Dates:

10:00 am — 4:30 pm

Sat 30th Jan 2027

Sun 31st Jan 2027

Price:

£295.00

Remaining spaces:

6

Skills You'll Learn

Spindle turning, Faceplate turning

About the Course

An in-depth two days of woodturning. 

At the end of this course, even without any previous experience, you will get to take home a beautiful assortment of finished hardwood objects.

Day 1

You will learn the structure and safe use of the lathes with a variety of turning tools. You will practice control by spindle turning with a freestyle exercise followed by a more traditional, technical object to turn.

Day 2

You will learn about materials, how to prepare and mount them, how to realise your own designs and apply finishes, and turning hardwood bowls through faceplate turning. 

The weekend affords you time to go at your own pace whilst being introduced to the joys of woodturning. You will be fully inducted into our wood lathes and gain the confidence to take on your own future projects.

After this course

After completing this course, you will be able to make a lathe booking to use our open access workshop - you must ensure you have also completed our Level 1 Induction. Public Liability Insurance is required.

If you would like to develop your woodworking skills further, and gain skills that can be used alongside turning, why not check out our courses:

• Introduction to Woodcarving: chip carving
• Creative Brushmaking
• Introduction to Hand Tools
• Introduction to Joinery

Public Liability Insurance

To make a lathe or bench booking at Blackhorse Workshop you need to be covered by Public Liability Insurance (PLI).

For members with a small creative business or personal practice, we recommend Artist Now membership which includes an insurance package, £44/year.

www.artistsnow.com/membership

You can also operate under PLI with another appropriate insurance provider.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please note at this time Studio 2 has no step-free access and has three flights of stairs up to the Workshop Room.

Wheelchair Access: Our main Workshop and Café is wheelchair accessible, and we have a ground floor accessible toilet.

Parking: We have a blue ticket parking bay – contact us to reserve it.

We have a hearing loop available.

DISCLAIMER

In using the workshop, you understand that the use of all tools and machinery belonging to Blackhorse Workshop is at your own risk.

In making a course booking, it is your responsibility to read the full course description and abide by the guidelines given. If the course requires a Health and Safety Induction and you have not taken the relevant course, we reserve the right to remove you from the course.

Appropriate and adequate clothing must be worn in the workshop. Sturdy shoes / boots must be worn, no trainers. No shorts and no synthetic fabrics to be worn in metalwork, cotton, wool and leather only. 

Students must follow Blackhorse Workshop Health and Safety guidance at all times. If you fail to follow these instructions you may be asked to leave the course.

People with long term respiratory conditions should be aware that the workshop is a dusty environment that may impact their health.

If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant we recommend consulting a health professional before taking part in welding or blacksmithing.

Please note that refunds and course transfers are available up to 1 week before start date. We cannot offer refunds or course transfers after this date.