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Learn to Turn Wood with Master Woodturner Phil Holtan
Turning Workshops Last year, for the first time, he added several 5-day project-oriented workshops. After some initial instruction each morning, you’ll have his help, step-by-step instructions and can work either on your own projects or on a variety of projects to turn- tops, pens, burl bowls, hollow vessels, handled bowls, stool tops, fancy spindles and others. These 5-day workshops run 8:30-5, Tuesday through Saturday and are listed below. Phil’s regular workshops
are offered from January to June. 2 Day Workshops- $295 2 days/3 turners Beginning
to intermediate turners January 8-9
___Jan 22-23 ___Feb 12-13 ____
Feb 26-27 ___March 5-6 __ March
26-27(Bay Window Quilt Shop Schoolhouse Day) ___ April 9-10 ___ April 23-24 ___ May 21-22 For the 2-day workshop, if you have tools, do bring them along to
learn to sharpen and use them, but you don’t need to bring anything for the
2-day workshops in my shop. Click here to preview a printable registration form.. Please return
soon with a deposit of $125 to reserve a place. The total cost of a 2-day
workshop is $295 for 2010, which includes all wood, the use of tools and
chucks, two meals and a copy of "Phil's Turning Tips." 5-Day Workshops- $395 5 days/up
to 6 turners Intermediate and
advanced turners, ___February
2-6 ___ May 4-8 For the 5 day workshops you will responsible for your own turning tools, though I can rent or sell you what you need if I have advance notice. The tools required for the 5 day workshop are listed below. ___Other
June and July dates are possible by special arrangement. Call me. Click here to preview a printable registration form.. Please return
soon with a deposit of $125 to reserve a place. The total cost of a 5-day workshop
is $395 for 2010, which includes wood for the first two day, two meals
(Tuesday and Saturday) and a copy of "Phil's Turning Tips." Inside, I have tried
to build a state of the art woodturner’s shop. It has two dust collector systems that will
keep the air as clean as possible. It has lots of windows and space so we can
be very comfortable with multiple turners at the same time. I am just now
finishing a separate spray booth. You'll work on one of several great lathes in my shop
– a Powermatic 2035 with a 20 inch swing, an Australian Woodfast
bowl lathe with 20-inch swing, a swing-head Nova 3000 and a Nova 16-44, and a
huge Oliver patternmaker’s lathe with a 32” swing and 8 foot bed. I have
several full sets of tools, including the Stewart system for hollowing, and
the McNaughton system for coring multiple bowls, the Beall
buffing system and a variety of chucks. You will work with great lathes and
sharp tools and experience turning at its very best. o
"Just an absolutely great two days for me" - Duey M. o
"Excellent job-you really know your stuff and you teach it
very well. Couldn't be more pleased with what I learned and the bowl I
produced." - Bob R. o
"You're a good teacher-a fun time." - Al S. o
"Can't believe time went by so fast; very informative,
great hands on shop." - Keith B. More Information o
It works well to include advanced turners along with beginning
turners in the same workshop. o
Take home your own bowl, a copy of Phil's Turning Tips,"
and a list of turning resources. o
Friday dinner and Saturday lunch and coffee treats are included.
Great fellowship with other turners. o
Overnight accomodations are your
responsibility. o
I will send directions to my home and studio. Workshop Schedule for 2-day
workshop. Friday 2 p.m. - 9 p.m. o
Orient lathes, tools and safety o
Sharpening, begin spindle turning skills o
Roughing blanks o
"Taming of the skew" o
Coves and beads with gouge, beading tool, and skew chisel o
"Keep it sharp" and "Ride the bevel" will
ring in your ears Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. o
Review spindle turning o
Bowl turning with bowl gouges o
Go from green wood to bowl blanks o
Practice first and then turn your first bowl o
Learn to harvest, dry and use green logs o
Design, chucking, and tool handling o
Sanding and finishing The five day workshops will meet 8:30 to 5 each
day and will begin very much like the 2-day workshop the first two days. The
last three days will begin with 90 minutes of teaching and skill building,
and then each student will work on the projects they choose, with Phil's
help.) Tool list for 5-day workshops Full face mask |
