9216. Intermediate Turning: Large Diameter Platters

9216. Intermediate Turning: Large Diameter Platters

Workshop - Wood | This class has been canceled

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States

Wood Studio 210-A

Intermediate

8/12/2023 (one day)

10:00 AM-3:30 PM EDT on Sat

$20.00

Take on a turning challenge: Large diameter platters! This workshop is best suited to turners with experience who are looking to expand their skillset. Learn and practice the techniques of faceplate turning to turn wider platters over 12". Prior bowl turning experience will be helpful. 

Additional Information:
  • A $20 materials fee will be added to the total class fee at checkout
  • Registration will close one week prior to the start of class
  • Enrollment is open to students ages 18 and up

Bob Moffett is a professional Woodturner. He is a past president of the Piedmont Woodturners Association. Bob’s interest in woodturning grew after taking a series of courses at his local community college and at John C. Campbell Folk School.  He has also studied with a number of turners including Bill and Jim Wallace, Alan Batty, Frank Penta, Mike Stafford, Avelino Samuel, among others.

For the past several years Bob has specialized in turning offset platters, miniature bird house ornaments, sea urchin ornaments, bowls and boxes, incorporating surface treatments such as texturing, spiraling, chatter, beading and woodburning.

He has demonstrated at numerous woodturning clubs and symposia. He also teaches classes in woodturning at John C. Campbell Folk School, as well as Fundamentals of Woodturning classes at Rockingham Community College’s Center for Creative Woodworking in Reidsville, N.C.

His works are in private collections and have been sold at art galleries and craft shows throughout North Carolina.