Here are a few pics of the demo. Thanks to Gigi for taking all the photos.
I chose to do something I have been thinking about for some time. Taking two identical blanks and turning two very different basic designs. One design that one may call basic or functional, typically something that a beginner might turn, maximising the 'volume' of the blank. The other design that one might call elegant or artistic, typically something that a more eperienced turner might turn, giving more attention to the aesthetics of the object being turned. It has more gracious lines, a smaller foot, and less stability.
It was really a demo aimed at beginner turners to encourage them to think about the variety of design possibilities from any individual blank, not be scared of removing lots of wood if that is what the design calls for (wood is not generally a precious resource). It also showed that one must not allow the size of the spiggot held in the chuck to dictate the size of the foot of the final piece and often then, its other proportions as well.
Attentive audience
"Visualise the line"
"Extend the line, in your mind's eye, into the spiggot held by the chuck"
Thys expanded, "and if you aren't able to visualise the line then you can do it this way" ...
a stepwise approach
As always there were lots of questions about the particular grind I was using on my gouge ...
a typical 'Elsworth grind' in this case
And if I had bothered to hollow the piece ...
this is how I would have reverse mounted it on the lathe to turn the very small foot
Two very dissimilar shapes from identical cylindrical blanks
Now two very dissimilar shapes from disc shaped blanks
The first, a very practical shape that one might use for turning a 'sand container' for a zen garden for instance
Then a more elegant shape that one may use to serve after dinner mints!
The zen garden shape ... in my right hand
and the after dinner mints shape ... in my left hand
Here are a number of other pics of club members ...
(all names from left to right)
Mike Bester, Ken Pilkington and Phillip Antrobus
Mike Bester, Thys Carstens (behind), Ken Pilkington, Peter Nicolle (behind), Philip Antrobus
Mike Bester, Thys Carstens (behind), Ken Pilkington, Peter Nicolle (behind), Philip Antrobus, Bert Parker (behind), Dave Nathan, Hugh Scholtz, Steve Bull (far behind), Darryl Bailey (far behind), Derek Westley (near right)
Mike Bester, Thys Carstens (behind), Ken Pilkington, Peter Nicolle (behind), Philip Antrobus, Bert Parker (behind), Dave Nathan, Hugh Scholtz, Steve Bull (far behind), Darryl Bailey (far behind), Derek Westley (middle), Gordon Bowers (front), Sulayman Peck (far right)
Philip Antrobus, Bert Parker (behind), Dave Nathan, Hugh Scholtz, Steve Bull (far behind), Darryl Bailey (far behind), Derek Westley (middle), Gordon Bowers (front), Sulayman Peck (middle right), Jimmy Stevenson, David Burch
As above
Thys Carstens (behind), Mike Bester (feet out of the shavings) , Peter Nicolle (behind), Ken Pilkington, Bert Parker (behind), Eric Thornton (ear!)
Peter Nicolle (looking), Mike Bester (feet out of the shavings) , Ken Pilkington, Bert Parker (behind), Eric Thornton (ear!)
Thys Carstens (behind), Mike Bester (feet out of the shavings) , Peter Nicolle (behind), Ken Pilkington, Bert Parker (behind), Eric Thornton (ear!)
Philip Antrobus (just), Dave Nathan, Sulayman Peck (behind), Derek Westley, Maxwell Mojakisane (behind), Gordon Bowers
Nico Bantjes (behind), John Derrick
Nico Bantjes
David Burch, Jimmy Stevenson
Gordon Bowers, David Burch, Jimmy Stevenson
Thys Carstens (behind), Mike Bester (feet out of the shavings) , Peter Nicolle (behind), Ken Pilkington, Bert Parker (behind), Eric Thornton (glasses!)
??, Bernie Swanepoel (far behind), ?? (middle), ?? (far behind), Sulayman Peck, Nico Bantjes
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