Woodturning for Beginners
Ever wanted to try woodturning and didn’t know where to start? Had a go at turning and are ready to learn more? You will learn the principles of woodturning from safety to using tools and hands-on learning of the basic skills for you to confidently create small take-home pieces.
David will introduce you to the principles of woodturning, including safety, tool care and sharpening. You’ll learn how to use basic woodturning tools, including the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew chisel, parting tool, and scraper.
Learn what each tool is for, what it does, when to use it, and how to prepare it by sharpening. You will gain confidence using these tools by producing different shapes with each tool type.
Practicing these shapes throughout the course will see students produce at least 3 small items to take home.
NOTE: To ensure all students have an equal opportunity to experience working with this tutor.
There are only 6 lathes available in the High School woodworking room, so only 6 student places per class.
If you are interested in attending this course, please only book Bowl Turning OR Woodturning, not both.
AGE: Suitable for ages 16 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner - Suited to those who are new to the course area or may have little or no experience.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
Ever wanted to try woodturning and didn’t know where to start? Had a go at turning and are ready to learn more? You will learn the principles of woodturning from safety to using tools and hands-on learning of the basic skills for you to confidently create small take-home pieces.
David will introduce you to the principles of woodturning, including safety, tool care and sharpening. You’ll learn how to use basic woodturning tools, including the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew chisel, parting tool, and scraper.
Learn what each tool is for, what it does, when to use it, and how to prepare it by sharpening. You will gain confidence using these tools by producing different shapes with each tool type.
Practicing these shapes throughout the course will see students produce at least 3 small items to take home.
NOTE: To ensure all students have an equal opportunity to experience working with this tutor.
There are only 6 lathes available in the High School woodworking room, so only 6 student places per class.
If you are interested in attending this course, please only book Bowl Turning OR Woodturning, not both.
AGE: Suitable for ages 16 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner - Suited to those who are new to the course area or may have little or no experience.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
Ever wanted to try woodturning and didn’t know where to start? Had a go at turning and are ready to learn more? You will learn the principles of woodturning from safety to using tools and hands-on learning of the basic skills for you to confidently create small take-home pieces.
David will introduce you to the principles of woodturning, including safety, tool care and sharpening. You’ll learn how to use basic woodturning tools, including the roughing gouge, spindle gouge, skew chisel, parting tool, and scraper.
Learn what each tool is for, what it does, when to use it, and how to prepare it by sharpening. You will gain confidence using these tools by producing different shapes with each tool type.
Practicing these shapes throughout the course will see students produce at least 3 small items to take home.
NOTE: To ensure all students have an equal opportunity to experience working with this tutor.
There are only 6 lathes available in the High School woodworking room, so only 6 student places per class.
If you are interested in attending this course, please only book Bowl Turning OR Woodturning, not both.
AGE: Suitable for ages 16 to adult
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner - Suited to those who are new to the course area or may have little or no experience.
SCHEDULE: Half Days - Monday 13 to Friday 17 January 2025 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
VENUE: Bellingen High School
Check out the courses below that could be paired with this half-day course…
course info
Please read all course information below before purchasing tickets for this event.
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DAY ONE
Safety and knowing your machine, sharpening tools
DAY TWO
Using the roughing gouge and skew chisel
DAY THREE
Using the spindle gouge and parting tool
DAY FOUR
Creating various shapes with each tool
DAY FIVE
Compiling learned knowledge from the course
Making a couple of items to take home
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Please bring the following on your first day of 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
A few sheets of paper for notes and design work
Eraser
This class has an extra materials cost of $35, which is payable directly to the tutor.
Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.
Cost of $35 includes:
Timber
Finishing oil
Sandpaper
Paper towel & misc items to help with the turning process
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Beginner - Suited to those who are new to the course area or may have little or no experience.
“David is a great Woodturner and a great teacher! Thanks for your guidance...”
YOUR 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.
