North Bennet Street School

Dates: Saturday, January 24th & Sunday, January 25th (2 meetings)

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Instructor: Rick Angus

Turn natural edge bowls from wet local hardwoods, recently cut and provided by the instructor.  Students will receive a refresher in the fundamental gouge and scraper cutting techniques.  We focus on developing an eye for making a pleasing shape while incorporating the bark of the tree as the rim of the bowl.  We touch up your graceful bevel-guided cutting technique, thus helping you to form the smooth curves of the bowl. This bowl requires a steady hand as cutting the rim is interrupted--you cut a bit of the high part of the rim, then skip to the high part of the other side. We focus on a careful aim to get a graceful curve through this interrupted cut. Blanks of wood will be mounted between centers, and the “bowl inside the wood” will be visualized before cutting, so you can control the grain pattern and bark rim position in the finished bowl. We shape the outside of the bowl, remount the blank in a chuck, and cut the inside. At home, the bowls will dry and can easily be sanded with a round pad in a drill.

Tools & Supplies: *There is an additional $30.00 material fee due to the instructor on the first day of class. The instructor accepts cash or checks. All other tools and supplies will be provided for this class.

Attire: This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment, please contact ce@nbss.edu if you have any questions.

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Prerequisite: Fundamental Techniques in Bowl Turning or confident bowl turning technique (at instructor's discretion). If you have questions about prerequisite requirements, please email ce@nbss.edu.

Age Requirement: Students must be 18+ to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian.