Ryedale Woodturners News

Weekly bulletins (from 2022 onwards)

In 2022 Steve Fearnley started emailing a weekly bulletin to club members, outlining any news that had occured during the week, and looking forward to forthcoming events.

Copies of most of these bulletins are available from the links below.

2025 bulletins

1. 5 January 2025 Open evening and enrolment report. Chestnut products requests.
2. 12 January 2025 Upcoming: Paul Hannaby, British Hardwoods Open Day. Welding request. Gallery: Spalted beech vase, purple heart hollow form
3. 19 January 2025 Updates: British Hardwoods, Chestnut, enrolment, Dalby devastation. Redmill Timber progress. Gallery: Celebration trophies
4. 26 January 2025 Updates: Workshop cleanup. More turning blanks. Gallery: Segmented vase - AWGB competition.
5. 2 February 2025 Updates: Upcoming club night arrangements. British Hardwoods report. Gallery: Twist vases and a bowl
6. 9 February 2025 Updates: Paul Hannaby Demonstration report. ICC link. Gallery: Backscratcher, Golf trophy - AWGB competition.
7. 16 February 2025 Upcoming: Midlands Show demonstrator list. Versachuck. Gallery: Rhododendron dishes. Tool holder.
8. 23 February 2025 Upcoming: Dan Smith Demonstration, Midlands Show. 2nd hand chuck for sale. Gallery: geography trophy.
9. 2 March 2025 Upcoming: Dan Smith Demonstration arrangements, April sale - help needed, 2nd hand tools for sale. Gallery: My Dear Mother clock.
10. 9 March 2025 Report on Dan Smith. Missing chuck. April sale. Newark photos. Gallery: Bowls, threads, tool holder.
11. 16 March 2025 Midlands Woodworking Show report. Nova indexing fix. Sledmere House fair. April demonstration trailer - stool.
12. 23 March 2025 Report on Ebberston training day. New Coronet lathe for Club. Turners Retreat closure.
13. 30 March 2025 Upcoming demonstration details. 2nd hand Myford lathe. Dawyck wood library.
14. 6 April 2025 Report on Dan Fearnley, with gallery photos. Spring sale. Workshop security.
15. 13 April 2025 Upcoming additional June dates. Yew planks, trolley for sale. Goathland Farmers' Market stall. Gallery: Pinocchio stool.
16. 20 April 2025 A list of shop items for sale, new and second hand. Gallery: Threaded box needle case.
17. 27 April 2025 Upcoming demonstration details. Yew and holly available. Interim sale report. Gallery: A few sale items
18. 4 May 2025 Report on Chris Parker demonstration and on Thornton sale. Gallery: Thornton sale tables
19. 11 May 2025 Upcoming demonstration and sale dates. Smoke and mirrors. Gallery: Fluted wall mirror.
20. 25 May 2025 Dubrovnik chess and spinning wheels. Charnwood lathe for sale. Gallery: Chess and spinning.
21. 1 June 2025 Upcoming: Helen Bailey demonstration, extra club night (finishing), Hands On day, Holly and Yew blanks. Gallery: burr beech bowls and cherry vase
22. 8 June 2025 Helen Bailey report and video link. Hands On Day report and photos. 2nd hand machinery available. Summer fair opportunity.
23. 15 June 2025 Screw scissor calipers. 2nd hand tool list. Thornton Show schedule. Jack Mack. Gallery: resin segmented bowl.
24. 22 June 2025 Upcoming Chestnut demonstration. Woodturning magazines. Dutch woodturner visit. Helen Bailey write-up. Gallery: Pet urns; piercing
25. 29 June 2025 Upcoming club night. Chestnut demonstration review. Equipment for sale. AV upgrade. Gallery: Trophy cups.
26. 6 July 2025 Report on Martyn Weller's Greek vase demonstration. Respirators. Upoming events in August and September. Why no AGMs. Gallery: Greek vases.
27. 13 July 2025 Hot workshops. Duffield timber. Gallery: Tapestry pole, Show trophies, kindness cup.
28. 20 July 2025 Thornton Show update. 2nd hand tools. Gallery: Hole in one, place markers, holly bowl.
29. 27 July 2025 Show passes, 2nd hand tools list. Gallery: Magnolia goblets and vases
30. 3 August 2025 Upcoming: Open Evening, Thornton Show, Henry Taylor Open Day. Gallery: Light saber
31. 10 August 2025 Thornton Show report, Henry Taylor Open Day. Gallery: Light saber
32. 17 August 2025 Thornton Show update, 2nd hand universal woodworking machine. Gallery: Show pictures
33. 24 August 2025 Upcoming: Ian Ethell demonstration subjects, wood for sale. Gallery: Cromwell's house kitchenware
34. 31 August 2025 Upcoming: Club night arrangements; September sale; Fangfest. Rillington Show report; demonstration subjects, wood for sale. Gallery: Trenchers
35. 7 September 2025 Ian Ethell report. Bottle stopper challenge. Chestnut requests. Sale arrangements. Kade Bolger demonstration. Myford ML8. Gallery: Offset bud vase and thin square dish.
36. 14 September 2025 Upcoming: sale and training events. Report on Henry Taylor Open Day. Tombola? Free Woodturning magazines. Club programme for 2026. Gallery: clock restoration
37. 21 September 2025 Report on sale. Gallery: Cherry bowl. Sale pictures.
38. 28 September 2025 Upcoming demonstration: Steve Fearnley, turning to sell. Bottle stopper competition. Second hand equipment. Gallery: Teddy stool.
39. 5 October 2025 Report on Club night, including bottle stopper results. Second hand lathe for sale. Yew for sale. Gallery: Gonks, lampstands, pyrography.
40. 12 October 2025 Upcoming: Richard Findley, November. Final Bottle Stopper results. Second hand tools latest. Moisture meters Gallery: Mermaid vase, display stand.
41. 19 October 2025 Upcoming: hands on day, Harrogate Wodworking Show. Monkey puzzle wood available. Gallery: Celebration trophies. Second hand tool list.
42. 26 October 2025 Report on hands on day; monkey puzzle update; timber supplies; Dutch Association of Woodturners article. Gallery: Hands on day photos. Second hand tool list.
43. 2 November 2025 Upcoming: Richard Findley at Club night programme; . Gallery: Bud vase, dish, vase. Second hand tool list.
44. 9 November 2025 Review: Richard Findley on bowl turning. Upcoming: Club sale; club competition and social; Harrogate Show. Gallery: Bruce Maver boxes, Terry Slott porridge bowls.
45. 16 November 2025 Hands On night report. Harrogate Show report. Charity raffle request. Upcoming sale. Gallery: Hands On Night photos.
46. 23 November 2025 Upcoming: exhibition and sale at Thornton. 2nd hand tools from David Muckle. Gallery: Mushrooms
47. 30 November 2025 Upcoming: club competition and social night - programme and competition rules. Sale interim report. Gallery: hollow form, Lichtenstein platter, mallee bowl. 2nd hand tools sale list.
48. 7 December 2025 Reports on Thornton sale and club competition and social night. Gallery: photos from the sale.
49. 14 December 2025 Upcoming: Open Evening. 2026 programme. Norway sale. AC400 filters. Gallery: yarn bowl, clock finial.
50. 21 December 2025 AC400 filters. Raventhorpe Timber visit. Gallery: Sycamore, holly and lime bowls (including one yarn bowl).
51. 28 December 2025 Annual Report 2025. Gallery: Norwegian lathe. Chess king lamp stand.