Two Day Basic Woodturning
Running on two consecutive days, this hands on course will be your first step into woodturning and will give you a firm foundation in all the basic skills of woodturning. The course is aimed at novices who wish to try out a new skill while allowing you create your own pieces on the lathe.
The first day focuses on understanding and using the lathe safely, tool sharpening and tool identification. Once these topics are covered we will then work on turning wood between centres, using for example the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew chisel and parting tool.
The second day will be focused on bowl turning and face plate turning, whilst you will still use some of the tools from the previous day the main focus will be on the use of the bowl gouge. Throughout both days emphasis is given to mastering new skills in such a way that when the student returns to their own workshop they can put into practice all they have learnt.
There is a maximum of 5 students per course. The course costs £260 and a non-refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure your space. Full payment is due 21 days before the course begins.
