Gorey and District had an incredibly interesting looking “Show and Tell” session for the May meeting. Some beautiful work on display.

Tommy McMahon demonstrates two jig methods he uses to accurately glue up segmented pieces for turning - a much harder job to demonstrate how to master the patience required!

Jim Kelly demonstrates how a small alteration in a glue up can produce a radically different pattern when turning a bowl.

Tom Larkin demonstrated getting value out of even the smallest scraps of waste wood producing a meringue of tiny animals all executed with high precision.

Images of the winners for the Beginners, Experienced, Advanced, and Artistic competition of the Dublin Chapter for April

Graham Griffin demonstrated how to go about making a matching pair of candlesticks, always a challenge!

Pat Carroll mixed it up with basics and some advanced techniques such as shear scraping with a bowl gouge.

Tom Roynane demonstrated his use of texture and colour, using spherical cutters, airbrushes and milk paint.

Images of the winning entries for the Dublin Chapter March Chapter Competition

Joe Laird demonstrated how to tackle an 8-pointed star from a cube - an incredibly impressive looking piece!