Club Night Report
Wednesday 12th October 2022
Club Night Photos for Wednesday 12th October 2022 - Guest Demonstrator - Paul Hannaby
Paul's demonstrations for the evening was the making and colouring of a bowl and a weed pot.
Paul started with a sycamore bowl blank - approx. 9" diameter by 3" thick, held on a screw chuck - mounted in a 4-jaw chuck. The front face was trued and a spigot was cut to suit the 4-jaw chuck. The outside shape of the bowl was turned and sanded. Paul showed the use of a 'glue stick' (literally) for checking the shape of the outside curve - no high spots and no dips.
Starting the colouring process - base coats of artists white (acrylic) gesso was applied thickly with a brush - smoothed out with the lathe running very slowly - and then 'textured' via random patting with a kitchen paper towel, whilst the gesso was still wet. The drying for the gesso takes around 2-hours - so, Paul produced a 'blue peter' version of a very similar bowl (this time, made of ash) - and mounted it on the screw chuck. A lengthy narrative on the differences between two different airbrush tools and the use of various colours and stains was provided.
Paul then proceeded to apply four different colours - via his airbrush, which was driven by a small air compressor. Starting with the lightest colour - yellow, and then the others in order, of orange, purple and black to produce the required effect. Several light coats of acrylic spray lacquer were applied to complete the outside surface.
The bowl was mounted on the spigot in the 4-jaw chuck and the inside was hollowed and finished.
Paul's second piece for the evening was the making of a weed pot - complete with a plastic test tube to hold the water. The blank was an approx. 3.5" square by 8" long piece of ash - mounted between a 4-prong drive and a tailstock centre. The piece was turned to round and a spigot was cut for holding in a 4-jaw chuck. After reversing the part into the chuck, a 17 mm diameter hole was drilled to accommodate the test tube. The end face was flared into the drilled hole. The outside shape was completed as a mix of flowing beads and coves. The part was then coloured with yellow and turquoise spirit stains, and two coats of acrylic spray lacquer were applied. Blue, acrylic paint was then applied with a brush and washed off, with wet paper towel, to act as a coloured grain filler.
Once again Paul treated us to an evening of superb tool control, hints, tips and artistic ideas, in a confidently delivered presentation! A fine evening that will provide inspiration to Members wanting to get into airbrushing and colouring - thanks Paul!
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The Display Table was well supported -
with an array of interesting items.
Mike Pearce showed a clock with hand-cut numerals along
with colouring and carving, mounted on a rustic block/ branch.
Dave Branscombe presented three items - a small pot
made from a cherry branch and a smaller pot made from an ash branch -
and an oak nut bowl. Paul Kohn displayed the
remaining three items on the table - a large diameter, two-tier display/
serving stand in oak, a loose lidded box with a finial and a cute 'pig'
money box laminated and turned from strips of plywood and mahogany.
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