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| Fall Tuesdays Jan-Apr 2019 9am-3:30pm |
10 Day Class Class is FULL! Stay turned for Fall 2019 Class Schedule Tuition $700 + Materials $0 |
 "Tuesday Winter Woodturning Workshop" class in my Studio in Poughkeepsie NY.Create functional and artistic lathe turned objects in this 10 session class. This workshop examines the evolution of turning and explores how the lathe and its tools are used today to produce art and functional products. Topics include wood selection and preparation, tool choice, use and control, spindle turning, bowl and vessel turning, hollow turning, finishing. Students of every level are welcomed and are free to explore their own interests in a small class setting. Participants may select any 10 of the 12 available dates to attend. Students supply their own wood and finishing materials or may purchase from instructor. Ages 16 and over. Dates: Any 10 out of 12 Tuedays between January 15 and April 2nd, 2019. (Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 19, 26, Apr 2, 2019 (12 consecutive Tuesdays, no weeks skipped) Time: 9am – 3:30pm (6 hrs with 1/2 hr break for lunch) Number of Students: 3 max Tuition $700.00 ($700 / 10 days = $70 per day / 6 hrs per day = $12 per hour, A really good deal!) Location: At Carl Ford's Studio in Poughkeepsie NY. 3 Danspence Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 I made a video to help promote my Woodturning Workshop class at the Brookfield Craft Center. The same info applies to the class in my studio. Click her for my "Woodturning Workshop" video. Note: The 3 students that I had in my Tuesday Fall 2018 class decided they wanted to come back for my Winter 2019 class. Thus the "Class was Full" from the start. If you want to get into my Fall class your need to be on the waiting list. Email Carl Ford (carl@carlford.us) if you want to be added to the waiting list for this class. |
| Fall Thursdays Jan-Apr 2019 9am-3:30pm |
10 Day Class Class is FULL! Stay turned for Fall 2019 Class Schedule Tuition $700 + Materials $0 |
 "Thursday Winter Woodturning Workshop" class in my Studio in Poughkeepsie NY.Same class as above. Except it runs on Thursdays in my studio in Poughkeepsie NY. Dates: Any 10 out of 12 Thursdays between January 17 and April 4nd, 2019. (Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, 14, 21, 28, Apr 4, 2019 (12 consecutive Thursdays, no weeks skipped) Note: The 3 students that I had in my Tuesday Fall 2018 class decided they wanted to come back for my Winter 2019 class. Thus the "Class was Full" from the start. If you want to get into my Fall class your need to be on the waiting list. See class above for Time, Tuition, etc. |
| Spring Mar 30-31, 2019 |
Totally Turning Symposium |  I will be attending the 2019 Totally Turning Symposium in Saratoga Springs, NY. |
| Spring Jun 2-8, 2019 |
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Class |  I will be taking a class at Arrowmont "From Simple to Sublime, Inlay techniques for Woodturners" by Stephen Hatcher. |
| Spring Jun 9-15, 2019 |
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Class |  I will be taking a class at Arrowmont "Wow Factor" by Nick Agar. |
| Fall Sat & Sun Oct 5-6, 2019 |
Weekend Class Space Available Enrollment Open $380 |  "Turning an Heirloom" class at the Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton NJ (in the Delware Water Gap National Recreation Area).Turning bowls, candle sticks, etc is fun. However, sooner or later they will end up in the back of a closet and then ... If you make a lamp it is something that can be passed down to future generations, long after you are gone. Come turn an attractive modern lamp in this fun weekend workshop. You will learn all the steps needed to create a functional lamp such as long hole drilling, spindle turning for the lamp shaft and faceplate turning for the base. At the end of this weekend you will go home with a nice lamp made by your hands. Skill Level: Advanced Beginner and Beyond Sign Up and Formal Class Description At: www.petersvalley.org |
The Past
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