Thread: Wood Turning Class for a novice

Waverley Woodworkers Inc. (WWC)

has phone no etc.
Its not just turning, can do other stuff there as well.

Originally Posted by _fly_

Waverley Woodworkers Inc. (WWC)

has phone no etc.
Its not just turning, can do other stuff there as well.

thanks, I just tried to email them but it came back saying that the mail box was full and couldn't be delivered.
Will try again later on.

Just an observation about where to learn in Vic and what might count.

What counts:

1. Experienced turner.
2. Said turner is able to teach (1. and 2. are not the same by any means).
3. Turning teacher will meet you at the point where you ready to take your next step.

TAFE used to run turning courses in various locations in Melb.; no longer. I got my intro lessons from a former TAFE instructor in his workshop one-on-one.

After that I got some lessons here in Melb. from Andrew Potocnik. He was close to where I live and my back was cactus and he was kind enough to come out to my place. Andrew is what you'd call a wood artist and we worked together on a natural edge Red Mallee burl that was rewarding in terms of outcome and in terms of learning.

After that I had a couple of sessions with down on the marshland and found him an excellent teacher; he's got the skill, the experience and a capacity to explain not just what but why.

After all that and with 10 years of practice I went into teaching myself and got a steady stream of clients (and good feedback). I no longer do that as my clients wanted intro lessons and while that was rewarding it was not the market I was aiming for.

Upshot: not every skilled turner can teach so re Club offerings be prepared to move around.

HTH,

Ern

Thanks for your feedback Ern, I think a great way to learn is to take advantage of the experience from as many people as you can.