Professional Woodturning & Tuition
Professional Woodturning & Tuition
Back at the tail end of October, I had the pleasure of travelling to Denmark to meet Rene Normann who owns Traedrejerbutikken in Odense. Visit the website at www.traedrejerbutikken.dk. Whilst in Denmark with Rene, we were exhibiting at the Kreative Dage event in Fredericia on one of the islands, not to far from…
Held every four years, the Worshipful Company of Turners Wizardry in Wood event is one not to miss for inspiration and an exhibition of some of the best turning in the world.
The last time I presented a Hampshire Sheen Excellence in Finishing Course was during the Covid lockdown in mid 2020 after the in-person courses had to be cancelled. A newly revised and improved course is back for two free online presentations this October. https://youtu.be/JJO3Rirw1Iw These two Zoom events will be the most…
Good photography is an important part of sales and marketing. In this article and video, you will see the simple set-up I use for photographing of my woodturning. The same techniques can be used to photograph virtually anything, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q-jOCvgbqA Top Tips from the video: 1: Control Over Lighting: Using adjustable lights…
Recently, I've been using the range of stencils I designed for my Hampshire Sheen business. They are a range of precision cut professional quality paint masking vinyl designs for woodturners and other artists. Here are my top tips on using the range (and others available). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxmxlKZoFDk Using stencils is great fun and…
You can hardly believe that there were barely any pro UK turners presenting remote demonstrations before March 2020. And then COVID-19 and a strict national lockdown changed everything very quickly. Within weeks, almost the entire year of demo and show bookings had been cancelled, evaporating thousands of pounds worth of work for…
You're new to turning, but where to get advice, inspiration and tool techniques from? The internet is great, but you need to be cautious. I'm a largely self-taught turner, so what I'm going to say in this article in one respect is a reflection on my own experience, but it may also…
Admittedly, my new intro video for 2021 is a bit late, but it's been a busy year keeping the businesses during the ongoing pandemic! But here it is. I've not done a proper introduction video before despite known darn well that I should do one. After all, video content gets considerably more…
In this documentary style interview video, I guide you through a special half day of my busy life at Hampshire Sheen and The Woodturning Shop. 30th March 2021: I welcome my wife back to The Woodturning Shop after a month off on furlough and photograph a range of three brand new products…
Mike and I got together on Sunday 27th December on Zoom to turn away some winter blues and work off some Christmas lunches with a 'simul-turn' where tag-teamed our own turning projects whilst enjoying a bit of banter with viewers. We presented it to raise money for the 'Mind' mental health charity.…