MEET OUR COMMITTEE
Our club committee work hard together as a team to produce a varied and structured programme for the year ahead.
Club Chair and Catering
John Marsh
I worked part time in a school and spoke to the principal techy teacher. He stood me in front of a lathe inserted a piece of dowelling, handed me a skew chisel, and pointed to the start switch! Off I went gaily producing spindles oblivious to the implications of the skew.
I went to the local college night class to do a basic course in woodturning and boring and became certified! From then I was hooked and can now officially claim to be able to bore wood!!
Vice Chair and Webmaster
Sheila Gibbs
I have worked with wood for many years but turned to turning in 2015. It is a hobby I have grown to love, to the detriment of all others. I joined the club in the Autumn of 2015 and quickly became involved with the committee. My aim is to improve my own turning skills but also to pass the skills on to others who enjoy this wonderful hobby.
Secretary and
Health & Safety Officer
Dave Thornton
I started my working career as a apprentice cooper. When I passed my apprenticeship I moved to Keith in Banffshire before the company asked me to move to Dundee where I made whisky casks of all sizes.
After I retired my passion of working with wood resurfaced.
Now I've built a new workshop solely for woodturning which, I hope to do for many years yet.
Treasurer
Jim W Bruce
I have always enjoyed working with wood but only got into woodturning when I retired 3 years ago. It is a really satisfying hobby and I love to create something nice from a lump of wood. I joined the club in 2016 and have learned so much from the members. They are a friendly bunch and everyone is happy to pass on their tips and knowledge.
Newsletter
Dave Beatt
I was given a chance to use a lathe at school in a minor role but the seeds were sown! My first woodturning lathe was powered by an electric drill which had one speed, fast. The urge was always there to get back into woodturning and it wasn’t until around fifteen years ago that I again picked up the tools and began turning again. I find the hobby most therapeutic and enjoy the challenge of a new idea whatever it may be.
Librarian
Events Organiser
I had planned to occupy my retirement restoring antique clocks. However, watching Stuart Mortimer create his “spiral shapes” on a chance visit to the Ingliston Woodworking Show convinced me I had to try this. So by the end of the year I had a lathe, a few tools and a copy of Keith Rowley’s Foundation Course. I am now a member of two clubs, whose characteristics are quite different. I also have a wood pile that dominates my workshop and garden
Member
Jacqui DiCarlo
Member
Dave Inglis
I am a retired forensic scientist. I've always had an interest in woodwork and took up wood turning when I retired in 2011. I thoroughly enjoy it and like to try turning new things. My other interests are outdoor activities so I usually carry a saw in my rucksack and often come back with some nice bits of fallen wood.
Events Organiser
It was finding Keith Rowley’s Foundation Book on woodturning that gave me the idea to try it. I spent a day with Andy Walters on the Black Isle and after that I was off and turning. Since then I have spent a week at the Dale Nish School in Utah, a three day course with Glenn Lucas, the Certificate course with Andrew Hall and have added two lathes to my stable. Now spend most of my waking time happily self-isolating in the workshop.
Member
David Dorward
I learned the rudiments of turning at school and enjoyed it. Since then I have appreciated wood, wooden things, working with wood, woodland conservation and woodland management. I have learned that turning can reveal great beauty in wood. It is satisfying to save promising bits of timber from the chainsaw or fire and sometimes to be able to give them a new life as attractive or useful artefacts, sometimes both. TWC members have been a great source of information and inspiration to assist my learning.
Member
Member
Jule Clark
