SPRING TRAINING for WOODTURNERS

(a one room mini symposium)

      The AAW is proud to present a schedule of demonstrations by five of the top woodturners in the Tampa/Orlando area.   Whether you’re coming to see why woodturning is so much fun or have reached the advanced level, these demonstrations have something for everyone. Watch finished functional and artistic pieces materialize on the lathe from rough wood in minutes.   Learn about the wood, tools, techniques, and finishes used by our line-up of master turners. 

SPRING TRAINING for WOODTURNERS                         

Friday    show open 12 - 6            

12:15     13:45     Winged Bowl                                     Rudy Lopez

2:00        3:30        Hollow Form                                      Jim Smith

3:45        5:15        Ball and triangular stand                Al Hockenbery                                                 

Saturday   show open 10-6          

10:20     11:50     Bowl From a Log                               Don Watson     

12:00     13:30     No Measure Box                              Ron Browning

1:40        2:40        Making a Hook Tool                        Ted Smith

3:00        4:30        Ornament                                           Ron Browning                                   

Sunday      show open 10-4          

10:15     11:15     Bowl from a Board                           Steve Marlow

11:30     13:00     Goblet                                                  Rudy Lopez

13:15     14:45     Ball in a ball                                         Al Hockenbery

Ball and triangular stand:  see an easy way to plan and turn a ball using basic bowl turning techniques.  You will then see how to make an usual three sided stand with using basic bowl turning techniques and simple multi-centerturning.

No measure Box:  See the planning and turning of a lidded box.  See a fool proof method for Fitting the lid and how to get a finish cut on the inside of the box using a hook tool

 Hollow Form:  Take the mystery out of hollow form turning, learn the tips and techniques to create decorative and functional hollow forms.   See various tools used with discussions on the pros and cons of each.

Making a Hook Tool:   Learn to make a hook tool from a nail using vice grips, a grinder and a handheld torch.  The hook tool, on of the oldest turning tools, has become popular in recent years for endrain work because it leave a surface in hard to reach places that needs no sanding.

Ornament:  Make a hollow ornament in two parts. 

Goblet:  Whether for show or use a turned goblet is a great gift and fun to turn.  Learn how to turn the cup and a long thin  stem. 

Winged Bowl:   See a natural edge winged bowl turned from a green log or crotch section.  Includes discussion of limb orientation, turning thin allowing the wood to move, using negative rake scrapers and sanding on and off of the lathe.

Ball in a Ball:    Learn a bit of magic and use basic bowl techniques to create this unusual turning.  See how to turn a ball, hollow the ball and then pass a smaller ball through an opening smaller than its diameter to produce the ball in a ball.             

Bowl From a Log:  Starting with a green half log a bowl is turned. Learn about the tools to use, wood selection, blank preparation, mounting, techniques to produce pleasing curves and smooth surfaces, and drying the bowl successfully

Bowl from a Board:  Learn how to take scrap boards and leftovers from your last project, and turn them into beautiful, functional turnings with no real measuring or calculating. An incredibly efficient turning method that is easy and fun.