Students are encouraged to bring along any tools. For students wishing to ‘set up’ for woodturning, I will be pleased to provide advice on sharpening. I will also provide unbiased advice on lathes, chucks and tools.

The courses listed below are only guidelines and can be tailored to individual needs.

Student numbers are usually two per course with a maximum of three by prior arrangement. This ensures the student receives maximum amount of benefit from the course. Duration of the course can be 1, 2, 3 or 5 days and will include a 3 course lunch, refreshments and all course materials.

The fee for private tuition is £100.00 per person per day. A deposit of £50.00 is required upon booking a course.

BEGINNER’S COURSE

The Beginner’s Course covers health and safety issues, sharpening, finishing and the use of six basic woodturning tools:

• roughing out gouge
• skew
• spindle gouge,
• parting tool
• bowl gouge
• round nose scraper

You will complete four projects which will include a lidded box and a bowl. You will learn sharpening techniques using a jig, jam chucking and the use of the long grind bowl and spindle gouge.

This course is structured so that students will gain the confidence and ability to return to their workshop and further develop the basic skills.

INTERMEDIATE COURSE

The Intermediate Course is designed to further develop the skills taught on the Beginner’s Course with more advanced tooling techniques including:

• Sheer cutting
• Tool grinding
• Platter turning
• Long-stemmed goblet
• Pens
• Turning wet wood
• Turning a box
• Design

SPECIALIST COURSES

A Specialist Course can include:

• Open or hollow forms
• End or long grain
• Thin-walled vessels
• Colour and texture
• Metal inlays

Special emphasis will be placed on design, shape, form, aesthetics, more advanced finishing, tooling techniques and problem solving.

Students can combine a Specialist Course with an Intermediate Course or tailor a Specialist Course as to personal requirements or to a particular project.

All courses can be tailored to a particular need of a student and I look forward to welcoming you to the Northeast of England.

All reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the price and course details described on this website are as up-to-date, correct and comprehensive as possible. However, these may change due to circumstances beyond my control. Before booking a course, please contact me so that we may discuss any particular requirements you might have.