The evening was supposed to be a hands on event so that some of the committee could set up the stand for Woodworks, However, the final decision was that Mick Denton would do a mini demonstration whilst the stand work went on.
The first item that Mick presented was an oak bowl. The blank proved to be very dry and also full of shakes but he persevered. He created a pleasing ogee shape both outside and inside, going as thin as he dared. To be honest, with all the cracks in the bowl, it was a surprise that it stayed in one piece.
To finish the time off Mick then made a finial also out of oak, showing the process up to the point of sanding. Although oak is not really the best wood to create finials (because of the open grain) the end result was really good so proved to be a worthwhile demonstration.
At the end of the evening the stand had been erected, checked for problems and dismantled ready for Woodworks so overall a really satisfactory event.