New members are required to attend this orientation to the Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild and our Turning Center before participating in other hands-on classes or open shops at the Turning Center.
We will acquaint you with a brief history of the OVWG that starts back in 1988 and how we've grown as a friendly group of people who love to turn wood. A key topic will be how we operate the Learning Center and how this great resource can help you on your journey of learning to turn wood and finding out what kinds of things you like to make.
Safety is a high priority for the OVWG in all of our activities. So, we will go over the parts of the lathe, and how to be safe when working on the lathe as well as the other tools in our workshop.
Finally, you will have a chance to try your hand at spindle turning as a hands on introduction to woodturning. You'll make a bead & cove stick. It will become apparent that beads and coves are the key design elements of many things around us every day.
The class fee is $20 per person. Tools & supplies will be provided but feel free to bring your own tools if you have them. Also bring any questions you might have about the Guild, lathes, tools, wood etc. and we will do our best to answer them!
The entrance to the Learning Center is on the South side of the building along Kennedy Ave., beside the loading dock.
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