West Sussex Woodturners Picture Gallery

The pictures displayed on this page are "thumbnails" i.e. shrunken versions; you can click on any of them to see the original picture.


West Sussex Woodturners at Amberley Working Museum

The Hut Open air display The Hut seen from the Sawmill
The Hut Work displayed outside the Hut The Hut seen from the Sawmill

Someone has been busy!
Yes, we do actually turn wood!
It looks good enough to eat!
Work on display in the Hut A real woodturner It looks good enough to eat!
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West Sussex Woodturners at Wakehurst Place

Two or three times a year a few members of the club go to Wakehurst Place to display some of their work; here are some pictures of one such occasion.

First Table Emergency Lighting? Third Table
First Table 14 Candlesticks Third Table

Fourth Table
Left End
Fourth Table
General View
Fourth Table
Right End
Fourth Table - Left End Fourth Table - General View Fourth Table - Right End

Some of us are also woodcarvers
Fifth Table
Sixth Table
Three carvings of birds Fifth Table Sixth Table
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Club Meeting November 2003 - a Demonstration by Colin Simpson

Announcements Demonstrator - Colin Simpson Smile - you're on camera
Start with announcements Colin Simpson demonstrating Smile - you're on camera

Tea Break Discussion
It's still Tea Break
Club Members
Tea Break Discussion It's still Tea Break Some Club Members

Club Library
Club Shop
Save the Red Squirrel!
Club Library Club Shop Save the Red Squirrel!
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Club Meeting November 2006 - a Demonstration by Jimmy Clewes

These pictures are used by kind permission of Jimmy Clewes

Jimmy turned three pieces:-

An oriental style box

Roughing the blank Explaining the next step Power sanding the underside
Roughing the blank Explaining the next step Power sanding the underside

Complete
The underside
Top view
Complete The underside Top view

An ebony box with chatter tool ornamentation on the top.

  The top of the lid  
  Chattertool Decoration  
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A top hat

Roughing out the blank Explaining the next step The outside is nearly finished
Roughing out the blank Explaining the next step The outside is nearly finished
Starting the inside Nearly Done Cleaning up after parting off
Starting the inside Nearly Done Cleaning up after parting off

The turning is complete
Rubber bands to shape the brim
It's a real hat!
The turning is complete Rubber bands to shape the brim It's a real hat!