In the intro class, I will cover proper safety, the parts of a lathe, proper tool usage, tool sharpening, spindle turning and bowl turning. The classes are typically one night a week for 3 hours, running 6 consecutive weeks. Going in, it is important to realize that wood is imperfect and no 2 pieces are the same. Projects may crack or break. It happens, it’s the nature of the beast and something that all woodturners have to get used to. However, I have make up time built into my schedule to ensure that everyone completes a bowl.

In class we will make, at a minimum, a mallet, and a couple of bowls out of fresh green wood. Depending on each student’s progress, we may have time to work on more projects. Some students have completed as many as 4 bowls.