FVWG February General Meeting
February 10th, 2021 – Virtual Guild Meeting on Zoom – as usual on the second Thursday of the month. Regular Guild meetings at Robert Bateman will remain suspended for …
Richard Raffan on Gouges for Bowl Turning
A note from John Spitters: “Richard Raffan has just recently started posting many videos on YouTube: all excellent videos for some of the less experienced turners, including the advanced. This …
FVWG General Meeting – January 13th, 2022
January 13th, 2021 – Virtual Guild Meeting on Zoom – as usual on the second Thursday of the month. Regular Guild meetings at Robert Bateman will remain suspended for …
Chilean Pine Fruit Bowl
This is a rather large 16 inch pedestaled Chilean Pine Fruit bowl, just enough spalt and color to support the whorl of branch bases . The 1 inch thickness of …
John Spitters goes Big and Beautiful
John Spitters goes Big and Beautiful Sometimes bigger is beautiful! This enormous 22 inch bowl by John Spitters is of Siberian Elm that once stood in Darts Hill Garden in …
Making a Ladle
Making a Ladle with Ashley Harwood In this YouTube video by South Carolina’s Ashley Harwood (https://www.ashleyharwood.com), she shows us the dos and don’ts of turning a Ladle from one piece …
Show & Tell: Dave Doman – Segmenting
A Note from Dave Doman: “I am not a very active member of fvwg, but I thought you might like to see my recent experiments with segmented bowls. They are …
Al Rumpel: Birch and Hot Peppers
A note from Al Rumpel: “(Here is) a Birch bowl I recently completed, which I textured with a dremel and then painted with red & green hot peppers. It’s going …
A Turn of the Wheels for Dick Penner
A note from Al Timms: “Dick Penner is a newer FVWG member but very keen. He attached a photo of a cake plate. He mentioned he had made some toy …
Looking to Buy: Salad Bowl
A note from Zoe: Hi there! I am looking to purchase a wooden salad bowl and would love to buy local. Does anyone know of someone who is selling right …
Chilean Pine Bowls from Ken Davidson
A Note from Ken Davidson: A pair of Chilean Pine pieces. The bowl on the right has been opened up to expose the complex figuring and spalt colors. Cheers …
Turning a 12-in x 7-in Live-Edge Cherry Bowl
Turning a 12-in x 7-in live-edge Cherry bowl A note from Michael Hamilton-Clark: Attached is a series of photos showing what I managed to do with a 14-in x 7-in …
Sanding Wood Bowls
This YouTube video is from Kent Weakley at Turn A Wood Bowl “Sanding and wood finishings are very personal. In this video, I’ll show you how I sand my wood …
FVWG General Meeting – September 2020
September 10th – Virtual Guild Meeting on Zoom – as usual on the second Thursday of the month. Regular Guild meetings at Robert Bateman will remain suspended for the …
Spalted Silver Birch Bowl
Spalted Silver Birch Bowl This video by Brandstrup on YouTube is remarkably clear on the steps for turning a larger bowl.
Turning a Birch Log: Success after a Fail
Turning a Birch Log: Success after a Fail Brandstrup, from Denmark, intended to turn a vase from a spalted birch log but finished with something else entirely.
Easy Padauk Plate
Easy Padauk Plate Alan Stratton from As Wood Turns shows us this easy method to turn a small plate. And I wish I had scraps like that ; ‘ ) …
Refining the Wooden Amplifier by Michael Hamilton-Clark
Turning the wooden “Burka” amplifier with Michael Hamilton-Clark: I decided I’d have a go at making a wooden amplifier along the lines of the YouTube video for which John Spitters sent …
Chip ‘n Dip by Allan Cusworth
A note from Allan Cusworth: “Here is a picture of my Chip n Dip Bowl for posting on the website. I used a Sorby texturing tool with the pointed wheel …
Turn a Bowl on a Pole Lathe
Turn a Bowl on a Pole Lathe Ben Orford is based in the beautiful county of Herefordshire where, in his workshop, he makes a wide range of carving tools, bushcraft …