Welcome you have found the website of Dorset webturning authority Dave ‘the Lathe' Worth. Please browse around the website and explore the natural beauty of our wood. Dave is based in the Dorset town of Blandford Forum and has been woodturning for over 30 years. Dave is a qualified Joiner and Carpenter and has been woodturning around the local arts and craft fairs during this 30 year period.
Woodturning Gallery
We have created a wood turning gallery to detail Dave’s creations and wooden turned items which show people what can be achieved on a woodturning lathe. Please take time to browse the gallery exploring the different grain effects individual wooden materials possess and the different appearance of the same type of wood, one of the most satisfying things about turning wood is the uniqueness of each piece of wood, some over 100 years in the making
Learning To Turn
Dave is keen to pass on his enthusiasm and love of wood, he regularly takes his lathe to shows and encourages people to step up and have a go. People wishing to learn to turn should approach Dave either at one of the local shows, or via the website in the contact us section. Rates are very reasonable and all would be students can be assured that they are being shown by a professional.
Woodturning Shop
The woodturning shop details current work and is priced attractively at the current market rates. In this age of plastic and manufactured materials our turned wood bowls glint and glimmer alongside the dull modern day materials. Proper wooden fruit bowls and ornaments are becoming fewer and far between as the traditional skills are left behind to the machined technology prevalent in today’s society.
Woodturning Tips
As the website is new we only have a couple of woodturning tips and techniques currently, please drop us an email if there is a technique that you would like to see featured and we will only be too glad to drop it in. If there is a technique that you wish to be taught, then investigate our learn to turn section for additional information.
Thank you for taking the time to view our website and we hope that you have enjoyed your website woodturning experience.
Dave Worth
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