PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR 2014

The following is the provisional list of demonstrators for the 2014 workshops. There is an asterisk marking the workshops to be held at the demonstrator's home workshop. All the others are at the usual venue in Togher.

Unless otherwise stated the workshops are held on the third Saturday of each month. They commence at 1.30 p.m. and will always end as close as possible to 4.30 p.m.

New members, including beginners, are always welcome. If a potential member is a bit shy about walking into the group just leave a private message on our Facebook page (Cork Woodturners) and we'll arrange for an existing member to make contact and accompany the person to the first meeting, to break the ice as it were.

Feb.: Peter Manning; Ger Hennessy
March: John Ahern; John Mitchell
April: Seminar, Joe Laird, Chairman of the Guild, in Garryduff
May: John O'Shea; David Lee
June: Martin Thompson Stickmaker
July: Kieran Higgins*
August: Brian McAdoo; Paddy Lynch
Woodspun in Kinsale: Michael Pattwell, Mearea Power, Jim Donovan & Bill O'Mahony.
Sept.: Leo O'Donoghue*
Oct.: Tony Farrell*
Nov.: Brian Goulding; Seamus Healy
Dec.: (A.G.M.) Guest turner to be decided
Jan. 2015: Padraig Mac An Fheallaigh*

Membership fees (€54.00 p.a.) for 2014 are now due. Please remit to John O'Shea.

Lorcan Dunne, R.I.P.

The entire membership of the Cork Chapter of the I.W.G. were deeply distressed to learn of the death last week of Lorcan Dunne of Blackwater Woodturning outside Kenmare, Co. Kerry. Lorcan was one of those actively involved in establishing a great bond between our chapter and the Kerry chapter. Only a few months ago he and his wife, Anne, hosted a wonderful demonstration for about 25 of our members at his workshop in Kenmare. We will all sorely miss him but not, of course, even close to the way Anne will.
We offer our deepest sympathy to Anne, Lorcan's family and his many friends.

Lorcan, in his beloved workshop 

For Sale

One of our members has a Graduate GL lathe for sale. It has variable speed, 54" between centres 4inch factory fitted risers other valuable extras including a lever tailstock. Buyer must collect within less than 20 miles from Cork. If interested contact John Ahern who can direct you further. John's number is 087 8158159. They can talk about Vicmarcs, Jet or any other lathe but the Graduate remains THE quintessential lathe.

Wanted.

Wanted
Jet 10-20 Drum Sander or similar sander.
John Riordan.  08724399450

Sligo 2013

Congratulations to David Lee on winning  The Peoples Choice at the National Seminar held in Sligo.
It is indeed a beautiful piece of work, well done Dave. From all the

John Ahern congratulates David Lee on winning  The Peoples Choice

Ger Hennessy relaxing

  

Ger Hennessy, Bill OMahony, David Lee, Michael Pattwell, Paddy Lynch

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members of the Cork Chapter. Thanks to Jim Donovan for the pics.

John Ahern, Brian Goulding, Michael Pattwell

September Workshop Leo Donoghue at Home

Leo Donoghue hosted the Sept. workshop in his workshop which is situated in the Little Island. Leo made a square bowl, he first explained the importance of having  the blank square and the hole for the screw chuck in the centre. He then went on to turn the outside and having sanded and finished it he reversed it to finish the inside. Leo then proceeded to burned the top of the blank with a gas torch to blacken it so that when the bowl was finished the raised bead that he had made stood out , it was indeed a most attractive finish. It was a very informative day enjoyed by all present (35). We would like to thank Eileen Leo's  wife, his two granddaughters, and his niece,  for the lovely food tea and coffee especially Eileen's flans. When Leo burned the top of the bowl , he removed it and did so outside the workshop. He also pointed out that to do so in the workshop is not safe that such actions could to a fire.

Trip to Lorcan & Anne Dunne in Kerry

Twenty members of the Cork Chapter travelled to Lorcan Dunnes workshop, The Old Schoolhouse, Blackwater Bridge, Kenmare, Co Kerry, for their annual outing 2013.
We met at Togher HQ, at 9am and travelled by bus to Lorcans arriving at 10.30. Shortly after he began his first demo which I must say was excellent and greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all present.

We then enjoyed a beautiful and substantial lunch prepared by Anne.  After lunch we relaxed in the warm sunshine and also admired the pieces in their Studio/Gallery. Lorcan informed us that Anne his wife is also an accomplished turner and is the one who does all the colouring of their pieces.

We then returned to the workshop,where Lorcan turned a beautiful box. Then the inevitable turners discussion on wood, tools, techniques etc took place. We then had a further trip to the house for more tea/coffee and a recital on the uilleann pipes played by John Mitchell and Lorcan it was indeed beautiful .
Both John and Lorcan are professional  pipe makers.  John also a professional music teacher both of the pipes, tin whistle, and the flute.

I would like to thank Lorcan, Anne,Monty our cameraman who did an excellent job keeping us informed as to what was going on on the lathe, Lesley who made sure that we were all well fed, again on behalf of us all thank you.

We then headed home, on the bus where many discussions took place, all agreed that it was a very enjoyable and successful day and look forward to the next one.
The reason that only twenty members travelled was that Lorcans workshop could not comfortably accommodate more than that number , when the trip was announced it was agreed that it was the first twenty names that would travel.