This workshop is open to all skill sets and will encourage students to expand their woodworking skills will teach them to look at turning projects in a different way. Dan’s strong point is teaching people how to turn hollow forms and incorporate natural features from the raw tree, adding natural design to their work. Students will start by turning a smaller simple bowl or open form making practice cuts on the inside with different hollowing tools to get a good understanding of how the tools are cutting. This will allow students to easily see what it takes to make clean accurate cuts. Dan will cover effective tool grip techniques, body stances, and sharpening the cutter tips to reduce vibrations for clean cuts. There are many ways to add a natural edge to one’s work as well as many styles of making natural edge bowls. Throughout the week demonstrations will be given on how to work with a natural edge opening, exposing a knot or void in the shape, or letting green wood move in the drying process which can make piece unique. By the end of the week students will have improved hollow turning skills and have a different outlook on how to add more natural character to the design of their pieces. Taking home your beautiful new works is the bonus!