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Stuart Mortimer gathers a crowd
Gary Rance also had good audinces at his demonstrations. Les Thorne turned some sycamore and spun a yarn at the same time!!
Chairmaker and WLW customer Jack Hill showed the old skill using some senior tools as well. WLW Team member Mike Kitchenor chats to Stuart Mortimer
Supplier Ashley Iles supported the show.
Local artist Stuart Neal demonstrated pyrography. Solent Guild of Woodcarvers brought a wide selection of carvers to display the various methods of carving.
Customer Peter Furlong of Heirloom Toys of Chichester brought a selection of his superb toys, the centre piece of which was the Rocking Horses.   Education was well represented with the furniture departments from Chichester and Crawley Colleges bringing along some of their students work. W.L.West & Sons Ltd works closely with these colleges to give students an insight into how we select and convert timber.
 Peter Helmsley of The toolpost discusses tooling with a customer.
As ever, Ollie from Brimarc gave useful advice.
Surrey Association of Woodturners brought along what seemed like half their club at one stage. They had a fun two days and 'turned' out some great pieces. Alan Englefield's amazing marquetry screen depicting a Venitian scene.
Katie Hill's unique adjustable long mirror reflects one of Stuart Mortimer's vases.
A lathe but no turning! Bill Thorne chats to some friends.
Local turner Ted Farrow hopes to 'turn' demonstrations into courses!
Chris Pouncy of Robert Sorby
Turning the old fashioned way - Richard Ede enjoyed the sunshine while he showed how a pole lathe works. W.L. WEST & SONS LTD |
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