Woodturning Classes
Beginning Woodturning
Prior experience in woodturning is not required. The class is designed for beginners, or individuals with some experience but who can benefit from a "restart" in the woodturning process. The class will discuss equipment, tool selection and sharpening, tool control and safety at the lathe.
On day one in addition to the above, each student will be hands-on on their lathe with focus initially on spindle turning or "between center" turning and will finish the first day with typically 2-3 completed projects. The second day will move to face turning--using a chuck to hold the wood so that it can be reversed to enable carving the interior of a bowl. Each will leave with one or more bowls they have turned.
All can anticipate leaving well grounded in sound basics, having had a good time, and with several completed projects. All will have a good exposure to what equipment is important for a beginner and in what priority, and being prepared to continue onward.
Beverages, snacks and lunch included for both days. More information & course outline
Price: $365 for both days, all materials, equipment, tools and lunch included.
2018 Class Dates:
February 1 & 2 (Thursday - Friday)
March 15-16 (Thursday - Friday)
April 12 - 13 (Thursday - Friday)
May 2-3 (T-F) NEW
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- At my Northern California shop, 10 minutes outside of Grass Valley or Nevada City
- Two days in length, covering all the fundamentals resulting in a take-home-face-turned wooden bowl.
- All tools, equipment and materials provided
- Highly individualized -- personal attention for up to 3 or 4 persons
- Experience working in a very complete woodturning shop in the Sierra Nevada foothills -- four professional level lathes, two sharpening workstations, two band saws -- 100+ woodturning gouges, scrapers, skew chisels, and many more.
Prior experience in woodturning is not required. The class is designed for beginners, or individuals with some experience but who can benefit from a "restart" in the woodturning process. The class will discuss equipment, tool selection and sharpening, tool control and safety at the lathe.
On day one in addition to the above, each student will be hands-on on their lathe with focus initially on spindle turning or "between center" turning and will finish the first day with typically 2-3 completed projects. The second day will move to face turning--using a chuck to hold the wood so that it can be reversed to enable carving the interior of a bowl. Each will leave with one or more bowls they have turned.
All can anticipate leaving well grounded in sound basics, having had a good time, and with several completed projects. All will have a good exposure to what equipment is important for a beginner and in what priority, and being prepared to continue onward.
Beverages, snacks and lunch included for both days. More information & course outline
Price: $365 for both days, all materials, equipment, tools and lunch included.
2018 Class Dates:
February 1 & 2 (Thursday - Friday)
March 15-16 (Thursday - Friday)
April 12 - 13 (Thursday - Friday)
May 2-3 (T-F) NEW
Click Here for availability & registration info.
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