Saturday Turning SIG
Although both the Saturday and Monday Night SIGs cover all turning techniques, from beginner to advanced levels, their speciality is faceplate turning.
Faceplate turning refers to wood that is mounted on the lathe with the grain running across the lathe bed. This method of turning is used for bowls, platters, vases and hollow forms.
SIG sessions typically include a demonstration of a turning technique by an experienced member, or by a visiting turner. The lathes and other facilities of the Guild are then available for members to practise this technique themselves, under the guidance of the demonstrator and/or other more experienced members.
Session topics can range from basic techniques, such as how to prepare and mount turning blanks, or the use of a specific turning tool, to more advanced methods, such as deep hollowing, segmented, or multi-axis turning.
Sessions can also cover the ornamentation of turned work by burning, dyeing, staining and carving.
This SIG meets at the Shed on the Saturday before the monthly general meeting on the last Wednesday of the month (this may be the third or fourth Saturday, depending on the length of the month). It is particularly aimed at members who are unable to attend sessions during the working week.