Didcot and District Woodturners Club
Didcot and District Woodturners Club draws members from South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire
Interested in Woodturning ?
Didcot & District Woodturners is an informal and friendly club with monthly meetings in Harwell Village Hall, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 0EX
If you have an interest in Woodturning it is the perfect place to come and find out more. You will be able to see what woodturning is all about and give woodturning a try under supervision by an experienced woodturner.
If you want to take things further, get advice on the equipment necessary, the types of wood which are ideal for turning and in particular, how to turn safely, then this is the best way to meet and tap into many years of useful experience.
Want to meet others and learn more ?
Our members ( male and female, young and old ) range from beginners who had never touched a lathe before, through the keen 'intermediate' hobbyists who probably make up the bulk of the membership, to highly skilled masters of the craft.
Generally we will have at least four lathes dotted around the hall. One or two of these will be demonstrating a technique or turning a themed item (see the Event List for that month's theme)
The remaining lathes are available for use by all comers. For those new to turning please make sure you have a more experienced turner to act as a mentor.
Come and see what we have to offer.
Please feel free to turn up at any of our meetings, no need to book just come and spend an evening with us. Chat with the members, have a go on one of the lathes.
Guests usually leave with a little something they have made. We have the appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) to keep you safe.
Your first couple of evenings will be free and we will even provide the tea & biccies.
So what happens on a club night?
On three evenings a year we arrange demonstrations from well known professional turners; some will be working architectural turners, some will be artistic turners, both of which are always popular.
The demonstration nights are generally the February, June and October Club Nights. Check the Events List to see who will be demonstrating.
But the remaing Didcot Woodturners Club Nights are heavily based on practical exercises on the lathe. We will get our four lathes out and turn stuff.
When do we meet?
The club meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month. The hall opens at 7pm so we can get the equipment etc ready for a 7.30pm start.
Activities finish around 10pm so we can get cleared up and leave by 10.30pm.
Extra hands during the set up and break down times are always welcome.
Where is Harwell Hall?
We meet in Harwell Village Hall (OX11 0EX) about 2.5 miles from central Didcot. The village hall is on Harwell High Street, on the right towards the further end if you are coming from Didcot.
There is a small car park at the front of the hall and a larger one at the rear of the hall which is accessed from 'Westfield'.
To get to Westfield, if coming from Didcot carry on along the High St, past the hall and follow the road around a sharp right bend and then take the first right into 'Westfield'.
If coming from Wantage or Reading take the Wantage Road into Harwell and turn left into 'Westfield' as the road bends to the right. The car park is on the right.