WOODWORKING CLASSES
BOWL TURNING:
Location & Date: Charlotte Store. By Appointment. Please call 517/543/1660
Class Level: Beginning & Intermediate
Class Length: 6 Hours
Cost: $70
Prerequisite: None.
Bring: Bowl Gouge. Tools available for purchase day of class.
Topics Covered: Wood selection, preparation, mounting, tool selection, sharpening, and finishing. Students will learn to turn a bowl and practice correct "green" wood turning techniques.
LATHE TOOL SHARPENING:
Location & Date: Charlotte Store. By Appointment. Please call 517/543/1660.
Class Level: Beginning
Class Length: 4 Hours
Cost: $45
Prerequisite: None
Bring: Your scrapers, gouges, and skews. Tools available for purchase day of class.
Topics Covered: Basics of grinders, grinding wheel selection and setup, various jigs and their application (with emphasis on the Wolverine Grinding System), specific techniques to sharpen scrapers, gouges, and skews.
OVAL FRAMES CLASS:
Location & Date:Charlotte Store. By Appointment. Please call 517/543/1660.
Class Level: Intermediate
Class Length: 4 Hours
Cost: $50
Prerequisite: Router Class I, or basic experience with a router.
Bring: A router. Tools available for purchase day of class.
Topics Covered: In this class you learn to build a jig to cut an oval frame with a router. This shop-built fixture will allow you to build various sizes of oval frames.
ROUTER CLASS I:
Location & Date: Charlotte Store. By Appointment. Please call 517/543/1660.
Class Level: Beginning
Class Length: 4 Hours
Cost: $80
Prerequisite: None
Bring: A router. Tools available for purchase day of class.
Topics Covered: This workshop will cover the basic uses of the router, including selecting the correct router and bits for various woodworking applications.
ROUTER CLASS II:
Location & Date: Charlotte Store. By Appointment. Please call 517/543/1660.
Class Level: Intermediate
Class Length: 4 Hours
Cost: $80
Prerequisite: Router Class I, or beginning router experience.
Bring: A router. Tools available for purchase day of class.
Topics Covered: This class will cover the many uses of the router table. You will also learn to cut circles and dados, using various shop-built jigs and fixtures.
WOOD TURNING GUILD MEETINGS:
Location & Date: Charlotte Store. The first Saturday of each month, September through May. Guild does not meet in June, July and August.
Time: 11:00 am.
Topics Covered: A great opportunity to share ideas, and tips for wood turning projects.
If you didn't find a specific woodworking topic you're interested in, give us a call. We'll be happy to work something out for you.
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