This is a course appropriate for a beginner to woodworking. Turning is an art form analogous to sculpture. The learning objectives of the course are; introduction to lumber classification, designing for wood movement, basic milling with jointer, planer, tablesaw and the basics of wood turning. After a safety overview and an introduction to the Jointer, Planer and Table saw you will prepare a bowl blank of hardwood to be later turned into a bowl on a wood turning lathe using chisels held and controlled by hand. I addition to the bowl you will turn a spindle such as a woodworking mallet, honey dipper, fish bonker or rolling pin. Instructor Chris Stiles. For more information please go to www.urbanwoodworker.com Come to class ready to take notes and clean up after.
