Holzleute

On my way back from Ulm I stopped in Munich before going to the airport and passed a shop called 'Holzleute' or directly translated 'Wooden people'. They sell some woodturning work which is mostly fairly commmercial, i.e. christmas decorations, peppermills, etc. They however had one piece that I really found very interesting and a real piece of art. It is made of oak and about 50 to 60cm in diameter.

New Vicmarc

I have heard some rumours that Vicmarc is developing a new lathe that has some similarities to the Stubby. I discovered the following photograph on the internet. Judge for yourself

Green wood in Ulm

Unfortuantely I did not meet with Andreas from the 'Drechslerforum' as he was attending a course and I had to work over the weekend. One evening after work I was having a walk and not far from my flat they were busy taking down some trees in a park. I could not resist having a photo and longing for my lathe.

Finished London Plane

Last Saturday I started turning some of the London Plane. I did not have much time for turning and decided on a few simple forms that I could complete. Apart from this, I am not very creative at the moment due to my busy time at work. I completed what my wife calls an open vessel and a fruit bowl. I am on my way back to Germany again and hope to meet with one of the German woodturners I met on the 'Drechslerforum'. So hopefully next week I can post a report on his workshop

Turning London plane

Eventually I managed to get a piece of wood on my lathe (Saturday afternoon at 5) A few weeks ago I collected some London Plane in a street close to the famous rugby stadium, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. I have never turned this wood before and was keen to see what it is like. It dried quite quickly but turning was still very pleasant. Seen here I am busy turning on my Stubby. I did not plan the project properly so lets see what the result will be.

Munich airport

Eventually I managed to make my way back from Germany. As woodturners we are all familiar with a chainsaw but I saw these sculptures at the Munch airport (created with a chainsaw) which gives a new dimension to what is possible with a chainsaw

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