——August 9-11——Pole Lathe Turning Intensive with Jarrod Dahl & Derek Brabender
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Dates: Friday-Sunday, August 9-11, 2024 9am-5pm
Description: During this three-day intensive we will learn to axe out blanks from green wood and turn bowls. We will cover the basics of turning, cutting techniques, and bowl design. We will also discuss handling and storing green wood, sharpening, axe skills, and how to dry and finish your bowls. Beginners will be guided through the basics of turning open form bowls while those with experience or those who have taken the class before can take on more advanced techniques like end-grain cup turning, nests (multiple bowls from one piece of wood), and handled mugs. Instruction will be given according to your personal goals and skill level.
Students should be prepared for a very physically demanding class that requires a certain level of stamina, coordination, and physical strength as well as the ability to follow precise instructions with regard to safety. Students must be able to stand on one leg for extended periods of time and have the hand strength to open a sealed jar or swing an axe or hammer repeatedly. Ages 18 and up.
All tools, lathes, and materials will be provided or you may bring your own. There will be an hour lunch break each day.
Workshop fee is $325.
JARROD DAHL is a full-time craftsperson, teacher, and writer who has worked with wood professionally since 1996. He runs Woodspirit Handcraft with his wife Jazmin, where Jarrod designs, makes, and sells woodenware. He specializes in turning green wood into handled cups, bowls, plates, and boxes using foot-powered pole lathe and electric lathes, both Japanese and Western style. He is an accomplished spoon carver who makes a wide variety of knife finished cooking and eating utensils. Jarrod teaches handcraft nationally and internationally as well as trains apprentices. He has studied and researched woodenware in museum archives in the US, Sweden, UK, and Japan. His designs have been influenced by these traditional everyday objects. Jarrod has extensive knowledge of harvesting and processing natural materials, forging and using hand tools, and making a wide variety of craft from basketry to canoes. He takes a philosophical, historical and pragmatic approach to making, teaching, and advocating for handcraft. Jarrod writes a blog, and has written for Popular Woodworking and Mortise & Tenon Magazines. He made two DVDs, The Art of Spoon Carving (with Popular Woodworking) and One Tree about green woodworking recorded in Japan. He also has a forthcoming book with Lost Art Press on Spring Pole Lathe Turning. He lives in Northern Wisconsin. www.woodspirithandcraft.com instagram: @jarrod__dahl @woodspirithandcraft
DEREK BRABENDER found his passion for green woodworking after carving his first spoon in 2014. What began as a fascination with spoon carving quickly grew into a broader exploration of crafting household treen. After taking his first turning course with Jarrod Dahl in 2017, pole lathe turning became the primary focus of Derek’s green woodworking practice. In 2024, Derek received an Artist Fellowship from the American Scandinavian Foundation to study advanced turning techniques and pole lathe pedagogy with Jarrod, explore the historical context of the pole lathe in Nordic countries, and build a set of lathes to increase public awareness and engagement with this craft and its importance to Scandinavian folk art. Derek lives with his family in Stoughton, WI.
