Author: Alec Mutch

Our meeting on Thursday 15th February 2024 was organized by Nick Simpson, Nick’s theme for the evening was making wooden trinket boxes, he had organized for 4 turners plus himself to be demonstrating.

Start Time 6.45pm.

Before we get into the details of this meeting I would like to invite those of you who would be interested in taking up woodturning as a hobby to contact us and arrange for a free visit to see exactly what the club is all about. We are on the lookout for a few new members to join the club, you can be male or female, aged over 12 years with an interest in making things on a lathe, having a lathe at this point is not a requirement. You can fill in a request on our contact page in this web site, or if you want to contact us direct you can do so by emailing me at, a.j.mutch4321@btinternet.com or our secretary Geoff Potter at, gljcjessycat@btinternet.com

This meeting replaces the published meeting after being cancelled on the 18th January 2024 due to heavy snow.

Start time 6.45pm.

Our meeting on Thursday 18th January 2024 has been organized by Nick Simpson, Nick’s theme for the meeting is for all 5 lathes to be manned and making various styles of wooden Trinket Boxes.

I’m sure we will see a few different approaches on how to make these boxes, Nick has also suggested the boxes could be decorated or made from various different woods, laminated or embellished in some way.

Our meeting on Thursday 4th January 2024 was organized by Geoff Potter, Geoff’s theme for the evening was making bowls and platters. Geoff had arranged for 4 turners plus himself to man all the club lathes, however one of the turners was a no show so the meeting went ahead with 4 turners.

Start time 6.45pm.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 4th January 2024, it’s being organized by Geoff Potter and Geoff’s theme for this meeting is making Bowls, Shallow Bowls and Platters. Geoff has enlisted the help of 4 more turners plus himself to man all the lathes.