Woodturning tuition with Dave at DT Woodturning.
As a professional woodturner with over 36 years of turning experience I have decided to ease off on the production side so that I can concentrate more on woodturning tuition.
Lessons are as follows:

Taster Session

Introduction to woodturning.

Introduction to the lathe and to the basic use of turning tools. With demonstration of tool use and some hands on work if desired.

This is primarily for someone who might be interested in starting woodturning, with no prior knowledge of what it might involve, but will also include advice on what equipment they might need to setup as a hobby.

Beginners

We will cover:
Safety.
Timber selection.
Mounting between centres.
Roughing the blank.
Turning the blank, basic cuts with spindle gouge, skew, parting tool.
Sanding  and finishing.

Sometimes a beginner will have already invested in a lathe and some equipment. We can then adjust the information to the use of their existing equipment, with an emphasis on basic setup, timber, tool types, sharpening, workholding, sanding and finishing. If you are interested in a beginners session and have your own equipment please provide some photos and information on your setup. Feel free to email these to me, so that we can discuss.

Turn a Bowl

Health & Safety.
Selecting the blank.
Mounting using screw chuck (dependant on size)
Turning the outside.
Creating a chuck recess or spigot.
Sanding the outside and finishing.
Reversing the bowl.
Turning the inside.
Sanding and finishing.
Finishing the base.

Using the Bowl gouge.
Using the Scraper.

Projects to choose from:
Small bowl
Large bowl
Platters

Turn a Spindle

Health & Safety.
Selecting the blank.
Mounting between centres.
Roughing the blank.
Turning the blank
Sanding  and finishing.

Using the spindle roughing gouge.
Using the spindle gouge.
Using parting beading tool.
Using the skew chisel.

Projects to choose from:
Bottle stoppers
Stool Legs
Scoops

Other topics which could be covered are:
Hollow Forms, Tool sharpening, and processing Green timber for turning.
Copy lathe setup and use.

This machine will be for sale in the near future. It will run on single phase supply. It is a modified RS8 Which has a 560mm diameter swing over the bedways and a length of 1680mm. The swing using the gap bed is 880mm. It also has a rear indexing head. Variable speed via vfd and a smooth belt drive (no click) Comes with original tailstock, oneway banjo, gap bed banjo, freestanding wadkin rest, large outboard face plate, and traveling cross slide.
feel free to contact me if you are interested.

There is also a Hapfo AP5000 hydraulic copy lathe at the workshop, this is not usually used for teaching, but lessons on this would be available for those interested in learning how to use a hapfo AP5000 copy lathe. Contact me.

This machine will be for sale in the near future, and full training can be given.
feel free to contact me if you are interested.

Lesson Prices

Please contact me for further information.

Details
One to One sessions:
One hour Taster
Two hour session
Four Hour session
Six Hour session

I usually split the Four and six hour sessions as follows:

Half of the time before lunch and the other half after lunch.

Start and end times can be flexible if needed.
Included in the price is all tuition, use of turning tools and timber.
Tea or Coffee will be provided, but bring a packed lunch.

Other Info

Safety gear, timber and tools are provided.
If you have your own tools you are welcome to bring them along.

If you have a timber blank that you would like to use, feel free to bring it and we will assess it to see if it can be used during the lesson or by you at a later date.