Bill began woodturning in 1982 and for some years was self taught. This means he thinks he didn't learn much and that the quality of his work did not improve markedly. In February 1985 he learned of the existence of the Peninsula Woodturners Guild and after joining and learning from the turners there his work improved dramatically
He recently became interested in Ornamental Turning and became aware of the vast scope for the expansion of knowledge in this field.
Work in this direction was limited to embellishing already turned work but soon he hopes to create "turned solids". He believes that this is the true test of a dedicated Ornamental Turner.
Here is a random selection of some of his work.
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A 12 inch platter made in mahogany and with the rim decorated with barleycorn pattern. |
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Lidded container decorated with a basket weave pattern |
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Key rings turned from various timbers with inset coins, usually old "pennies" or f"lorins" |
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Kaleidoscope. The body is glued up from Cyprus and Red Pine strips and chips of stained glass provide the changing pattern |
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Minature Dolls Chair 10" high. |
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Fruit bowl made of Kauri with a laminated pattern provided by John Harris. |
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A bowl in Grass tree root with natural edge with eggs of various timbers. |
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More eggs! Betty's Selection of timbers. |
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This article is a copy of a Victorian crochet cotton holder found in an old book. The timber is Tasmanian Myrtle. |
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A threaded lidded container of unknown timber and a small lidded container turned from Gidgee. |
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A lidded container of Mahogany. Decorated lid with a burl insert. |
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Two Mont Blank style pens. The material used is "crushed velvet", an eminently suitable medium for these items. |
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