Class: Demonstrating a Calabash Bowl
Instructor: Kirk Deheer
Cost: $10.00 Club member/ $20 non-member
Date: 04/15/2023
Time: 10:00 AM
Experience Level: BEGINNER
Max # of Students: 75
Tools/materials required: NONE
Sign Up: AT HICKORY STORE OR CALL 828-326-9663

Class Description

In cooperation with Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop and the North Carolina Woodturners, we are proud to present a special opportunity to see a demonstration by a well-known woodturner and teacher of woodturning, Kirk DeHeer.

Kirk is going to demonstrate turning a calabash bowl, pictured here. It is a great demonstration to learn the tools and techniques used to turn a round bottom bowl out of green wood. It shows the cuts and catches that are possible on face grain. He also discusses design elements of a calabash bowl and incorporating beads.

The cost of the event is $10 for members of the NCW and $20 for non-members. Please enter through the store as the money will be collected at the front register. You will be given a ticket that will be your pass into the event. All proceeds from the event will benefit the North Carolina Woodturners Association.

Instructor Bio

In addition to being a popular instructor at the Dale L. Nish School of Woodturning at Craft Supplies USA where he also teaches a Signature Class, Kirk has both demonstrated and assisted in multiple venues. Known for his clear explanations and sense of humor, Kirk has demonstrated at The Woodturners Worldwide Online Symposium, The Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium, The Utah Symposium, and numerous woodturning clubs around the country.

He has also taught at the John C. Campbell Folk School and appeared at many trade shows. Kirk emphasizes fundamentals, sharpening, and tool techniques that give students a firm foundation on which to build their skills. His website can be found here: https://www.acutabovebowlco.com/learn