Avon and Bristol Woodturners

10/10/2026

I spy with my little eye, several ABWT members loosening their wallets!

21/08/2026

Last month's club night competition theme was 'painted' with surprisingly only a few entries. The results were as follows:
1st Mark Whittington
2nd Johannes Roux
3rd Ian Burke

20/07/2026

Our first club display stand at a public event since prior to covid and first demonstrating experience for some of us.

What a great day at Thornbury Heritage craft Fair with many visitors stopping by to chat and watch a little turning!

12/07/2026

We'll have a club stall showing off some of our members works and demonstrating basic woodturning.

There will be many heritage crafts in attendance so why not come along for a look around and a chat!

19/06/2026

Great vid of Kirsty Dalton at the club last night where she gave an outstanding demo on her various texturing and decorating methods.

Thanks to Liam Close for the vid.

11/06/2026

31/05/2026

Avon and Bristol Woodturners are attending this event where we will be on hand to chat about woodturning and show off some pieces crafted by our members plus a live demonstration.

If you fancy learning more have a look at the event FB page and hopefully see you there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/790327710071339/

30/05/2026

This month's themed competition challenge was titled 'Hanging by a String' which clearly got the creative brain juices flowing and resulted in some very different creations- well done all those who entered.

Advanced
1st - Rod Tester
2nd - Johannes Roux & Stuart Clarke
3rd - Geoff Hannis & Pete Ravenscroft

Beginner
1st - Tim Haysom

30/05/2026

May club night - a fantastic turnout of members, plus a couple of visitors to the club, for a great demonstration by Jason Breach who took us through the process of turning a wide rim off centre wobble bowl!

Bucket loads of skill, design and hints and tips for all levels.

22/04/2026

APRIL MEETING - AGM & WOODTURNER OF THE YEAR

This year saw some major changes to the club committee, with a number of long serving members leaving and new volunteers stepping up. Thankyou to all those who give their time and enthusiasm to keep the club moving forward.

This years annual competition saw a great number of entries, 32 in total spread between the two main categories.

PLAIN CATEGORY - (judged)
1st Rod Tester
2nd Jack Whittington
3rd Rod Tester

ARTISTIC CATEGORY - (judged)
1st Johannes Roux
2nd Stuart Clarke
3rd Mark Whittington

MEMBER'S CHOICE - (voted for by those present)
Three-way joint 1st - Rod Tester, Ian Burke & Stuart Clarke

COMPETITION AWARD - (most points scored over monthly competitions)
Ian Burke

CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR - (Committee award for service to the club)
Richard Girling