Wood Turning Seminars

Intro to Bowl Turning

A one day class designed to teach the basics of cross-grain woodturning. Students end the day with a finished bowl turned from dry wood. The class will cover safety, safety equipment, turning tools and lathes, work holding, design, basic cross-grain turning, shaping on the lathe, hollowing, reverse chucking and finishing. Woodturning tools will include traditional gouges as well as newer carbide tipped tools.

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Intro to Spindle Turning

A one day class designed to teach the basics of spindle turning. Students will end the day with a selection of finished bottle stoppers, small kitchen tools or other spindle projects. The class will cover safety, safety equipment, turning tools and lathes, work holding, design, basic spindle turning, shaping on the lathe and finishing. Spindle projects can include pizza cutters screwdrivers, ornaments, candle-holders, tool handles etc. Woodturning tools will include traditional gouges as well as the newer carbide tipped tools.

Pens and Stoppers

Learn the essentials of spindle turning and make a pen and a bottle stopper.

Segmented Wood Turning

During this fast-moving class students will learn the fundamentals of segmenting along with several intermediate techniques while making a segmented vase. The class will cover the design process, basics of making segmented rings, designing feature rings, and making a vase in two parts without hollowing. Students must have completed the turning 2 class or have previous bowl turning experience. Students will be working on a lathe, table saw, and disk sander.

Skills include:

All projects wood will be provided. Turning tools will also be provided if you do not have your own. Bring your own personal protection equipment.

Prerequisites:

Completion of Introduction to Segmented Woodturning, or have a basic understanding of the segmenting process.