Welcome to the news page of our website. On this page we will try to bring you up to date news and comments on events and issues to do with our club.

17th April 2024

Our friends down at the East Herts Woodturning Club have kindly invited our members to an all day demonstration by Richard Findley.  If you are interested please contact Glynn on the email at the bottom of the invite.  It looks like it will be a cracking day.

Come and watch
RICHARD FINDLEY
Demonstrating in person
at East Herts Woodturning Club on
Sunday 19 May 2024 10 till 4
at Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England
Cost £25 to include sandwiches, tea, coffee and biscuits
Simon Hope and Martin Pidgen will provide retail opportunities
Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come basis
For more information and ticket purchases contact
glynn.goodwin@gmail.com

12th April 2024

Please see below the recent email sent to all members.  If you are a paid-up member and are not receiving these emails please let us know.

21st March 2024

Our friends over at Kings Lynn are holding two events in April and June, both promise to be great events.  Take a look, it might be worth taking a drive over the border into Norfolk!

15th March 2024

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

10th March 2024

We had a great time at the Midlands Woodworking Show at Newark Showground.  Thanks for all the members that came and had a chat.  We were very busy throughout the two days, promoting our fantastic craft and showcasing our club.
Chairman John had a great time wheeling and dealing on our behalf, for more stunning raffle prices at amazing prices.

1st March 2024

Please read below an email recently sent to members.

22nd February 2024

Details of another great club demonstration night can be found on the past meetings page.

17th February 2024

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

3rd February 2024

Please see below a recent email sent to all members.

22nd January 2024

We are delighted to announce that six of our members have qualified as AWGB Approved Tutors. Norman Sanders, Kevin Walker, John Johnson, Colin Spencer, Jeremy Miller and Pete Davies were assessed by the AWGB Assessor, Terry Bray at our home in Leasingham.  Before the assessments, all six members had to pass a two hour on-line course and prepare lesson plans.  Yesterday they each gave tuition to a club member in a one hour lesson which was assessed by Terry.
Thanks to members Richard King, Mike Perdeaux, Jim Ferguson, Richard Taylor, John Perberdy and Angela Kelham, who acted as guinea pigs to the would be tutors.  Special thanks to Terry Bray for giving up his Sunday to assess everyone.
Another great example of how our club continues to improve.

Our Approved Tutors L to R Colin Spencer, Pete Davies, Kevin Walker Terry Bray (AWGB Assessor), Norman Sanders, John Johnson & Jeremy Miller.

If you are interested in becoming a Tutor, please email in or speak with a committee member.

19th January 2024

Please read the report on our recent club meeting on the past meeting page.

13th January 2024

Please read below a recent email to all members.

Hi All,

With Christmas a distant memory, we now look forward to another great year woodturning with Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners. We start, on Tuesday 16^th January with your chance to comment on how the club is progressing at the  AGM, followed by a masterclass from Chairman, John Ingamells. The club shop will be open in the Jessop room, there will be another great raffle and we hope that many of you will enter into the upgraded club competition.  Don’t forget the competitions now have topics.  This month they are; 
Rowan Novice – a bowl with maximum diameter 8″.
Oak Open – a goblet.  

The display table will be available for you to showcase your work and refreshments will be served during the break. You will be able to access the shop and toilets prior to the main hall opening at 7pm. Cost of this great night out? just £5 per person.  Please remember we are a cash only club.

All this years demonstrators and competition topics can be viewed by visiting the diary page of our website. www.lincsturners.co.uk 

As we stand, just over 50% of members have renewed their membership.  Can we remind you that this needs to be paid by the end of February.  Membership Secretary Tom, will be ready on Tuesday to accept your £15 and update your membership book. (£10 if you are over 60).

Finally, here’s a date for your diary!  

As in previous years the club will be standing at the show on both days.  Why not take advantage of the advanced ticket sales and save yourself a couple of quid.

See you all on Tuesday,

9th January 2024

With a new year we start to look forward to events that will soon be with us. Please see below an advert for the Midlands Woodworking Show on the 8th & 9th March at Newark Showground.  A great, sociable show with many trade stands and some well known faces doing demonstrations throughout the weekend.  We will, as in previous years, be standing at this event on both days.  Advance tickets are now on sale, so grab yourself a £2 saving by visiting the ticket office www.nelton.co.uk 

31st December 2023

Please see below a recent email sent to all members.  If you are a paid up member and are not receiving these emails please contact us on lincsturners@hotmail.com so we can add you to the mailing list.

23rd December 2023

At our recent Christmas Party we were entertained with some live music by club member Dave Naylor.  One of the songs performed was written by Dave and you can listen to it by going to the 19th December entry on our past meetings page.

21st December 2023

May we, at Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners, wish all our members, friends and colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.  We look forward to welcoming you all back to the club at our first meeting next year on the 16th January 2024.  This will be our AGM followed by a demonstration.  Please note, we do not hold a workshop night in January.

20th December 2023

Details of our excellent Christmas Party can be seen on the past meetings page.

16th December 2023

In need of some lighting for your workshop?  Check out the shop page for more details.

12th December 2023

Continuing with our review of the Health & Safety of the club, we are delighted to announce that we now have 11 qualified First Aiders in our membership.  Yesterday eight members were trained by club member Greg Henry, who is a qualified instructor with +Elements First Aid Training (www.elementsfirstaid.co.uk). These successful members now join our existing three members to form a team who will be able to provide first aid cover at all club events.  Well done and thanks to the whole team;
Richard Carlton
Greg Henry
Mark Johnson
Merv Johnson
Rob Lynes
Jeremy Miller
David Slater
Colin Spencer
Geoff Ventress
Kevin Walker
Darren Waters

6th December 2023

Details of yesterdays workshop night, enjoyed by 91 members, can be found on our past meetings page.

4th December 2023

Thank you for inviting me to do a demonstration for your club, I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did, it’s good to see such a well organised club.  I wish others were as good, I look forward to coming over to see you all in the future. 

Regards 

Andy 

1st December 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

21st November 2023

Details of another exceptional club night can be found on our past meetings page.

18th November 2023

Please see below a recent email sent to all members:

16th November 2023

Club member John Cleator has a lathe for sale.  Details can be found on our shop page.

3rd November 2023

Please see below a recent email sent out to all members.

18th October 2023

We had another great club night yesterday, a report of the event can be seen on our past meetings page.

11th October 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

1st October 2023

Another important email that has been sent to club members;

30th September 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members;

25th September 2023

We are pleased to announce that our demonstrator diary for 2024 has been finalised and can be viewed on the diary page, by scrolling down below the 2023 details.

24th September 2023

We had another great club night last week and a brief report with photos can be read on our past meetings page.

16th September 2023

Below is a recent email sent to all members regarding our next club night.

31st August 2023

Please see below the latest email sent to all members.  If you are a paid up member and are not receiving our emails please contact us so we can add you to the mailing list.  (lincsturners@hotmail.com)

28th August 2023

Some of our members enjoyed a great visit and tour around the factory of Ashley Iles last Saturday.  It was a most enjoyable morning, the historical information, explanations and demonstrations were excellent.
Thanks to John and Sarah of Ashley Iles for being so informative and welcoming.

Thanks to member Paul Clingo for the photos.

23rd August 2023

The Worshipful Company of Turners is holding its biennial exhibition and competitions, public viewing and purchasing day on 19th October 2023. Enjoy the very best in contemporary turning with the Master’s exhibition and over ten competitions ranging from mixed media (wood, pewter and leather) to ornamental turning and ancient pole-lathe methods.  Held in the beautiful and historic Pewterers’ Hall in London, there’s also the chance to buy competition pieces and a selection from the leading turners of the UK as well as supporting young emerging turners. Free tickets are available through Eventbrite at www.eventbrite.co.uk

22nd August 2023

We have received an email from Turners Retreat with regards to members discount.  Please note, where they state ‘valid card’ you need to produce your valid membership book as shown below.

Email from Turners Retreat;

For your information, our Club Discount Scheme has been reviewed and revised.

Club Members who present a valid card in-store will now receive 5% off all products, including tools, chucks, timber, finishes and project accessories.

Please note, the discount cannot be applied to any machinery (products that have a plug), courses, vouchers or any existing offers.

Don’t forget as a club member discount is available at other stores.  Please visit the links page to find out where you could save some money!

16th August 2023

We had another great club night, yesterday.  Please visit our past meetings page for more details.

2nd August 2023

The club has just put some power tools for sale on the shop page.  Take a look and grab yourself an amazing bargain.

30th July 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.  If you are a member and are not receiving these emails, please get in touch so we can add your details to the mailing list.

All this for just £3 per person, please remember we are a cash only club.

 

Our Chairman, John Ingamells has some timber, mainly yew, which is in need of a good home.  It’s free of charge, but you need to collect it yourself.  Take a look at the photos and if you are interested give him a call on 07860 713743, but make haste as it won’t be available for long.  

He’s also sent a short video to entice you to give him a call.  Go on, you can never have too much free wood.

 

Hopefully we will see you all on Tuesday.

 

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29th July 2023

Woodturning demonstration by Gary Rance

All Day

August 19^th 2023

At Trent Valley Woodturners

Kegworth Village Hall Site

DE74 2FH

Start time 10:00am  

Book via Eventbrite from 28^th July. Link on email and below.

Cost £15

Tea and coffee provided. Please bring your own lunch.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woodturning-demonstration-by-gary-rance-tickets-677609156227

16th July 2023

Please see below a recent email sent to all members:

Hi All,
Next Tuesday, 18th July we welcome professional demonstrator Phil Greenwood to the club.  Phil will be travelling from his workshop near York to entertain us, so let’s give him a great Lincolnshire welcome.

There will be another fantastic raffle with a Rutlands 33mm x 3.5mm complete woodturning chuck being the star prize and retails at £150.  Below are a couple of photos of this fantastic prize.  The club shop will be open in the Jessop Room and the club competition will be taking entries from novice and experienced turners.  All this for just £5 entry cost.

Can we remind you that due to Health and Safety concerns the main room at the village hall will be closed whilst we set everything up for the demonstration.  However, you are welcome to browse and make purchases at the club shop in the Jessop room prior to the main hall being open.  We thank you in anticipation of your support with this issue.

23rd June 2023

We would like to use our website to promote any member who has their own website.  We have set up a ‘Members Websites’ section, so if you have your own woodturning inspired website and would like to put it on our pages, please email your details to us, www.lincsturners@hotmail.com.   Please remember if you are advertising your work and make a sale as a result of your website it being on our website, we ask that you donate 10% of the sale price to the club.

13th June 2023

Professional turner Chris Parker will be travelling to us next week from his workshop in Lancashire.  Please take a look at his message to us and below are a couple of photos of what he is hoping to demonstrate.

11th June 2023

Back in the spring we were able to put up another day with professional turner, Martin Clarkson as a raffle prize.  As before this produced a great amount of interest and the selling of many raffle tickets, which in turn results in more funds for your club.  The lucky winner was Mike Perdeaux, a new member who is also new to turning.  Mike had a splendid day with Martin and has kindly written the following account of his experience since joining the club, called ;

Third Time Lucky.

Before Christmas while shopping in Lidl I saw a small lathe with all mod cons and two tools for under £60!!  I had been thinking about a wood lathe for a long time, so I bought it.

I realised I needed more tools, so paid a visit to Ashley Iles for tools, not knowing how to use them.

I was not doing very well.  On a visit to WH Smith I bought a Woodturning Magazine, which had an article about Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners.  It informed me of a meeting the very next night, which I attended.  It was a demonstration, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

My son found a second-hand Record Power lathe locally, as he knew I was having problems with power on my original lathe.  At the next workshop meeting Kevin introduced me to Norman, who showed me how to centre the wood and stand correctly to make a cut.  You can see how green a turner I am.  Knowing how it should be done is a great help, but doing it takes practise.  On my third visit I joined the club and purchased the winning ticket in the raffle for a days instruction with Martin Clarkson.

Arriving at the appointed time, I was met by Martin and his guard dog, a lovely Rottweiler pup.

After inspecting my work, which was merely practise pieces, together with  my tools, we started with safety on the lathe.  Then centre marking the piece and being shown how the professionals do it.
Starting with my roughing out gauge, then making hollows and beads.  I have a natural tendency to move left to right with the tool and therefore I have to concentrate on rubbing the bevel on the piece when cutting from right to left.

After a break and a bacon sarnie, Martin made a sketch of a column which I tried to copy using the wood provided with the winning raffle ticket.  I have previously only done spindle turning and was then shown how to mount the piece onto a screw chuck.  I then started to form a bowl and making a tenon for the chuck.  This was then reversed to finally form a dish.  Martin then pointed out the problems with cross grain.  The dish was to form the top of the pedestal.  We then went through the same process to form the base, but unfortunately I made the tenon too big.

All too soon it was time to call it a day, I had a wonderful experience, especially as I am a beginner.  I took the pieces I had turned home to glue them together, as instructed by Martin.  A photo of the completed piece is below.

Thank you Martin for a great day and your Lancaster Bomber fridge magnet is pride of place in the kitchen!!

Mike

Well done Mike, you clearly had a fantastic day with Martin.  We will be putting more of these days with Martin in future raffles, so make sure you have a spare £1 or £2 to increase your chances of winning.

3rd June 2023

Below is the reminder email regarding the approaching workshop night.

14th May 2023

Please see below a recent email sent to all our members.  If you are a paid up member of the club and are not receiving these emails, please let us know.

4th May 2023

There’s a collection of photos, taken at the recent workshop night, available to view on the past meetings page.

Please see below a recent email sent out to all members;

24th April 2023

We are pleased to announce that we have been able to renew our in-store discount scheme with Turners Retreat, one of the leading suppliers of woodturning and woodworking equipment.  They are based at Harworth, just off the A1 near Doncaster.  Well worth a trip up to see them, but don’t forget your valid membership card as they will need to see it before applying your discount.  Why not check them out before travelling by looking at their website www.turners-retreat.co.uk

21st April 2023

WOOD SALE.  There’s a wood sale taking place over the bank holiday weekend, Saturday 29th April until Monday 1st May at 21 Sherwood Drive, Spalding, PE11 1QW.  Pete Odell is organising the sale from his home and intends to open up each day between 10am & 5pm, however it might be worth giving him a call before travelling to make sure he hasn’t popped out.  His mobile number is 07902548452.

Pete has kindly sent through a few photos of some of the timber, he has a fair amount to sell from pen blanks to tree stumps.  Might be a bargain in the offering.

20th April 2023

As the better weather arrives, so the grass starts to grow.  Do you need a new lawn mower?  Club member Geoff Espin has one for sale.  Visit the shop page for more information.

20th April 2023

We had a great club night this week, welcoming Steve Heeley to Leasingham.  A report on the night, including news of a tied competition and the lucky winner of a tuition day with a professional turner, can be found on our past meetings page.

15th April 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

Hi All,

4th April 2023

At this years’ AGM in January club member Terry Beedham was fortunate to win a days’ tuition with professional turner and club member Martin Clarkson.  Terry recently spent his day with Martin and has kindly written us a report about it.

Hi everyone, my name is Terry Beedham.  I was lucky enough to win the top prize on one of the raffles.  It was a full days woodturning tuition with Martin Clarkson.  I arrived on the day very nervous as not a lot of confidence in myself and told him so.  He put me at ease straight away and said I was there to enjoy the day and I did, it was a fantastic day.  I believe I learnt so much on the day and would do it again in a heart beat.  He has lots of patience and incredible knowledge.  So all I can say is, if a prize like that comes up again I would encourage you to try and win it.

Terry certainly enjoyed himself and if you would like to follow in his footsteps, we are pleased to announce that at our next club demonstrator night on 18th April, one of the raffle prizes will be a full days’ tuition with Martin.  Make sure once you have paid your entrance fee, you purchase some raffle tickets from Tom, as they say ‘You’ve got to be in it, to win it’.

1st April 2023

Please read below a recent email sent to all members:

31st March 2023

Please read below a recent email sent from the committee to members:

Hello Member,

As a result of our increasing membership, we are now very close to the 100 attendee room limit at Leasingham Village Hall for Demonstrations on our Club Nights.  Over the last few months we have had 90+ members attending these nights, which is an excellent turnout for such a rural Club, with a wide spread catchment.  Our current Membership list shows 134 members, of which 121 are paid up members, with 14 New Members having joined and paid this year.  This does mean, however, with 13 unpaid members and new members joining every month, that we are having to consider closing membership to new members, as the room limit means that we will, potentially, be having to turn away members.  As part of this concern, we are having to contact members who have not yet paid the  membership subscription, for 2023, which is now well overdue.

Therefore the committee have decided that any lapsed memberships will be closed from 10pm on the evening of Tuesday 7th April, which is a Workshop Night for the Club.  If you wish to remain a member of the Club could you please contact our Membership Secretary, Tom Collishaw by email: thomasbri@sky.com or by Phone: 01529 303999 or by attending the Workshop Night to renew your membership before the above time and date.

If you no longer want to continue membership or are unable to continue membership could you please let Tom know. 

We will be sad to lose members but, if the circumstances are such that you can no longer be a member, we fully understand and wish you well for the future.

Best Regards

23rd March 2023

Our recent club night was a huge success, for details visit the past meetings page.

20th March 2023

Please read below an email message from our Chairman.

19th March 2023

Please read below a recent email to all members.  If you have paid your 2023 membership and are not receiving emails, please contact us by email with your details and we’ll get you on the mailing list.

12th March 2023

Midlands Woodworking Show

The club had an exceptional time at the Midlands Woodworking Show this weekend.  After a three year break due to co-vid, it was good to be back on display, showcasing our fantastic craft.  We rekindled old acquaintances and made some new friends and contacts. There was an excellent display of projects turned by members which provoked some very interesting conversations with visiting turners.  Many thanks to those who stepped up to demonstrate to the crowds.  We were pleased to see so many club members calling in for a chat, it certainly made us realise what an excellent pro-active, friendly club we have.

All the work by members looked amazing on our stand.  One piece in particularly caused much discussion on how the decoration was achieved.  Turners from all over the country were keen to learn how it was completed, so we have asked Martin Ford to explain.  Martin has kindly produced the following advice on how he achieved the rim decoration.

I displayed a bowl with a metal leaf rim at the Newark Show and Kevin has said there was a fair amount of interest in it and has asked if I’d write a few lines about how I achieve the result, so here goes.

Still with me? Time to get to work. First the easy bit, turn your bowl and finish it outside and inside. I finish with 240 grit, sanding sealer, True Grit abrasive paste, food safe danish oil and microcrystalline wax but not the oil or wax on the rim to be decorated. However, you must use a sanding sealer and knock it back on the rim whatever your method of finishing. Now the fun starts! I gently stir the size and with the lathe running slowly, 100rpm is the lowest I can go, apply a thin coat of size with the artist’s brush to where you want to apply the leaf. I find I can’t get a satisfactory coverage this way but it gives me some lines to follow when I take the piece off the lathe, you may want to skip straight to the next step. I now take the bowl off the lathe, whether you leave it on the chuck and remove the whole caboodle or just take it off the chuck is up to you. I now make sure I have complete size coverage of the area where I want to apply the leaf. Don’t go overboard with the size, the best way I can describe it is you want a ‘film’ of size. Now wait, I told you you’d need patience!  The only question is how long? I think this is temperature dependent for the most part and there’s a bit of trial and error involved. My workshop is around 15 to 16C in the winter and I wait 20 – 25 minutes, too early and you end up with a mess, too late and you end up with a mess. Now gently apply your leaf with the make-up brush lightly tamping it down. A tip here, especially if you’re using loose leaf you need to be draught free. I have a small electric fan heater in the workshop and have to turn it off otherwise the draught created blows the leaf around. It’s ok to overlap the leaf and you’ll end up with some where you don’t really want it, that’s ok also, providing there’s no size there it will brush off later. Now for more of that patience! At this point I have to resist brushing the excess leaf away because you risk brushing away bits you don’t want to, so I put the bowl out of sight, probably indoors and leave it for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Once you’re happy with that  you can brush away all of the excess leaf with your make-up brush, any stubborn little bits not where you want them can be gently scraped off with a fingernail. The bowl can now go back on the lathe and the edges of the decoration tidied with the tool of your choice. I use a bowl gouge with a very fine scraping cut. Take the bowl off the lathe for hopefully the last time! Now apply your degreaser to the leaf. The manufacturer’s instructions say 2 drops on a damp cloth, I use kitchen roll. I then leave it overnight, I seem to remember it has to be left for a minimum of 8 hours. Finally time to apply the lacquer, again I use an artist’s brush and apply a very, very light coat. Next, you have probably guessed, wait, I leave it overnight. I apply 3 coats of lacquer leaving overnight between each. I think the full curing time for the lacquer is something like 14 days. 

8th March 2023

Another great Workshop Night yesterday, please visit the past meetings page for more information.

5th March 2023

Please see below a recent email sent to all members:

1st March 2023

Have you picked up a copy of the latest edition of Woodturning?  We are very pleased that there is an article on our club regarding our time during Co-vid.   Get yourself a copy, pop the kettle on and turn to page 96.

22nd February 2023

Read a report from last night’s demonstration evening on the past meetings page and take in the competition results on the competition page.

21st February 2023

Club member Charlie Ridley has put some items up for sale on the shop page.

21st February 2023

The Midlands Woodworking Shop is fast approaching, taking place on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th March 2023 at Newark Showground.  Our club will be in attendance, so if you’re planning on going, do pop over and have a chat.
Tickets are available on-line at Nelton.co.uk and there is a good saving for those buying in advance.

13th February 2023

The revamped website is now in operation and I’ve had my lesson on how to edit.  Many thanks to Colin Spencer for upgrading the website and for having immense patience whilst teaching me.  
A report on the February Workshop Night is now on the past meetings page and includes a photo of John’s pewter piece.

18th January 2023

Unfortunately we are experiencing problems with the past meetings page, so for the time being it will be posted here on the news page.

Club AGM

We had 65 members attend the AGM this year. Chairman John Ingamells gave his yearly report about club activities over the last twelve months. Our treasurer Ann Giles presented the club accounts, which are doing quiet well. Tom Collishaw, membership Secretary reported that membership was up to over 120, with eight new members joining in the first 17 days of 2023!
The committee members are all prepared to serve another term and were therefore voted en block for another year.
During ‘any other business’ the membership was asked for volunteers to become Club First Aiders and we were pleased with the response.

Following the AGM the members were well entertained by Nick Brown, Area Ranger for Belton House National Trust. Nick gave a passionate talk about the park at Belton, the Belmount Tower and ‘Yellow Meadow Ants’! He also gave a wonderful insight into his day to day commitments to the park and trees.

Nick kindly judges the competitions and the results awarded can be found on the competitions page.

In the raffle Terry Beedham was the winner of a day’s tuition with professional turner, Martin Clarkson and is looking forward to mastering the skew chisel!

22nd December 2022

Calling all our lady members!!
There is an all-women woodturning week – Bursary/ Scholarship, taking place next August in Ireland. It’s worth over 1,150 euros, but is free, except for travel, should you be a successful applicant. For more information please click on this link. https://www.awgb.co.uk/all-women-wood-turning-week-bursary-scholarship/

22nd December 2022

A report of the Christmas party can be read on the past meetings page.

17th December 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all members.

Hi All,

The committee met this week, so here is an update on a few items that we discussed.

Midlands Woodworking Show
We are pleased to announce that we will, after a three-year absence due to co-vid, be having a stand at the Midlands Woodworking Show at Newark showground on the 11^th & 12^th March 2023. It has always been an excellent show and an ideal occasion for us to showcase our club.

Tool hire / loan
We were delighted by the response with regards to the idea of hiring/loaning expensive tools to members. Comments and ideas made were very well received, we look forward to trying to progress the idea. As you can imagine the logistics of making this a successful addition to our club is many fold, so please bear with us whilst we make all the necessary arrangements. However, we are hopeful to have something in place by the first few months of next year.

Annual membership subscriptions
Membership subscriptions for 2023 are now due and we are pleased to announce that annual membership will remain at the same price, as it has done for over 20 years, £15 or £10 concessions (Over 60’s).

The success of the club since co-vid has caused some positive problems. Membership now stands at 121 members and we are aware of the health & safety implications if our membership continues to grow. In view of this we have had to state that if your annual membership is not paid by the end of February, you will be classed as having left the club and are therefore no longer a member. So please pay Tommy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you are unable to attend any of the club meetings before the end of February, please contact us and we will arrange payment over the phone or by post.

Christmas party
We now look forward to our Christmas party next Tuesday, 20^th December. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Our chairman, John Ingamells will be demonstrating for the first hour before we break for our buffet. The presentation of annual awards will then take place, followed by not one, but two raffles. The first, which is free to enter, will be for a Christmas hamper valued at over £100. Every member’s name, as of the 1^st December has been put in to the draw and one lucky winner will be electronically selected. The second raffle is just £1 per ticket and there will be many festive prizes, so please purchase your tickets from Tommy as you arrive.
We also have some live entertainment for you!! Dave Naylor has very kindly agreed to play some of Barry Teagues stunning guitars. He will also be bringing his own guitar in case it doesn’t go well with Barry’s.
The shop will not be open, we are expecting a large attendance and space is at a premium, so the buffet will be occupying the shops floor space.
We are aware that co-vid is unfortunately on the increase, as is influenza and we support the wearing of face coverings.

The committee look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday. If you are unable to attend, can I take this opportunity, on behalf of the committee, to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

8th December 2022

Details of our recent workshop night are on the past meetings page.

17th November 2022

A reminder from Trent Valley Turners that the postponed, 22nd October demonstration by Phil Irons will take place this Saturday 19th November.

There are still places available, booking via our website; www.trentvalleywoodturners.co.uk

17th November 2022

We had another excellent club night last Tuesday, a report and photos are now available on the past meetings page.

11th November 2022

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

We are very excited to welcome professional turner Rick Dobney back to the club next Tuesday, 15^th November. As you are aware, Rick demonstrated all day at our recent Club Show and he is very keen to return to show his skills to the members. He is hoping to demonstrate a simple hollow form technique with a 2- or 3-piece hollow form and a mantle clock to show his multi-axis process in action. It is clearly going to be a great demonstration.
[www.rickdobney.uk]

The club shop has taken delivery of some pre-loved stock which we hope will be available next week for members to purchase. There will be a bandsaw, a table saw, belt & disc sander, a small Jet lathe and several gouges and skews all at ridiculous prices, together with the usual consumables.

The raffle also has some fantastic prizes for you to win, including a new dust extractor for your workshop.

We would like to see many entries into both competitions, so please get busy on your lathe this weekend and support the competition or the display table.

All this for just £5 per person, please remember we are a cash only club.

The committee looks forward to seeing you all, doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

17th October 2022

Attendance Record Smashed!!!

What a great show we had yesterday, the doors opened at 9.30am and it’s fair to say that we didn’t stop until the last happy visitor left at 4pm. Almost 450 customers came through the door and by all accounts had a great experience. They were able to watch Rick Dobney demonstrating all day, chat to Peter Tree whilst he worked on his fantastic chairs and have a go at woodturning by making a Christmas tree. There were many other crafts on display, a mouth-watering choice of cakes and savouries to eat and a great prize raffle.
Many thanks to those members who worked throughout the day entertaining and staffing stalls and thank you to those members who came along to support your club.

Photos are available to view on the gallery page.

11th October 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all members.

Hi All,
Here are a couple of reminders for your diary and a question to help the committee.

Sunday 16^th October.
Our club woodturning & craft show returns next Sunday between 9.30am & 4pm at Leasingham village hall. It may be a show put on by a woodturning club, but there is so much more to enjoy. There will be several other crafters in attendance together with professional turner Rick Dobney, who will be demonstrating all day. There is a prize raffle, refreshments and the opportunity for ‘would be’ turners to have a go, free of charge. Entry is just £2 per person.

Tuesday 18^th October.
We welcome Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook to demonstrate at out next club night. Emma has been in contact to say that she’s thinking of producing a bowl or platter, which she will decorate with a new method of colouring. She has kindly sent a couple of photos to whet the appetite.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Please give your view.
The committee are keen to progress our monthly raffle and especially the Christmas raffle at our December meeting. We would like suggestions as to what kind of main prize you would like to see on the table. In recent weeks we have had a band saw and a scroll saw, but need ideas from you for more main prizes. Of course, they do not have to be tool orientated, any suggestion will receive consideration. Please give us your thoughts by return of email.

That’s it for now.

10th October 2022

Photos from the evening with Kade Bolger have now been added to the past meetings page and the gallery page. Please take a look.

7th October 2022

Members enjoyed an interesting afternoon in our chairman’s workshop, where John demonstrated and encouraged members try his copy lathe. John has a large commission order which has necessitated the use of a copy lathe and he was keen that everyone was able to see it working. Thanks, John, for a great afternoon.

6th October 2022

Last Tuesday we had a great club night. Please read more about it on our past meeting page.

3rd October 2022

There’s a Record Power CL4 lathe for sale on the shop page. If you are interested, please take a look and contact the seller, William Elkington.

3rd October 2022

The club has been sending out quite a few emails recently and it has come to our attention that we do not hold every member’s email address. If you are not receiving these emails, you are missing out on valueble club news. Please send your email address into us [lincsturners@hotmail.com}and we will add you to the mailing list.

3rd October 2022

Are you in need of some ducting and fittings for your workshop? Take a look at the shop page as Colin Spencer has some for sale at a very reasonable price.

25th September 2022

Please read below part of a recent email sent to all club members that we hold addresses for. If you are a club member and are not receiving emails, please let us know by emailing the club; lincsturners@hotmail.com

Invite to club members.
Chairman John Ingamells is currently working on a large commission order for small tables, which has necessitated the use of a copy lathe. Between 2pm & 6.30pm Friday 7^th October, John will kindly open his workshop for members to watch the copy lathe in operation. Please call in at any time during the afternoon and stay as long as you wish. There will be tea & coffee and the club shop will be open. John’s workshop is at Station House, Lowfields, Navenby, LN5 0LJ. Please put it in your diary and call in for a social afternoon. There is no charge for this event.

Do you have any First Aid qualifications?
At all club events we would like to have a qualified First Aider on site. Unfortunately, we are currently lacking in this department and therefore are hopeful that some of you may hold a first aid certificate and be prepared to be recorded as a Club First Aider. We would very much like to have several first aiders, so please, if you are qualified, contact us by email or by making contact with a committee member.

23rd September 2022

Please visit our past meeting page for a report on last Tuesday’s club demonstrator evening and the competitions page for the results of the competitions.

7th September 2022

Our demonstrator secretaries, Jeremy Miller & Pete Davies have been working extremely hard to secure some excellent demonstrators for next year. We are now able to reveal the list of professional turners who will be visiting us next year. Please visit the diary page and scroll down past the 2022 demonstrators to see who we have install.

24th August 2022

William Elkington is selling a Pro Edge System. Please visit the shop page for more details.

17th July 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all members. If you are a member and are not receiving these emails, please contact us on lincsturners@hotmail.com and we will make sure you are added to the mailing list.

Hi All.

I hope you are all keeping well and are prepared for the heatwave.
On Tuesday 19^th July we will be welcoming our good friend and exceptional turner, Mick Hanbury to our home residence at Leasingham. Mick has always provided an excellent evenings entertainment, not only with his turning skills, but his dry sense of humour is second to none!
The doors will open at 7pm and along with the windows, will remain open in an attempt to keep the hall as cool as possible. Following a brief welcoming speech from chairman, John Ingamells, Mick will begin demonstrating at 7.30pm.
The old favourites will be present; club competition, raffle and display table. Roy will be staffing the shop, selling the usual consumables and a selection of blanks.
It’s going to be a hot sticky evening, so why not pop along to Leasingham and have a hot sticky evening with your fellow turners, it will only cost you £5 for the pleasure! Please remember we are still a cash only club.

24th June 2022

Details of our recent club meeting can be found on our past meetings page.

16th June 2022

Details of our recent open session, with some photographs is now available to view on the past meetings page.

5th June 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all members.

May I remind you of some upcoming events.

Tuesday 7^th June.
Our popular workshop evening. Doors open at 7pm for setting up and hopefully we will be ready for a 7.30pm start. There will be several lathes for you to have a go on, a sharpening station should be available and of course the club shop will be open. The evening costs just £3.00 per person, so please come along for a great social evening.

4th June 2022

Club member David Hedges would like to share with you the following link regarding segmented turning. It’s a great free tool for those who are keen to produce segmented pieces.

Go onto www.blocklayer.com

Select ‘centers spacing’

Then from the dropdown box select ‘woodturning segments’.

Have fun.

19th May 2022

We had a great return to personal meetings last Tuesday. For a full report please visit our past meetings page.

11th May 2022

Please read below a recent email sent to all members regarding our club night on 17th May.

Hi All,
Just a reminder that we will be back at Leasingham Village Hall next Tuesday, 17^th May. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, please enter the hall by the main entrance. Professional demonstrator, Andy James will be entertaining us with some miniature segmented turning. All the old favourites will be returning, the raffle (£1 per ticket), club shop and refreshments.
We will also be starting the 2022 club competition for both novice and advanced turners. A copy of the competition rules is attached, so have a read and please consider making an entry.
The display table will also be out for you to showcase your work. This is a great way to encourage discussion and inspiration amongst the membership.
The evening concludes at 10pm, but we do encourage and thank anyone who can assist in packing away.
It is expected to be a great evening and all for just £5 per person, please pay our new president and treasurer, Ann. She’ll be sat, ready and waiting, near to the kitchen hatch.
Please note that we are still a cash only club.

4th May 2022

Annual General Meeting

Last night we were able to hold our AGM at the home of our Chairman. 37 members enjoyed an extremely positive meeting before having refreshments and browsing in the club shop. Our shop proprietor, Roy Manders is certainly living up to his ‘Aunty Wainwright’ nickname as members were expertly relieved of their cash.

Chairman John Ingamells opened the meeting by explaining that with the passing, of our well respected president Charles Giles, it was now time to appoint an new one. John explained that he would like to propose Charlie’s wife and our treasurer Ann to become club president. Ann has been treasurer for twenty years, having agreed to take on the role for 6 months!! During that time she has missed just one meeting. John put Ann’s appointment to the members who unanimously voted to make Ann Giles our new president. Ann said she was delighted to take on the role, especially as it was previously held by her husband. The members were delighted to hear that Ann is also prepared to remain as club treasurer.

All the existing committee members are prepared to stand for another year, so it was proposed and unanimously agreed to re-elect the whole committee. Jeremy Miller, having been co-opted onto the committee during the last year, was also officially elected to serve.

The chairman, treasurer and membership secretary delivered their annual reports, which were well received by the membership. The club finances are in good order and membership currently stands at 126.
Demonstration secretary Pete Davies explained the difficulty, following co-vid, of hiring demonstrators for future meetings. Although he has already secured bookings well into 2023, there is a concern regarding the cost, due to travel mileage and availability of future demonstrators. It was suggested and agreed that we should explore the possibility of occasional zoom demonstrations to members in the village hall. This would open up the prospect of hiring demonstrators from around the world. Upon the request of the members, the committee will make enquiries into the logistics of internet remote demonstrations within the village hall.

Before closing the meeting, John expressed his thanks to everyone for attending.

28th April 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all members.

Here’s a few dates for your diary.

3^rd May – This will be our AGM and we will be holding it outdoors! Having not held an AGM since 2019 we need to complete this meeting, so it will commence at 6.30pm at our Chairmans home address of Station House, Lowfields, Navenby, Lincs. LN5 0LJ. There is no requirement to let us know you are attending, just turn up for a free cup of tea or coffee. We can rattle through the AGM before having a chat and catching up with each other before browsing through the club shop. Can we ask that you consider bringing a chair with you, as we can only provide limited seating and wrap up, it could be a cold evening. This is a free evening, there is no charge to attend.

17^th May – We are back at our home base in Leasingham Village Hall for our first ‘in person’ club night since last autumn. Local professional turner, Andy James will be demonstrating miniature segmented turning. All the usual attractions will return; there will be a prize raffle, the club shop will be in attendance, refreshments are available at a small donation and the club competition for 2022 will commence. We have attached the competition rules for your information, please consider supporting this event. The display table will also return, so you can display your work to give inspiration to other members.
The cost of this evening remains at £5 per person.

7^th June – Our first workshop meeting back at Leasingham. Doors open at 7pm to set up the lathes and shop. A great social evening to have a go, watch others or just chat with likeminded folks. Refreshments and the display table will also be available, all for the price of £3 per person.

Sunday 12th June – During the last two years we instigated open sessions at our Chairman Johns home in Navenby. These proved very popular, so we have decided to hold the occasional open session during the summer months at Johns home (address as above). We start off between 2pm & 5pm Sunday 12th June. We will have two lathes available, together with a sharpening system. The club shop will be open and there will be refreshments, all at no charge. There is no requirement to book a place, you can drop in at any time and stay as long as you wish.

Wig-stands – We are still producing wig stands for St Barnabas Hospice and respectfully ask that all members consider making one or two. They are great fun to turn as they challenge both faceplate and spindle work. Attached are some instructions, but you are most welcome to make your own design as long as they are fit for purpose. Please bring along your stand to any club event and we will deliver it to St Barnabas. Please ask if you need some timber to make one, we can supply it free of charge.

That’s it for now, we look forward to seeing you all at the AGM on the 3^rd May.

**Please visit the competition page to access the rules**.

26th April 2022

Our demonstrator on the 17th May, Andy James has just sent us these photos of some of his work. He intends to demonstrate miniature segmented turning and it promises to be an interesting evening. (Click on individual photo to enlarge).

21st April 2022

On 17th May we will be returning to our home base at Leasingham Village Hall for a club night. Local demonstrator Andy James from Gainsborough will be taking to the stage and has informed us that he intends to demonstrate segmented miniature turning. The club shop will be open, there will be a grand raffle and we will be serving tea and coffee during the break. The display table will be there for you to showcase your excellent work for other members to admire and take inspiration. It promises to be a great night and all for just £5 per person.

28th March 2022

Please read below a recent email sent out to all club members:

We held a zoom committee last night in readiness for the AGM, however after a long discussion, taking into account the rapidly rising co-vid infection rate in Lincolnshire and the duty of care we hold for all our members, we have decided to postpone the AGM and cancel all ‘in person’ meetings until May.
We hope that you understand and are in agreement with our decision, however we would welcome your comments and feedback if you would care to email us. (lincsturners@hotmail.com)

Our club events for the next few weeks now look like this:

5^th April – Cancelled, no meeting.

19^th April – Club zoom meeting. We will be showing another of Colwyn Way’s informative videos. Our Chairman, John Ingamells will forward details to you prior to the evening.

3^rd May – This will be our AGM as we will be holding it outdoors! Having not held an AGM since 2019 we need to complete this meeting, so it will commence at 6.30pm at our Chairmans home address of Station House, Lowfields, Navenby, Lincs. LN5 0LJ. There is no requirement to let us know you are attending, just turn up for a cup of tea or coffee. We can rattle through the AGM before having a chat and catch up with each other. Can we ask that you consider bringing a chair with you, as we can only provide limited seating.

We are hope to be back at the village hall for our club night on 17^th May.

Many thanks and take care,

19th March 2022

Norman Sanders has an Axminster Woodcut bowl saver for sale. Please visit the shop page for more details of this and other items that are for sale at the moment.

18th March 2022

Kade Bolger entertained us last Tuesday with a fascinating demonstration live from his workshop in Canada. Kade has kindly given us access to his YouTube video of the evening. You can access the video for the next 28 days. Please visit the past meetings page for the link.

9th March 2022

Please read below a recent email sent to all members.

Hi All,
It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce that as from April we will be returning all meetings to our home base at Leasingham Village Hall. We will be holding our workshop evenings on the first Tuesday of each month, whilst our club demonstration evenings will return on the third Tuesday of each month.

Tuesday 5^th April.
Although this should be our workshop evening, we have decided to start off with a free social evening. Our constitution states that we need to hold our AGM as soon as possible once we commence meeting again. So, the evening will kick off with the AGM. Formalities completed we will move on to a social evening. This is where you can all assist. We would like you all to consider bringing along a piece of work that you have completed during the last two years to put on a display table. We can then study and admire each other’s work, gaining ideas and inspiration.
There will be a grand raffle and the club shop will be open, we will also have a free buffet supper. It should be a great evening to catch up with fiends and talk about all things turning. Could we ask that for catering purposes, you let us know if you are attending by Tuesday 29^th March. You can do this by emailing us at lincsturners@hotmail.com or by phoning our Chairman John Ingamells on 07860 713743 or 01522 810522.
The hall will be open at 7pm for setting up and the AGM will commence at 7.30pm prompt and as already stated there will be no charge for this evening.

Tuesday 19^th April.
This will be our first club demo evening back in the village hall and what a cracker we have install for you. Legendary turner Mick Hanbury will be taking to the stage to break us back in with a great demonstration. Doors open at 7pm with Mick commencing his demo at 7.30pm. Admission to this evening will be £5 each, please remember that we are a ‘cash only’ club.
The monthly competition will be returning, we will email you in due course with more information.

Charlie’s Challenge.
As we move forwards and hopefully learn to live with co-vid, we have decided to end Charlie’s Challenge. Our late president, Charles Giles came up this the idea of a challenge during those dark days of the first lockdown and what a great idea it turned out to be. However, the success of Charlie’s Challenge rests squarely on the shoulders of club member and professional turner Martin Clarkson. Martin has produced 27 critic videos over the last two years. His comments and advice have encouraged us all to become better turners. His honesty and sense of humour has helped to see us through difficult times and has kept us busy in our workshops. The committee, on behalf of the members, wish to express our thanks to Martin, who can now take a well-earned rest.

Martins latest video critiquing bird houses can now be viewed on the club website www.lincsturners.co.uk

Club Name Badges.
Many members will have a club name badge and we would like to encourage everyone to wear these when attending club evenings and events. It is far more friendly if we are able to call each other by a name, other than just ‘Pal’ or ‘Mate’. If you have misplaced your badge, or it’s looking worse for wear, or you are a new member and haven’t been issued with one, could you please let us know by email (lincsturners@hotmail.com) and we will have one made for you, free of charge, hopefully for the AGM.

That’s it for now, please don’t forget to let us know if you are attending the AGM or need a club name badge.

9th March 2022

Please grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy Martin’s latest and final Charlie’s Challenge video.

15th February 2022

Club member, John Cleator has a forstner bit for sale. Please visit the shop page for more details.

6th February 2022

Please read below an email sent to all members.

Hi All,

I hope you are all keeping well

Martin Clarkson has produced his latest video for February’s Charlie’s Challenge, which you can now watch by going to the news page of the club website, www.lincsturners.co.uk

Charlie’s Challenge for March will have a spring feel to it. As the snowdrops and daffodils begin to flower and there’s lambs in the fields, we would like you to turn a birdbox for the nesting birds. There are many designs out there for you to gain inspiration, or you can amaze us with your own design. Once you have finished, please send two photos to the club email address lincsturners@hotmail.com by 9pm Friday 25th February. Martin will then produce his video for inclusion on the club website during the first week of March.

Our next club meeting will be a zoom demonstration on Tuesday 15^th February. Professional turner, Sue Harker will be demonstration a painted wide rimmed bowl from her workshop in North Yorkshire directly and exclusively to us. If time allows, she will also demonstrate some spindle work. Chairman, John Ingamells will email all members with the link to zoom prior to the evening. Please note this event is only open to members of our club.

As we move forward and learn to live with co-vid, the committee is keen to resume village hall meetings as soon as it is practical and safe to do so. Having already secured a zoom demonstration for March by Kade Bolger from his workshop in Canada, it is our aim to get back to the village hall at the beginning of April. We will continue to review this decision and will keep all members updated by email, Facebook, on the website and by telephone.

The club shop remains open for all your consumables, wood blanks and much more. To visit the shop please give John Ingamells a call on 07860 713743 between 6pm & 9pm Monday to Friday.

Please stay safe and keep turning.

6th February 2022

Martin Clarkson has kindly produced the latest video on Charlie’s Challenge, a piece of your choice, no larger than 2″ square.

9th January 2022

Please read below an important email sent to all members.

Having looked at government guidelines and taking into account the safety of our members, together with the concern as to how quickly the Omicron variant can spread, the committee have decided to cancel all village hall meeting for the next three months.
This means that our AGM which was scheduled for the 18th January has been postponed and will now be held on Tuesday 5th April, which we currently intend to be our next meeting in the village hall. We will remain fluid with this date and are prepared to postpone for the safety of the membership, if required. Should this happen, we will comply with the constitution of the club which states that we must immediately set another date.

Dates for your diary
As we did in the past, we will continue to organise meetings using the zoom facility and can inform you of the following events:

Tuesday 18th January. This will now be a zoom meeting in the form of a social evening. We would like members to show us what you’ve been doing in your workshop. Please try to attend, it’s short notice but we would like you all to come along, have a chat and show us some of your work.

Tuesday 1st February. This should have been a workshop evening, but will now be a zoom meeting. We are seeking permission to be able to show you some Axminster promotional videos, which will then provoke some friendly chat. We also encourage you to bring an item of your work to give inspiration to others.

Tuesday 15th February. We are pleased to announce that our demonstrator secretary, Pete Davies has worked wonders in securing a live demonstration from the excellent turner, Sue Harker. Sue will demonstrate live from her workshop in North Yorkshire directly and exclusively to you in the comfort of your own home.

Tuesday 1st March. Hopefully another Axminster inspired zoom meeting, with a chance to show off your work and exchange some Lincolnshire banter.

Tuesday 15th March. We hope to have secured to services of another professional demonstrator to give us a zoom demo. Further details will appear on the website.

Tuesday 5th April. We hope to be back in the village hall for this workshop meeting and will start by holding our AGM.

Our chairman John Ingamells will send out an email prior to all the above meetings with log in details. Please note that these meetings are only for members of our club.

Charlie’s Challenge
We are delighted to announce that Martin Clarkson has kindly agreed to continue with Charlie’s Challenge. So, Charlie’s next challenge is for you to produce anything you wish, providing it is no larger than 2″ tall or wide! (That’s 5cm for the younger members). Once completed, please photo it with a rule to show its size and send two different angled photos to the club email address by 9pm Friday 28th January. Martin will then produce another great video which will appear on the website the following week.

Wig Stands
The club remains committed to producing wig stands for St Barnabas Trust and would encourage all members to get involved. If you require any wood for this project, please contact our Chairman, John Ingamells who will arrange to supply you some, free of charge. Advice and instructions are available in the attachment to this email. John can be contacted between 6pm and 9pm Monday to Friday on 07860 713743.

Club Shop
The club shop remains open during these difficult times. If you would like to make any purchases, please give John a call on the number above and he’ll arrange to take your hard-earned cash from you. Maybe you could pick up some free timber for a wig-stand when making your purchase.

Midland Woodworking Show
The Midland Woodworking Show which is held at Newark Showground in March has once again fallen victim of the pandemic and will not take place this year. The organisers hope to hold the event next year and have already asked us to have a stand at the event.

That’s all for now, further updates will be posted on the website and in future emails.

7th January 2022

Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we have made the decision to cancel all village hall meeting for the next three months. More details to follow by email and here on the website.

31st December 2021

As another challenging year draws to an end, we would like to wish all members and their families a Happy New Year. We hope to get activities back into the village Hall as soon as possible, but we will only do this when we believe it is the correct, safe course of action. We will keep you updated of all decisions and activities via the website, Facebook and email.

Happy New Year everyone.

24th December 2021

The committee would like to wish all members and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are hopeful that we will be able to return to the village hall in the new year. We will keep you updated by email, on the website, Facebook and by telephoning those members who do not have computers.

Merry Christmas to you all.

23rd December 2021

There is a short report of our Christmas zoom meeting on the past meeting page.

15th December 2021

Please read below an email sent to all club members regarding our revised Christmas meeting.

Hi All

Following the announcement of the cancelled Christmas Party, we feel it’s such a shame that many of the members will not get together until the new year .

We have had many thoughts about how or what we can do to bring people together for a chance to wish each other a happy and safe Christmas. This has inspired us to do something different through the zoom meetings that many of us have attended during the lockdowns.

On Tuesday 21st December we intend to have a club zoom meeting with a difference. It will be in the form of an open panel question night, with some well-respected guests.

Thanks to Martin Clarkson we will be joined by Kade Bolger from Canada and Billy Dillard from Louisiana, USA.

Kade was inspirational with the club producing many wig-stands for St Barnabas Hospice, yet his reputation is for his oil finishes, for which he produces some of the best ever seen.

Billy is a renowned lazar engraver. He will give advice on how to get started in this fascinating art.

We will also be joined by Colin Spencer who has a vast experience in 3d printing. Colin has recently joined the club and is keen to pass on advice to would be ‘3d printers’.

We are also hopeful to be joined by Robert Franklin who has an expertise in using resin in wood.

This is an impressive line-up for a social chat. There will be ample opportunity to ask these guys questions on the night, but if you would prefer to send a question prior to next Tuesday, please email us and we will ask the experts on your behalf.

The committee, with much assistance from Martin, has worked extremely hard to put on this evening at such short notice. We would like to see as many of you as possible, so pop a mince pie in the oven, pour yourself a glass of festive cheer, put on your Christmas jumper and join us from the comfort of your own armchair at 7.30pm Tuesday 21st December. We will email the log in details to every member prior to the event. Please note that this free virtual event is only open to members of our club.

See you next Tuesday

13th December 2021

Please watch Martin’s latest critic video of Charlie’s Challenge by clicking below.

13th December 2021

Please read below an important email sent out to all members.

Hi All,

Having looked into government advice and with consideration regarding the safety of our members, the committee have made the difficult, but understandable decision to cancel our Christmas party scheduled for Tuesday 21st December 2021 at Leasingham Village Hall. We do not feel that we can, under current circumstances, organise a party in a safe environment at this time of the year.
We do not have a workshop evening in January, so our next meeting should be the AGM and demonstration on Tuesday 18th January 2022. At the moment, this meeting will go ahead as planned, however in these difficult times we will remain cautious and comply with government guidelines. We will remain fluid in our decisions and will keep you informed by email, on the website, Facebook and phoning those members who do not have access to computers.

Charlie’s Challenge, will be taking a break during the festive period. The committee, will continue to work hard on your behalf and are looking forward to an interesting 2022. Please visit our website diary page to see who our Demonstrators Secretary, Pete Davies has lined up for us. We just hope we are able to meet up to enjoy this exciting programme.

The committee would like to wish each and every one of you a peaceful, healthy Christmas and New Year.

Take care and stay safe.

12th December 2021

Please visit the diary page to see who our demonstrator secretary Peter Davies has booked for 2022. There are some exciting new demonstrators, as well as some friends and supporters of our club.

11th December 2021

Unfortunately we are experiencing some problems with Martin Clarksons critic video of Charlie’s Challenge. Once it’s sorted we will update this news page.

17th November 2021

Details of last nights club night can be found on our past meetings page.

15th November 2021

The club has some pre-loved power tools for sale at very competitive prices. To view these items please visit the shop page of the website. They will also be available to view at the club shop on club and workshop evenings.

7th November 2021

Please see below a recent email sent to all club members.

Hi All,

Club night returns
We are delighted that on Tuesday 16th November we will be returning to as normal as we’ve been for over eighteen months. At 7pm the doors will open at Leasingham village hall for our first club night since the start of the pandemic. Our professional demonstrator this month is club favourite, Martin Clarkson. Martin will begin his demonstration at 7.30pm, breaking for tea/coffee and of course the drawing of the prize raffle, before continuing with his demo until 10pm. We have decided not to have our monthly competition this month, but will have the display table where you can show other members what you’ve been doing in your workshop. The club shop will be open as usual. It promises to be a great night and all for just £5 per person.

6th November 2021

Here’s the latest critic video for Charlie’s Challenge. The next challenge will be issued very soon.

5th November 2021

Great little article which recently appeared in the Sleaford Standard.

3rd November 2021

A report of last nights workshop evening is available to read on our past meetings page. Photos of the evening will be posted on that page very soon.
Martin Clarkson is currently working on his video of Charlie’s latest challenge, it will be posted here on the news page later this week.
An email will be sent to all members soon, giving details of Charlie’s next challenge, together with news of up coming events.

28th October 2021

Club Secretary Ray Blake as produced a very informative report on the recent zoom demonstration meeting with Chris Parker. Rays report is available to read on the past meetings page. There is a recording of this demonstration which chairman John Ingamells will send to all members by email.

27th October 2021

We are delighted to announce that after 18 months we finally return to Leasingham village hall for a proper club night, with a professional turner.
To ease us back into these club nights we have asked our resident professional turner Martin Clarkson to step onto the stage to entertain us. The door will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The cost will remain at just £5 per person. There will be a display table for you to show off your lockdown work, but we have decided not to run a competition this month. The club shop will be open and we hope to have the raffle up and running. Refreshments will be available.

18th October 2021

After having to postpone last years Open Day, we were very anxious with regards to opening our doors to the public this year. We should never have doubted the determination of our club members or the paying customer, as over 550 folks made the club open day 2021 the best ever attended.
Professional Turner, Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook entertained throughout the day as did Alan Cramer, Peter Davies and Colin Wilson on their own lathes. Norman Sanders gave 103 members of the public a brief individual lesson on how to turn a Christmas Tree decoration. Other club members were selling their produce, whilst our old friend, Peter Tree showcased his beautiful chairs.
Both our nominated charities, Lincolnshire Lives and St Barnabas Hospice were present, as were many other local crafts folk displaying and selling their work.
Thanks must be expressed to all the club members who assisted in setting up and staffing our stalls, before helping to pack away and tidy up the hall. Special thanks to all the ladies who managed the kitchen, keeping everyone nourished with a mouth watering supply of cakes.
Thanks to all involved, you all played your part in a great event.

8th October 2021

Please see below a recent email sent to all club members.

Below are some dates for your diaries and information regarding Charlie’s Challenge – Part 24.

Sunday 17th October.
We welcome the return of our annual Craft and Woodturning Show at Leasingham village hall. Doors open at 9.30am until 4pm, entry is just £2 per person. Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook will be demonstrating throughout the day. There is an opportunity for members of the public to have a go at turning. We have invited different crafters to showcase their work as well as having the usual raffle and refreshments. It promises to be a great event, so please spread the word and come along to support the club.

Tuesday 19th October.
This will be a zoom demonstration evening starting at 7.30pm, where professional turner Chris Parker will be demonstrating live from his workshop exclusively to us. Chairman John Ingamells will email members with the zoom log-in details prior to the evening.

Tuesday 2nd November.
We have had two workshop evening since covid restrictions have been lifted and the success of these have been unbelievable. We hope the interest continues as we return to Leasingham village hall for another workshop evening. The doors open at 7pm and costs just £3 per person, there will be several lathes in operation, together with a sharpening station. We will have the club shop open and there will be refreshments available.

Tuesday 16th November.
After eighteen months it’s finally here!! A club demonstration evening in person, at the village hall. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, with entry costing just £5 per person. To ease you back steadily we have asked our friend Martin Clarkson to make his debut on the stage. Martin’s exceptional turning skills and unique sense of humour will be on show to entertain us.
We will not be reintroducing the popular club competition just yet, but will have a display table for you to show your work and inspire other members. Please bring along anything you have turned in the last year and a half, we really want to see and admire it.

Charlie’s Challenge – Part 23 – Something with a lid.
Martin’s video of the latest challenge is now available for viewing on the news page of our website www.lincsturners.co.uk

Charlie’s Challenge – Part 24.
The popular Charlie’s Challenge will continue for the foreseeable future, so the next challenge will be to turn ‘Something that is capable of emitting light’. This could be a candle or tea light holder; it could be a table or standard lamp or even something which is using LED’s, the choice is entirely yours. Come on, get thinking outside of the box and amaze us.
You have until 9pm Friday 29th October to send two photos of your work to our email address lincsturners@hotmail.com. Martin will then produce his critic video for the website the following week.

That’s enough from me for now. Make sure you put all these events in your diary, we all look forward to seeing you.

8th October 2021

Charlie’s Challenge 23 ‘something with a lid’ is now available to view. It’s another great video from professional turner and club favourite Martin Clarkson.

7th October 2021

Club Open Day

9.30am – 4pm Sunday 17th October 2021

The club open day is fast approaching. Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook will be demonstrating throughout the day and there will be numerous craft stalls. Some club members will also be demonstrating and there will be a opportunity for the complete novice to turn a Christmas Tree.
Refreshments will be available and there will be a prize raffle.
A great event for all the family at our home venue at Leasingham village hall.

1st October 2021

Our reputation goes far and wide! We were delighted to receive the below email from Eddie Pettley in New Zealand.

Hi Guys ,
I have just seen your article in the wood turning publication about making wig stands. I am a member of the Waikato Woodworkers Guild in Hamilton, New Zealand and we have been making wig stands for twelve years for a lady who has wigs for oncology patients, to date we have made 3,400 stands from a club of 75 .members.
We get some timber donated from a large building supply company for some advertising in our newsletter and other outlets.
So keep up the good work and spread the work to other clubs in the U.K.
Cheers Eddie Pettley.

We clearly have a long way to go to catch up our friends in New Zealand, so lets keep making those wig stands for St Barnabus Hospice. If you require any timber to make one or two, please get in touch and we will supply some, free of charge.

30th September 2021

Philip Greenwoods zoom demonstration, from 21st September, is now available to watch on the past meetings page.

11th September 2021

Today the club was invited to have a stand at the Navenby Flag Fest. We took two lathes so that we were able to demonstrate and also give the opportunity for members of the public to have a go at turning.
John Ingamells and Pete Davies demonstrated some interesting projects, Norman Sanders assisted 63 customers to turn a free Christmas tree, whilst other members chatted and promoted the club and our forthcoming open day. It was a well attended event and an ideal chance to promote the craft we are so passionate about.
Below are a few photos of some very happy folks with there Christmas trees.

2nd September 2021

At our last zoom meeting chairman John Ingamells confessed to having never turned a pen, but agreed to make one in the next few weeks. True to his word, John is pleased to show his turned pen, which he told me can write underwater!! It can also write other words.

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2nd September 2021

Please see below a recent email sent to all members.

Ann Giles would like to thank members for their cards and kind words of support following the sad loss of Charles. In line with Charlies wish, his funeral will be a quiet family occasion. Our thoughts are with Ann and her family at this very difficult and sad time.

As a mark of respect, we are going to postpone ‘Charlie’s Challenge’ for this month. Having spoken with Ann, we are keen that Charlie’s Challenge continues in some form for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the latest challenge, ‘something with a lid’ will roll over to next month. Let’s make it a good one in respect to Charlie. If you have already sent some photos through, these will be held back for next month. You are most welcome to submit more than one piece. All you have to do is send two photos of your work to the club email address, lincsturners@hotmail.com by 9pm Friday 1st October. Martin will then critic the submissions and his video will be on the website the following week.

The committee are looking forwards to welcoming you all back to the workshop night next Tuesday, 7th September. Doors open at 7pm until 10pm. There will be lathes and a sharpening system, as well as the club shop. Refreshments will be available and this is all for just £3. Please remember that we are still a cash only club. We are hoping for a good turn-out and a fantastic evening. It’s been a long time since we met at the village hall, so please come along for a great social time.

29th August 2021

Please read below a letter sent to all members from our chairman, John Ingamells.

Dear Club Member,

It’s been a very long time since we last met at the club headquarters in Leasingham. There have been many changes to everyday life and I hope my letter finds you and your family well. As we are now coming out of the dreadful pandemic and clubs like ours are beginning to resume to the new normal, I wanted to write to you and give you some updates regarding our club.

During the last 16 months we have attempted to keep the club functioning with various remote events, such as our popular zoom meetings and Charlie’s Challenge. When government restrictions allowed, we met several times for outdoor sessions in my garden. I would like to thank members who participated in these events, it encouraged us all to keep ploughing on whilst staying safe.

I am now delighted that we are able to resume organised events back at the village hall, starting with our workshop evenings. We have decided to resume these evenings on Tuesday 7^th September between 7pm and 10pm and then the first Tuesday of each month thereafter. We will have several lathes out, together with a sharpening system. The club shop will be open and we will provide tea, coffee and biscuits. We will have doors and windows open to allow clean air to circulate, but will not be insisting on the wearing of face masks, we will leave this to your discretion. The cost of the evening remains at just £3.00 plus a donation for refreshments. Please note we are still a cash only club.

We have decided to hold back on the resumption of the club demonstration evenings. We feel that it is too soon to ask members to sit in close, formal rows whilst watching a demonstrator. Also, we have already booked two professional demonstrators for upcoming zoom meetings. With all this in mind we have decided that, providing there is no new lockdowns or restrictions, we will resume our club demonstration evenings on Tuesday 16^th November, doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

We continue to prepare for the club show on Sunday 17th October at Leasingham Village Hall. Attractions include an all-day demonstration by Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook. Miniature turning demonstration. The always popular ‘Have a go’ lathe. Refreshments. Plus, many more stalls, showcasing different crafts.

Prior to the pandemic our club was thriving, with just over 100 registered members, I hope that you will be able to join us on the 7^th September to meet old friends and fellow turners. It would be great to see you again as I like so many, have missed the personal contact with you all. Whilst zoom meetings have been a life line for our club, nothing beats meeting up in person and having a good time together.

If you would like more details, you can contact me on 01522 810522 after 6pm or by email john@ingamells.com

Many thanks, take care and I’ll see you on the 7^th September.

John Ingamells

Club Chairman.

20th August 2021

It is with sadness that we have to inform you that our club president Charles Giles passed away earlier this week.
Charlie was instrumental in setting up our club, when in 1993 a few friends met in a garden shed to form Lincolnshire Association of Woodturners. At that first meeting Charlie took on the role of club Secretary and served on the committee ever since. Charlie was heavily committed to the success of the club and steered it through good and not so good times. An exceptionally good turner himself, Charlie was always keen to pass on his knowledge to members. In 2016, in recognition for his hard work and dedication to our club, Charlie was made Honorary President.
Our thoughts are with Charlie’s wife Ann, our treasurer and his family at this very sad time.
Information regarding Charlie’s funeral will be posted here.

5th August 2021

Please click below to view Martin Clarkson’s video of Charlie’s Challenge 22- A piece of art.

29th July 2021

Please see an email sent to all members last night regarding future events within the club.

The club committee sat last night and made some difficult decisions with regards to moving forwards, whilst trying to protect our members and the clubs’ finances.

Club demonstrator evenings
We have decided to hold back on the re-opening of the club demonstrator evenings, on the third Tuesday of each month, until November. Many factors were considered when making this decision, including:
We feel that it is too soon to hold our normal demonstrator evenings, where members would be in close contact with each other whilst sat watching the demonstrator.
We are unsure how many members would be prepared to turn out, therefore once we have paid for a professional demonstrator, there may be a cash shortfall.
We had already secured zoom demonstrators and do not feel it appropriate to cancel these professionals, who have clearly struggled financially during the pandemic.

The next three zoom meetings are:
17th August 2021, In house video on pen making, made by club members and presented by Alan Cramer. We would also like those who have participated in Charlie’s Challenge to show and tell some of their entries.
21st September 2021, Phil Greenwood, professional turner.
19th October 2021, Chris Parker, professional turner.

Chairman John Ingamells will as usual, email all members with the log in details nearer the event. Please note; these meetings are only available to paid up club members.

Workshop evenings
Workshop evenings will return, on Tuesday 7th September 2021 between 7pm & 10pm at our home in Leasingham Village Hall. We will be getting out all the lathes and sharpening systems. Refreshments will be available and we will try to get the club shop open.

Face masks are optional and we will open doors and windows to provide a circulation of fresh air.

The cost of the evening remains at just £3. Please note that we are still a cash only club and would appreciate if you are able to bring the correct change.

Outdoor Open Sessions
We have an outdoor open session at Johns home in Navenby organised for next Tuesday, 3rd August. It will be just one session between 1pm – 5pm. The lathes and sharpening systems will be out and the club shop will be open. Refreshments will be available and free.

There is no need to book, just pop along at some time during the afternoon for a very sociable time. There’s no requirement to go on a lathe, we just want to encourage all members to call in, even if you haven’t been before.

Charlie’s Challenge
Charlie’s latest challenge, a piece of art, concludes this Friday. If you haven’t already photographed your art work, you have until 9pm this Friday to email them across to the cub email address.

Club Show
We continue to prepare for the club show on Sunday 17th October at Leasingham Village Hall. Attractions include an all-day demonstration by Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook. Miniature turning demonstration. The always popular ‘Have a go’ lathe. Refreshments. Plus, many more stalls, showcasing different crafts.

That’s it for now, hopefully we will see you all sometime next Tuesday at Navenby. If you have any concerns, please feel free to drop us an email or contact a committee member, details are on the website.

23rd July 2021

You committee have been making enquiries and seeking advice with regards to returning to action at our home in Leasingham village hall. We will be having a committee meeting next Tuesday to decide which way to progress. We have to take into consideration the safety of our membership, together with the financial implications to the club. We will keep you informed via email and through the club website, posting all information here on the news page.

14th July 2021

This month’s Woodturning Magazine features a great article about our club and it’s commitment to St Barnabas Hospice. We have now produced in excess of 50 wig stands to be donated to the charity. Thanks to all the members who have contributed and if you have not already purchased a copy of the magazine, we strongly recommend that you pop to your newsagent to pick up issue 359 and turn immediately to page 81. Happy reading!

14th July 2021

Please see below a recent email sent to all club members:

Hi,

First, I need to apologise as we are still experiencing difficulties in bringing you Martin’s critic video for Charlie’s last challenge. Please rest assured that once I am in receipt of the video it will be posted onto the news page of the website.

Charlie’s Challenge – Part 22.

In view of the difficulties we are having, we have decided to push ahead with Charlie’s next challenge.

Charlie believes, like many of us, that wood turning is an art and many of the pieces produced can be classed as art. This led Charlie to take to his dictionary and look up the meaning of ‘art’. According to the Oxford Dictionary, art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

So, there you have it, Charlie’s Challenge – part 22, will be to produce a piece of ‘art’! You have until 9pm Friday 30th July to send two photos with a rule for scale, to the club email address; lincsturners@hotmail.com. We will then ask Martin Clarkson to produce a video critiquing the pieces, which will be available to view on the website the following week.

Co-vid update

As you are no doubt aware, co-vid restrictions are being eased and life is slowly getting back to some sort of normality. Please bear with the committee as we consider all the implications of resuming our club activities at Leasingham village hall. We have to be guided by the village hall committee and their new protocols. We also have to consider our options and weather they are viable with regards to the finance of the club and the welfare of our membership. We are working hard to get back to where we all want to be, but there are going to be some difficult decisions. We thank you for your patience.

Club Open Sessions

Due to possible changes in how we might be operating very soon, we do not know if we will be holding an open session in August. However, as with all changes, we will inform you as soon as we have any news.

Club Annual Show

Our club show is scheduled for Sunday 17th October 2021 and at the moment we are heavily involved in trying to make sure it goes ahead. We have many stall holders provisionally booked and are pleased to announce that this year Emma ‘The Tiny Turner’ Cook will be the professional turner demonstrating throughout the day.

The committee works tirelessly to ensure that the club continues to progress and emerges from the pandemic in a positive, safe way. We will move forward as quickly as possible and thank you all for your support.

Take care and keep turning, we are nearly there.

14th July 2021

We are pleased to bring you Martin’s critic of Charlie’s Challenge Part 21.