Intro to Turning Wood (Beginner) with Tom Dunn July 20-22, 2018
Thomas Dunn has been turning wood for over 20 years and perfecting his skill making segmented bowls for 10 years. This 3 day introductory course will focus on the basics of woodturning. It will cover the equipment, the lathe, the tools their selection and sharpening, and wood choices. Students will try their hands at both spindle turning and bowl turning. This workshop will also provide a chapter on Woodturning Safety 101. Students will come away with the firm foundation needed to begin turning wood!
For more information and to register for the beginner course contact The Arkansas Craft School!
Turning Natural Edge Bowls
(Intermediate) with
Gene Sparling August 3-5, 2018
Gene Sparling began learning to work with wood as a child, from his father, and has continued learning and working with wood throughout his life. In this 3 day course, students will learn to make natural-edge bowls on the lathe. Natural-edge bowls are each a one of a kind, unique, and attractive project. These bowls will be turned from greenwood (freshly cut) and students will be guided through the process from creating a turning blank, how to obtain different natural edge forms from a log, and all the way through to curing and finishing a piece. This is an intermediate level class and requires some basic experience with wood turning.
For more information and to register for this course contact The Arkansas Craft School!
