North Shore Woodturning Guild
Upcoming Events, 2008
Tuesday 7pm Activity
July 22nd
Dave Edwards demonstration on Lidded Boxes.
July 29th
Practical Night – 4 Lathes making boxes: Dave, Pierre, Mike, William.
August 5th
Practical Night – Lidded Boxes.
August 12th
Mike Lewis demonstrating his take on making Lidded Boxes.
August 19th
Ian Fish demonstrating Lidded Boxes with a difference.
August 26th
Practical Night – Lidded Boxes.
September 2nd
Dick Vietch Demonstrating.
September 9th
Practical Night – Lidded Boxes
September 16th
To be notified
September 23rd
Last Night Term3. Lidded Box competitions and prizes
October 14th
First Night Term 4
August 2nd
Guild Hall open for all members to use lathes & equipment starting 9:30 am. Contact: Les Whitty Ph 414 6296
** August 23rd
Workshop – Looking at Box making with René Baxalle. See Noticeboard (Only 10 places available)
** September 6th
Guild Hall open for all members to use lathes & equipment starting 9:30 am. Contact: Les Whitty Ph 414 6296
September 12-13
National Woodskills Festival, Kawerau
** September 27th
WORKING BEE 9:30am.
September 26– 28
Participation 2008—South Auckland Woodturners, Papatoetoe
October 10 –12
Tauranga Woodcrafters Club Annual Show
For a full listing of events check out the National Association here
From previous years:
Theme: Weed pots and bud vases. Gone but not forgotten - see associated links for Irene and Dick
8 February: Demonstrator: Irene Grafert. Irene is from Denmark, and is a well known demonstrator specialising in Coloring and Gold Leaf. Here is her homepage.
5 April: Demonstrator: Dick Veitch: Thread turning See photos from the evening here and Dick's instructions here
THE TERM PROJECT -- A LIDDED BOX OR BOWL See final night's display's of winners in the various catagories here
JUNE 7 JOHN McKINVEN -- photos from the evening here
August 9 Shane Hewitt - Photos from the evening here
2 August 16 Bob Norris - demonstrated Barley Twist turnings, photos from the evening here
August 23 Dick Veitch - showed us how he makes his prize winning tall vases,photos from the evening here
September 20 End of Term - Judging and the awarding of prizes to novice and intermediate winners of the term project