Demonstrators
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Unselected list of Members of the AWGB who Demonstrate

For any member additions or changes to these lists please contact 

The Data Manager, Brian Partridge 01473 828489 Email: brianpart@aol.com  

Name

Address

Tel
E-mail
Website

Typical cost
Day/
Evening

Travel cost per mile

Travel  restriction for evenings

Demonstration details

Nick Agar

Devon, *

07974 829120
nick@www.turningintoart.com 
 www.turningintoart.com   

  £200

  40p

  No Evenings

Surface enhancement, colouring, texturing, power carving, multi-axis sculptures, wet/green bowl turning -dependent on lathe supplied

Ian Aird

Ayrshire,

01560 320738
ianaird20@tiscali.co.uk 

£80 /£30

40p

No

Boxes with finials, bowls with gold leaf rims, flying saucers, decorative bowls with gold leaf

Clem Ansell Lincolnshire*

01790 755522

clem@ansell.orangehome.co.uk

www.clemansell-woodturner.moonfruit.com

No/£70

40p

50

 
David Appleby Somerset *

01458 241522

info@daveappleby.co.uk

www.daveappleby.co.uk

No/ £50  

30

 
Nick Arnull Norfolk, *

01603 710722

nickarnull@hotmail.co.uk

www.nickarnullwoodturner.co.uk

£175/ £120

40p

 

No

 

Decorating turned wood other demonstrations on request
Terry Atkinson Shetland *

01595 840300

jt.atkinson@lineone.net

£70/£30   Local  
Dave Atkinson Cheshire *

07810 648344

david.atkinson73@ntworld.com

£125/£60 25p 200miles roundtrip  
Graham Ball Leicestershire *

01455 618384

grahamball@graylad.me.uk

£120/£70 15p 80miles Segmented work

Reg Ball

Suffolk,

01953 681260

NA/ £30

15p

50 miles

Barley twist, decorative techniques, simple projects

John Berkeley

Leicestershire,*

01455 557398
john@johnberkeley.co.uk 
 www.johnberkeley.co.uk  

£175/ £125

40p

100

Puzzles and boxes with thread chasing.  Chatterwork - Spinning tops - NFW Tools

Peter Blake

Kent, *

01959 532130

 

£150/ £75

40p

Local

Thread cutting, multi centre split turning,chucking and chuck making, turning brass.

Jason Breach Devon *

01297 631948

jasonbreach@hotmail.com

www.jasonbreach.co.uk

£150/£120 40p No  
Martin Brockington Carmarthen  

martin@danycoed-woodturning.co.uk

www.danycoed.co.uk

£100 40p 100 miles Lace Bobbins and miniatures
Frans Brown Swindon *

01793 752870

go.turning@googlemail.com

www.fransbrown.co.uk

£195/£100 40p 80 miles Many topics but including seasoning wood, timber selection, natural edge, developing new ideas.

Bill Care

Suffolk *

01359 268190
bill@billcare.co.uk 
 www.billcare.co.uk 

£125/£70

35p

 

Spindle and faceplate work

Robert Chapman

Yorkshire, *

01274 770617

bob@bobchapman.co.uk

www.bobchapman.co.uk

£150/£65

40p

100 miles

 

Andy Coates RPT Suffolk*

07951 879 617

01502 476 332

 andy@cobwebcrafts.co.uk

 www.cobwebcrafts.co.uk

£150/£90 25P 100 miles each way As agreed with Club

Bob Cooper

Kent, *

01233 732751

bob-woodturner@talktalk.net

£65/£25

Varies

Where rather than distance

Small items: pens, lidded boxes, weed vases and tri-angular bowls

Gary De La Tour Renough Hampshire *

07721734583

gpr@gprwoodturning.co.uk

www.gprwoodturning.co.uk  

£200/£125 30p no  

Ronald Donnachie

Ayrshire, *

01294 833808
rockyd12001@yahoo.co.uk 

www.rockydonnachie.co.uk

£120/£60

  30p

50 miles

Relief carving and piercing, General faceplate work,

Oskar Douglas

Catrine

01290 550002 
oskar.douglas@btopenworld.com
  

£180/NA

15p

50 miles

Bowl & platters, boxes and other small items, fruit, spindle turning, back to basics.

Chris Eagles

Worcestershire, *

01386 859247 
chriseagles@btinternet.com
  

£125/£95

40p

  No

Faceplate & spindle turning. Greenwood/natural edge bowls. Eccentric & multi-centre work.

John Edwards

Kent,

01732 355479 
johnedwards.ot@talktalk.net  http://www.ornamentalturning.co.uk 

£150/£100

45p

Negotiable

      An introduction to Ornamental Turning'

a Powerpoint presentation

and 'hands-on' demonstration.

Robin Fawcett Essex *

01992 711054

treewright@mac.com

www.treewright.co.uk

£250/£130

35p

No Pole Lathe turning and green woodworking

Richard Findley

Leicestershire,

 0116 281 1303  Mob: 07847 236 798
richard@turnersworkshop.co.uk
 
 www.turnersworkshop.co.uk  

£150/£75

35p

No

Fruit, spatulas, use of brass/inlays, skew chisel work, sharpening, make your own captive ring tool.

Melvyn Firmager Somerset *

01934 712404

 m@melvynfirmager.co.uk 

www.melvynfirmager.co.uk

£260/£130

40p

100miles Sea flowers with multiple rims

Dennis Fisher

Essex,

01621 857114 
annfishersden@tinyworld.co.uk
 

£100/£30

25p

25 miles

Basic

David Floyd Suffolk * 01787 373265
 dvdflyd9@aol.com
NA/£50

30p

50miles

 

Rodger Foden

Norfolk, *

01508 532621 

£150/£70

30p

No

Spindle turning, boxes, bowls, long stemmed goblets

Margaret Garrard Richmond *

01748 822573

margaretgarrard@btinternet.com

www.margaretgarrard.co.uk

£150/£90

35p

No

David Grainger

Cumbria, *

01768 361744 
woodinwest4@btinternet.com 

£130/ £50

35p

50 miles

Natural edge, platters, best sellers

David Gray Perthshire *

01738 860421

df.gray@tiscali.co.uk

www.davegray-woodturning.co.uk

£80/£50

15p

100 miles Bowls/natural edge/Fruit/goblets/hollowing with rolly monro tool
Andrew Hall County Durham *

07833167588 
 info@hallwoodhats.com

www.hallwoodhats.com

£150/£100

30p

No

Hats and War Helmets. Faceplate Greenwood/natural edge bowls.

Utilitarian treen

Mick Hanbury Lincolnshire *

01636 626761

mickturns@btinternet.com

www.mickhanbury.com

£160/£90

40p

No

 

Mark Hancock

Worcestershire,

01905 610500
mark@hancockhome.freeserve.co.uk 
 www.markhancock.co.uk 

£160/£110

P.O.A

No

Hollow forms including incising off lathe, Natural edge bowls, conversion and use of green timber. All demos include emphasis on design.

Sue Harker

East Yorkshire

01262 675478 
sueharker@talktalk.net
 www.sueharker.com

£160/£80

30p

3 hrs from East Yorks

  Open Segment, Inside out, Multi-centre, Colour & Texturing, Wall Art etc.

Albert Harrison

Gwynedd,

01407 765447 
wood-things@hotmail.com 

£120/£60

At cost

 

Router decorated bowls, hollow forms inc texturing, craft market projects

Alan

Hazel

Middlesex

01753 683985

sheila.hazel@btinternet.com

£100/£60 35p Varies

Lace bobbins - Square bowls - Vases - winged bowls - Making it easier as you age.

Stephen Heeley

West Midlands, *

01922 415873  

steve_heeley@yahoo

www.steveheeley.co.uk 

£100/£80

35p

No

I try to cover all aspects.

Phil Irons

Warwickshire *

Tel/Fax: 01789 20 40 52 phil@philironswoodturning.co.uk

www.philirons.com
 

  £200/£160

  50p

  80 miles

Hollow forms, both wet and dry wood.  Colours to enhance, surface decoration.  Sharpening.  Mini-hats.  Discussion on form, shape and design.  I bring my own lathe.

John Johnson

Northamptonshire

01327 857032

info@johnjohnsonwoodturning.co.uk

www.johnjohnsonwoodturning.co.uk

£120/£85

At cost +£5

No

Turn requested items, beginners projects, inverted turning.

Dennis Keeling Bucks *

01494 863344

dkeeling@dkeeling.com

£100 30p

No

General and Segmented
Geoff Knott Hampshire *

geoff@ringwoodturner.co.uk

www.ringwoodturner.co.uk

£100/£40 40p Varies  

Tobias Kaye

Devon,

01364 642837 
tobias@tobiaskaye.co.uk
 

£190/£70

33p

75 miles

Really good, inspiring, amusing and educational

Ray Key

Worcestershire *

01386 830142 
ray.key@btopenworld.com

www.wgdc.org.uk

Price on application

No Evenings

35p

 

All areas of wooodturning, Emphasis on design aesthetics. Vacuum chucking. Timber buying/selection.

Stuart King

Buckinghamshire

01494 712027 
stuart@stuartking.co.uk
 
 www.stuartking.co.uk 

£150/
£100

30p

 

Turning native green wood into artistic pieces using texture, colour, carving, burning and decoration, History of turning.

Albert Lain

 Suffolk,

01728 878567
mail@mendleshamchairs.co.uk 
 www.mendleshamchairs.co.uk 

£65 No evenings

40p

East Anglia

Talk on Mendlesham chairs, demonstration of seat saddling.

Gerry Marlow

Derbyshire, *

01142 891210

£160/£120

30p

No

Bowls, platters, goblets, hollow forms, mushrooms and fruit.

Gregory Moreton

Surrey, *

01372 467692
greg@moreton.co.uk 
 www.learntoturn.co,uk 

£180/£95

35p

175 miles

Hollow forms, bowls, Monkey Puzzle & natural edged vessels.

Robert Mortimer

Staffordhsire,

01889 578838 
bob@mortimerswoodturning.com 

£160/NA

30p

 

Spindle, column work, split turnings, faceplate, hollow forms.

Stuart Mortimer

Hampshire, *

01264 889016 
stuart@stuartmortimer.com
 
 www.stuartmortimer.com

£300/No evenings

40p

 

Spindle work including spirals, bowls, platters, hollow forms, large work, boxes, goblets, treen and any other work requested.

David Muckle

 Durham, *

01325 462398

davidmuckle648@googlemail.com

£130./
£85

35p

120 miles

 

General turning, box work, spiral stemmed goblets, 3 cornered bowls, fruit.

Bob Neill Derbyshire *

01332 792036

bob.neill1@btinternet.com 

www.bobneillpyrography.co.uk 

£150/£90 35p

No

Pyrography Techniques and colouring.

Hands on workshop with up to 16 Pyrography machines

Paul Nesbit Middlesex

0208 8487137

paul.nesbitt@blueyonder.co.uk

www.users.zetnet.co.uk/wood 

£150/£75 40p   Multicentre work/ bowls/ spindles

Ambrose O'Halloran

CO GALWAY
Rep. of Ireland

0035391798225 
ambrose.ohalloran@nuigalway.ie

Day: 100 € per 1.5 hrs  Eves:100 €

 

 

Bowls and platters, history of woodturning, tools and how they work, texturing techniques, simple fun items made with a skew.

Tracy Owen

Cheshire, *

01606 49034 
tracy_owen@tiscali.co.uk
 
 www.tracyowen.com 

£160/£90

40p

Yes

Bowls and hollow forms, spiral work, colouring, texturing and ebonizing.

Brian Packington Devon *

01803 214511

brian@brianjpackington.co.uk

www.brianjpackington.co.uk

£120 £180

£90£120

40p No  

Brian Partridge

Suffolk, *

01473 828489 
brianpart@aol.com
 

 www.brianpart.co.uk 

£110/£60

30p

120 miles round trip

Clocks, tools and techniques, hollow forms, natural edge bowls, boxes, English woods, off centre figures.

Lisa & Mark Raby South Yorkshire *

07988 522290

lisa.raby1@btinternet.com

www.lrcraftcreations.vpweb.co.uk

£150/£100 Neg

No

 

Gary Rance

Buckinghamshire

01296 624981 
gary.rance@btinternet.com
 

£150/£100

35p

50 miles

Turn 10 items a day out of a repertoire of 55.

Jeff Rayner Essex *

07545 221603

justturned@btinternet.com

www.raynerscreations.misi.co.uk

 

£100/£45

45p

Yes

 

Guy Ravine

Northamptonshire

01327 340410

£135/£85

30p

None

Spindle turning, alternative materials or bowl turning. Can also include screw threads & twists, also sharpening demo.

David Reeks

 Kent, *

01233 750316 
info@davereeks.co.uk 
 www.davereeks.co.uk

£195/£95

40p

  None

Anything large platters and bowls, fruit, natural edge, hollow form.

Dave Regester

Devon, *

01884 820109 
dave@daveregester.co.uk
 
 www.daveregester.co.uk

£170+vat/
£100+vat

40p

50 miles

Spindles - skew chisels - eccentric trunion boxes - bowls plain, from wet and decorated.

Joey Richardson Lincolnshire * 01469 561123
 joeyjoey@btinternet.com
 www.joeyrichardson.com
£195/£100 35p No Piercing, airbrushing, texturing, surface enhancement

Alan Ross

Bristol

01275 392440

£80/£50

25p

32 miles

Advanced turning including use of jigs & templates. Timber technology.

Andy Rounthwaite Yorkshire*

01302 786619

rounthwaite63@02.co.uk

poa/£85 35p 60 miles  
Mark Sanger Dorset

 01747 821644

Mobile  0777 9871623

info@marksanger.co.uk

www.marksanger.co.uk

 

 

£80/£160 40p 150

Lidded form, Hollow forms,  bowls platters. With emphasis on design and the use of unseasoned wood. How to choose and use  the woods, rough turning, seasoning and finishing of items for both end grain and cross grain work. Demonstrations can be tailored to requirements.

Charles Sharpe

Norfolk,

01953 788594 
sharpewoodturning@btinternet.com
 

£115/  depends

35p

No

Off centre, ply work, square bowls, wet turning.

Reg Sherwin

Worcestershire, *

01527 831122

reg.sherwin524@btinternet.com

£200/
£100

50p

100 miles round trip

Detailed basic bowl, spindle and repetitive work.  Making & using a hook tool. Basic tools why we use them and sharpening.

Colin Smith Hertfordshire *

01438 727495

colin_a_smith8@hotmail.com

www.colins-turnery.co.uk

evenings £50 30p 100 mile round trip Off centre turning made simple. No need for special fixtures and chucks.
David Springett Rugby *

01788 544691

david@cdspringett.fsnet.co.uk

£150/£85 30p

None

 

Jennie Starbuck

Surrey, *

01932 888144 
jennie@artycraftywoodturning.com  

www.artycraftywoodturning.com 

£100-150

£80-150

40p

No

Thin turning (platters and bowls) and decorative
techniques (piercing,
colouring, air brushing, inlay, bead work, jewellery techniques ).

Alan Sturgess

Hampshire,

02380 892622 
alan@sturgess.freeserve.co.uk

£100/ £25-50

38p

No

Small projects either faceplate or spindle

Leslie Sutcliffe Lancs* 01204 882291
 
sutters@uwclub.net 
£90/£50 30p

No

 
Alan Truman Notts *

01623 754893

ajtruman@hotmail.co.uk

£125/£85 £20 per Demo 70 miles round trip Platters. Bowls, General Turning

Tony Walton

Essex,

01621 810949 
t.walton502@btinternet.com

 £150/£75

  30p

 100miles

Bowls, boxes, thread chasing, small hollow forms, thin wall turning, texturing, colouring, piercing and spindle turning.

James West

Nottinghamshire *

01159 333724

evenings
£80

30p

60 miles

Making fruit from exotic woods and in ash and sycamore then colouring.