Woodturning exchef
Apprentice Member
Hi,
I have been turning wood for three years now, all I know is self taught, and, if I do say so myself, I have a knack for the basics. I first used this as a therapy for myself after a succession of mental hiccups brought on by the pressures of running a 46 bedroom country house hotel, drinking, working months without a day off, 18 hour days, insomnia and the pressure of hotel life all caught up with me with a bang.
Three years latter the table in the dinning room is beginning to creak under the weight of finished items and I have finally plucked up the courage to do six craft fairs this year. Like my days in kitchen I love to learn new techniques and skills, and I am well aware of the fact I have some bad habits, I tend to just use my 1.25 inch skew chisel for everything being just one. I have also been told off by a guy on a pen turning discussion as I laughed off breaking two finger while trying to learn how to make bowls, personal safety in any job on any equipment is of importance, but to be honest, there is not one item of equipment in my workshop that is more dangerous than the industrial kitchen has to offer, and I always treat any piece of machinery with respect, and, accidents will always happen.
With this said, I am looking for a tutor in the Gloucestershire area to teach me how to produce work a little more advanced than that I produce currently. I am hoping to make a few quid from this new skill, not just turning, as I make small tables, picture frames and boxes, but turning is the most technical of the new skills and I have ideas that outweigh my skills or knowledge of the equipment I will need.
With that said I and asking if anyone knows of or is a tutor in the Gloucestershire area or courses that run in this area, and how much it would cost?
I have been turning wood for three years now, all I know is self taught, and, if I do say so myself, I have a knack for the basics. I first used this as a therapy for myself after a succession of mental hiccups brought on by the pressures of running a 46 bedroom country house hotel, drinking, working months without a day off, 18 hour days, insomnia and the pressure of hotel life all caught up with me with a bang.
Three years latter the table in the dinning room is beginning to creak under the weight of finished items and I have finally plucked up the courage to do six craft fairs this year. Like my days in kitchen I love to learn new techniques and skills, and I am well aware of the fact I have some bad habits, I tend to just use my 1.25 inch skew chisel for everything being just one. I have also been told off by a guy on a pen turning discussion as I laughed off breaking two finger while trying to learn how to make bowls, personal safety in any job on any equipment is of importance, but to be honest, there is not one item of equipment in my workshop that is more dangerous than the industrial kitchen has to offer, and I always treat any piece of machinery with respect, and, accidents will always happen.
With this said, I am looking for a tutor in the Gloucestershire area to teach me how to produce work a little more advanced than that I produce currently. I am hoping to make a few quid from this new skill, not just turning, as I make small tables, picture frames and boxes, but turning is the most technical of the new skills and I have ideas that outweigh my skills or knowledge of the equipment I will need.
With that said I and asking if anyone knows of or is a tutor in the Gloucestershire area or courses that run in this area, and how much it would cost?
