Our members throughout 2021 have been flexing their imaginations and creativity through a selection of different challenges. Here is a look back at just some of the pieces submitted to…
Category: December ’20 Christmas Freestyle
Clean shaven gnome
A bit of a last-minute entry, I finally had a go at turning a gnome, after Rebecca’s excellent demo, but had nothing to make a beard from, so i decided…
Simple tea light holder
I like finishing at the moment with the classic wax
Christmas tea light
Tea light and candle holder The Yew looks lovely I think with really strong pink lines in the grain
Gold leaf sweetie dish
Spalted Beech finished with hold gilt
Brass inlay nut bowl
Brass powder inlay
Christmas table centre
Few bits of yew on a bit of yew
Woodturning shop pen kit
Bought kit from woodturning shop. Not a pen expert but seemed to go together well.
Christmas clock
Floating Maple clock finished simply with classic wax
Christmas smorgasbord
A few quick gifts made over the holidays
Snow men & Christmas trees
Lots of snow families turned this year
salt and pepper mill
attempt to a salt and pepper mill .the salt one has white embellishing wax and the pepper one black embellishing wax
christmas night light
combination of trees and snowman with a small night light
“avant garde” nativity scene
a modern nativity scene finished by my wife crochet
California Snowman Trio
What exactly are California Snowmen? It’s simple, they never melt.
Angels Singing High
This is a trio of angels I create to place as centerpieces on a table or fireplace mantle.
Moss Roof Birdhouse
This is a birdhouse ornament with a roof made of green moss.
Beehive Birdhouse
This is a birdhouse ornament with a beehive style roof and a red robin.
Fencepost Snowmen
I make these snowmen put of 4×4 fenceposts.
Natural Edge Ornament
Ornament with bark and finial.
I’m an Angel
Base – ovangol, body – cherry with an African rosewood waist and painted sycamore wings. The wings are 1mm at the edge, 2mm in the centre to give support and…