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  1. 8th July 2012, 11:41 AM #1
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    Hello can anyone help me, I want to take up wood turning as a hobby. Can anyone advise me where I could attend lessons in the Melbourne area. Ideally the South East would be brilliant.

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    Victorian Woodworkers Association has a club list.
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    Waverley woodworkers have classes as well.
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    Some good suggestions there Debbie as a Woodworking/Woodturning clubs are good sources for information and can guide the way.

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    Welcome aboard Debbie. Any relation to Kylie Mole?
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    does a good lesson. And I also went to Knox woodworkers. There are people who kinda know what to do. And lots of lathes to work on.

    Knox and District Woodworkers Club Inc (KDWC)
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    You couldn't go wrong with joining the Peninsula Woodturners. They are near Frankston.
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    Also have a look at:

    About Peninsula Woodturners Guild Inc - Workshop and Meetings Programme

    Contact Us - Koonung Wood Turners Guild

    +1 to taking lessons from . He's an excellent teacher.

    Also investigate Stephen Hughes in the SE of Melb.
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    Hi there,

    from one female to another, I also have just started up woodturning and love it. Have just got my first lathe. I visited Pops Shed in <TABLE style="LINE- 200%; PADDING- 20px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>Unit 10b </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"></TD><TD>Rear of 286 to 288 Maroondah Highway </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"></TD><TD>Chirnside Park </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"></TD><TD>Victoria </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"></TD><TD>Australia </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"></TD><TD>3116 </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2> </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"> </TD><TD>[email protected] </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%"> </TD><TD>03 9727 0611 </TD></TR><TR><TD style=" 15%">They offer lessons</TD><TD> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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    G'day Deb,

    I visited a few clubs in the outer east to get a bit of a feel and found the Koonung Woodturners in Blackburn worked for me. Ray Smith is a great teacher and had me on a lathe 10 minutes after arriving and have been attending the Thursday arvo session ever since. Costs $3 a session to cover power costs and is from 1PM to 3PM. My advice is to find out when a few clubs run their beginner's sessions and drop in on them and see where you feel most comfortable.

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