Course Title: Introduction to Bowl Turning.
Course
Number: Course 111
Instructors:
Larnie Cross
Course
Description:
An
introductory course to working on a lathe for basic bowl turning. You will
learn and experience the correct way to set up your wood for turning and
appropriate tools to use to produce you first turned bowl project.
Skills and knowledge to be gained:
·
Parts and Operation of wood lathes, noting
differences across models.
·
Simple maintenance and cleaning of lathes and
accessories.
·
How to sharpen the deep-fluted bowl gouge and round
nosed scrapers.
·
Selection and preparation of stock for bowl turning.
·
How to use straight cuts on a band saw to shape a
basic bowl blank.
·
Mounting stock on face plates and chucks.
·
How to shape a bowl using shear cuts and bevel cuts
with a deep-fluted bowl gouge.
·
How to use scrapers to obtain finishing cuts as
required.
·
Design considerations and basic finishes to be
applied on and off the lathe will also be included in the course.
Machines and tools to be used:
A variety of machines will be used to prepare stock, including,
(possibly) the table saw, band saw, power miter-box and drill press. The proper
use of face plates, chucks and sharpening wheels will also be demonstrated
during the course.
Learning process/procedure:
The learning process will be a hands-on experience. Steps will be
demonstrated by the instructor and students will follow suit, with assistance
being provided as needed to assist in the finishing of a first turned bowl
project.
Prerequisite skills; what level of
competency/expertise is required for safe, successful participation:
This is an
introductory course and as such requires only prior participation of the
Workshop Certification Course required by all new VWC members. However, it is
expected that participants are competent in the use of shop machinery mentioned
above to prepare stock for the actual lathe work.
Project/product to be made:
The aim will
be to complete one or more small shallow bowls by the end of the course.
Duration of course:
Four, two-hour
sessions taken over 4 consecutive weeks.
Cost of materials beyond the basic $10 fee:
There will
be an additional charge for materials of $20 to cover the cost of stock,
finishing materials and tool use and replacement.
Before signing
up for any of the VWC courses, would you please try to check with your calendar
to make sure that you will be free and able to attend for all of the sessions
for that class and not just some of them. Many Thanks.