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Membership is open – Do you want to join us?

After this years renewals, we currently have just 6 spaces open for new members. If you’d like to join us, please email us with the subject “Membership”, and we’ll get back to you.

Given that the membership is usually full year on year, we don’t expect these spaces to last long, so please get in touch as soon as possible if you’d like to join.

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Our first meeting of 2019.

Our first meeting of 2019 was held on Thursday evening 10th January 2019. It was all to do with spindle turning, there were 4 turners working the lathes, Bill Munro who also managed the session along with David Hutcheson, Charles Richards and David McGruer, all were to do different things but with the same theme of spindle turning. The turn out was very good and the evening went well.

Here we have Charles Richards as he starts his spindle work.
Here we have David Hutcheson as he starts his spindle work.
Here we have Bill Munro as he starts his spindle work.
Here we have David McGruer as he starts his spindle work.
David McGruer was to make some pens.
Here David can be seen working on an Acrylic blank.
Bill Munro was to make a goblet with some inserts in a different wood.
Charles Richards was demonstrating the making of beads on a spindle.
David Hutcheson was making a babies rattle with 2 captive rings.
This was the results of Charles Richards bead making.
David Hutcheson's finished babies rattle.
Bill Munro's almost finished goblet, the inserts can be clearly seen on the cup.
Here David McGruer is working on his pen making in tandem, 2 at a time.
Some of David McGruers finished pens along with a small key ring.

Click on any picture to see a full sized picture along with a little text.

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First meeting in 2019.

Please be advised the first meeting in 2019 is on January 10th at the usual start time.

The meeting will be all about spindle turning, there should be 4 turners working the lathes, Bill Munro, David Hutcheson, Charles Richards and David McGruer, they will all be doing different things with spindle turning, there should be something for everyone to see and hold your interest.

The club committee would like to wish all the members and anyone who views this site a Happy New Year.

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Welcome

Hi,

Welcome to the new site for The Highland Woodturners Club.

More content will be added shortly, please bear with us.

Thanks.