About

This versatile tool is especially useful in spindle turning, and can give you very smooth final cuts. As you make an egg and spinning tops, you'll practice peeling cuts, V cuts, making tenons, planing cuts, round-overs and beads, and parting. Proficiency with the skew requires practice, but the rewards are great – it is a traditional tool used by all master turners!

Prerequisites

Students must also have completed Orientation to the Woodshop, Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1, and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2. Multiple sessions are listed on the Woodworking Calendar. Log in to your BARN account and click on "My event registrations" to ensure you will have completed them before this class begins.

Students also need to have completed Intro to Woodturning, and will do best in this class if they’ve put in a few practice hours on basic spindle work. Or students must demonstrate equivalent lathe safety and turning skills during a private studio session with the instructor. If you have not taken this course, contact Bruce Claiborne, 206-498-3045, by April 18 to arrange a review of your skills before you register for this class.

Class Policies

• Ages 14 and up are welcome. 

• View BARN’s current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.

• For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about our Companion Program.