About

This class builds skills and demonstrates how turning wooden boxes is an enjoyable, creative pastime. This box can be used to hold small items - candy, rings, trinkets - or given as a gift or simply featured in your decor.

Create and finish a classic cylindrical box with a fitted lid from a single piece of stock. You will use not only familiar tools such as a roughing gouge, spindle gouge, and parting tool; but also a negative rake scraper plus a skew, which will improve the quality of the surface and provide crisp transitions. You will learn the sequence of steps that must be followed to successfully complete a box with a precision fit to the top, and how to create and use a jam chuck for finishing the bottom. 

Details

• This class is designed for turners who have mastered the basics and want to expand their techniques.
• You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry.
• We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.

Prerequisites

• Intro to Woodturning, Wood Lathe Tool Sharpening, and Orientation to the Woodshop classes.
• Log in to your BARN account and click on "My event registrations" to ensure you will have completed the required prerequisites before this class begins.
• If you have woodturning experience but haven't taken Intro to Woodturning at BARN, you may schedule a private session to demonstrate those skills in lieu of that class. Contact Jamie Straw at (360) 551-9233 at least 10 days before this class.

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome.