Craobh Eo Woodturners set June challenge: single-piece three-tier bowl
Members met in Aghamore with a three-tier bowl challenge that asked for one piece of wood, turning June club night into a test of form and control.
A single piece of wood was enough to set the tone at Craobh Eo Woodturners, where the June meeting centred on a three-tier bowl challenge and gave members a clear target to bring to the bench. The club met on Thursday, June 11, at 8:00 p.m. in the CraobhEo Centre, known locally as the Old Schoolhouse, in Aghamore, County Mayo.
The format was simple, but the brief was demanding. A three-tier bowl from one piece of wood asks for more than neat cuts and a clean finish. Turners have to think through the proportions between the tiers, the character of the timber and the way the shape will read from the gallery floor. It is the kind of club competition that rewards planning as much as tool control, and it gives everyone in the room a shared reference point when the finished work is set out for discussion.
That monthly rhythm is part of Craobh Eo’s identity. The club says it was established in 2004 and describes itself as the Mayo chapter of the Irish Woodturners Guild, with members drawn from County Mayo. The Irish Woodturners Guild’s chapter listing says Craobh Eo meets on the second Thursday of every month in the Old Schoolhouse, a schedule that turns the club night into a dependable fixture rather than an occasional outing. Contact details are kept just as direct: the secretary can be reached at Craobheowoodturners@gmail.com, and Willie is listed on 087 2589974.
The club’s background also shows how long that network has been building. Its first meeting in 2004 drew 12 new members, including Willie Creighton, Seamus Parsons and Martin Gallagher, a small but telling start for a chapter that has continued to anchor woodturning in the West of Ireland. In May, the club stepped beyond its own membership with a Mayo Day open day at the Old School House in Aghamore, where guest woodturners, demonstrations and storytelling brought the craft to a wider audience.
That is what made the June challenge feel bigger than a monthly set piece. The three-tier bowl was not just a competition prompt, but another way of keeping the club’s bench-time, conversation and shared standards alive. In Aghamore, a single block of wood once again became the excuse for a room full of turners to measure themselves against the same problem.
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