Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, September 20, 2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Bodgery
Categories
Log to Bowl — Turning Green Wood
This class is open to Bodgery members who would like to understand how to take any “found on ground” green wood and turn it into finished bowls, tool handles and more.
Prerequisite: You must be checked-off on the lathes and have turned a bowl from dry wood before taking this class.
Saturday, September 20, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Maximum four students per class
Class Fee: $135 (incl. $5 for lumber).
Refunds available before September 18.
(Please read carefully before signing up)
We will discuss the characteristics of wood that cause it to crack and check and precautions you can take with green logs to prevent cracking & checking. You will cut and prepare a turning blank from a piece of cut green tree trunk. We will demonstrate several methods of storing the blank prior to turning to prevent cracks & checks. You will then have the choice of:
– rough turning a green bowl blank and preparing it for long term storage so you can finish turning it at a future time after the blank has dried.
– final turning a green bowl blank and preparing it for short term drying.
Time permitting, you can do both.
We will discuss and practice preventive maintenance & clean-up procedures to the lathe, chucks and tools to prevent rust due to the moisture content of the wood.
This is a full day-long class! We will break briefly mid-day. Green lumber will be provided.
You’ll be using the wood lathes and HHS cutting tools.
If you already have turning tools, please clear them with me before class. Please note that sharpening high speed steel tools is covered in another class.
Closed toe shoes are required. Long hair must be pulled back. No exceptions.
The class meets in the Woodturning area outside of the Woodshop where the wood lathes are located.
Please arrive on time. Students arriving 15 minutes late or longer will not be refunded and will need to reschedule.
Contact: Slack @Jim or email jimsmith407@gmail.com
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