This class will teach you the basics of how to use a lathe as you make either a bottle stopper or a bottle opener
Instructor Savannah Stewart
Great For
Skills Toolbox
The basics of using a wood lathe, and the technique to be safe and accurate
We will walk you through the parts of the lathe, how it functions, and the wood-turning tools you will…
This class will teach you the basics of how to use a lathe as you make either a bottle stopper or a bottle opener
Instructor Savannah Stewart
Great For
Skills Toolbox
The basics of using a wood lathe, and the technique to be safe and accurate
We will walk you through the parts of the lathe, how it functions, and the wood-turning tools you will need to turn a square block of wood into almost anything
A sense of the additional tools and kits needed to complete similar projects
Tool Clearance
The lathe room and any of our spindles tools (gouges, chucks, centers, etc..)
This does not clear you for bowl and vessel use on these lathes
(Idea Foundry workshop members who have taken this class are cleared for independent use of these tools in the shop. Learn more about membership here.)
Pairs Well With
Learn how to turn bowls and/or hollow vessels in one of these classes Intermediate Woodturning I: Log to Bowl or Intermediate Woodturning II: Hollow Vessel
Plan Your Visit
All materials and safety equipment supplied. Closed-toed shoes, natural fibers (cotton, denim, linen), with long hair pulled back. Plan to arrive for class about 10-15 min early and check in at the front desk. Our main entrance is on State Street, with parking lot entrance on State St. as well. IF parking and street parking available.
Tickets:
Idea Foundry Member - $65
Non Member -$85