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The club welcomed back Jenni Starbuck to demonstrate at our November meeting

Jenni demonstrated her expertise in applying pierced and textured decoration to turned piecec

The following photos do not do justice to the wealth of information that Jenni passed on to the members

Jenni explains the use of artist's coloured spray

A bowl coloured and transfers added

Jenni spraying black over the pink bowl

The bowl after peeling off the transfers

Jenni explains the use of artists' ply to practice patterns

Jenni with a pierced rim on a platter

Jenni explains the use of her indexing jig

Jenni with a bowl that was made after using the indexing jig

Jenni with a bowl after carving the turned over rim with a multi tool

Jenni using a Proxon to texture a bowl

Jenni with a platter decorated with mineral stones

Jenni prepares the rear of a platter ready for piercing

The platter reversed in the chuck

Jenni preparing the face of the platter

Jenni presented the Club a revised logo plaque

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Thorne was invited to demonstrate at our all day seminar on Saturday 22nd October 2011

Les demonstrated his method of texturing and adding colour to turned pieces.

Les explaining the merits of the 'Pull' and' Push' cuts on the base of the bowl

Les explains the use of bowl gauge angle presentation to the wood

Les measuring the proposed chuck spigot on the base of the bowl

The base of the bowl after texturing with the Arbotec

Les sanding the textured surface

Les taking out the inside of the bowl

Les spraying the bowl with eboniser

Les sanding the ebonised surface

Les applying colour

Les removing the chuck spigot

Les power sanding the base of the bowl

The finished textured and coloured bowl

The second project- a 'Curley Top Box'

Les shaping the lid of the box

Les hollowing the base of the box

Les checking the fit of the lid

Les,with power tool, making the final 'curly top'

The box after texturing

Les sparaying textured box with eboniser

Les adding colour to the textured box

Les with the finished 'Curley Top' box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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