The Poldark Association of Woodturners, is a group of Cornish Woodturners, situated deep in West Cornwall on the site of a historic 18th Century Tin Mine formally called Wheal Roots, near Helston at the head of the Lizard Peninsula.
The Woodturning Club welcomes new members both experienced and new to woodturning, giving opportunities for practical demonstrations and the sharing and trying out of ideas, tips and wrinkles. The club has it's own lathes within the clubhouse ready for members to use. Poldark Woodturners share the site with other crafts as well as the mine which you can descend into to get a flavour of the underground workings.
For further information on the Poldark Mine site Click here
WHATS NEW
A beautifully turned globe made painstakingly by Poldark Woodturner Member Alan, is to be featured in the next couple of months in the Woodturning Magazine. Ann Dyke took Alan's masterpiece up the recent show at Yandles in Somerset from where it will be transported to the Magazine for professional photographs to be taken.
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NEWS
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Alan's beautifully worked Globe that is to be featured soon in the Woodturning Magazine. Photos from the 2010 Godolphin Craft Fair.
Godolphin Craft Fair members looking on while Wally takes a turn at the lathe 
Godolphin Craft fair, Poldark Woodturners display 
Godolphin Craft Fair tinged red from the Club's new Gazebo |
Every month we will endeavour to select a few video clips that demonstrate some aspect of woodturning and associated activities such as tool sharpening, changing bandsaw blades etc.
Clip 1 - Laminated ply candle holder from start to finish.
Clip 2 - The building of "A Coat of Many Colors". This beautiful and original segmented turning wood art sculpture was inspired by the lovely ballad A Coat of Many Colors
Clip 3 - Mike Mahoney Woodturning Tools by Henry Taylor