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Andy will open with an overview of pen turning, touching on traditional methods before introducing the between-centers approach. He‘ll walk through key techniques, including drilling on the lathe, tube gluing (Epoxy vs. CA), painting plastic blank interiors, barrel trimming, turning the blank round, and achieving a quick finish with EEE & Mylands.

Mike Nash from Craft Supply USA will provide a Woodturning 101. This demo is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of woodturning. We’ll cover the basic set of woodturning tools, including their purpose, proper use, sharpening, and safe handling at the lathe. Mike will cover the four fundamental cuts in woodturning and how they apply to shaping and refining a project. The demo will also focus on developing confidence with the basic set of turning tools, and hopefully, we’ll get a bunch of dialogue and questions Mike can answer.

Kirk DeHeer will provide a demo with the following components:
• Box Construction: Turning a box featuring a precise suction-fit lid.
• Design Principles: Reviewing key design elements essential for a high-quality box.
• Advanced Techniques: Demonstrating the process for turning male and female threads,
and methods for aligning the wood grain across box components.
• Closing Statement: This evening promises to be both educational and fun.

Ernie Conover is a veteran woodworking author with eleven books, myriad videos, and hundreds of articles to his credit. His most recent book is the 3rd Edition of The Lathe Book, published by Taunton Press. It was released in February of 2020. His work has received numerous awards and has been the subject of several one-man shows. He lectures widely for clubs, trade show groups, and woodworking stores and is frequently called upon as a consultant and expert witness in the woodworking field. Ernie is also a lathe designer, having developed his own lathe and worked on the designs of the Nova and the Powermatic 3520b. When not writing, lecturing, or consulting, he actively teaches at Conover Workshops—a craft school founded by the Conover family