The evening was a break from the normality of demonstrations and hands on, we were regaled with the delights of jigs and gizmo’s. Anyone could bring along their jigs etc that they use to make the tasks of woodturning easier, quicker or, sometimes, more complicated. A short description on how they are used and made with a short demonstration in a couple of cases.
There were jigs used in the art of segmented work, offset turning, drilling central holes in workpieces, angled bandsaw cuts, a home made vacuum chuck and even a paint can shaker. There were so many that it was difficult to keep track of them all, but everyone of the audience went away with at least one glimmer of an idea for something that they needed. It proved to be a great night with lots of banter and discussion on many varied topics.
Light pull demo
Offset jig
buffing mop made from paint roller and turned wooden ends to mount between centres
The June competition table was also open with a wide range of subjects.
First prize was the acorn box by Viv Harvey
Second was a blackwood box by Gerald Hubbard
Third was a large hollow form bowl by Duncan Anderson
