Recent Events

This evening Stephen Long will be demonstrating the stages of making a 3-legged stool.

All day demonstration from professional turner Emma Cook (aka The Tiny Turner)

There will be the normal lunch of pasties, so if you need something different please let us know.

Members may bring along a non member guest; however, a fee will be charged of £10 per adult guest.

We have been invited to demonstrate again at this fantastic craft show.

Those of you that can demonstrate please let Sue George know which days you are available.

Today we have to setup our stand at Westpoint for the 3 day show.

We will meet at Woodbury Village at 2pm to collect the equipment and then transport it to Westpoint.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

This evening includes a demonstration showing how to turn three types of fruit

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

This evening there will be a demonstration of using of different types of scrapers, plus the opportunity for you to have a go yourself.

Please remember that this will be the last opportunity for you to pay your 2025 subscriptions if you have not done so already.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Stephen Long​​​

Saturday mornings at the men's shed Exmouth.

January 11th  basic bowls

January 25th basic spindle turning

February 8th hollowing & sharpening

February 22rd advanced bowls

March 8th  advanced spindle work

March 22rd hollowing &  sharpening

contact Stephen Long  woodturner@ hotmail .co.uk 

10395489936

Stephen Long

A 2 Tier Cake Stand as main competition item

Secondary Item a Cup and Ball

Fun turning on the night is A Christmas Tree

Christmas Fair at the hall,   set up on the Saturday morning from 08.00

Table fee £10.00 per table

Use your own floats for cash,  card sales will be available through the club. 

Contact Richard Pegler for information and to book a table.

Our club's AGM is when you get the chance to have your say on the running of the club and elect your committee. We need your views on demonstrations, events and anything else.

If you are willing to stand as a committee member please let a member of the existing committee know, your club needs you and we need some new committee members

There will be a wood identification quiz after the meeting with some good wood prizes

To be decided

Stephen Long demonstrating how to turn a ball and John Haxell demonstrating how to turn a cup for the cup and ball game  set for Octobers competition

The Club's main event of the year!

Including a sales area, competition entries, a prize draw, refreshments and other craft stalls as well as Exeter Woodcarvers and a stall for Hospiscare.

Please bring food that can be sold in the cafe and items that can be sold on the Hospiscare stall.

We need plenty of demonstrators, as well as people to help in the kitchen, on the door, guard the competition entries and sellers

Admission Price Visitors: £1.00 Members: Free - but ONLY with a valid membership card!

All competition entries must be received at the village hall on Friday 16th by 6pm.

Please note there is not a club night in August

Setting up for our annual show; many hands make light work!

It would be extremely helpful if you are able to come along and help.

Please bring along your competition entries between 4:00 and 6:00; they will be judged later the same evening. Ensure you have registered your entries beforehand (instructions here); registration closes at 6pm.

An entry fee of £1 covers all items tendered.

Footnote - missed from previous  announcement: 

The Gallery wil be a feature again this year after having had a break. It will be on the stage and requires some willing hands to watch over it.... we already have a couple of volunteers but could do with a few more please. For those that don't know about the gallery, it is a showcase for all members at any skill  level to exhibit their pieces of woodturning. You can  exhibit and or  sell but not to be removed until towards the end of the show please. Must be brought to Woodbury Village Hall between 4pm and 6pm.

This evening we have a professional turner Steve James from Cornwall, you can follow him on face book 

An all day demonstration from the bowler hatted turner himself, John Boyne-Aitken.

We hope to hold another BBQ tonight

Peter Gradon will be demonstrating lattice work

Carlyn Lindsay is known for her striking laminated hand turned work. She uses coloured veneers and planked hard woods to create a range of exciting artworks. Her turned pieces are stylish, contemporary, functional, collectable, colourful, extraordinary and intriguing.

A hand on session with three lathes in operation and sharpening.

An evening with Colwin Way.

Craft4Crafters show at Westpoint

Details to follow

​​​​​John Haxell will be demonstrating how to turn a pestle and mortar

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Those of you  who have not paid for 2024 need to pay up tonight.

Stephen Long will be demonstrating how to turn some kitchen scoops.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please bring your money to pay your annual subscription fees for 2024.

Peter Johnson will be providing a demonstration of natural edge turning.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

This is a fun night.

There will be the 10min turn off to make a tea light holder.  Wood and tea lights will be provided

The fun competition is to spin a hand powered spinning top for as long as possible. longest spin wins.

There will be a bumper Christmas raffle; please bring donations!

The competition tonight is to make a Christmas table decoration  max size 30 x 30 cm with the majority being turned

Tell all your friends this will be the best Christmas fair in the area.

The hall will be full of tables with lots of great craft gifts.

Woodturnings, pottery, water colours, carvings, wood art, plants and lots more.

There will also be a table for our supported charity, Hospiscare.

Setup from 8am doors open 10am-4pm

Our club's AGM is when you get the chance to have your say on the running of the club and elect your committee. We need your views on demonstrations, events and anything else.

If you are willing to stand as a committee member please let a member of the existing committee know, your club needs you and we need some new committee members

There will be a wood identification quiz after the meeting with some good wood prizes

Tonight we have one of your favourite demonstrators Colwin Way

Colwin will be making a very different rocking toy

We welcome for the first time demonstrating for us Robert Gliddon

He will be joined by Roger Hutton who will be thread chasing

There will  be a Raffle, sandpaper sales, wood for sale and lots more

We have been invited to demonstrate at West Point again at this wonderful craft show

I have to remind all those that want to participate that space for displays is very restricted

Today we need to collect the equipment from Woodbury Village Hall and set it up at Westpoint

Many hands make light work so please come and help

The Club's main event of the year!

Including a sales area, competition entries, a prize draw, refreshments and other craft stalls as well as Exeter Woodcarvers and a stall for Hospiscare

Please bring food for sale in the cafe and things for sale on the Hospiscare stall

We need plenty of demonstrators please as well as people to help in the kitchen, on the door, guarding the completion entries and sellers 

Admission Price Visitors: £1.00 Members: Free - but ONLY with a valid membership card!

Show opens at 10am and closes at 4pm

All competition entries must be received at the village hall on Friday 18th by 6pm.

Please note there is not a club night in August

Setting up for our annual show; many hands make light work!

It would be extremely helpful if you are able to come along and help.

Please bring along your competition entries between 4:00 and 6:00; they will be judged later the same evening. Ensure you have registered your entries beforehand (instructions here); registration closes at 6pm.

An entry fee of £1 covers all items tendered.

Tonight is our SUMMER BBQ so please contact Richard Pegler if you would like to attend.

For those of you that are going this evening you must bring your own drinks and chairs

Mark Beckett the Gentleman Woodturner will be sharing his idea's and skills.

He will be showing us his signature textured and coloured bowls, a spiral stemmed goblet, a pepper mill, and if time allows a table lamp using long hole boring.

There will be the normal pastie lunch so those of you that require a special meal should contact Peter Banks on 07531468444 before 28th June

Tonight Steve Long will be showing us how to create napkin rings for the annual show competition

Candle sticks are also a competition piece for the annual show so Peter Johnson will be giving us some ideas and his usual guidance

we will have the usual sandpaper, tools and wood for sale

Please don't forget the raffle 

Tonight we are very lucky to watch Tony Bennett and John Haxell showing us different styles of making hollow forms.

These two old hands have stepped up to fulfill your request from our last AGM

Don't forget the raffle and your competition entry

Competition tonight is a goblet

Tonight we welcome Mr Sounding Bowl, Tobias Kaye. His sounding bowls are amassing, a true work of art.

We have been invited to demonstrate again at this fantastic craft show.

Those of you that can demonstrate please let Peter Banks know which days you are available.

There will be 5 slots each day of 1 hour 25mins each.

Contact Peter on mobile 07531468444 or email  pjb_who@yahoo.co.uk  or both.

Today we have to setup our stand at Westpoint for the 3 day show

We will meet a Woodbury Village at 2pm to collect the equipment and the transport it to Westpoint

Come a watch local turner Rod Page from Crewkerne famous for his lattice work bowls and his hollow forms.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Tonight we are very lucky to have two of the club's best turners

Peter Johnson will be making goblets to give you ideas for the May competition

Adrian Jacobs will be showing us something different

Please don't forget the raffle

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Tonight we have two of the clubs great turners Peter Gradon and Steve Long demonstrating for us. Please come along and show your support

The competition tonight is open. Your competition piece must not have been entered into any previous club competition.

Don't forget your raffle prizes please

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

Tonight is subs evening where your new membership badge will be ready when you have paid

There will be one demonstration tonight by John Haxell who will be making a hanging ornament

Don't forget your raffle prizes

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place.

This is a fun night

We will have a roll the ball and knock down the skittle competition max ball size 75mm dia

Please bring your own turned balls with you

A 10min turn off  will be set up for members to make a bell in10mins    (A blank will be supplied )

The competition is for a Christmas ornament max size 200 x 100 x 100 mm

This can be free standing or hanging but only 1 piece can be entered

There will be a bumper Christmas raffle Please bring donations 

Tell all your friends this will be the best Christmas fair in the area.

The hall will be full of tables with lots of great craft gifts.

Woodturnings, pottery, water colours, carvings, wood art, plants and lots more.

There will also be a table for our supported charity, Hospiscare.

Setup from 8am doors open 10am-4pm

Our club's AGM is when you get the chance to have your say on the running of the club and elect your committee. We need your views on demonstrations, events and anything else.

We believe 2023 is the club's 25th anniversary, it would be great to celebrate this milestone of our wonderful club. Please come up with some ideas of what we can do and let's discuss them at this meeting.  

After the meeting we can all enjoy an interesting wood identification  quiz with some great pieces of wood as prizes.

Please note there is no raffle tonight so save your donations for the grand Christmas raffle

This your chance to have a go under the supervision of some of our more seasoned turners

Bring your own tools for you to sharpen, under the supervision of Steve Long

Try spindle work using different tools  with Barry Westaway

Tony Bennett will be getting you to help him make a shallow dish or bowl

Axiz will have his exotic woods for sale so stock up while you can

Don't forget the Rice Bowl for your competition entry

CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS

The club will be demonstrating again at West point for this wonderful Craft Show

Those who would like to demonstrate please contact Peter Banks

Collect equipment from Woodbury Village Hall at 2pm and transport to Westpoint

Setup demonstration and display stand at westpoint

Come along and help if you can

Come and marvel at Adrian Jacobs Rose engine

Watch him create wonderful shapes and patterns and explain how this very clever piece of kit works

The Club's main event of the year!

Including a sales area,  competition entries, a prize draw, refreshments and other craft stalls as well as Exeter Woodcarvers and a stall for Hospiscare

Please bring food for sale in the cafe and things for sale on the Hospiscare stall

We need plenty of demonstrators please as well as people to help in the kitchen

Admission Price   Visitors: £1.00  Members: Free - but ONLY with a valid membership card!

All competition entries must be received at the village hall on Friday 19th by 6pm.

Please note there is not a club night in August

THERE WILL BE NO GALLERY THIS YEAR

Setting up for our annual show; many hands make light work!

It would be extremely helpful if you are able to come along and help.

Please bring along your competition entries between 4:00 and 6:00; they will be judged later the same evening. Ensure you have registered your entries beforehand (instructions here); registration closes at 6pm.

An entry fee of £1 covers all items tendered.

We have 3 fantastic judges in Bill McDermott Graham Drury and Peter Johnson

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO GALLERY THIS YEAR

By popular request Graham Drury will be showing us how to make beads for your jewelry

Peter Johnson is our mystery turner, who knows what he will turn out

Don't forget your party popper cannon, but no firing please

Will the trophy holders from the last annual show please bring back the trophies

An all day demonstration from professional turner, Les Thorne. 

Members may bring along a non member guest however a fee will be charged of £10 per adult guest.

A pastie lunch will be provided

Steve Long is going to be making pendants as examples for you to make for the show

Graham Drury will be displaying his Jewellery as examples of what you could make for the show

Tony Bennett will be making a rice bowl also as an example for the annual completion

Another chance to see Jason Breach from Axminster Tools share his skills.  

Members may bring along a non member guest however a fee will be charged of £5 per adult guest.

All day demonstration from master turner Gary Rance 

There will be the normal lunch of pasties, so if you need something different please let us know

Members may bring along a non member guest however a fee will be charged of £10 per adult guest.

There is a change to this evenings demonstration

Mark Beckett the gentleman wood turner from Bude is demonstrating this evening

There will be the usual raffle and abrasives and we will try and arrange a wood sale

Tools for sale, books and CD's for hire and of course refreshments

Please contact Stephen Long for more information and to book your place. 01395489936