It was only a matter of time before I started to turn bowls and recently I have begun exploring and learning to turn bowls. This process has lead to an enormous leap in my understanding of how I turn, getting my head around how my chisels should be cutting, how they need to be sharpened to get the result I am after and even what chisels are best for what cut. I've been having a great time out on the lathe producing some really useful and beautiful looking bowls. My first bowl

Sometimes you need to be smart with the space you have but priority is always to be able to provide the training stimulus that you need for your athletes. I had the good fortune of working with the throws coach, strength coach and javelin athletes to design and build some jerk box attachments for parallel bar work. These slip on to the top of the existing jerk boxes in the gym to give a good working height and can be moved to the floor if required. Box length is 900mm and the