August 2012

At our July meeting we had the pleasure of a demonstration evening with Gary Rance. His speedy demonstrations mean that this review is somewhat sketchy on detail – a good reason to buy his DVDs.
After a brief introduction to his background Gary gave us a rapid demonstration of spindle turning techniques using a half inch round bar skew this included some very useful tips on how to avoid the dreaded dig-in! This was followed by a demonstration of making an off-centre pendant. Gary has developed his own jig for holding the pendant – details of which can be found on his DVD. The basic shape was turned between centres, sanded (Gary folds his sandpaper 3 times and has his own sandpaper holder – a block of wood with slots cut out, one for each grit) and removed and mounted in his off-centre jig.