WOODTURNING COURSES
We offer a range of courses tailored to suit individual or group requirements. Courses for the beginner, courses for instructors and
teachers, courses for professionals, all in our well equipped workshop. With the latest Vicmarc electronic variable speed lathe, as well as the indestructable Harrison Graduate
lathes, students experience woodturning in a professional workshop.
Exploration into Woodturning
An opportunity to explore many aspects of woodturning from spinning tops to table legs in dry or Green wood.
Cross-grain and end-grain turning, long hole boring, decorating techniques, all using a complete range of tool, equipment and chucking systems. Or select a particular direction to develop special skills and ideas.
Turning Green Wood
This is turning in both senses of the term ‘green’ as a conservationist and working with fresh
wood. Starting with fresh logs, a chain saw and an understanding of the tree, we will cover, cross-grain and end-grain work, translucent turning, natural edged bowls and the use of crotch wood. Looking into the log for that
special figuring. Covering the complete process from log to finished product, using the best of tools equipment and chucking systems
Instructor Training
A group of courses, usually lasting 7 days Sunday to Saturday, to meet the needs of anyone involved in woodturning
training. From the professional woodturner running courses in his workshop to the college lecturer running courses for National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ). We have a package designed specially for the needs of the secondary
school. Courses can be arranged to meet the particular needs of educational establishments either in my workshop or on site when 2 or more students enrol.
THE WOODTURNING BUSINESS
A 4-week woodturning course for people who are already, or are planning to become, self-employed
woodturners. The courses are tailored around individual requirements in order to prepare them for the setting up and running of a successful woodturning business. These courses are usually done on an individual basis. The
first part of the course will take the form of an assessment of the individual’s skills, financial situation, geographical location and personal ambition. The results of this assessment will be used to plan the remainder of the
training programme, which will cover the following topics: Product selection. Market research. Production methods. Corporate Image. Marketing and Packaging. Making a business plan, including financial and
production planning. Further topics are added to suit individual requirements.
Demonstration
Carolina Mountain Woodturners Association
August 2002
GERMANY 2003.
I ran two ‘Turning Green
Wood’ courses at the workshop of Martin Weinbrecht, Neckarsteinach near Heidelberg, Germany and here are some pictures from the course. (See more - www.drechselstube.de )
Michael O’Donnell is available for Demonstratons and classes through out 2004.
Contact us if you or your club is interested.
Demonstrations & Workshops
WOOD DAY
Folk Art Museum, Ashville
North Carolina
August 2002
Woodworking demonstrations open to the public
Class of 2002
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Robert Batey Larry Blount John Buso
Thomas Cadwell Sharon Campbell Beth Foreman
Robert Horneck Don Lear Bob Leclair
Geoff Remmler Hugh Russell Jennifer Shirley
Hooper Stiles Allan Warren
Assistant John Hill.
Collecting timber from the woods arround Arrowmont
Demo turning a natural edged thin stem goblet from green wood.
Thanks to the Arrowmont students for the photographs.
Neckarsteinach
September
2003
2004
SOUTH AFRICA
We will be attending the 2004 Congress of the South African Woodturners Association on 16th & 17th March. This just part of a trip starting at Johannesburg in the north and all the way down to Cape Town in the south, calling at all the woodworking clubs on the way. We arrive in Johannesburg on the 8th March and leave Cape Town on the 20th April.
2004
UTAH USA
I will be demonstrating at the Brigham Young University Woodturning Symposium 11th - 12th June. This event will celebrate 25 years of woodturning symposium in Utah. This is the longest running series on woodturning symposium and to commemorate this BYU will publish a book which will include work from demonstrators over the last 25 years.
USA 2002
