesley Churton
Tel: 01142302511

Thursday October 11th, 2012
7.30pm

High Peak Woodturners

Civic Hall,
Hazel Grove
SK7 4DF

Contact: Eric Peters 01614833337

Friday November 2nd, 2012
7.30pm

I enjoy demonstrating and charge £90 for a session of up to three hours, £180 for a full day plus my travelling expenses at 50p/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 the Tudor Rose club I got an email from a member of the audience saying:

I and many others really enjoyed your demo at Tudor Rose a few weeks ago. Using your ideas and sizes, I have now made my first ball, see attached picture.

The ball is Acacia, and the 32 spikes are Ash. I cut them with straight points rather than the curve as suggested by you so as to be able to get a more consistent result for my first attempt.

Also in the picture is a small tapered plug which I marked with an arrow head. The idea was simple, put the plug into the ball with the arrow pointing at the hole you are going to work on. It saves you needing to remember which hole, and you don't need to make sure the ball doesn't roll when you put it down. If you want the idea, you can have it for free.

Well thanks, Jon. I might take you up on that.

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.”

After a full day demonstration at the invitation of Deeside Woodturners I received this email from a member of the audience:

I was at your demo at Connah's Quay yesterday. I enjoyed the day enormously and write to thank you. You provided a good range of projects - some that would require us observers to stretch our skills, and some that should be well within our ability. All projects were delivered clearly and with many incidental hints & tips. Many thanks.

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.

www.bobchapman.co.uk