Christos
15th April 2014, 11:37 PM
I was at the Sydney Easter Show today.
I volunteered to be one of the demonstrators at the Sydney Woodturners Guild as one of the woodturners. It involved me turning objects and passing these items to the general public for free. I thought that I should try and turn some bud vases as these are pretty easy and will turn between centres for most of the time.
I was a little bit nervous as this is the first time that I would had been demonstrating even thou the item I had selected was very easy to make. :wink:
Once I started i found it quite enjoyable and started to relax and enjoy the interaction between myself and the public. Of course the interaction between my fellow turners was also just as much fun. So the hecklers were in front of the lathe and not behind the shield.
"Have you finished that toothpick you started?"
"Why are you using my parting tool? Because I did not bring mine!"
"Don't you have a real parting tool? Not this beading tool!" "You can still part with it just takes a bit of time"
"What is this? A miniature cricket bat? Then why it is round?"
I found it quite enjoyable and I think I will try and do the same next year if time permits.
310417
In the photo there is Liz, Julie, Michael and John. Missing from the photo is Mario, David and of course the person taking the photo, me.
Now for the more serious side of going to the Sydney Easter Show was to have a Cheese On A Stick. Delicious. As I do not have any photos it did not happen. It did not last that long for me to take a photo but I do have a photo of the stick(that part is a little hard to eat). :U
I volunteered to be one of the demonstrators at the Sydney Woodturners Guild as one of the woodturners. It involved me turning objects and passing these items to the general public for free. I thought that I should try and turn some bud vases as these are pretty easy and will turn between centres for most of the time.
I was a little bit nervous as this is the first time that I would had been demonstrating even thou the item I had selected was very easy to make. :wink:
Once I started i found it quite enjoyable and started to relax and enjoy the interaction between myself and the public. Of course the interaction between my fellow turners was also just as much fun. So the hecklers were in front of the lathe and not behind the shield.
"Have you finished that toothpick you started?"
"Why are you using my parting tool? Because I did not bring mine!"
"Don't you have a real parting tool? Not this beading tool!" "You can still part with it just takes a bit of time"
"What is this? A miniature cricket bat? Then why it is round?"
I found it quite enjoyable and I think I will try and do the same next year if time permits.
310417
In the photo there is Liz, Julie, Michael and John. Missing from the photo is Mario, David and of course the person taking the photo, me.
Now for the more serious side of going to the Sydney Easter Show was to have a Cheese On A Stick. Delicious. As I do not have any photos it did not happen. It did not last that long for me to take a photo but I do have a photo of the stick(that part is a little hard to eat). :U