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2024 Fall Wood Sale

Updating the Lathe and Tool project

WGNC Spring 2024 Wood Sale

Wood lathes and their accompanying programming are a major facet to the Wood Studio, but the current lathes are obsolete. The Wood Studio can no longer purchase replacement parts for the equipment.

As a result, the Craft Center Wood Studio has begun a Lathe Replacement Fund Raising Project, with the goal of raising enough money to purchase eight new lathes for the woodturning program.

The Bull City Woodshop is a non-profit, youth-centered program that guides individual development, fosters community connection, and cultivates creativity through woodworking.

2023 Member Recognition

Show & Tell Submission Guidelines and Photo Tips

Turning Wall Sculptures Design to Display with Craig Kassan

Great breakout session!

We are pleased to announce that WGNC has just launched a Members Only Classified Ads app on the website.

Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival 2024

In turning a small bowl, Art will show his technique for “flame texturing” highly figured wood.

A general introduction to spalted wood and Seri's approach and techniques for turning spalted wood.

Turning Wall Sculptures from Design to Display with Craig Kassan

> Filling in for Lars, Norm Will demonstrate his method for turning and decorating simple spheres, as well as explaining and showing some of his efforts on using minimal resin for some multi-media platter designs

Appreciation of wood in its natural state combined with woodturning. These projects create intrigue and visually explain how wood is transitioned from its natural form into man-made forms. There will be some interesting mounting methods as well.

Karl will be taking us on a creative journey, showing us how he uses multiple disciplines to design, create, sculpt, and ultimately bring his vision of sea and other worldly creatures to life.

Like platters and want to learn where to begin? Or maybe you are looking for a new platter design? Well, join us for our March demonstration where Keith Gotschall will be showing us how he turns an offset platter.

Miniature Hollow Form with L:aurent Niclot

Using a threaded insert for a box or urn is a nice addition to a project.

Up-cycling Used Skateboards with Michael Earley

While working in our shops, we woodturners sometimes tempt disaster. The very nature of standing in front of a lathe with a hunk of wood balanced between two points spinning anywhere from 300 to 4,000 RPM, attacking it with a hunk of strong steel is, naturally, anathema to safety.

WGNC Monthly Show & Tell