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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Ages: Must be 16+
📍 Venue: Bellingen High School
📈 Level: BEGINNER skill level
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 1pm – 4pm (5 Half-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $120 for materials
⚠️ Extra info: This course is held in a small room, with only 6 lathes, it can get hot and noisy and is not suitable for students with mobility issues.
🚗 Check your venue: If you are booking multiple courses, we are unable to provide transport if they are at different venues.
Required skills & experience
No experience required.
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
Cost of $120 includes:
Sandpaper
Finishing oil
2 bowl blanks
Paper towel & misc items to help with the turning process
If you produce more than two bowls in the week, other blanks will be available to buy from David, POA.
NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.
Supplies that you need to bring to class
PPE (personal protective equipment) including safety glasses, dust mask, covered shoes
Well-fitting clothing – no loose clothing is allowed in this class
Pencil
Ruler
Eraser
A few sheets of paper for notes and design work
Learning outcomes
Principles of bowl turning, from safety to using tools and hands-on learning of the basic skills.
Produce at least 2 bowls to take home.
WEEK PLAN
DAY ONE
It’s all about the tools – what are they, what do they do
Learn all about the different tools, including the lathe, and how to use them safely and efficiently
DAY TWO
Design is the basis for all work – it’s time to start the design of your masterpiece under guidance of your tutor, and put it to the test as you start turning.
DAY THREE
Spend time refining techniques used in bowl turning
DAY FOUR
Review of learned processes and exploring finishing techniques
DAY FIVE
Finishing touches and review of learning – this will help as you continue your woodturning journey.
COURSE TUTOR
David Barden
David Barden has taken his skill at wood-turning and created an art form. Nature is the inspiration behind each piece. Drawing on the beauty of nature, David creates fine-turned homewares sourcing inspiration from the wood itself along with the landscape the wood grew in.
Since discovering his talent for wood-turning in his teens, David has developed an individual and distinctive style, using skills he learned in his engineering trade and his natural creative flair. The joining of his creative genius along with his engineering perfection allows for stunning decorative pieces for buyers, individual products for builders and repair work that preserves history and meaning.
While understanding each piece of timber’s uniqueness, history, and charm, David’s talents allow him to create one-off originals for the discerning collector, a giving piece of nature for the environmentally conscious or a functional item for any homemaker. Like the wood from which they evolve, each piece is original and unique.
As a craftsman and artist, David’s work highlights wood’s natural beauty and versatility – enhancing the many colours, textures and uses of timber – the WOOD WE CREATE.
David has been teaching, sharing his experience and knowledge of woodturning and carving, his passion, for thirty years, including a formal TAE qualification. Woodturning can be taught in a couple of days, but it takes a lifetime to master.
“David is a great Woodturner and a great teacher! Thanks for your guidance.”
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