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.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9 AM to 4 PM with a one-hour break for lunch.
Price: $185 price includes materials
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.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
9 AM to 4 PM with a one-hour break for lunch.
Price: $185
Pens and Stoppers
Learn the essentials of spindle turning and make a pen and a bottle stopper.
Prerequisite: None. No experience necessary.
Sunday, December 8, 2024
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Price: $125 price includes materials
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.
Turning a Segmented Vase
Saturdays, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 2025
9am – 4:30 pm, with a break for lunch
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.