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. 

Friday    show open 12 - 6

12:15         Winged Bowl                                          Rudy Lopez       (90 Min)   

2:00           Natural Edge Vase                                 Rudy Lopez   (90 Min)      

3:45           Pepper Mill                                            Glenn Ploeckelmann  (70 Min)     

Saturday   show open 10-6

10:20         Bowl From a Log                                   Don Watson         (90 Min)     

12:00         Segmented Bowl                                     Ron Browning    (90 Min)        

1:40           All in One Pepper Mill                           Ron Browning     (70 min)                   

3:00           Ball in a Ball                                          Al Hockenbery   (90 Min) 

Sunday      show open 10-4

11:00         Ball in a Ball                                          Al Hockenbery   (90 Min)      

12:40         Winged Bowl                                          Rudy Lopez   (90 Min)            

2:20           Bowl from a Log                                     Al Hockenbery   (60 Min)        

 
All in One Pepper Mill:   Peppermill and saltshaker “All In One” this demo is from the article written by Ron Browning for the American Woodturner, Winter 2009.

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.  

Peppermill:  Techniques on good basic design, form and choice of wood for turning a functional piece.  The process of drilling and turning the piece including sanding and finishing.

Segmented Bowl:   Segmented turning produces an elegant and eye catching woodturning that is really easier than normal woodturning.  This demo will include how to design a segmented bowl.  This includes an accurate cutting method for the segments, glue up, and turning. 

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