Woodturning: Make a Spinning Top

This is a great class for beginners who want to learn lathe basics.  Use roughing gouges, spindle gouges, and carbide tools to shape the wood.  Learn to sand and add a wax or oil finish.  Once you have the techniques down in this intro class, you'll have the skills to make spinning tops, table legs, magic wands, and more!

In this session, we'll use our new skills to make spinning tops.  Get creative with different shapes!  Add color!  Feeling ambitious?  Try adding a captive ring, or using a chatter tool for texture.

Instructor Bio:

Lila is a sculptor with 10 years of experience in the field, including turning on the lathe and carving wood and ice. She received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and spent years working at sculpture parks and museums around the US. Her teachers inspired her to continue honing her craft and to share woodturning with any and all eager students.

Skill level: This class is ideal for beginners ages 18 and over as well as 16 and 17 year-olds with parent or guardian permission.

Class Schedule: Class will run for 3 hours with no break planned

Price: $120 General Admission