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‘Masters of the Lathe’ with Special Guest Turners + Record Power Road Show & Sale!

Event Information

05/04/2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us on Saturday, 5th April for Masters of the Lathe – the Woodturning event of the year! This event will feature a wealth of well-known Woodturners all demonstrating at this FREE event, hosted on-site, at Yandles! From bowls to hollow forms, goblets to boxes, we are assembling an A-Team of top demonstrators to showcase their skills on the lathe. In association with Record Power, each Woodturner will have their own lathe & will be demonstrating throughout the day. Join us & see these masters in action, live & for free!

Special guests:

  • Nathanael Griffiths – Britain’s Best Woodworker 2023

Winner of Handmade Britain’s Best Woodworker 2023 – Nathanael will be here for the event, demonstrating his Woodturning skills – sponsored by Chestnut.

  • Phil Irons RPT

RPT, Woodturner, Tutor & Author Phil will showcase his skills throughout the day! Phil will be focusing his skills on ‘Turning Hollow Forms’ – a signature piece of his, throughout the day.

  • Joey Richardson RPT

RPT Joey Richardson turns, sculpts & burns the most amazing pieces using her woodturning, carving & pyrography skills. Joey will be focusing on ‘Thin walled turning’ & ‘Pyrography on Woodturning’ throughout the day.

  • Jason Breach RPT

A renowned name in Woodturning with almost 40 years of experience, RPT Jason will demonstrate his ‘box-turning’ & ‘Ball Clocks’ throughout the day.

  • Paul Riddler RPT

Paul has been our resident course instructor for many years, running 1 & 2-day courses here at Yandles. A patient tutor with thousands of students, RPT Paul Riddler will be inside our training rooms offering Woodturning ‘Taster Sessions’ – must be pre-booked.

  • Emerging Turners Programme

To change the demographic of woodturning in the UK by encouraging the growth of professionally-minded turners amongst a younger cohort! Proudly promoting the ETP here at Yandles. Come & chat to like-minded people & find out ho you can get involved!

Our very own Dan Tarrant will be demonstrating & promoting the ETP.

Local Clubs:

With the Woodturning event of the year here at Yandles, local Woodturning Clubs will be in attendance with a stand to discuss with like-minded people looking to join or just chat about woodturning.

  • Martock & District Woodturners, our local club, will be on hand to chat & demo their skills.
  • ‘Somerset Bodgers’ will also have a space at this event

Demo Lathe Sale!

With our pro-demonstrators in action for the day, we will be providing band new lathes, such as the Record Power Coronet Herald for use on the day – these lathes will be up for grabs at a discounted rate! Your chance to grab a bargain, lightly used by a pro on the day!

Supporting Brands:

  • Record Power with Peter & Richard on hand throughout the event
  • Robert Sorby with Barry in action on the ever popular ProEdge
  • Chestnut with Nathaniel, from Chanel 4’s ‘Britain’s Best Woodworker’ will be demonstrating for Chestnut
  • RazerTip

Woodturning Taster Sessions!

They’re back by popular demand! But you will have to be quick, these always sell out fast. Book your 1-hour slot with RPT Paul Riddler, Paul will be in our training room, with 4-herald lathes in action. Try your hand at woodturning with our 1-hour taster sessions! Choose from bowls or pens & take advantage of a 1-hour tuition session ‘Try before you buy’ – a great experience for beginning woodturners. Please note, these must be booked in advance – CLICK HERE (link to be added) to book your slot

New Products

A great event to see & get hands-on with some of Record Power’s newest products, including:

  • The innovative Sabre-300 Bandsaw
  • Upgraded Sabre-350 & 450
  • Cobra bandsaw scroll guide systems
  • New Woodturning Tools
  • Versa Chuck

What to expect:

  • Completely Free Event
  • Open to all
  • Hosted inside our historic Toolshop & compound
  • Offers
  • Live demonstrations from a wealth of Woodturning pro’s
  • Friendly, helpful advice
  • Plenty of Free Parking

Times:

10am-4pm

For more information, call us on 01935 822 207 / email sales@yandles.co.uk

To view the FULL RANGE of Record Power available at Yandles, CLICK HERE

 

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