Ryedale Woodturners

This website is being updated from August 2022. This is an archive page.

Members' woodturning

Photos of woodturning made by members during the coronavirus outbreak, when club meetings were cancelled and we were all "locked down" at home.

One of my other hobbies is ...

One of Lance's other hobbies is landscape photography

One of Steve Fearnley's other hobbies is gardening

One of Peter Howell's other hobbies is 3D printing

17 August 2021

Martyn Weller Goblet turned for a neighbour, with a captive ring.

Goblet with captive ring
3 July 2021

John Whiteley, A double bowl in brown malee, turned with a doughnut chuck. 20 x 9"

Double bowl in brown malee Double bowl in brown malee
3 July 2021

John Whiteley, My latest attempt at using rubbish wood. Natural edge yew bowl.

Natural edge bowl in yew
23 July 2021

John Whiteley Tiger tar gum - some of the most difficult wood I have ever come across. Just under 20 inches wide.

Tiger tar gum bowl
25 August 2021

Daniel Fearnley A memorial trophy for a golf and cricket club. Rippled ash ball, oak base.

memorial trophy memorial trophy
12 August 2021

Geoff Walker A pair of rescued ebony candlesticks. The only part remaining of the original is the twist stem. The rest (foot, stand and candle holders I have made from waste wood. Foot: ash & wenge; Stand: oak that has been ebonized and the candleholders: holm oak. The original caught fire! Hence the rescue mission! segmented twist candle sticks

A rather large table lamp made from segmented wood! Not sure where to put it but 'where there's a will there's a way!'

segmented lamp stand

Segmented candlestick made from scraps of oak, wenge, ash, douglas fir and elm:

segmented candle holder

15 August 2021

Steve Fearnley Bud vases turned from oak offcuts.

bud vase with grasses and popplies bud vase with grasses and poppies
2 July 2021

Geoff Walker My first attempt at making a segmented candlestick, inspired by Chris West's article in the current issue of Woodturning magazine. Cheap on wood; not so on time!

segmented candle holder segmented candle holder segmented candle holder
29 August 2021

Steve Fearnley More using up offcuts. Four designs for pinch pots for salt and pepper, plus a salt spoon.

Pinch pots
10 July 2021

Steve Fearnley More offcuts. This time keyrings in oak. Sadly they are not hollow and do not have single malt in them. It might be an idea though!

Whisky barrel keyrings
11 August 2021

John Whiteley A red malee burr bowl

red malee bowl
10 July 2021

Steve Fearnley Two trophies to be given on retirement from teaching. Oak, 10 inch diameters.

retirement trophies
6 July 2021

Steve Fearnley A pair of christening stools in oak.

christening stools
4 July 2021

Dan Fearnley Trophy base to hold a metal sculpture, for a Farming vs Finance golf competition in Leyburn.

wooden plinth golf trophy