The Vermont Woodturners Guild offers a broad selection of single day workshops through the Russ Fellows Woodturning Center.

Here is a listing of our workshops.  To register click on the “Sign me up” button below. Workshops are open to current Guild members.  Consider becoming a member by clicking here.

Workshop	Pictures			Date	Instructor	Workshop description	Number of open slots	Cost
Twice Turned Bowls (This workshop is now full)				January 23, 2025 6:00-9:00pm	Ross Mitchel	Unlike “once turned” which is turning a green piece through to completion all at once, “twice turned” is the process of initially rough turning a piece, and leaving it thick to dry and warp for several month before returning it to the lathe for a second turning to true it up and finish it. Both approaches have their pros and cons, and they produce different results. This workshop is for those who can turn a basic bowl from green wood, but have not yet ventured into, or are not yet comfortable with, the more challenging second turning process. You can bring your own dry rough turned piece(s) if you like, or use ones I will provide.	This Workshop is now full	$40
Open Mentoring Session				February 5, 2025 6:00-9:00pm	Ross Mitchel, Brad Jackson	Open lathes for people to use; come spend time using a lathe with a mentor to assist.	3	$40
Spindle Turning				February 15, 2025 10:00-1:00pm	Nick Rosato	Intro to Spindle Turning: Rosato will teach participants basic spindle turning techniques for making tapers, beads, coves, and fillets. Participants will learn how to practice these at home. We can discuss tricks for duplicating spindles using calipers and story sticks. If you have tools you should bring a spindle gouge, roughing gouge, parting tool, etc.	2	$40
Green Bowl Turning				February 15, 2025 2:00-5:00pm	Nick Rosato	Green Bowl Turning: Participants will learn how to examine a green log for quality and how to work around and incorporate knots. We will discuss mounting techniques for live edge or traditional rim. We will discuss drying, sanding, and finishing the tenon after drying. Because of limited time and the volume of information to share, this class may be more demonstration and conversation than producing a project. Lathes will be set up with projects for participants to practice techniques throughout the time. Bring bowl gouges if you have any.	3	$40
Open Mentoring Session				March 5, 2025 6:00-9:00pm	Elsa Oppenheimer, Gary Walz	Open lathes for people to use; come spend time using a lathe with a mentor to assist.	2	$40
Burning and Coloring with Shou Sugi Ban Technique and Pigments				April 8, 2025 6:00-9:00pm	Ross Mitchel	Blacken the surface of turnings with the burning technique known as Shou Sugi Ban, and add color with liming wax and similar pigmented products. We will complete the process from burning through finishing. Ash is the wood of choice for this technique. Bring several Ash turnings up to 10” or so in diameter, (sanded smooth), or use pieces I will provide. All other tools and materials provided.	4	$40
Basic Bowl Turning				TBD	Elsa Oppenheimer & Brad Jackson	This workshop will focus on skill development rather then the creation of a single piece. This workshop is a good opportunity for turners to get started turning bowls.	4	$40
Tool Sharpening				TBD	Dick Montague	Sharp tools make the job of a woodturner much easier. Knowing how to sharpen cutting tools is a skill in itself. Even brand new tools need sharpening sometimes and we all know that dull cutting tools makes woodturning quite frustrating.	5	$40
Rolling Pins				TBD	Fred Walters	You will produce a classic rolling pin from start to finish. It's a fairly straight forward spindle turning project. The focus will be on turning technique, form, finish, and a sanding trick to get a flat, smooth surface. All material provided. Bring your skew if you have one.	4	$40

If you would like to register for one of these workshops please be sure you are available on this date and time, and can commit to this workshop.  We take our if you sign up, show up policy very seriously. No-shows are discourteous to the volunteer instructor who has taken the time to develop and deliver this workshop, and they deprive another member of the learning opportunity.

Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive an email indicating if you are registered or waitlisted, with instructions for submitting payment.  Any payment made is non-refundable.