Hello and welcome to our special turning issue, which features the perfect mix of tests, exciting new products and some great features for you to enjoy (or at least that’s what I intended!)
I couldn’t help but include above a photo of the hands of our featured pole-lathe turner at work, Gudrun Leitz. She shares her story with us and flies the flag for women turners everywhere, showing that she’s…
Issue 299 is our special woodturning edition and it’s jam-packed full of exciting tests, techniques, projects and features for you to enjoy! If you’re a beginner turner, or are looking to refresh your skills, you’re in luck as Andy King gets back in the turning seat to bring you 11 pages of top turning kit on test, as well as showing you how to turn your own pen, step-by-step. He also finds the time to revisit some of his…
We’ve all heard it, that announcement on the slowing train warning the unwary or novice traveller to ‘mind the gap between the carriage and the platform’. A few years ago I started to amuse myself by inserting the words ‘between your dreams and reality’ every time I heard it, and still do occasionally. Sure, it’s not easy to make your dreams come true, but we’ve got to give it a try…
Conservation and Visual Arts in action,
Student Open Day at West Dean College
Saturday 7 November 2015 10am to 2.30pm
Near Chichester, West Sussex PO18 OQZ
www.westdean.org.uk