2017 complete list of seminars

2017 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Updated: 01/11/2017

RON HERMAN y Understanding Wood (Paid Seminar) y Saw Sharpening (Paid Seminar) y Understanding and Using Hand Saws y Keeping it Sharp & Sharpening Your Tools y Make Your Own Molding

ROLAND JOHNSON y Hand Planes for the Power Tool Woodworker y Scraping by Without Sandpaper y Finish With Varnish

JIM HEAVEY y Finishing Basics y Topcoat Choices and Application Tips y Water-based Finishes

BRADLEY MCCALISTER y Advancing The Art And Study Of Woodturning

(Paid Seminar) y Coloring Turned Wood, A Three-Dimensional

Canvas (A Chroma-Craft sponsored seminar) y Woodturning Fundamentals (An Easy Wood

Tools™ sponsored seminar) y Coring A Blank For Multiple Bowls y Tips, Tricks & Emerging Techniques

(American Association Of Woodturners Sponsored Seminar)

y Turning A Perfectly Round Sphere (A Carter Products Sponsored Seminar)

y Turning Large Diameter Pieces, Outboard of The Lathe

y Turning Hollow Forms (A Carter Products Sponsored Seminar)

y Turning Unseasoned Green Wood Bowls & Vessels (An Easy Wood Tools™ sponsored seminar)

y Re-Turning Roughed Out Dried Wood To The Final Shape & Size

y Turning & Coloring on a Mini / Midi Lathe (A Chroma-Craft sponsored seminar)

DIGITAL WOOD CARVER y CNC Basics for Everyone y Understanding the Design Software CAD/CAM

Design 101 y Basic CNC Machining Fundamentals y Understanding the Design Software CAD/

CAM Design 101 (Machining Fundamentals Included)

y Advanced CNC Training (Paid Seminar)

BARRY GROSS y Creating Your Pen Masterpiece y Pen Finishing Techniques y Finishing Acrylics, Application of a CA Glue

Finish, Finishing Antler & Other Biologics

ALEX SNODGRASS y Bandsaw Clinic

PAT HENNIN (Select Cities)

y Chainsaw Tuneup y How to Cut a Dovetail Tenon with Hand Tools y Hand Tool Care and Maintenance

BILL BUSH (Select Cities)

y Prepping & Finishing a Surface - The Three Phase System


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UNDERSTANDING WOOD (PAID SEMINAR) y Friday and Saturday: 9:00 am

Problems with failure can always be predicted and circumvented if you understand the structure and nature of the material we all wish to manipulate, wood! From understanding its cellular make-up to reading boards you need to purchase at the local retail store, this course will help you understand just what a changeable, varying subject wood is, and how to work with its features to achieve the end result you hope to attain. Want to know why you should scrape red oak but sand white oak for the best finish? How about which wood to use for an application in moist conditions? Or why the 1,400-hour highboy you just finished building in the basement should not be displayed in the Sunday room? This seminar will give you the answers!

This and extended versions of this course have received consistent rave feedback from previous The Woodworking Shows attendees, Woodworking in America seminar attendees, Popular Woodworking subscribers and Woodworking with Ron students.

This three-hour seminar will give you great information about the physical structure and properties of wood and how to use that knowledge to tailor your woodworking and finishing skills, how lumber is cut and what that means for your projects, how to select the best wood for your project from retail outlets, how to read defects in wood and how to understand the behavior of wood over time. You will understand the need for fleam on saws, adjustable-mouth planes and the different pitch on chisels. This very popular course is derived from a 40-hour course developed in conjunction with the U.S. Forestry Service and the University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse, and Ron has recently completed a 6-hour video on this subject with Popular Woodworking.

SAW SHARPENING (PAID SEMINAR) y Sunday: 9:00 am

Do you own and use a hand saw? Great! Now, how many of you have one that is sharp? Did you ever wonder why there are so many different sizes and shapes of saws and what they are used for? What is so important about point counts of saws? Is it true there is a saw designed for cutting wet or frozen wood? What the heck are rake and thrust pattern and fleam? And why is this all so important for learning how to sharpen a saw?

This is the information everyone wants to know how to properly sharpen saws so they will cut wood well! Ron delivers information on different kinds of saws and saw teeth and their proper uses and then launches right into how to make them sharp so you can get them up and running again quickly. He discusses the correct tools for different sharpening purposes and provides information on simple jigs that are actually living in your scrap pile.

Each attendee will have the opportunity for hands-on instruction in properly sharpening a saw, and will receive printed and on-line resources for successful sharpening at home.

Have you ever asked your neighbor or folks in your wood club if there was someone around who could sharpen saws? Why not BE that person?!

RON HERMANRon has done everything from pit-sawing trees to hand-building log cabins with mule teams to creating and aging historic restorations to match the existing structures, as well as building multi-million-dollar new-construction homes. He is credentialed to meet the strict standards for working on houses registered with the National Historic Trust, and has performed several period restorations.


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UNDERSTANDING AND USING HAND SAWS y Friday and Saturday: 1:00 pm

Ron is well-known in the woodworking community as a hand-saw expert, and has several top-selling videos on the topic with Popular Woodworking. In this seminar, he will show you how different saws are intended for different uses: some to leave a smooth edge for glue, others to cut across the grain of hard woods, and others that would be effective in cutting frozen wood, among many others. Learn how to choose the proper saw for your task at hand and make sure it is fitted properly to yourself. You will quickly learn how using the proper saw for the job makes a world of difference! Pairs perfectly with Ron's paid saw-sharpening seminar!

KEEPING IT SHARP & SHARPENING YOUR TOOLS y Friday and Saturday: 2:30 pm; Sunday: 1:00 pm

Sharp tools are safer, faster and more effective and efficient to use. It doesn't take eight hours and sixteen stones of varying grits from different countries to effectively sharpen your tools. Learn how to sharpen like professional housewrights do--quickly, effectively and cost-efficiently--so as not to waste time on the job. Ron will teach you how to know what your tools need--cutting, sharpening and/or honing--and how to produce that keen edge that will glide through your next project. This course covers chisels, planes, knives, turning tools, bits, and other edged tools. Remember--there are only two states to any edged tool: Sharp, and Not Sharp!

MAKE YOUR OWN MOLDING y Friday and Saturday: 4:00 pm

This introduction to molding will educate you as to what molding is and its many uses. From accenting fine furniture to finishing out a room to drawing the eye to or away from architectural features, molding has been around for thousands of years. Ron will show you how molding is easily made by hand or power tools and introduce you to shooting boards as the perfect way to precisely cut and fit molding joints. You will also learn just how easy it is to make bracket feet using molding!


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HAND PLANES FOR THE POWER TOOL WOODWORKER y Friday 12:30 pm; Saturday: 11:30 am; Sunday: 10:30 am

Oh, the shame! A dedicated power tool guy going over to the dark side: hand tools! Well, I may be the power tool guy for Fine Woodworking magazine but I'm also an avid hand-plane user and it's not because of some desire to do things the olde-tyme way when life was all puppies that never grow up. I don't think I have the stamina to create serious projects without the help of my 60-cycle friends but once the heavy lifting is done I turn to my well-tuned and much used hand planes. Trimming tenons, working gnarly grain, cleaning up planer marks, fine-tuning a dado, the list is endless and the best tools for these chores are hand planes.

A small handful of carefully chosen and well tuned handplanes can do those fine tuning chores (and even some heavy lifting chores) faster, quieter and more accurately than power tools and the enjoyment of working with well tuned handplanes really does make for satisfying woodworking. Stop by my hand plane seminar and see the light!

SCRAPING BY WITHOUT SANDPAPER y Friday 2:30 pm; Saturday: 1:30 pm; Sunday: 12:00 pm

It's amazing how quickly and efficiently a simple steel card scraper can clean up and refine a wooden surface. Sandpaper becomes a seldom used item in your shop once scrapers are mastered. But there's the rub, how the heck do you get a sharp, long-lasting burr on a card scraper, and how do you use it to get those beautiful, super-fine shavings? it's really much easier than you think and I'm going to show you how to quickly and easily put a fine, sharp burr on your scrapers, card or cabinet. And I'll show you how easy and fast it is to restore that wonderful burr when it stops being quite so wonderful. The whole process is so easy that it's darned near magic. We're also going to take a look at the Stanley 80 and 82 scrapers, you need these in your surfacing arsenal.

FINISH WITH VARNISH y Friday 4:30 pm; Saturday: 3:30 pm; Sunday: 1:30 pm

Varnish is one of the best finishes for furniture and the great thing about varnish is that it's easy to apply as a wipe-on finish or with a brush. True varnish is a solvent-based alkyd polymer that creates a very durable and easily repaired finish. Since true varnish is a vegetable-oil based alkyd, not a plastic, it can be lightly sanded and re coated without interaction problems between new and old and if the finish is severely degraded the old finish can be easily stripped off leaving a clean, fresh surface ready for new finish.

In this seminar I'm going to show you how to apply varnish by wiping and brushing. Wiping varnish is dead simple to use and the results are amazing. Brushing varnish takes a bit of skill but with the correct brush and a few best practices you can be laying down finish that will rival any finish applied by a spray gun and I'll show you the process.

We'll also take a look at spar varnish for those of us who build furniture that floats. Spar is not only ideal for wooden boats it's also a great finish any project that is going to see a lot of exposure to water.

ROLAND JOHNSONTo me one the real joys of woodworking is that hand tools and power tools can so effectively complement each other. There are days when my shop is a raucous cacophony of whirling cutters and singing blades and other days where hours of tranquilly reflective work create the Zen of Woodworking atmosphere that we often romanticize as the only way, and I enjoy every day.


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JIM HEAVEYJim has been a woodworker for over 30 years and a contributing craftsman and educator for WOOD Magazine since 1997.

FINISHING BASICS y Friday 12:30 pm; Saturday: 11:30 am; Sunday: 10:30 am

This is a review of the process for preparing a new project for finishing. Surface repair, sanding, filling and staining will be covered. Understanding these steps will assure a consistent quality finish.

TOPCOAT CHOICES AND APPLICATION TIPS y Friday 2:30 pm; Saturday: 1:30 pm; Sunday: 12:00 pm

Finishes are applied to afford some level of protection to a project and enhance its appearance by using a variety of sheens. Selecting the right finish for your project and applying it properly will bring very satisfying results. Jim will cover Danish oil, shellac, lacquer and poly finishes. Brush selection, finish application and fixing common mistakes will also be reviewed.

WATER-BASED FINISHES y Friday 4:30 pm; Saturday: 3:30 pm; Sunday: 1:30 pm

Learn how to put down a flawless, durable finish that dries in a flash. Jim will correct some common misconceptions about this very popular topcoat and show you how to apply it. It’s time to master this clear coat beauty!


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ADVANCING THE ART AND STUDY OF WOODTURNING (PAID SEMINAR) y Friday: 10:00 am

Bradley McCalister, an artist and professional woodturner is highly regarded for his creativity and uniquely shaped multi-colored turned wood art. Join Bradley for this two-hour seminar as he teaches you the methods he uses to advance his study and art of woodturning. These methods will allow you to create your own truly unique work. Bradley will explain how to analyze where you are now and where you would like to be. Learn to break through the barriers presented by the considerations for various design results. How to work with issues in the wood and the new emerging embellishment techniques are a focal point of the seminar. Bradley will take you through the steps of using turned wood as a canvas to move your work from craft to art. Throughout the process, Bradley will explain the conventional design rules and how, when and why to break them so you too can be advancing the art and study of your woodturning. Be sure to register early as this seminar is limited and fills quickly.

COLORING TURNED WOOD, A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CANVAS (A CHROMA-CRAFT SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Friday: 12:30 pm The embellishing of wood with colors and decorative patterns has become mainstream in today's woodturning projects. Bradley will show you how to create vividly colored and richly embellished works in this very popular seminar. This seminar will cover many topics including wood selection and preparation, understanding design considerations and the selection of colorants. Techniques covered will include working with various dyes, pastes/creams, fillers, resins, and coloring additives. Bradley will be sharing his secrets with you to unlock a new realm of possibilities. You will be amazed at what you can create when you step outside the box.

WOODTURNING FUNDAMENTALS (AN EASY WOOD TOOLS™ SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Friday: 2:30 pm This seminar will provide the explanation and demonstration of the fundamental woodturning techniques and methods developed over many years at The Studio' of Bradley R.M. In this seminar, learn to start with green wood or dried turning blanks then quickly and efficiently produce a vast array of turned wood projects in many shapes, sizes and finishes. The selection and use of the proper tools and mounting techniques for your turning project will be explained and demonstrated in detail. If you're interested in getting a solid foundation to start your wood turning hobby, this is the seminar you do not want to miss.

BRADLEY MCCALISTERBradley McCalister brings a comfortable style of education to the seminars that he has developed teaching and demonstrating as a professional woodturner.


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CORING A BLANK FOR MULTIPLE BOWLS y Friday: 4:30 pm

Waste not, Want not! In this seminar Bradley will teach the process of Corning. The corning of a wood block allows you to get multiple bowls from the center of a larger piece of wood. The results of coring utilize what would otherwise be wasteful chips and produces several rough bowl blanks ready for turning. Why only get 1 large bowl when you can get 4 or 5. The coring process also allows for making matched or nested sets of bowls which Bradley will demonstrate in this seminar.

TIPS, TRICKS & EMERGING TECHNIQUES (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Saturday: 9:00 am This informative seminar "Tips, Tricks & Emerging Techniques" will enlighten all levels of woodturners with exciting and interesting ideas. Discover the various types of protective safety equipment available, why you should use it and the importance of safe turning practices and how to implement them. A brief introduction to the broad spectrum of tools from high speed steel and carbide for use in spindle and bowl turning, as well as scrapers and skew chisels through hollowing tools will be covered. Other topics include tool sharpening, face plates and four jaw chucks, drive centers and the accessories that are available to aid in your woodturning experience. Bradley will explain choosing the best tool for the project and how it may not be the one you would expect. Attendees will also learn about new coloring and embellishment techniques that are working their way into the woodturning world and the benefits they provide. The final 30 minutes of this seminar are dedicated to an open Q & A session. When this seminar is complete, you will come away with many safe and exciting new ideas to continue exploring the joy, creativity, and art of woodturning. Be sure to register early as this seminar is limited and fills quickly.

TURNING A PERFECTLY ROUND SPHERE (A CARTER PRODUCTS SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Saturday: 11:30 am Join Bradley in this uniquely interesting seminar and learn to turn a perfectly round sphere. Quickly and easily turn perfect spheres and column details on any size lathe from mini to full sized. Spheres are great projects and lend themselves well to a wide variety of end uses. From stair parts and architectural elements to decorative ornaments and wild turned art pieces. All perfect spheres in a large range of sizes can be made on the lathe. Attend this seminar to see how Bradley is using this process for some of his latest turned art projects!

TURNING LARGE DIAMETER PIECES, OUTBOARD OF THE LATHE y Saturday: 1:30 pm

Step outside of the confines of your lathes standard capacity. Bradley will demonstrate turning large bowls or platters up to 30 inches in diameter. Utilizing an outboard turning attachment to the lathe, this facet of turning is a wonderful addition to your woodturning abilities. Attend this seminar with Bradley to learn the techniques needed to safely turn these large diameter projects. This is one of Bradley's favorite turning methods and he is certain to inspire you to add it to your list of turning projects.


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TURNING HOLLOW FORMS (A CARTER PRODUCTS SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Saturday: 4:00 pm This seminar will focus on the hollow form turning techniques Bradley uses at The Studio' of Bradley R.M. to create beautiful hollow turned works. Utilizing a variety of hand-held tools, a captive hollowing tool system and the use of tool-mounted laser lights, Bradley will demonstrate how safely produce thin and very uniform wall thicknesses. Various shapes, sizes and design considerations will be discussed and demonstrated throughout the seminar. If you have ever wondered how do you get inside a piece like that? This seminar will answer your questions.

TURNING UNSEASONED GREEN WOOD BOWLS & VESSELS (AN EASY WOOD TOOLS™ SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Sunday: 10:30 am In this seminar, Bradley shares the joy of turning green unseasoned wood. Watch as the large curly chips of wet wood cut like butter into strands up to four feet in length. Gain the knowledge to predict the movement of the wood during the drying process, and how to dry the wood properly to avoid cracks or splits. This seminar will be followed in the next seminar with "Re-Turning Roughed Out Dried Wood to the Final Shape & Size.”

RE-TURNING ROUGHED OUT DRIED WOOD TO THE FINAL SHAPE & SIZE y Sunday: 12:00 pm

This seminar is a follow up to "Turning Unseasoned Green Wood Bowls & Vessels" that took place at 10:30. If you missed that seminar there will be a brief summery at the beginning to re-cap the covered topics. Bradley will begin with a rough turned and properly dried piece and take you through the steps to re-turn and true the wood. Then he will demonstrate turning it to its final shape, size, and wall thickness. To complete the seminar Bradley will take you through the sanding process and then apply a wax or oil type of finish to the piece depending on which is most appropriate.

TURNING & COLORING ON A MINI / MIDI LATHE (A CHROMA-CRAFT SPONSORED SEMINAR)

y Sunday: 1:30 pm Join this seminar with Bradley to learn and explore the true potential of the Mini / Midi lathe. Often thought of as pen lathes, he will demonstrate a variety of larger projects that are well-suited to these smaller machines. The turning projects during the seminar may range from thin stemmed goblets, hollow forms or lidded boxes to bowls and beyond. Coloring of the pieces while on the lathe will complete the project from beginning to end.


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CNC BASICS FOR EVERYONE y Friday 1:00 pm; Saturday: 11:00 am; Sunday: 11:00 am

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN SOFTWARE CAD/CAM DESIGN 101 y Friday 3:00 pm

BASIC CNC MACHINING FUNDAMENTALS y Friday 5:00 pm

UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN SOFTWARE CAD/CAM DESIGN 101 (MACHINING FUNDAMENTALS INCLUDED)

y Saturday: 1:00 pm; Sunday: 1:00 pm

ADVANCED CNC TRAINING (PAID SEMINAR) y Saturday 3:30 pm

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CREATING YOUR PEN MASTERPIECE y Friday: 12:30 pm

General Lathe Discussion, Pen Kit Selection, Material Selection, Drilling Methods, Gluing, Squaring Your Pen Blank, Turning Tool Selection, Turning Your Pen Blank, Finishing Your Pen Blank, Assembling Your Pen Blank

PEN FINISHING TECHNIQUES y Friday: 2:30 am

Finishing Acrylics, Application of a CA Glue Finish, Finishing Antler & Other Biologics

CLEAR CASTING KIT DEMONSTRATION y Friday: 3:30 pm

How To Cast Your Own (One-of-a-kind) Pen Blanks

CREATING YOUR PEN MASTERPIECE y Saturday: 10:30 am


PEN FINISHING TECHNIQUES y Saturday: 12:30 am


CLEAR CASTING KIT DEMONSTRATION y Saturday: 3:30 pm

How To Cast Your Own (One-of-a-kind) Pen Blanks

BARRY GROSSBarry has demonstrated his methods on pen making at AAW symposiums and many turning clubs throughout the country. In addition, he is an instructor at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and The Marc Adams School of woodworking.


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CREATING YOUR PEN MASTERPIECE y Sunday: 10:30 am


PEN FINISHING TECHNIQUES y Sunday: 1:30 pm



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ALEX SNODGRASSWhether you have a bandsaw grathering dust in the corner of your workshop or you’re contemplating your next big tool purchase. Sitting in on the Bandsaw Clinic will be an informative hour that you just might come away from with the information to make your bandsaw or future bandsaw your favorite tool.

BANDSAW CLINIC

TOPICS COVERED

y Eliminating Drift y Choosing The Right Blade y Logs To Lumber y Bandsaw Boxes y Bowl Blanks y 3D Cutting Boards

FRIDAY

y Session 1 Friday: 12:30 pm y Session 2 Friday: 12:30 pm y Session 3 Friday: 2:30 pm y Session 4 Friday: 3:30 pm

SATURDAY

y Session 1 Saturday: 11:30 am y Session 2 Saturday: 12:30 pm y Session 3 Saturday: 1:30 pm y Session 4 Saturday: 2:30 pm y Session 5 Saturday: 3:30 pm y Session 6 Saturday: 4:30 pm

SUNDAY

y Session 1 Sunday: 10:30 am y Session 2 Sunday: 12:00 am y Session 3 Sunday: 1:30 pm


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CHAINSAW TUNEUP (SELECT CITIES) y Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1:00 pm

Chainsaw maintenance is 90% of chainsaw use. This 45-min workshop will save you time and money in repairs. No special tools required. Learn how to make your chainsaw work for you!This talk walks you through the maintenance and use of one of the most useful tools: the chainsaw. As a lumberjack in Idaho in the late sixties, Pat learned how to completely disassemble, clean and reassemble a chainsaw at dusk in order to be most productive during the daylight hours. He has felled trees large and small, limbed them forty feet in the air and rebuilt hundreds of saws. Whether you have a chainsaw that you use once a year to clean up your yard or are thinking of buying your own woodlot to maintain, this workshop will save you hours and hundreds of dollars in repair-shop and small-engine fees.

Pat will provide a chainsaw to disassemble, clean and reassemble walking you through all of the pieces that may need to be repaired, replaced or just cleaned as well as the best ways in which to clean them. From adjusting the engine speed, sharpening the chain to what type of fuel ratio to mix; he will cover it all.

HOW TO CUT A DOVETAIL TENON WITH HAND TOOLS (SELECT CITIES) y Friday 3:00 pm, Saturday 10:30 am, Sunday 10:30 am

The dovetail is an excellent joint for small and large framing alike. We particularly like using it for floor joists in timber frames as it is not a very demanding joint that is easy to produce and looks beautiful. It is simply a tenon that fits into an oversized joint and tightened with a wedge. In this presentation we will detail the steps in laying out and cutting the tenon with all hand tools including the measuring, scoring and cutting. We will show some of our favorite tools to make the process go smoothly.

HAND TOOL CARE AND MAINTENANCE (SELECT CITIES) y Saturday 3:00 pm, Sunday 11:30 am

We specialize in finding the best hand tools for our clients use. However, we know that sometimes you just can’t find a new hand tool that is as good as the old version. We will spend this workshop demonstrating the best ways to maintain and revitalize your favorite hand tools. Whether you are trying to refurbish your latest flea market find or just maintain the luster on that Lie Nielsen plane you are sure to walk away with a few tricks and maybe some new product ideas.

PAT HENNINPat and Patsy Hennin started Shelter Institute in the early 1970’s on the premise that house building and home ownership are affordable. They broke down the house building process and studied all of the various systems to create a clear picture to homeowners, would-be homeowners, builders and engineers.


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PREPPING & FINISHING A SURFACE - THE THREE PHASE SYSTEM (SELECT CITIES)

y Friday: 1:30 pm Gain a good understanding of abrasives and oil finishes that are not complicated. Learn to identify areas that will need to be addressed prior to applying a finish. Understand the reason for choosing an oil and topcoat. If you are struggling with the prepping and finishing process, this presentation is a must for you.


y Saturday 11:30 am; 12:30 am; 2:30 pm Gain a good understanding of abrasives and oil finishes that are not complicated. Learn to identify areas that will need to be addressed prior to applying a finish. Understand the reason for choosing an oil and topcoat. If you are struggling with the prepping and finishing process, this presentation is a must for you.


y Sunday: 1:30 pm Gain a good understanding of abrasives and oil finishes that are not complicated. Learn to identify areas that will need to be addressed prior to applying a finish. Understand the reason for choosing an oil and topcoat. If you are struggling with the prepping and finishing process, this presentation is a must for you.

BILL BUSHWilliam Bush, a Master Craftsman, has been designing and building custom furnishing for the past 35 years. His creations make use of many media. These include wood, stone, glass, and metal. In sum, what his techniques accomplish is the creation of an amalgam which expresses the relationship between creativity and material.

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