| Turning Techniques
and Design Day 1 Day 2 |
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Chris Stott came from North Lincolnshire, England, to NCWT as part of a 79 day North American Tour. He started his demonstration with a bit of spindle turning, using the skew to make a clean cut from the square, then roughing and spindle gouges to form the spindle design.
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Next was a bit of skew exercise. Chris cuts the taper on the end of the spindle and mounts in the headstock directly, requiring less pressure and reduced bowing. |
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Chris
teaches that curves and proportions are important, as demonstrated in a
simple weed pot. Chris' weed pot is held by NCWT member Jim Pugh |
After
a brief discussion on scrapers, Chris made a box in under three minutes.
He then went on to explain different types of boxes and make this small
box. |
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Getting into a little more
shape and skill level, Chris made a finial box. |
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Moving on to multi-center work, Chris makes the hedgehog, turned on two axes -
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and the tall female form, turned on three axes.
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Tired
of looking for a block of wood to drive in his spur center, Chris
quickly makes a mallet. |
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Now
comes the natural edged goblet. 
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| Chris'
"Picture Frame Box"
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| Some displays of Chris' Works | |||
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