Classes & Demos
CU Woodshop offers classes to enhance your skills in the DreamShop adjacent to our store. Our current class schedule is listed below, but we continue to add new offerings to our calendar. If you would like to be among the first to know about new classes, as well as demonstrations of the latest tools and accessories, sign up for our email list.
To enroll in a class sponsored by CU Woodshop, call 217-355-1244 or come by the store. To enroll in Parkland College classes offered at CU Woodshop, call 217-353-2055 or log on to http://www2.parkland.edu/communityed.
Current Class Schedule |
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| Class | Parkland College - Intro to Woodturning (WCE 316-002) |
| Date | Wednesdays, September 1 – October 6 |
| Time | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
| Description | Skilled craftsmen have been using the lathe for woodturning for centuries. Learn how you can turn a piece of wood into a beautiful work of art. |
| Instructor | Jerry Rhoads, President, Flatland Woodturners |
| Cost | $120 for the series |
| Registration | Through Parkland College by August 26, 2010 |
| Things to Know | Maximum of 4 students, each person will have their own lathe. Recommended text: Woodturning: A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley. |
| Class | CU Woodshop Pen Turning |
| Date | Thursday, September 2 |
| Time | 1:30 – 3 p.m. |
| Description | Use basic skills to make a beautiful pen. Learn the turning process while working with these components: pen kits, pen blanks, mandrels, and the pen press. You will make a handcrafted pen on the lathe. Pens make great gifts! |
| Instructor | Jerry Rhoads, President, Flatland Woodturners |
| Cost | $35 per person. |
| Registration | Prepayment at CU Woodshop reserves your space, walk-ins accepted if space is available. |
| Things to Know | Maximum of 4 students, each person will have their own lathe. |
| Above class is also offered on 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 and 9/30 | |
| Class | CU WoodShop Segmented Woodturning |
| Date | Saturday, September 11 |
| Time | Session 1: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Session 2: 1 – 2:30 p.m. |
| Description | Two-part lecture on the art of segmented bowl turning. Session 1 covers basics of design, material selection, cutting fixtures, assembly techniques and turning processes. Session 2 covers fixture set-up and turning techniques. |
| Instructor | Paul Cobb |
| Cost | $30 per person. |
| Registration | Prepayment due no later than one week in advance at CU Woodshop. |
| Things to Know | Maximum of 24 students. |
| Class | CU WoodShop Toy Making |
| Date | Saturday, September 25 |
| Time | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
| Description | See amazing projects and learn how you can make wooden toys that will, at the very least please a child, and more likely become family heirlooms. |
| Instructor | Tom Cornell |
| Cost | FREE |
| Things to Know | Attendance is limited, register early. |
