Hickory store
HICKORY, NC
HICKORY, NC
Hickory, NC
856 21st Street Drive SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: 1 - 5 PM
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Southeastern Pyrography Association (SEPA)
Southeastern Pyrography Association Monthly Club Meeting
The club meets the first Saturday of the Month and currently consists of 27 active members interested in the art of pyrography. Please bring any projects you would like to share with the group at the “show and tell” segment and any tips or tricks you might have to share. Everyone will be allowed an opportunity to work on a pyrography project of their choice at the meeting (time permitting). Guests are always welcome.
First Saturday of the Month
2:00pm - 4:00pm
NC Woodturners
North Carolina Woodturners Association
sponsoring great "live woodturning events"
Admission is free and open to visitors
The North Carolina Woodturners Association is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners with members from North Carolina and several neighboring states, organized in 1990 to promote and interest in woodturning for persons of all levels of ability, whether beginners or full-time professionals; to provide information, education, instruction, and opportunities for hands-on experience; to encourage creativity and to explore new methods and techniques for advancing woodturning as a creative art form.
Monthly Club Meeting
2nd Saturday of each month
10am - Noon
This Meeting is Free and Open to Vistors
for more information visit their website
Catawba Valley Woodcarvers
Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Monthly Club Meeting
Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of each month and start at 1 pm and usually last until 3 pm. After a short business session there is usually a program given by a member or a invited guest presenter. Members have the opportunity to bring projects they are working on or work on the "club project". Members are encouraged to bring finished items for "show and tell". Refreshments are brought by club members who volunteer each month.
Monthly Club Meeting
3rd Saturday of each month
1:00pm - 3:00pm
for more information visit their website
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Monthly Club Meeting
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters is an informal group of men and women dedicated to ALL kinds of woodworking. We meet once a month for a couple of hours to hear guest speakers talk about a woodworking project, demonstrate a hand or power tool, or new woodworking techniques.
Fourth Saturday of the Month
9:30am - 12:00pm
for more information visit their website
May 19th - Spoon Carving Class
Spoon Carving Class
Sunday, May 19th from 1:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Sam Tallman
Using a few simple hand tools, the students will learn how to make a fully functional and finished cooking spoon. The class is targeted to beginner to intermediate carving students with little or no carving experience, and can be taught to students as young as 12 yrs old. Students will be taught tool care and safety. All tools and materials will be provided for each student with the opportunity to purchase unfinished spoons for students that would like to continue spoon carving on their own.
For more information call (828) 326-9663
$50 for class.
Class Size:12, Minimum Age 12
Experience Level: Beginner/Intermediate
June 9th - Spoon Carving Class
Spoon Carving Class
Sunday, June 9th from 1:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Sam Tallman
Using a few simple hand tools, the students will learn how to make a fully functional and finished cooking spoon. The class is targeted to beginner to intermediate carving students with little or no carving experience, and can be taught to students as young as 12 yrs old. Students will be taught tool care and safety. All tools and materials will be provided for each student with the opportunity to purchase unfinished spoons for students that would like to continue spoon carving on their own.
For more information call (828) 326-9663
$50 for class.
Class Size:12, Minimum Age 12
Experience Level: Beginner/Intermediate
June 29-30th - Learn To Burn Portraits
Learn To Burn - Portraits
Saturday, 9:30am – 4:30pm and Sunday, 1:00 – 4:30pm
Instructor: Michele Parsons
This class is designed for students with some basic experience with woodburning that want to learn to burn portraits. Do not worry if you are not an artist, Michele will teach you how to transfer a pattern to burn a portrait. We will review which tools to use, common measurements, modifications to capture the subject’s likeness, and portrait shading.
Equipment: Wire-Tip Woodburner and Tips* (see below); Can reserve loaner equipment (no charge)
Prerequisites: Some basic woodburning experience
To register for class call Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (828) 326-9663
For questions about the class contact Michele at: ParsonsWoodArtistry@gmail.com
Class Cost: $190 paid to Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (includes materials, handouts, and pattern)
10% Discount to Southeastern Pyrography Assoc (SEPA) members (current or enrolled by class)
Class Size:12
Need Supplies? We offer a wide selection of pyrography tools and books.
August 17th - Intro to Burning
Learn To Burn - Learn the basics of woodburning
Saturday, August 17th from 9:30am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Michele Parsons
This class is designed for students who have never touched a woodburner, as well as students that have experience and wish to improve their skills.
Do not worry if you are not an artist! Michele will teach you how to transfer a pattern and burn it. Basic information about woodburning is covered, including: safety, wood selection and preparation, equipment selection and care, burning techniques with different types of pens, transferring patterns, correcting mistakes, adding color and finishes, and you’ll use the basic pens to practice woodburning techniques. Then you will burn your first pyrography project.
Note to interested woodcarvers/woodworkers: This class will teach you woodburning skills that are best to master on a flat surface before you start woodburning round/carved pieces.
To register for class call Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (828) 326-9663
For questions about the class contact Michele at: ParsonsWoodArtistry@gmail.com
Class Cost: $130 paid to Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop
(includes materials, handouts, and pattern) 10% Discount to Southeastern Pyrography Assoc (SEPA) members (current or enrolled by class)
Class Size:12
Equipment: Wire-Tip Woodburner and Tips* (Download); Can reserve loaner equipment (no charge)
Need Supplies? We offer a wide selection of pyrography tools and books.
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Klingspor's Superstore Unveiling Event, Hickory, NC 5-4-2024 (Retrospective)
Products Available
- Abrasives (sandpaper, sanding discs, sanding belts, sanding pads)
- Bits & Blades for routers, drills, band saws, table saws etc.
- Books & DVD's on all types of woodworking projects and plans
- Carving & Turning tools
- Cabinet making tools, supplies, books and plans
- Finishing supplies, books and restore products
- Hardware fasteners, hinges and screws
- Power Tools, Machinery, Dust Collection machinery, hoses and fittings, Sharpening stones, tools and machinery
- Safety products, Woods – common and exotic