Ryedale Woodturners

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Sue Harker

Thursday 1 June 2017

Snainton Village Hall

Former club member and secretary Sue Harker made a welcome return to see us in our new venue. Sue has stepped back from club activities in the last year due to family commitments, but is still demonstrating, giving lessons, and producing her excellent and imaginative work.

Sadly due to family illness I was unable to attend the meeting, so I do not have a commentary on the demonstration. The photos below were kindly provided by Gordon Malan. Any details from any club member welcome.

Off centre candlestick

Setting up the blank. The subject for the evening was an off-centre candlestick

The early stages of turning - centred rather than off-centred

Second half turned

Mounting on first off centre position

Second off centre.

Off centre turning

Both off centre cuts made

The stem finished

Shaping the base with a join to the stem

The underside of the base

Checking the fit of the stem to the base

The finished candlestick

Presumably Sue gave a hint about the value of remote switches in the workshop - they sav leaning over machinery to switch on and off. A note from personal experience - the ones I have in my workshop turn themselves on if there is a mains power outage. I have gone into my shed after a power cut to find the extractor fans in full flow, or more seriously in winter the heater!