Ryedale Woodturners
This website is being updated from August 2022. This is an archive page.
2018 Christmas Party
Thursday 6 December 2018
The annual Christmas party this year saw a hot buffet and a variety of puddings on offer to guests, all beautifully done and very enjoyable. Many thanks to the caterers - I believe Bertie and Keith Harte, Christine Addley and others were heavily involved.
Thanks also to Keith for the picture quizzes, and John for the wood identification quiz. For those who didn't get them all, it included ash, oak, walnut, bay, yew, olive, burr elm, amarillo, purple heart, padauk, bubinga, spalted beech, pear, sycamore, zebrano, jarrah, holly, myrtle, satinwood, red mallee, jigidee, bog oak, zircote, cowrie, salmon gum, laburnum and sassafras.
Club competition
The competition saw a good number of entries, with the usual wide variety of subjects and the usual high quality.
The winners were:
Beginners – Robert Turner (aptly named!). 4 bowls
Intermediate 1st and 3rd Lance Gerrard, sphere and glossy bowl, 2nd Wes - forkandles
Expert 1 Keith Harte - chess set,
2nd and 3rd Gordon Malan, spiralled form and winged bowl
Sale update
Bob reported that the November sale and exhibition took £1118 over the 2 days, with £284 going to the club after expenses (£80 for the hall hire).
Two highly figured bowls
Inspired by The Two Ronnies sketch
Lance's 3rd prize high gloss sphere
Two contrasting natural edge bowls
Sprialled salt shaker
Steve's yew bowl, from an offcut given by Chris
A couple of pictures of club members revelling
Beginners class - 4 bowls
Keith's winning labour of love
Lance's 1st prize high gloss finish on a beautiful burr
Steve's mopane bowl - very dense hardwood
Gordon's 2nd prize spiralled form
A neatly crafted small warrior
Items for sale from former club member Colin Lee
A couple of pictures of club members revelling
Resin inlay border
Steve's cricket and drama trophies, made for Malton School
Natural edge hollow form
Paper knife in one piece
A delicate urn with high finial
1st prize advanced class winner, Keith Harte, receiving his prize from Bob Ingram
The wood ID competition was provided as usual by John
A domed box
Vase turned using the crotch of a branch
Monkey puzzle dish
Gordon took 2nd and 3rd prize in the advanced class
A holder for sewing items
1st and 3rd prize intermediate class winner, Lance Gerrard
Gordon took 2nd and 3rd prize in the advanced class
A couple of pictures of club members revelling