$150.00
All Levels
Hand Carving
with Dale GreenSaturday, December 14, 9:30 AM - 4 PM
Learn hand carving from master Dale Green.
Learn hand carving from master Dale Green.
Raised panel doors are the most complex component of cabinetmaking. When you complete this class you will have the confidence to tackle a bathroom or an entire kitchen of doors and drawer fronts! In this class you will use the table saw, miter saw, jointer, planer, router table, hand router, and random orbital sander. The door in this class will fit the cabinet in the Carcass and Face Frame class. Come prepared to take plenty of notes and pictures for future reference!
Learn hand carving from master Dale Green.
If it's a cabinet or a rollout in a pantry or base cabinet, this class will give you the tools to construct solid drawers that will last longer than the cabinets you will install them in! We will cover many different ways to construct a strong, reliable drawer. Drawer hardware will be discussed in depth as well. The hard part will be dicing which option you want to use! The drawer made in this class will fit the cabinet made in the Carcass and Face Frame class. Come prepared to take plenty of notes and pictures for future reference!
No experience is required for this class. This class is for new turners, or people who are interested in woodturning, but have no knowledge or experience. Mark will cover: How to get wood for turning, properties of wood and grain orientation while turning, preparation of wood for storage and drying. Basic woodturning tools, Gouges, Skews, Scrapers, Parting Tools. Conventional tools and turning tools with carbide inserts (This class uses conventional woodturning tools). Basic tool sharpening for spindle gouges and spindle roughing gouges. Basic operation of the lathe, including an explanation of the parts of the lathe, work holding on the lathe, and lathe maintenance. Woodturning safety, including eye and face protection, inspection of the lathe and wood before turning, safe turning speeds for varying projects. We will make a bead and cove stick for practice, and a wood scoop or a wood vegetable peeler that you will take home. All wood, tools and turning kits for the peeler or scoop will be provided. However, you may bring your own tools to the class if you have them
Learn hand carving from master Dale Green.
This class requires that you have completed the introduction to woodturning class, or that you already have some experience turning bowls. We will discuss how to acquire and preserve wood for bowls, how to rough turn bowls green and how to later turn them into a finished product. You will create a bowl that you can take home. Mark will cover: How to prepare timber blanks for bowl turning. How to sharpen a conventional bowl gouge and a scraper. How to position the tools to create efficient cuts with bowl gouges and scrapers. How to avoid “catches” while using the bowl gouge. How to hold the wood on the lathe for shaping and hollowing, and how to sand and apply a finish to the bowls. How to finish the base of the bowl. Mark will provide a bowl blank and woodturning tools for you to use. You can bring your own tools if you wish, and it is encouraged if you have them, but it is not a requirement.
Choose (and purchase) your own pen kits and bushings to make 2 pens of your choosing. All other material will be provided.