Peter Gradon
One of our magnificent demonstrators tonight
Sir Peter Gradon making a salt shaker.
A example
This is a salt/sugar shaker that Peter brought along to show us a completed item.
The cone
Peter turned the cone insert from the same blank
first and parted it off.
The body
He commenced further and hollowed out the body.
Question time
Peter will always answer questions from eager members.
The peg
finally Peter turned the tiny peg to seal the hole.
All done
The completed shaker with some nice burnt rings around the body.
Stephen Long
The second magnificent demonstrator was our very own chairman Stephen Long.
The start
Stephen showed us how he turns a three legged dish.
The bowl
Stephen turned the bowl side avoiding the sticky out bits !
Dodgy
The underside was turned with great care to avoid losing another finger !!!!
The upside
The completed tripod dish.
The underside
The bottom of the completed dish/bowl.
Examples
Stephen brought along some that he made and completed at home.
The competition
The entries for the open competition in the beginner class.
The competition
The entries for the open competition in the intermediate class.
The competition
The entries for the open competition in the advanced class.
Beginner Class
Third place goes to Mike Evershed.
Beginner Class
Runner up Paul Reeder
Beginner Class
WINNER Rosemary Walsh
Intermediate Class
Third Place Andy Cosway
Intermediate Class
Runner up Richard Wakeman
Intermediate Class
WINNER Carl Haslam
Advanced Class
Third Place Gary Lancaster
Advanced Class
Runner up Peter Johnson
Advanced Class
WINNER Trevor Druett
