Basic Woodturning

25 Crown St,Nashua NH 03060

26 March, 2022

Description

Overview This class covers the fundamentals of wood turning: Parts and functions of a wood lathe Setting up the lathe for spindle turning T OverviewThis class covers the fundamentals of wood turning: Parts and functions of a wood latheSetting up the lathe for spindle turningTurning speedsWood turning tools - gouges, chisels, scrapers, and specialty toolsSafetyBasic techniques - coves, beads, flats, fillets, ogees, etc.Centered on spindle turning, or “turning between centers”, each class member will have a chance to mount stock in the lathe, rough out a cylinder, and cut basic shapes. There are no material costs for this class - we will be turning wood scraps, and not really making any finished products. Please meet in the wood shop area by class start time. The class is limited to 6 total students to allow hands-on time for everyone.  Important NotesWear a short sleeve shirt.  No ties, necklaces, or other dangly things that could get caught in a spinning lathe.This class is mandatory for later use of the wood lathe - it is not covered in the basic wood shop orientation.This is the pre-requisite for the Advanced Wood Turning classes.About the InstructorMatt ([email protected]) is a Cloud Engineer and Astronomer by trade, but has been doing woodworking of various kinds for about 35 years.