MEET OUR COMMITTEE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Our club committee work hard together as a team to produce a varied and structured programme for the year ahead.
Club Chair
Neil Stafford
As most folk, I have always enjoyed the look and feel of well worked wood.
I received, from my wife, for Christmas 2022, a three-day course of woodturning. I loved it and soon bought a second-hand lathe, tools and accessories .
I looked around for help in progressing my new hobby and came across the ‘Taywood Woodturning Club’. I joined in 2023 and since then I have enjoyed the learning from others in the club and also the camaraderie and chat.
Secretary
Sheila Gibbs
I have worked with wood for many years but started 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.
Treasurer
Allan Skinner
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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.
Health & Safety
Stephen McGregor
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Health & Safety
Dr Alan Scott
Having enjoyed butchering wood for the purpose of home maintenance for decades my children got me a wood turning experience to see if it might give me something to do in retirement. Like so many others I was instantly hooked! I still butcher wood but with nice ring marks….
I’m a terrible turner and have already learned that my original teacher wasn’t that great either! So, starting with the absolute basics, the only way is up.
Webmaster
Colin Smith
Having retired from teaching in August 2024, my plan always was to spend more time in my workshop trying to improve my turning skills as well as try new projects.
I have always loved working with wood and like how there are usually multiple ways to produce an item. Working through that process is what makes it a great hobby to have.
Teas and Coffee / Greeter
George Massie
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Librarian
Nick Tindell
I trained as an engineer and worked all my career in manufacturing. When I retired I went back to woodturning which I had tried in my youth. I have always enjoyed working with wood and find turning a most satisfying way of showing how nature can produce so much beauty. Taywood gives me the opportunity to make new friends, learn new techniques, swap ideas and exchange experience with fellow enthusiasts.
Events Organiser
Jule Clark
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Dean Turner
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General Health issues
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.
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