The CAW Guestbook

From: Marshall Gorrow Email: <mgorrow@webtv.net>
Turning speciality: Goblets & a variety of other turnings.
Favorite type of Wood: Wormy, red maple
Type of Lathe: Craftsman
Area of Residence: Northern New York State, USA
Posted on: Saturday, September 30, 2000, 02:34 AM

Just stopped by for a visit. You have a nice website that loads quickly and is very easy to navigate with or without frames. I especially like seeing what your members are turning. Keep adding content and I'll keep coming back! Thanks for sharing your website with all of us other woodturners!

From: Alan Green Email: <website@althea.worldonline.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Anything
Favorite type of Wood: Ash
Type of Lathe: Tyme Avon & Cub
Area of Residence: England, Dorset
Posted on: Saturday, September 30, 2000, 12:31 PM

Its nice to see this site developing and I will be coming back on a regular basis to keep in touch with your latest changes

From: Alan Mold Email: <avmold@dircon.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Barley Twists ,Goblets, Candlesticks and a strong interest in Ornamental Turning.
Favorite type of Wood: Yew
Type of Lathe: General. Model 260
Area of Residence: Chehunt,,Herts. UK
Posted on: Sunday, October 01, 2000, 08:17 PM

As a member of East Herts Woodturning Association and a member of The Society of Ornamental Turners I am very interested in the Activities of other UK Woodturning Clubs.Congratulations on launching your high quality club web-site.

From: Steve Hicks Email: <steve.hicks@btinternet.com>
Turning speciality: No particular speciality.
Favorite type of Wood: Yew and English hardwoods.
Type of Lathe: Record No 3
Area of Residence: Cornwall UK
Posted on: Sunday, October 08, 2000, 06:13 PM

As the Web Master of the CAW Site, I thought it was about time I signed the Guest Book myself.

From: Adrian Tarr Email: <astarr@netactive.co.za>
Turning speciality: General
Favorite type of Wood: Oak, Kiaat
Type of Lathe: 5 in 1 multi tool
Area of Residence: South Africa, Vanderbijlpark
Posted on: Tuesday, October 10, 2000, 09:29 PM

Nice site!

From: Paul Nesbitt Email: <paul.nesbitt@zetnet.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Multi centred
Favorite type of Wood: Yew, Oak
Type of Lathe: Poolewood Euro 2000, Record DML24
Area of Residence: UK, Middlesex
Posted on: Friday, October 20, 2000, 07:54 AM

A very interesting site. I am the secretary for The Surrey Association of Woodturners and I will be passing on details of this interesting site. Many thanks. Paul

From: Teresa McQuay Email: <maidenwood@eurobell.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Too new at it to have a speciality.
Posted on: Saturday, October 28, 2000, 06:50 PM

A good site look forward to seeing more in the future.

From: Bill Heathcote Email: <w.heathcote@btinternet.com>
Turning speciality: small items
Favorite type of Wood: Yew
Type of Lathe: Carbotech
Area of Residence: Cornwall UK
Posted on: Saturday, October 28, 2000, 08:01 PM

Well done Steve thanks for a web site that is easy to access and navigate. Nice to see it's reaching all parts of the world.

From: Martin Pearce (Vice Chairman of CAW) Email: <mp@ralphs.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Big Bowls
Favorite type of Wood: Any Burr
Type of Lathe: Giant home made
Area of Residence: UK Cornwall
Posted on: Tuesday, October 31, 2000, 11:52 AM

Nice site.

From: colinscull Email: <colinscull2uk@yahoo.com>
Favorite type of Wood: Yew
Posted on: Wednesday, November 01, 2000, 09:47 AM

Excellent,,work,will be coming along in November to Truro.

From: David Peebles Email: <dave@bowlturner.com>
Turning speciality: Hollow vessels
Favorite type of Wood: Boxelder
Type of Lathe: OneWay 2436
Area of Residence: Northwest Ohio, USA
Posted on: Monday, November 06, 2000, 03:38 AM

Very nice site. I am always interested in what other turners are doing.You have some very talented members. Best, Dave

From: Paul Holmes Email: <pah@gulf.net.au>
Turning speciality: Will try anything
Favorite type of Wood: River Red Gum (Australian)
Type of Lathe: Record DLMx24 (Stretched to 1.2mtrs)
Area of Residence: Whyalla, South Australia
Posted on: Tuesday, December 19, 2000, 12:01 PM

I like your site and the work shown

From: Hank Dearborn Email: <lhdearborn@aol.com>
Turning speciality: None
Favorite type of Wood: Walnut
Type of Lathe: Powermatic #24
Area of Residence: USA, Oregon
Posted on: Wednesday, December 27, 2000, 04:33 AM

I have no specialty. I am a novice, having just bought a lathe and not yet purchased lathe tools. I would like to know what tools or set of tools your group would recommend. Thank you very much.

From: Robert Pridgen Email: <pridgen1@aol.com>
Turning speciality: Platters & natural-edge bowls
Favorite type of Wood: Spalted pecan
Type of Lathe: Nova 3000
Area of Residence: Raymond MS, USA
Posted on: Tuesday, January 09, 2001, 09:38 AM

A very nice site! It's exciting to be able to see what turners are doing "on the other side of the pond"!

From: Mike Hosking Email: <hoskingm@libertysurf.co.uk>
Turning speciality: general(anything and everything)
Favorite type of Wood: pieces that others won't turn
Type of Lathe: record no:2&3 axminster 3.30vs and a large homebuilt lathe
Area of Residence: cornwall uk
Posted on: Sunday, January 14, 2001, 04:04 PM

Brilliant site,so nice to be in contact with so many different turners. Many thanks to Steve Hicks for setting it up and making it easy to access.

From: Jim Moore Email: <jmoore5622@aol.com>
Turning speciality: Novice turner, I have been turning several tool handles and natural edge bowls.
Favorite type of Wood: Red Cedar, Honey Berry, Willow.
Type of Lathe: Delta/Rockwell, Central Machine, Small jet
Area of Residence: Moyock, North Carolina, USA
Posted on: Wednesday, February 07, 2001, 01:27 PM

Wonderful site

From: Brian Partridge Email: <brianpart@aol.com>
Turning speciality: Boxes, Plates, Natural edge
Favorite type of Wood: Ash
Type of Lathe: Record No 2. Axminster M 330
Area of Residence: Suffolk UK
Posted on: Friday, March 02, 2001, 06:17 PM

It is nice to see more Association sites developing. Keep up the good work.

From: Nick Wills Email: <Nick.Wills@bt.com>
Turning speciality: Novice
Favorite type of Wood: Ash
Type of Lathe: Record RPML 300
Area of Residence: England, Cornwall
Posted on: Thursday, March 15, 2001, 04:02 PM

Nice site Steve. Thanks for pointing me towards it. Cheers !!! Nick

From: Teresa McQuay Email: <maidenwood@eurobell.co.uk>
Area of Residence: Cornwall uk
Posted on: Thursday, March 22, 2001, 11:12 PM

I have not visited the site for a few months so can see vast improvements. It would be nice to see some turned items from our female members!! Maybe I'll be the first!!

From: Gary Email: <gary@g2001.freeserve.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Only tried spindle turning up to yet
Favorite type of Wood: Anything to start with
Type of Lathe: Hilka MC 36
Area of Residence: Stoke On Trent U.K
Posted on: Sunday, March 25, 2001, 04:58 PM

Very well laid out site, easy to navigate and great links. As a novice turner I have not yet turned anything useful. I`m trying to get used to it all, but hopefully with sites like this and plenty of practice I`ll be turning mastepieces before long.

From: Patricia Gleadell Email: <patgleadell@aol.com>
Turning speciality: Anything but like to try something different.
Favorite type of Wood: Ash & spalted beech
Type of Lathe: Now Poolewood Euro500 previously record RPML300
Area of Residence: UK Kent.
Posted on: Tuesday, April 10, 2001, 02:23 PM

Just learning about the web and thought I'd browse some Woodturning sites. I'm secretary of the Kent AWGB & my husband is Chairman. We both enjoy turning. Good site.

From: Bill & Heather Email: <heather.crocombe@ntlworld.com>
Turning speciality: Odds and ends one offs
Favorite type of Wood: Tree wood Ha! ha! ha!
Type of Lathe: Appollo woodpecker
Area of Residence: Northamptonshire
Posted on: Saturday, May 05, 2001, 06:53 PM

Hi we just dropped in to your site via our club site Bedford Saw & Tool. Some very nice work in your gallery. We both really liked the coffee set, "Top Marks". Bye for now love to visit again sometime. All the best Bill & Heather

From: Roger Slater Email: <pamrog@ukonline.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Hollow forms and bowls
Favorite type of Wood: Big Burrs
Type of Lathe: VB36
Area of Residence: Cornwall UK
Posted on: Saturday, July 07, 2001, 05:33 PM

What an impressive site! Well done Steve and thanks for all your work. President C.A.W.

From: Pamela & Claude Farmer Email: <parcawels@yahoo.co.uk>
Area of Residence: Cornwall UK
Posted on: Saturday, July 14, 2001, 05:23 PM

Very nice site. Well done Steve, I particularly like the personal gallery concept.

From: Bernard Rodda Email: <smutton@bigpond.com.au>
Turning speciality: general & trade
Favorite type of Wood: rose wood Australian
Type of Lathe: woodfast c 1000
Area of Residence: NSW Australia
Posted on: Monday, August 06, 2001, 01:50 PM

Enjoyed your site, you have some very talented members. Your site caught my eye because as my surname suggests my ancestors came from Cornwall. Maybe I will get to visit some day.

From: Derek Williamson Email: <derek@williamsond.freeserve.co.uk>
Turning speciality: One little bowl.
Area of Residence: CORNWALL
Posted on: Friday, September 21, 2001, 03:56 PM

Complete novice and was inspired by Tom at the R C Show. Made my first bowl (with a lot of help from Tom) in his workshop yesterday. Hope to be a guest on Friday 28th. Thanks again Tom. Derek.

From: Jez Tippett Email: <Jez.Tippett@btinternet.com>
Turning speciality: Not too sure yet
Favorite type of Wood: Ditto
Area of Residence: Padstow, Cornwall
Posted on: Thursday, November 01, 2001, 10:30 PM

I am a beginner interested in buying a wood lathe for use at home. If anybody knows where I can buy lathes in Cornwall either new or 2nd hand, please let me know.

From: Mike Oles Email: <arcangelo33@hotmail.com>
Turning speciality: Bowls, hollow vessels and tool handles
Favorite type of Wood: A tie between African Blackwood and Cocobolo
Type of Lathe: Delta mod 46-745 and Delta Midi
Area of Residence: USA, Baltimore, MD
Posted on: Monday, December 17, 2001, 06:20 PM

Wonderful website. You have some very talented members. I love Cornwall, one of the most beautiful coastlines to found anywhere.

From: david buskell Email: <davidbuskell@ayhoo.com>
Turning speciality: general
Favorite type of Wood: muhuhu
Type of Lathe: axminster M900
Area of Residence: UK, Surrey
Posted on: Tuesday, February 12, 2002, 02:31 PM

Good site, well worth noting if in the area.

From: Paul Helliwell Email: <helliwell@rsbs.anu.edu.au>
Favorite type of Wood: WA She Oak
Type of Lathe: Teknatool Nova Comet
Area of Residence: Canberra Australia
Posted on: Wednesday, February 27, 2002, 12:35 AM

G'day to you all in Cornwall. I love the idea of your monthly competition-any chance of seeing the entries? Please say hello to John Kershaw at the next meeting!

From: Peter Charles Fagg Email: <peter_charles_f@hotmail.com>
Turning speciality: Platters
Favorite type of Wood: Yew, Ash, Oak, Cherry,
Type of Lathe: Record CL3
Area of Residence: UK, Isle of Wight
Posted on: Sunday, April 14, 2002, 05:00 PM

Excellent site in both layout and content. Only hope that "Wight Woodturners" can eventually design and initiate as good a site. At present I am the Chairman of the group so if you visit the Isle of Wight please make contact, we would like to meet you.

From: Barry Read Email: <barryread69@aol.com>
Turning speciality: Mainly Bowls and Gobs.
Favorite type of Wood: Oak
Type of Lathe: Screwfix Special
Area of Residence: Swindon Wiltshire
Posted on: Monday, June 24, 2002, 08:19 PM

What a great site, it is very educational, and insperational, ok so Im no good at spelling.

From: Fred Ward Email: <fward2626@aol.com>
Turning speciality: furniture
Favorite type of Wood: yew
Type of Lathe: Sorby
Area of Residence: UK Devon
Posted on: Tuesday, July 02, 2002, 02:45 PM

Congratulations on your web site.

From: Noreen Atkinson Email: <akibob@aol.com>
Turning speciality: learning
Favorite type of Wood: any
Type of Lathe: \apollo woodpecker
Area of Residence: cornwall
Posted on: Monday, July 15, 2002, 10:49 PM

As the new chairman for this club thought I better say hello and welcome to our site.

From: Holger Graf Email: <drechslereigraf@t-online.de>
Turning speciality: Bowls and Vessels
Favorite type of Wood: all burrs
Type of Lathe: Geiger and Hager
Area of Residence: Germany (South - West)
Posted on: Saturday, August 10, 2002, 12:53 PM

Hello, my english page is running. Please, look at www.drechslereigraf.de best regards Holger

From: Andy Martin Email: <sgt_homer99@yahoo.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Anything
Favorite type of Wood: Yew
Type of Lathe: Draper
Area of Residence: Exmouth, Devon, England
Posted on: Friday, December 27, 2002, 07:52 PM

As a fellow Cornishman hobbyist woodturner and woodcarver, currently living in Devon (someone has to!), I would like to congratulate you on an excellent site.

From: Øyvind Riise Email: <oe-riis@online.no>
Turning speciality: Bowls and hopefully hollow forms soon
Favorite type of Wood: Maple, Birch, Elm
Type of Lathe: Record CL3-48
Area of Residence: Lillehammer in Norway
Posted on: Monday, March 03, 2003, 02:40 PM

Hi. Just surfed by looking for some inspiration. And I found it. Hope to turn some wood tonight! :-)

From: Pamela Bezemek Email: <bezemek@thumb.net>
Turning speciality: trying everything and having a blast
Favorite type of Wood: enjoying the differences alone and in glue ups
Type of Lathe: Very old Craftsman with a washing machine moter
Area of Residence: USA, Michigan
Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2003, 12:11 AM

Had a wonderful time visiting your site. You all should be very proud of your accomplishments.

From: doug &elsie johnson Email: <elsiedoug@bun.com>
Turning speciality: none as yet
Favorite type of Wood: yew or beech
Type of Lathe: draper &axminster 750
Area of Residence: cornwall
Posted on: Wednesday, October 01, 2003, 09:15 PM

Just to say how much we enjoy the club nights and friendly wellcome we've received.

From: Nick Wills Email: <Nick.Wills@btinternet.com>
Turning speciality: Still experimenting
Favorite type of Wood: Whatever's cheap or free!!!
Type of Lathe: Record CL5 + DML 24
Area of Residence: Cornwall
Posted on: Sunday, November 09, 2003, 09:02 PM

I really like the revamped site. I check it out regularly. Many thanks.

From: Matt Wimpee Email: <mwimpee@danielkids.org>
Turning speciality: Large bowls, natural edge, hollow forms, most anything that strikes me
Favorite type of Wood: Tallow tree, cedar, hickory, oak burl
Type of Lathe: Technatool Nova DVR 3000
Area of Residence: Jacksonville, Florida US
Posted on: Monday, November 17, 2003, 05:29 PM

Very nice site. Enjoyed the gallery.

From: Percy Harvey Email: <adrian.p@tesco.net>
Turning speciality: Bowls Natural Edge.
Favorite type of Wood: Yew.
Type of Lathe: Record CL36.
Area of Residence: Lostwithel, Cornwall
Posted on: Tuesday, December 23, 2003, 07:22 PM

I am new to wood turning, have been a member of CAW for 4 years now, enjoying all forms of wood turning and the websites good!

From: Richard Davies Email: <richard.sdavies@dsl.pipex.com>
Turning speciality: Boxes,Goblets & platters
Favorite type of Wood: Yew, Oak & Cherry
Type of Lathe: Record CL4
Area of Residence: Surrey
Posted on: Tuesday, June 08, 2004, 03:31 PM

From: Gabi Fuentes Email: <eskolene@terra.es>
Turning speciality: bowls, candlesticks......
Favorite type of Wood: box , cherry, oak, walnut.......
Type of Lathe: EMCO D-B 6
Area of Residence: Sunbilla, Nabarra, Basque Country
Posted on: Monday, September 06, 2004, 11:33 PM

Very nice site, I like it vry much.

From: Dee Blevins Email: <Dester012003@yahoo.com>
Area of Residence: Southern Calif.
Posted on: Saturday, September 25, 2004, 07:11 AM

I'm trying to find out information for a Salad bowl set I have. On the bottom it's marked "BURL WALNUT"65, BILLINGS, MISSOURI. It has a sticker lable #803. I'd like to know if it's worth anything. My family's had it a very long time.

From: vivienne rogan Email: <ravkerr@hotmail.com>
Area of Residence: london
Posted on: Monday, October 18, 2004, 08:13 PM

Born and brought up in Cornwall.We were burgled recently and my lovely ash bowl purchased in Cornwall was destroyed....PLEASE inform me if anyone knows the whereabouts of Tom Porkley who turned the bowl.Many thanks.

From: Randy Paquette Email: <randypaquette@hotmail.com>
Type of Lathe: MasterCraft Mini Lathe
Area of Residence: Ottawa
Posted on: Friday, January 07, 2005, 09:33 PM

I was given a lathe for Christmas and wondering what is the best way to get started, and is there any projects I can start with.

From: Andrew Ford Email: <Andy@sb4ms3.fsworld.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Long Bed Spindles
Favorite type of Wood: Oak & Southern Yellow
Type of Lathe: Large, Self Made
Area of Residence: Pontypool S, Wales
Posted on: Tuesday, February 22, 2005, 05:49 PM

Myself and Family make a twice yearly visit to Cornwall and Relish with Cornish Genuine Patient Skill and Craft.

From: Mark Moloney Email: <mark@moloney.org.uk>
Turning speciality: Spindles
Favorite type of Wood: Cherry
Type of Lathe: Shopsmith MKV
Area of Residence: UK, West Berkshire
Posted on: Thursday, May 05, 2005, 08:10 PM

I'm the Treasurer and webmaster of the Kennet Valley Wood Turners (site going live soon)- I like the clean lines and simplicity of your site.

From: David Webb Email: <cdw@nildram.co.uk>
Turning speciality: Bowls
Favorite type of Wood: Anything that is free but actually I am out step as I like Afromosia which is ha
Type of Lathe: Record CL1
Posted on: Friday, February 03, 2006, 11:57 AM

I am sec. of the Northern Federation of Woodturning groups and also sec. of the Cheshire Guild of w-t. (I am a better sec. than w-t. I am also a member of High Peak w-t and by coincidence got an e-mail from John Barnes just after I had found your site when trawling for potential members who are not affiliated to other organisations.. Very impressive web-site. I wish you all well.

From: Janice Pearce Email: <JANICE.PEARCE@RCHT.CORNWALL.NHS.UK>
Turning speciality: full speed
Favorite type of Wood: yew
Type of Lathe: Martin Pearce
Area of Residence: Mount Hawke
Posted on: Thursday, March 09, 2006, 04:29 PM

I know I am byas, but what a fantastic website. And to see my husband while I am at work too.