Woodcraft of West Springfield

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$100.00

All Levels

Basic Bowl Turning 101

with Bailey Young

Sunday, April 13, 9 AM - 1 PM

This class is intended for beginners and for those who wish to brush up on their bowl turning skills. We will begin by a review of safety precautions followed by a discussion and demonstration of the turning tools needed along with methods and proper sharpening techniques. Students will also learn about wood selection and grain orientation and the use of face plates and chucks. Under close supervision, students will be assigned to their own lathe where they will learn to turn small bowls by the end of class.

$60.00

All Levels

Basic Spoon Carving

with Jim Love

Sunday, April 27, 11 AM - 3 PM

The class will concentrate on the basics of hand carving wooden spoons, selecting wood species, designs, and finishes . will also cover some power carving.

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$65.00

All Levels

Introduction /Scroll Saw trivet

with Jim Love

Sunday, May 4, 11 AM - 4 PM

Description: A scroll saw is a small electrical saw used to cut intricate curves in wood, metal, or other materials. The fineness of its blade allows it to cut more delicately than a power jigsaw, and more easily than a hand coping saw or fretsaw. In this class, Jim will explain and demonstrate the basic operation and uses of the scroll saw that include maximizing the scroll saw’s efficiency and accuracy. Students will also learn how to setup and align the machine using various blade sizes and teeth configurations along with proper maintenance practices and trouble shooting. You will practice basic in- and outside cuts complete during the class one of the following, a trivet.

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$100.00

All Levels

Basic Bowl Turning 101

with Bailey Young

Sunday, May 11, 9 AM - 1 PM

This class is intended for beginners and for those who wish to brush up on their bowl turning skills. We will begin by a review of safety precautions followed by a discussion and demonstration of the turning tools needed along with methods and proper sharpening techniques. Students will also learn about wood selection and grain orientation and the use of face plates and chucks. Under close supervision, students will be assigned to their own lathe where they will learn to turn small bowls by the end of class.

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$100.00

All Levels

Basic Bowl Turning 101

with Bailey Young

Sunday, May 18, 9 AM - 1 PM

This class is intended for beginners and for those who wish to brush up on their bowl turning skills. We will begin by a review of safety precautions followed by a discussion and demonstration of the turning tools needed along with methods and proper sharpening techniques. Students will also learn about wood selection and grain orientation and the use of face plates and chucks. Under close supervision, students will be assigned to their own lathe where they will learn to turn small bowls by the end of class.

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$60.00

Beginner

V-Carve/CNC for Beginners

with Real Mercier

Saturday, May 31, 12 PM - 4 PM

This introductory course will take you from concept to design, and create toolpaths ready to bring to your CNC machine. This class will cover the following: • Basic project setup. material selection, size, zero position, and X -Y Datum. • Basic drawing tools (Circles, Squares, Ovals, etc…) and how to edit and transform objects. • Tool type and selection (End mills, V-Bits, Ball Nose). • Toolpaths: Profile, Pocket, Drilling, V-Carve and others. • Post Processing. Saving your tool paths for your machine. We will be using Vectric’s V-Carve software for this Class. It is highly recommended that you bring your own fully charged laptop with at least the demo version V-Carve Desktop or Pro version loaded. The demo version is freely available for download at https://www.vectric.com/free-trial/ We will be using our in-house Next wave CNC to demo the machine and produce our design.