stevebuk
Established Member
well what can i say, sorry for the delay in posting been busy.
Right then, day started very wet and foggy on the way there, but it wasn't going to dampen my spirits, i was up for it.
Arrived at about 9.30, Richard was there waiting for me, so we had a coffee and chatted about what i wanted to achieve on that day.
After sorting out my goal for the day we started on a maple bowl,
richard keeping a close eye on my progress..
After turning the outer shape Richard shows me where to begin on the inside,
A quick demo of the type of cut i should be doing
This is the final piece of the maple bowl, shaping the base using a cove foot
the bowl itself
profile
foot
inside
after a great morning, we had lunch and then started on an Oak Ogee shaped platter. Although this was more difficult to do, with richards guidance he made the process seem very easy to achieve.
profile
bottom
inside
To sum up the day, if anyone seriously wants to learn how to do things, then a day with a pro is well worth it, richard is one of those people who is there to help but never in the way, always got his eye on progress but you never feel like he his hanging over the top of you, he is a polite, calm and very imformative guy who will show you all you need to know to achieve your desired results.
i will be re-booking Richard in the near future for a session of lidded boxes and maybe a trial at hollow forms.
many thanks Richard for a great day out, i am off work next week and look forward to some time in my cabin.
I cant let this post pass by without giving thanks to my wife who made this day possible for me, she also provided us with a great lunch and coffee throughout the day, bless her..
ps
the different types of cut i used during the day
Right then, day started very wet and foggy on the way there, but it wasn't going to dampen my spirits, i was up for it.
Arrived at about 9.30, Richard was there waiting for me, so we had a coffee and chatted about what i wanted to achieve on that day.
After sorting out my goal for the day we started on a maple bowl,
richard keeping a close eye on my progress..
After turning the outer shape Richard shows me where to begin on the inside,
A quick demo of the type of cut i should be doing
This is the final piece of the maple bowl, shaping the base using a cove foot
the bowl itself
profile
foot
inside
after a great morning, we had lunch and then started on an Oak Ogee shaped platter. Although this was more difficult to do, with richards guidance he made the process seem very easy to achieve.
profile
bottom
inside
To sum up the day, if anyone seriously wants to learn how to do things, then a day with a pro is well worth it, richard is one of those people who is there to help but never in the way, always got his eye on progress but you never feel like he his hanging over the top of you, he is a polite, calm and very imformative guy who will show you all you need to know to achieve your desired results.
i will be re-booking Richard in the near future for a session of lidded boxes and maybe a trial at hollow forms.
many thanks Richard for a great day out, i am off work next week and look forward to some time in my cabin.
I cant let this post pass by without giving thanks to my wife who made this day possible for me, she also provided us with a great lunch and coffee throughout the day, bless her..
ps
the different types of cut i used during the day
What a great way to spend a day - and very nice work as well.
