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A lot of information was hand out at this month`s meeting. Final preparations are underway for the Jimmy Clewes demonstration at the end of the month. A large thanks is in order for Peter Steenwyk. He donated a Doug Thompson gouge and handle . It will most likely be raffled off in a special raffle. [...] This was the first meeting back after a long hot summer and the show and tell table has shown that some of us put the yard work aside and made plenty of time for turning. Our demonstrator was Shawn Hermans who was showing us how he makes Singapore Balls.
[...] The Annual Guide Challenge was held this month. Those that participated were given a few blocks of wood that were supplied by the guild. The rules are posted on the Challenge page if you are interested to see what the are. The winners were selected by a ballot from the members and the critique was [...] Many thanks to Robin Bryan for showing the guild how to do inside out turnings. They certainly do pose their challenges to even the most experienced spindle turners. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { Thanks to Peter Hyde for the informative demonstration on the origin of the calabash form and how to turn them. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Thanks to Carl Durance for the great demonstration on turning Celtic knots. Carl will also be representing the Simcoe Woodturners’ Guild at the AAW national symposium later this year. #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { Report on Guild Business: A reminder for the Made of Wood Show and the deadline for Feb 14th. A discussion for the annual guild challenge and how the categories would be separated and judged. The rules are posted on the Challenges page. It was announced that Jimmy Clewes is the process of being booked for [...] This month’s meeting as a busy one. We had an unexpected snow cancellation in December which pushed back the annual competition and Christmas ornament exchange. Our apologies again for those that didn’t get the message in time. This month’s activities included: Show and Tell: The Show and Tell was small this month due to the [...] |
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