Demonstrators
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Unselected list of Members of the AWGB who Demonstrate

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Name

Address

Tel
E-mail
Website

Typical cost
Day/
Evening

Travel cost per mile

Travel  restriction for evenings

Demonstration details

Nick Agar

Devon,

07974 829120
nick@www.turningintoart.com 
 www.turningintoart.com   

 

 

 

Surface enhancement, colouring, texturing, power carving, multi-axis sculptures, wet/green bowl turning -dependent on lathe supplied

Ian Aird

Ayrshire,

01560 320738
ianaird20@tiscali.co.uk 

£80 /£30

40p

No

Boxes with finials, bowls with gold leaf rims, flying saucers, decorative bowls with gold leaf

Nick Arnull

Norfolk,

01603 710722

£120/ £85

35p

No

Any turned object subject to quality of lathe available

Reg Ball

Suffolk,

01953 681260

NA/ £30

15p

50 miles

Barley twist, decorative techniques, simple projects

John Berkeley

Leicestershire,

01455 557398
john@johnberkley.co.uk 
 www.johnberkley.co.uk  

£165/ £125

40p

No

Puzzles and boxes with thread chasing.  Chatterwork - Spinning tops - NFW Tools

Peter Blake

Kent,

01959 532130

 

£120/ £65

40p

40 miles

Thread cutting, multi centre split turning,chucking and chuck making, turning brass.

Bill Care

Suffolk

01359 268190
bill@billcare.co.uk 
 www.billcare.co.uk 

£125/£70

30p

 

Spindle and faceplate work

Robert Chapman

Yorkshire,

01274 770617

£150/£65

40p

100 miles

As agreed with Club

Bob Cooper

Kent,

01233 732751

£50/£25

Varies

Where rather than distance

Small items: pens, lidded boxes, weed vases and tri-angular bowls

Ronald Donnachie

Ayrshire,

01294 833808
rockyd12001@yahoo.co.uk 

£120/£50

 

50 miles

Relief carving and piercing, General faceplate work,

Oskar Douglas

Catrine

01290 550002 
oskar.douglas@btopenworld.com
  

£180/NA

15p

50 miles

Bowl & platters, boxes and other small items, fruit, spindle turning, back to basics.

Chris Eagles

Worcestershire,

01386 859247 
chriseagles@btinternet.com
  

£95/£75

40p

 

Faceplate & spindle turning. Greenwood/natural edge bowls. Eccentric & multi-centre work.

John Edwards

Kent,

01732 355479 
johnedwards.ot@talktalk.net  http://www.ornamentalturning.co.uk 

£150/£100

45p

Negotiable

      An introduction to Ornamental Turning'

a Powerpoint presentation

and 'hands-on' demonstration.

Richard Findley

Leicestershire,

0116 2782687 
richard@turnersworkshop.co.uk
 
 www.turnersworkshop.co.uk  

£150/£75

35p

100 miles

Fruit, spatulas, use of brass/inlays, skew chisel work, sharpening, make your own captive ring tool.

Dennis Fisher

Essex,

01621 857114 
annfishersden@tinyworld.co.uk
 

£100/£30

25p

25 miles

Basic

Rodger Foden

Norfolk,

01508 532621 
rodger@rfoden.force9.co.uk
 

£150/£70

30p

No

Spindle turning, boxes, bowls, long stemmed goblets

 

David Grainger

Cumbria,

01768 361744 
woodinwest4@btinternet.com 

£82/
£20-25

30p

50 miles

Natural edge, platters, best sellers

Mark Hancock

Worcestershire,

01905 610500
mark@hancockhome.freeserve.co.uk 
 www.markhancock.co.uk 

£145/ £100

35p

No

Hollow forms including incising off lathe, Natural edge bowls, conversion and use of green timber. All demos include emphasis on design.

Sue Harker

East Yorkshire

01262 675478 
sueharker@tiscali.co.uk
 
 www.sueharker.com

£160/£80

25p

3 hrs from East Yorks

  Open Segment, Inside out, Multi-centre, Colour & Texturing, Wall Art etc.

Albert Harrison

Gwynedd,

01407 765447 
wood-things@hotmail.com 

£120/£60

At cost

 

Router decorated bowls, hollow forms inc texturing, craft market projects

Stephen Heeley

West Midlands,

01922 415873  

steve_heeley@yahoo

www.steveheeley.co.uk 

£120/£50

35p

No

I try to cover all aspects.

Phil Irons

Warwickshire

01789 459262

 

 

 

Hollow forms, both wet and dry wood.  Colours to enhance, surface decoration.  Sharpening.  Mini-hats.  Discussion on form, shape and design.  I bring my own lathe.

John Johnson

Northamptonshire

01327 857032

£120/£85

At cost +£5

No

Turn requested items, beginners projects, inverted turning.

Tobias Kaye

Devon,

01364 642837 
tobias@tobiaskaye.co.uk
 

£190/£70

33p

75 miles

Really good, inspiring, amusing and educational

Ray Key

Worcestershire

01386 830142 
ray.key@btopenworld.com

£165/NA

35p