Tennessee Tech University

Wood Workshops 2010

Weekend Workshops (May/June)

May 14-16
Woodturning: From Logs to Heirlooms
John Lucas
Fee: $330

Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Materials Fee: $25, payable to instructor
Instructor Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 931.858.2846

Description:
This workshop will focus on learning how to work with green wood and produce hand-turned bowls. As class time allows, participants will also create a hollow vessel.

John Lucas has been a woodturner for 25 years. He turns a variety of forms, from functional work to sculptural pieces. He has been teaching and writing about the art of woodturning for 10 years. Lucas works uses traditional and contemporary techniques in his work.

May 21-23
Basic Woodturning: Bowls & Patters
Clay Crowder
Fee: $330

Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Instructor Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 865.719.6125

Description:
Students will be introduced to the tools and materials required for turning wooden bowls and platters. Beginners will be assisted and progress at their own pace; intermediate students will be challenged to improve their existing skills.

Clay Crowder teaches woodturning at his own studio, has given many lecture/demonstrations in the field, and has been widely exhibited. Crowder studied with numerous, world-class woodturning instructors.

May 28-30
Beginning Woodturning
Pat Johnson
Fee: $330
Skill Level: Beginning
Instructor Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 334.567.8412

Description:
Explore the basics of using the lathe, turning safety, tool usage, and sharpening. Learn to make beads and coves, platters, and bowls. Enjoy a weekend of turning and have projects to take home with you.

Pat Johnson has been a woodturner for 29 years. Johnson has taught workshops at numerous schools and own studio; has studied with many nationally recognized woodturners.

June 4-6
Woodturning: Footstools & More

Footstool, Kimberly Winkle

Kimberly Winkle
Fee: $330
Skill Level: Beginning
Materials Fee: $30, payable to instructor
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Description:
Make your own unique footstool while gaining comfort and skill in both spindle and faceplate turning. Possibilities for embellishing the surface will be discussed. The skills learned during the workshop can be applied to a variety of turning projects.

Kimberly Winkle, MFA / Furniture Design, is a Visiting Professor of Art at Tennessee Tech University and former Artist in Residence in Wood at the Appalachian Center for Craft. She is an award-winning artist, has taught workshops at numerous venues, and her work is widely exhibited. Winkle’s work appears in several private and public collections.

NEW Three-Week Intensive in Wood*

*OPTIONAL: This workshop is available for 3 university credit hours; credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee.

June 14**-July 2
Woodworking in the Krenov Tradition
Greg Smith
Fee: $1,800
Skill Level: Beginning-Advanced
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Description:
This class will serve two skill levels. The first covers the primary tools and techniques that are the foundations of the Krenov method of woodworking. These foundations include tool sharpening, making a wooden hand plane, machine and hand tool use and safety, joinery (hand-cut dovetails, mortise and tenon joints, frame and panel construction, dowelling), reading grain graphics in wood, and project planning.

The second allows students who have taken a comparable workshop to build a project of their own. The instructor will provide guidance in terms of design, functionality, and construction on an individual basis and through group discussions.

Greg Smith attended College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program, 1991-93 and has been an instructor at the school since 2002. He maintains a woodworking shop in Fort Bragg, California, building furniture speculatively and on commission. Smith’s work has been featured in Home Furniture, Fine Woodworking, and Woodwork magazines, several books on furniture making, and is represented in galleries across the country. He is a former Artist in Residence in Wood at the Appalachian Center for Craft.

**Workshop check-in is Sunday, June 13, 2010; class begins Monday, June 14 @ 9am.

Six-day Workshops (July*)

*OPTIONAL: July, six-day workshops are available for 1 university credit hour; credit hour fees are in addition to workshop fee.

July 11-16
Chairmaking
Steve Tengelsen
Fee: $500
Skill Level: All Skill Levels (Required: students should be comfortable using a table saw)
Materials Fee: $80, payable to instructor
Instructor Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.sptwoodworking.com

Make a simple, elegant, highly "customizable" dining chair during this workshop. The class will be machinery-based, will cover joinery and angled and curved surfaces, and focuses on the structural and comfort requirements of a chair. The seats will be determined by individual preference of a wooden or upholstered seat.

Steve Tengelsen, a former Artist in Residence in Wood at the Craft Center, with an MA from San Diego State and a BA from Humbolt State. He has lived in Western North Carolina for 17 years teaching and creating furniture.

July 18-23
Platters & Bowls with Decorative Rims & Inlay
Pat Matranga
Fee: $550
Skill Level: Intermediate (Required: prior experience turning bowls or platters)
Materials Fee: $30, payable to instructor
Instructor Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.matrangadesigns.com

Description:
Make bowls and platters from dry wood. This workshop will emphasize the development of skills

using the bowl gouge and skew. Explore the use of various inlay materials, paints, and carving tools. Expect to take a minimum of three projects home.

Pat Matranga is known for her enthusiasm for woodturning, from production pieces to sculptural work. Her individualized approach gives students the confidence to continue their work beyond the class.

 

July 25-30
Woodturning: From Here to There

Clay Foster & Jennifer Shirley
Fee: $550
Skill Level: All Skill Levels
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Have you ever found yourself in a rut in your woodturning, or wanted to push yourself to that next level but didn’t quite know how to get “From Here to There”? This class will not only benefit those starting out on their journey of woodturning, but also those who have come to a spot where they just can’t get going again. The instructors will share their knowledge of creative influences, inspirations, and technical problem solving to help get your work to the next level.

Techniques for surface enhancement, decoration, and presentation will be included. This will be a great week to focus on your desire of being creative with the lathe and the things you make.

Clay Foster is a full-time studio woodworker and has taught workshops throughout North American and in Europe and Australia.

Jennifer Shirley has been turning for 10 years. She now teaches at several craft schools around the U.S. Her work has been shown in numerous national exhibitions and is represented in many private collections.