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Improvement, Specific training and techniques

Surfaces

Surfaces

Alain Mailland -

The turned sculptures of Alain require to spend a lot of time on the finishes. Over time, he has developed effective techniques to optimize this step and achieve flawless results. The finishing step is a mixture of mechanical and manual tools. [..]

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On-the-job Development

Yann Marot -

with Yann MAROT Wood turning training courses Closed Digging This course is for those who know the basic tools. The trainee can organize his own program according to his desires and level. Basic techniques (for example, skew, bedane, [..]
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On-the-job Development
Manufacture of tools and load-bearing sections

Manufacture of tools and load-bearing sections

Hubert Landri -

Manufacture tools and load-bearing sections according to the specific needs of the wood turner, master the use of the grinder and learn how to forge and weld in order to make your own straight and angled tools. Creation of several tools, [..]

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Texture, colour and graphics on turned parts

Thierry Berthéas -

Come and give your creations a contemporary line: the work of forms, texture on the material and the combination of colors will bring to your creations a personal touch to enter the world of design.
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Texture, colour and graphics on turned parts
Wooden spintop

Wooden spintop

Géronime Chareyron -

The Spintop Course is an approach to the fine woodturning. You will learn the use of the bedane and the two-bevel profile gouge, perfecting your precision and technique. This technical course is designed to give you a thorough mastery of tools [..]

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Inspiration seeds

Romuald Clémenceau -

Nature is full of small seeds of all shapes, textures and colors. I was inspired by all this to make «my seeds». The «Seeds» inspiration stage is a complete course for those who want to take the paths of creation. They [..]
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Inspiration seeds
Tea Time

Tea Time

Romuald Clémenceau -

This course is about producing a small batch of a common object. The bowls are inspired by Asian inspiration We will see 2 methods of realization, from green wood for the realization of the blanks, and dry wood, from blanks already realized [..]

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Wall Art

Thierry Berthéas -

Come and discover the wall compositions with Thierry. Graphic, colorful, textured, this course offers you to experiment in visual play, to play with shadows, to do research by being accompanied. By diving into the world of Thierry, you can [..]
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Wall Art
Around the bird

Around the bird

Nathalie Groeneweg -

Give yourself a week to understand and make objects to attract birds around you and host them! You will make original designed nesting boxes, feeders and whistles. We will talk about dimensions, insulation, waterproofing.

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Furniture with the lathe course

Julien Monnier -

This course allows you to experiment manufacture of furniture without specific machines for cabinet making. From the drawing (plan at scale 1), to finishing the furniture, you will go through all the stages of flow, turning, profiling, [..]
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Furniture with the lathe course
Metal and wood

Metal and wood

Hubert Landri -

The work of metal is not only muscular shaping, it is also meticulous finishing or decoration. From a round iron, making a support for your wooden piece. Inclusion of metal details in your pieces. From a sheet, volume of a leaf or flower and [..]

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Green wood

Yann Marot -

Working green wood is to be in direct contact with the living tree, its sap, its bark. First of all, we must understand how it has grown to consider the flow of wood, anticipate its deformation during turning and drying. What a pleasure to play [..]
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Green wood
Games and Toys

Games and Toys

Yann Marot -

Starting with a few examples of simple toys, we will discover tricks to easily turn pieces, discs, wheels, small identical parts. Then it will be time to put these tricks into practice to make games of skill or speed and why not invent [..]

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Sound Objects

Romuald Clémenceau -

African or Indian Shakers, Claves, Ocarinas, Guiros, Bird whistle, percussion... The world of sound objects is a source of inspiration for curious woodturners. It is not a matter of making musical instruments but rather to explore the [..]
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Sound Objects
Hollowing and cutting techniques (cutting and digging)

Hollowing and cutting techniques (cutting and digging)

Yann Marot -

From different tools we will take the time to understand why the tool cuts (or does not cut). The focus will be on using the sliding angle (why the skew gives such a good result, and how to achieve this same result with other tools). Time will [..]

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Tribal Sphere

Guillaume Fontaine -

Professor of wood carving at the Lycée des métiers François Mitterrand in Château-Chinon, Guillaume presents the training objectives and the artistic approach of his work in the form of a slide show. Then, he [..]
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Tribal Sphere
Spoons

Spoons

Julien Monnier -

This course allows you to mix turning and sculpture to create spoons. It is a field of exploration that can be very rich on which, in addition to turning, will be addressed the use of complementary tools: lapidary, band saw, rotary tools, [..]

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Creation around the curve, one week to experiment

Yann Marot -

Rigorous technician, Yann is waiting for the emotion caused by simple curves of stretched lines, refined forms, fine textures. His imagination is populated by corded bowls, brushed boxes, sometimes carved pieces, often turned. His creations [..]
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Creation around the curve, one week to experiment
Eccentric turning

Eccentric turning

Julien Monnier -

This course allows to approach the different techniques in eccentric, first between-points, but also with the help of Escoulen and classic chucks . Through exercises, very concrete steps, you are calmly led to understand and then turn original [..]

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Lamps and fine turning

Nathalie Groeneweg -

You want to make a unique luminaire, out of your imagination? This course is for you! We propose to make a lamp using the different traditional turning techniques in manufacturer, lampshade, foot, tubes... We will talk about the standards, [..]
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Lamps and fine turning