steveisfound
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Apologies for the long post!
I attended my local woodturning club South Downs Woodturners last night. I have been a member for 18 months now and actually turning for nearly 12 months. Absolutely stunned to get 2nd place in the intermediate group competition for natural edge turning.
Each year there is a major club draw and my jaw dropped when I heard my name called out winning the first prize of £200 to be used on anything to do with the hobby. After chatting with John Plater (who won it last year) I have decided on putting it towards a powered respirator - as John says - you only get one set of lungs!
I would like to genuinely thank everyone at the club for welcoming me some 18 months ago and supporting me in my learning journey. It is really rare to find a group of people who take a genuine interest in others and want to share their ideas and experience (willingly) - no matter what level of turner you are.
You can learn a lot from YouTube and have lessons from professionals, but I don't think you can beat being a member of your local club - so no matter where you are in the world, if you have the chance, join your local club.
For anyone in the South East who might be wondering about woodturning - feel free to come along to South Downs Woodturners - who meet on the first Thursday of every month - you will receive the same warm welcome I did!
Legal disclaimer: woodturning can seriously damage your spare leisure time. The hobby is highly addictive and can have an adverse effect on your bank balance. The quality of produced items can go up and down and there is no guarantee of future success. Past performance is no guide to future results.
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I attended my local woodturning club South Downs Woodturners last night. I have been a member for 18 months now and actually turning for nearly 12 months. Absolutely stunned to get 2nd place in the intermediate group competition for natural edge turning.
Each year there is a major club draw and my jaw dropped when I heard my name called out winning the first prize of £200 to be used on anything to do with the hobby. After chatting with John Plater (who won it last year) I have decided on putting it towards a powered respirator - as John says - you only get one set of lungs!
I would like to genuinely thank everyone at the club for welcoming me some 18 months ago and supporting me in my learning journey. It is really rare to find a group of people who take a genuine interest in others and want to share their ideas and experience (willingly) - no matter what level of turner you are.
You can learn a lot from YouTube and have lessons from professionals, but I don't think you can beat being a member of your local club - so no matter where you are in the world, if you have the chance, join your local club.
For anyone in the South East who might be wondering about woodturning - feel free to come along to South Downs Woodturners - who meet on the first Thursday of every month - you will receive the same warm welcome I did!
Legal disclaimer: woodturning can seriously damage your spare leisure time. The hobby is highly addictive and can have an adverse effect on your bank balance. The quality of produced items can go up and down and there is no guarantee of future success. Past performance is no guide to future results.
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