Club Night Report
Wednesday 9th March 2022
Club Night Photos for 9th March 2022 - Guest Demonstrator - Bryan Milham
This meeting was the first 'live'
demonstration at the Club since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in
March 2020. The demonstrator for the March 2022 meeting was a welcome return
by Bryan Milham - a long-standing regular who usually
entertains us in January.
Tonight's demonstration was in response to a request for suitable subjects the Members would like to see. Hollowing and hollowing tools was the eventual choice.
Bryan began the evening with a comprehensive discussion of the various hollowing tools available, that he owned. He showed and described the use of the tools and how they cut the timber, from a range of manufacturers to include: Simon Hope, BCT, Woodcut, Rolly Munroe and Robert Sorby - along with a handful of his home-made tools.
The woodturning project was a "Rose Bowl" made in apple wood. The blank was a log, approx. 7" diameter by 7" long - initially held between centres - made round/ bark removed and a spigot cut for mounting in a 4-jaw chuck. Bryan proceeded to hollow the bowl using various hollowing tools to show the correct techniques for use. The 'foot' for the bowl was turned using a spindle gouge.
Various sanding methods were shown along with Bryan's 'home-made' tools, Velcro sanding pads and sanding sticks. There was a discussion of the use of the 'Golden Mean' - and how to make a "Phi - Golden Section - Fibonacci Gauge" - with dimensions supplied.
See the Odds & Ends Page on this Website to access Golden Rectangle, Ratio and Proportion calculators: http://www.northwiltswoodturners.co.uk/OddsEnds.html#golden
For the second part of his demonstration Bryan used the 'split turning' technique to make half-a-vase. He then showed the skew chisel technique for making 'turned flowers' into the end grain of very wet, hazel branches - these were sprayed different colours, parted off, drilled and mounted on bamboo skewers. Then, the surprise of the evening - with the application of a spot of hot-melt-glue (on the half-vase) - Bryan transformed a painting of flowers into a 3-D wall hanging, with his turned vase and flowers!
As usual, Bryan provided us with an excellent evening that was rich in techniques, entertaining, interesting and informative. Thank you Bryan!
Tonight's demonstration was in response to a request for suitable subjects the Members would like to see. Hollowing and hollowing tools was the eventual choice.
Bryan began the evening with a comprehensive discussion of the various hollowing tools available, that he owned. He showed and described the use of the tools and how they cut the timber, from a range of manufacturers to include: Simon Hope, BCT, Woodcut, Rolly Munroe and Robert Sorby - along with a handful of his home-made tools.
The woodturning project was a "Rose Bowl" made in apple wood. The blank was a log, approx. 7" diameter by 7" long - initially held between centres - made round/ bark removed and a spigot cut for mounting in a 4-jaw chuck. Bryan proceeded to hollow the bowl using various hollowing tools to show the correct techniques for use. The 'foot' for the bowl was turned using a spindle gouge.
Various sanding methods were shown along with Bryan's 'home-made' tools, Velcro sanding pads and sanding sticks. There was a discussion of the use of the 'Golden Mean' - and how to make a "Phi - Golden Section - Fibonacci Gauge" - with dimensions supplied.
See the Odds & Ends Page on this Website to access Golden Rectangle, Ratio and Proportion calculators: http://www.northwiltswoodturners.co.uk/OddsEnds.html#golden
For the second part of his demonstration Bryan used the 'split turning' technique to make half-a-vase. He then showed the skew chisel technique for making 'turned flowers' into the end grain of very wet, hazel branches - these were sprayed different colours, parted off, drilled and mounted on bamboo skewers. Then, the surprise of the evening - with the application of a spot of hot-melt-glue (on the half-vase) - Bryan transformed a painting of flowers into a 3-D wall hanging, with his turned vase and flowers!
As usual, Bryan provided us with an excellent evening that was rich in techniques, entertaining, interesting and informative. Thank you Bryan!
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An example of the dimensions needed to make a 'Phi-Golden Ratio Caliper' |
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