Two Day Woodturning Class
Your foundation in the craft
£315 per person | Thursday & Friday | Maximum 5 students
Two days at the lathe. Three finished pieces. The skills and confidence to keep turning at home.
Day One focuses on spindle work: a bottle stopper in the morning, learning precision, then a mushroom in the afternoon, where there's no hardware and no real rules. Day Two is dedicated to your first bowl with the nuances of shaping, hollowing and finishing. Everything you learned so far feeds into this.
You'll also get access to over an hour of refresher videos for when the details start to fade.
Complete beginners who want a proper foundation. Self-taught turners who've picked up some habits they'd like to unlearn. Anyone curious about the craft who wants more than a taster session. No experience required — just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.
Who is this Class for?
Your Tutor - Martin Saban-Smith RPT
Martin has been teaching turning wood since 2018, bringing a photographer's eye for proportion and form to the lathe. Martin’s teaching approach is patient, with room for questions, the understanding that mistakes are steps towards skill, and that learning is more process over perfection, community over competition.
Tools Used
- Spindle Roughing - 3/8″ Bowl Gouge - 3/8″ Spindle Gouge - Diamond Parting Tool -
- French Curve Scraper - Multi-Purpose Tool - Carbide Hollowing Tools -
- Inertia Bowl Sanders - Sanding Sealer - Finishing Wax - Finishing Oils -
Book Your Place
Booking your place is simple. The calendar shows the next available date.
Click the date, then click the time. Then fill in some details and pay the deposit. We’ll look after the rest for you.
The day
Day One:
9am: Meet at the Garden Centre Coffeeshop
9.30am: Workshop begins with spindles and a Bottle Stopper
12.30pm: Lunch at the Coffeeshop (included)
1.00pm: Continue spindles with a Mushroom
2.30pm: Coffee break
4pm: Finish and tidy.
Day Two:
9am: Meet at the workshop
9.30am: Workshop begins: Bowl turning
12.30pm: Lunch at the Coffeeshop (included)
1.00pm: Finish the bowl
2.30pm: Coffee break
4pm: Finish and tidy.
Included: All timber, tools, consumables, safety equipment, lunch, refreshments, your pen and platter to take home.
Payments
A deposit of 30% is required to secure your booking. This deposit is non-refundable in the event of cancellation by the client. It covers, buying materials and advertising your space in the event of cancellation. Amendments can be made up to 14 days before date for £10 admin fee. Cancelling within 14 days will forfeit all monies paid. Click HERE for full terms and conditions.
Queries?
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