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Report on Our meeting 15th May

This was a presentation by Nick and Errol on finishes and finishing . Errol was keen to show the importance of sharp tools for finishing . He brought examples of work done with blunt tools and sharp tools and the difference was clear to all . Nick and Errol then went through various off the shelf and home made substances for finishing and shared their experience of good and bad and which suited which purpose . They also pointed out some things that were available at much lower prices in unbranded versions.

The difference between using sharp and blunt tools
Various commercial finishes
Various buffing systems
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” Showtime” meeting . 1st May 2025

We had a pleasant relaxed evening, with plenty of opportunities to look at some members work, and to get ideas, and tips on projects for the future. It was also an opportunity for exhibitors to show their work and ask for advice on dealing with particular challenges.

As editor of the website I would like to express my thanks to Alec Mutch for the detail that he has put in previous reports. Regretfully this level of detail cannot continue unless a more skilled wood turner than me can take over writing such a blog for the website.

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Report on our meeting 03-04-2025 the first of our shield competitions for 2025.

In charge of competitions for the club is David Hobson, the subject matter for this competition was to make a money box, all 3 categories of members were tasked with the same remit. This was not as easy as it first appears the making of a money box using a lathe requires some considerable consideration, and there were precious few examples on line for you to copy, this was going to be very interesting to see exactly what the members would come up with.

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