Getting Started.
An introduction to the Art of turning
You have just got a lathe and maybe turned some pieces and now you wish to develop your skills further or even more exciting you have never used a lathe and you want to find out if you like wood turning, this is a great hands on course to get you on your learning journey.
The two day programme covers the basic skills for turning including health & safety, golden rules, spindle and bowl turning. By the end of 2 days, you’ll have an understanding of better practice techniques, how to use the equipment safely and importantly everything you make you can take home to show your friends and family.
Course Overview: Beginner / early development skills
Two days Learning to turn spindles and bowls
Days start at 8.45am and finishes around 4.30pm, we regularly stop to review learning throughout the day and of course we also stop for refreshments and lunch.
Day1
An overview of the 2 days and what you will be working on, workshop safety, safe working and PPE.
I’ll show you the workshop, explain the tools and equipment, lathes, dust extraction, tools, care and maintenance of tools.
Some of the things we will cover:
Health and safety in the workshop
Selecting the piece of wood
How to mount work on the lathe
Correct use of tools
Roughing cuts to turn square to round
Planing Cuts
Parting off cuts
Beads
Coves
Finishing, sanding sealing and ‘waxing’
Finishing the day, Tidy up and summary of skills developed, take home your spindle and get ready for the second day
Day 2
A quick recap of safety and workshop practices and how that applies to Bowl turning. Then a discussion of the design of the bowl before preparing to turn.
Some of the things we will cover on day 2:
Selecting the piece of wood
How to mount your work to the lathe
A reminder of how to use the tools safely
Roughing down the wood
Shaping the outside
Turning the inside
Sanding practices to make it smooth
Sealing the surface and finishing with wood wax
If there is time we will then go on to design and make a third item.
Finishing up
Finishing the day, Tidy up and summarise of skills you have developed over the 2 days, take home your finished pieces to show family and freind’s
Ready to book your course?
Filling the contact form and we can arrange a date or discuss any questions you may have, we can do this by phone or even a video chat (FaceTime or WhatsApp).
A wood turning course makes an excellent gift or experience day. Course vouchers are individually produced and can make ideal presents.