Turning Workshops
 Learn to Turn Wood with Master Woodturner Phil Holtan- Updated January 31, 2012 Click here to access the printable registration form.
2-Day Weekend Workshops
Turning Workshops Phil has been doing weekend and other workshops for woodturners for over 28 years. He has worked with over 1200 turners in over 195 workshops, mostly two-day workshops with just three turners at a time. Three years ago, for the first time, he added several 5-day project-oriented workshops. After some initial instruction each morning, you’ll have his help, step-by-step instructions and can work either on your own projects or on a variety of projects to turn- tops, pens, burl bowls, hollow vessels, handled bowls, stool tops, fancy spindles and others. These 5-day workshops run 8:30-5, Tuesday through Saturday and are listed below. Last year he started his first specialty workshops. Last year he did a coring multiple bowls workshop and hollowing and threading workshop. This year he is adding an Off-center turning workshop along with Paul Hedman and an Adult/Child Workshop. We think it will be fun. Phil’s regular workshops are offered from December to June. I’m starting earlier in this Fall Winter of 2011-12 to include more snowbirds. 2 Day Workshops- $295 2 days/3 turners Beginning to intermediate turners _1 space left__February 10-11 _1 space left__ Feb 24-25 _Full__ March 9-10 _Full_ March 30-31 (Bay Window Quilt Schoolhouse Day) ___April 27-28 ___May 4-5 ___May 18-19 Other dates may be added and these may be changed. For the 2-day workshop, if you have tools, do bring them along to learn to sharpen and use them, but you don’t need to bring anything for the 2-day workshops in my shop. Click here to access the registration form. A deposit of $125 to reserve a place. The total cost of a 2-day workshop is $295 for 2011-12, which includes all wood, the use of tools and chucks, two meals and a copy of “Phil’s Turning Tips.” 5-Day Workshops- $395 5 days/up to 6 turners Intermediate and advanced turners, $395 ___February 14-18 ___ May 1-5(?)The above workshops require a deposit of $125 refundable up to 30 days before . Balance of $170 payable at 2-day workshop. Balance of $270 payable at 5-day workshop. For the 5 day workshops you will responsible for your own turning tools, though I can rent or sell you what you need if I have advance notice. The tools required for the 5 day workshop are listed below. 1(or 2) Day Specialty Workshops/ 4 turners $95 ___Adult+Child Turning Day 9-3 on _____March 3 ____Multiple Bowl Coring on March 16 and ____Hollowing and Threading on March 17, both from 8:30 AM-5:30 PM Cost for 1 day workshops is $95: deposit of $50, $45 balance at workshop These workshops all include lunch and/or treats. Click here to link with the printable registration form.. Please return soon with a deposit of $125 to reserve a place. The total cost of a 5-day workshop is $395 for 2011-12, which includes wood for the first two day, two meals (Tuesday and Saturday) and a copy of “Phil’s Turning Tips.” I built a new shop in 2007-2009 on my lake lot. It is in a very Norwegian style with 6 huge turned posts around two sides of the shop. It definitely looks like a turner’s shop. Inside, I have tried to build a state of the art woodturner’s shop. It has two dust collector systems that will keep the air as clean as possible. It has lots of windows and space so we can be very comfortable with multiple turners at the same time. I am just now finishing a separate spray booth. You’ll work on one of several great lathes in my shop – a Powermatic 20-35 with a 20 inch swing, an Australian Woodfast bowl lathe with 20-inch swing, a swing-head Nova 3000 and a Nova 16-44, and a huge Oliver patternmaker’s lathe with a 32” swing and 8 foot bed. I have several full sets of tools, including the Stewart system for hollowing, the McNaughton system for coring multiple bowls, the Escoulen System for Off-center turning, the Beall buffing system and a variety of chucks. You will work with great lathes and sharp tools and experience turning at its very best. If you have your own tools, you should bring them to learn to sharpen and use them, but you don’t need to bring anything.
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Workshop Schedule for 2-day workshop. Friday 2 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The five day workshops will meet 8:30 to 5 each day and will begin very much like the 2-day workshop the first two days. The last three days will begin with 90 minutes of teaching and skill building, and then each student will work on the projects they choose, with Phil’s help.) Tool list for 5-day workshops Full face mask
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