For makers of traditional period furniture, woodturning can be essential, even if only to make drawer knobs. This five-day course begins with the anatomy of the lathe and safety practices for working with spinning wood. Before making any cuts, students will learn to sharpen their tools and keep them sharp, since crisp turning depends on a sharp edge. David will demonstrate the primary uses of various lathe tools and how to use a tool’s bevel to make shear cuts rather than scraping cuts. During the first part of the week, students will practice turning vases, coves, beads, tapers, raised rings, and cyma curves, as well as sizing tenons to precise tolerances. Students will spend the latter half of the week making a stool with turned legs, stretchers, and a top. The class will also cover off-center turning, faceplate turning, reeds and flutes, duplicating parts, and making knobs and pulls. Special note: Alan Lacer says David Wright is one of the best turners in America: now that’s saying something.