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Knit without needles, weave without looms, sew, hook rugs, make your own felt objects, learn gourd crafting………………… All these and more are being planned for the Appalachian Cultural Museum Adult Programs for 2006. We are also co-sponsoring three woodworking workshops with the Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program. (make a hot link) Send your email address to Teri Reddick at reddickct@appstate.edu and ask to be alerted when new classes are scheduled, or check the Museum website for updates at www.museum.appstate.edu Current classes scheduled:
Beginning/Intermediate Bowl Turning Beginning Wood Turning on the Electric Lathe Traditional Appalachian Woodworking Beginning/Intermediate Bowl Turning This course will introduce the student to the art, science and techniques needed to turn a block of wood into functional sculpture. Introductory demonstrations will include wood selection and drying, preparing stock for turning, tool sharpening and machine tool operations. Each student will have the time to complete at least one platter and two bowls of their design. The first weekend (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM) is a whirlwind immersion into all the facets of bowl turning for the whole group. Because of limited studio equipment, the rest of the week is divided into morning (10:00-12:00) and afternoon (1:00-3:00) sessions. Cost includes materials for your first two projects. Time permitting, we may get into some rough-edge green-wood turning. You may never look at a pile of firewood the same again! Specific Info: Phil Armstrong apprenticed as cabinetmaker and furniture builder with Sam Melkonian for five years before receiving his Master’s Degree from A.S.U. in technology education. He has been teaching woodworking in the Department of Technology for the last nineteen years and building commissioned pieces in his studio for the past twenty five. ================================================================ In this class we will learn to use joiners and band saws in our well equipped shop at ASU to shape a piece of wood into a suitable size for turning a bowl, plate or sculpture. These preparatory steps will get us ready for the actual turning of the piece. We will cover basic and advanced woodturning techniques so that we will be able to complete a useful product we can be proud to keep or give away. In this course we will also talk about the workings of the lathe, selecting a piece of wood, tool sharpening, finishing and possible spindle turning. Everyone will come out of this class with several projects including a plate, bowl, other possibilities and a greater understanding of and appreciation for wood. The time flies away like shavings from your work. Woodturning is a whole lot of fun and easy to learn for a beginning woodworker. Experienced turners welcome to join in as well. Specific Info: Ryan Hiller is a senior undergraduate student at ASU majoring in appropriate technology. He is also a student of the forest and woodworking has been his minor and passion in formal and informal classes for three years. You may see him in the library but know that he’d rather be carving a piece of dogwood or designing fine furniture. ===================================================== In this class we are going to start with a tree trunk as opposed to using lumber from the saw mill. We will learn to use gluts and wedges to split out the pieces of wood that we will work with. We will work them down a succession of finer tools until we end up with a stool or bench that was fashioned by hard working hands. We will learn techniques such as riving with a froe, hewing wood with a broad hatchet, boring with a brace and we’re guaranteed to make piles of shavings with the drawknife and shaving horse. To finish off our bench we’ll peel hickory bark straight from the log and weave a seat in the herringbone or other pattern with the strong material. If you have your own hand tools, bring them in and we’ll hone and tune them to keenness. If you don’t have any, no worries, Specific Info: Ryan Hiller is a senior undergraduate student at ASU majoring in appropriate technology. He is also a student of the forest and woodworking has been his minor and passion in formal and informal classes for three years. You may see him in the library but know that he’d rather be carving a piece of dogwood or designing fine furniture. Highlights of past programs :DRY FELTING
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