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Making a Basic Platter

Beginning Bowl Turning. Rough turn a green bowl blank. The class will cover mounting, making a tenon, shaping the outside and roughing out the inside for the drying process. Tools & wood provided. Prerequisite: Intro to Woodturning or prior T&L series.

Arn will bring you a timely holiday class. Creatively use your thin bowl turning skills to brighten the holidays. This is a great opportunity to hone your skills, new or old. All of the supplies will be provided to create Wood earrings. Come have fun with your fellow turners!

Intermediate Box Turning. Create a basic box. Prerequisite: Intermediate turning skills. Intro to Woodturning or prior T&L series.

Try your hand at spindle turning as an introduction to woodturning. Learn about the lathe, woodturning safety, how to sharpen tools, make a bead & cove stick, and learn how the Learning Center is operated. Class is free. Tools & supplies provided.

This event is focused on presenting opportunities for new turners to learn and practice fundamental skills of woodturning. Each session uses one or more basic tools including the spindle roughing gouge, spindle gouge, parting tool, scraper, and bowl gouge. Over several sessions, turners are exposed to different ways to mount wood on a lathe, roughing to round, and turning consistent beads, coves, Vs, and curves. Over the course of these sessions, basic design elements are introduced and the basics of sanding and finishing are presented.

Tools and materials are supplied. There is no cost for this event but turners must register to attend. Registration is limited to eight (8) turners .

Help clean and maintain our Turning Center! Please register on website.

• Captured spin top - In this demo, Michael will show you how to make a 4-piece spin top where the spin top and spin platform are attached yet still mobile. The process includes spindle turning, bowl turning, drilling on the lathe, and using calipers to precisely size turned components. Michael will also discuss aspects of form, function, and appropriate finishes.

• Side-grain captured spin top - In this workshop, you will create a 4-piece spin top where the spin top and spin platform are attached yet still mobile. The spin top will be in side-grain orientation, and include sections of heartwood and sapwood. Michael will teach you various techniques to calibrate the spin top so that it is balanced and spins well.

Jon will take you through how to use the Wolverine system and a slow speed grinder to get sharp edges on your tools. Bring your tools (reasonable number) and Jon will help you sharpen them.

PYRO OPEN SHOP! 6:30 UNTIL 9PM!
Bring a project to work on, or a flat piece of wood that you can practice on. If you do not have a pyro unit, there are 5 available to use for the evening. Email Mary Carol Meinken to reserve one. Come prepared to learn and have fun!
The session is open to any OVWG member interested in participating in embellishing their work with pyrography. There will be equipment available if you do not have your own equipment. This is a sharing of knowledge interest group where we learn from one another. If you do not have equipment, it is a good place to learn what is available before purchasing equipment.

This meeting will give all our coordinators a chance to make sure we are all on the same page operationally, address any questions or concerns and talk about any changes or improvements.

Skill building for intermediate turners session.

Skill building for advanced beginners to intermediate turners open shop.

Begin with a cylindrical turning blank. Turning on several axes yields a basic six-ribbed shape. After mounting this on another axis, further turning offers a huge range of shaping opportunities, such as ‘flowers’. Intermediate turning skills are necessary. Much of the turning involves interrupted cuts; deep narrow cuts require good tool control. The blank is small. This project was demonstrated at the February 2024 OVWG meeting. A handout is available on the OVWG website. ‘Ribble’ is a nonsense name, inspired by an old commercial – my “Ribbles have ridges”.

Try your hand at spindle turning as an introduction to woodturning. Learn about the lathe, woodturning safety, how to sharpen tools, make a bead & cove stick, and learn how the Learning Center is operated. Class is free. Tools & supplies provided.