First meeting in our new clubrooms, 24 April 2007

Our President Andy Brockes, introducing the first evening in our new club rooms. Find the new rooms here

Old vintage treadle lathe, just acquired and holding pride of place in the new rooms

Kevin Hodder checking it out

Here is a link to what appears to be the same lathe for sale, and here is a link to a similar model

Mike Lewis was our first demonstrator, showing us how to make these amazing lidded boxes

The secret is in the rounded base, which is held in very big jaws

A sophisticated jam chuck to hold the top while finishing the underside of it

Some more of Mike's work

Murray Speer

Keith Woodwood

Bill Blanken - see his article in Teknatool mag about making these three legged bowls here

Pepi Waite, "saved" bowls

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