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Northwest Washington Woodturners Classes with Jimmy Clewes

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Bay View, WA

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Northwest Washington Woodturners Classes with Jimmy Clewes

For all skill levels. Come learn from one of the best!

Jimmy has over two decades of experience in woodturning and is in high demand as an international teacher and demonstrator. He's on the Register of Professional Woodturners in the United Kingdom and a member of the American Association of Woodturners. With an Honors Degree from Manchester Polytechnic specializing in 3-dimensional design and an apprenticeship in engineering, Jimmy has an unbounded passion to create, learn, and pass on his woodturning knowledge. Every class taught by Jimmy covers wood characteristics and choices, tools and techniques, aesthetics, design, form, color and finishing.

You must be a member of the Northwest Washington Woodturners to attend. Non-members will need to pay the $35 membership dues in addition to the class fee. See our website to join now - www.nwwwt.org.

Scorched Ash Bowl

SOLD OUT Contact registration@nwwwt.org to be placed on the wait list.
Friday, March 18, 2016 9 AM - 4 PM
From start to finish learn and refine the many techniques and design components that go into this bowl. You'll learn how to successfully create a continuous curve, a fitted maple lid with a slight turned over rim, scorching and texturing the bowl to emphasize the grain, coloring the lid, creating a simple handle to compliment the simple curve of the bowl all taught with techniques successfully used by Jimmy and accessible to woodturners of any experience level.

African Drum-style Box with Argentium Inlay

Sunday, March 20, 2016 9 AM - 4 PM
Learn a tried and trusted method for fitting a box lid, along with successfully creating a continuous curve, inlaying argentium (sterling silver) into an ebony box lid, hollowing end grain, and considering the aesthetics and design of the box's shape and form. Woodturners from beginners to advanced are welcome in this class.