Mastering Spindle Turning in Five Days $775
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	Dates Offered: Sept 27-Oct 1, 2010 Payment Option: Deposit $200 Balance Due $575 Entire Amount $775   Turning Tool Rental $45
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Mastering Spindle Turning in Five Days Instructor: Ernie Conover & King Heiple Prerequisites:  None (DVD:Disk I & Disk II Recommended) Max enrollment: 8 Price: $750 (includes all instruction time, materials & lunch) Dates Offered: (Monday-Friday) September 27-October 1, 2010 This new course is aimed at those who want to master spindle turning. In five days you get to really explore this medium in depth, leaving with some nice projects and the knowledge to tackle any spindle with speed and confidence. Ernie Conover and King Heiple believe that complete control of the spindle gouge is the key to mastering spindle turning so this is the starting point. After learning how to sharpen this tool correctly (they never come from the factory correctly sharpened) you go on to gain complete control of this and all the other spindle turning tools. Here are some of the techniques you will learn in this course. Sharpening, how to do it quickly and efficiently and the ability to duplicate these results once home. Mastery of the spindle gouge. Why the roughing out gouge is a necessary tool. "Secrets" of the skew, its sharpening and making it your friend. The beading and parting tool and why you will reach for it often. Proficiency in beads and coves. Learning to duplicate with skill. Tapers, Ogees and Reveals Pommel, square to round with ease and crispness. Harmonics in spindle work, causes and control. (learning to manage by hand and tool control, as well as with steady rests) Hollowing with the spindle gouge Spirals both closed and open. Sanding, hand and power. Handling curly and blistered woods with out chipping out. Chatter work Chucks, homemade and commercial.   Learning these skills entails turning a lot of projects Windsor chair legs and stretchers. (From dry wood then riven green wood) Table legs. Rolling pin Knob and Pulls that set your furniture apart from the pack. Converging axis cabriole leg. Stemmed Goblet (Intro to hollowing) Candlesticks. (You have the option of doing spirals here) Boxes, lidded and un-lidded. (You will further explore hollowing and employ chatter work) Miniatures by turning a set of earrings.   You do a lot of turning in this week, always under the watchful eyes of Ernie and King. You have time to really practice newly learned skills thereby having them become habit. You leave with some really nice projects to wow the folks at home, but most important you will be able to tackle any spindle. View Tool List for this course.

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