Hardware Centre Randburg Hosts Schalk Van Niekerk Bowl-Turning Demo February 7

Master turner Schalk Van Niekerk led a live bowl-turning demonstration at Hardware Centre Randburg on 7 February 2026, giving woodturners in Strydompark and beyond a close-up view of lathe work and bowl shaping. The in-store session ran from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Hardware Centre on the corner of Malibongwe Drive and Rocky Street, and Hardware Centre streamed the event live on its YouTube channel.

Hardware Centre’s YouTube announcement reads: "Join us on 7 February 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM for a special live woodturning demonstration with master turner Schalk Van Niekerk." The retailer’s Instagram caption promoted the in-store element with the line, "On 7 Feb 2026 (9:00 – 12:30), join us in-store at Hardware Centre Randburg for an incredible Bowl Turning Demo with Schalk Van Niekerk. See"

The hybrid format gave both walk-in attendees and remote viewers real-time access to a recognised practitioner. For local turners, seeing a master turner at work in person provides practical value: demonstrations like this make it easier to follow tool angles, turning speed, and workflow than watching edited videos, and they often spark immediate Q&A and benchside tips that help accelerate skill development.

Logistics were straightforward. The event listing and posts confirmed the location as Hardware Centre Randburg, CNR Malibongwe Dr & Rocky St, Strydompark, Randburg, 2169, and the three-and-a-half-hour start-to-finish time. Hardware Centre marketed the event on social channels and the store website and provided live streaming via its YouTube channel so members of the woodturning community who could not attend in person could still watch the session.

Several practical details were not listed in the event material available: the event listing showed a "Cost" field but did not include a fee, and posts did not specify whether registration or prebooking was required, what time zone the times referred to, whether blanks or tools were supplied or on sale, or whether the live stream would remain available after the session. Those are useful items to confirm for anyone planning to attend future demos or to follow up with the demonstrator.

Hardware Centre’s live demo model continues a trend of retailers using hybrid events to connect makers with specialist skills. For woodturners who missed Van Niekerk’s session, check Hardware Centre’s YouTube channel for the recording and watch future in-store demos for hands-on tips and benchside troubleshooting that are hard to replicate in taped tutorials.