Over 100 turners attended the seminar and all the demonstrations were well supported. Personally I found Kieran Forbes and Bert Marsh to be the most informative and entertaining. Their level of skill had to be seen to be believed and I can only hope that someday I will turn just one item of a similar standard.

I entered in the Open Competition for turners with less than two years experience and was fortunate enough to win. My project was a pair of candlesticks turned inside out in Cherry with Ebony inserts. The candlesticks were presented on a Wych Elm base and I also turned a candle snuffer to complete the set.

Winning was nice but the best part of the weekend was the friendly reception I received in Cork.