As a birthday treat Georgina wanted a day to have a go at turning accompanied by her 'bestest friend' Jessica. Georgina had apparently watched her neighbour woodturning in the past and she was so keen to have a go herself. Both girls aged 14yrs were accompanied by John...

Ann Marie and her Husband Johnathan from Pagham attended a day course with Andy.  Johnathan had woodturned at School but Ann Marie was a complete beginner.  Both enjoyed the day and went home with smiles on their faces!

Ian, a local lad from Lymington wanted to get to know a bit about woodturning before he purchased a lathe and tools. As a complete beginner I  suggested that he attend a day course (or two) before he went about spending money on lathes and tools! There are a lot of too...

Deby from Pewsey booked a day's one to one session with Andy as she was having trouble with catches using her bowl gouge.  Andy normally asks everyone who already owns a lathe attending his courses if they could bring their tools with them, especially if they are havin...

Ian had a voucher to redeem which he had been given for Christmas by his wife Cindy, so he booked in for a day one to one session  - here is how he got on........

Paul was booked for a day session one to one with Andy as a present from his wife Debs.  This is how Paul got on............

"Myself and my 11 year old Son had an excellent day in Andy’s workshop, both being able to complete a bowl by the end of the day. Andy is very helpful, knowledgeable and patient, allowing us to feel we had created our own work (with help from him with the tricky parts...

Having been unfortunately delayed in booking his lesson due to Covid 19 he was well looking forward to the day!  Having traveled down to stay with his mother for a few days at Winchester he eventually booked one of the days with me.

Here is how John got on.......

Praise indeed!  Local Lymington lad Alan came for a two day course before he started to use his own lathe. We had a go at spindle turning, tool sharpening and turned a bowl, we also had a go at making a scoop which whetted his appetite to make a few more.  Alan had var...

Jake recently acquired his own lathe and wanted a few lessons to be able to use it safely and gain knowledge in how to use the tools properly and which tools for the job intended.  He also had a few tools with the lathe so we went though sharpening after putting the co...