Turned & Constructed Bowls & Vessels
with John Beaver
August 18-22, 2025
$1,060.00
$995 tuition + $65 material fee
About This Workshop
John’s signature “wave” bowls are super fun to make, but in this class, John will teach and show so much more. Students will begin by cutting apart dry blocks of wood, bending wood to create curves, and building designs to be turned. Next will be safely cutting apart turned bowls (vertically, horizontally and with curves), adding, or modify the elements, and reassembling the pieces with the walls and grain aligned. Once assembled, these pieces will have a huge “How did you do that?” factor, which will be fun to take home and show off to all your friends. John will teach students the importance of form and share many of his tips and tricks that can help students address their design problems. Everyone will work at their own pace, making a few finished pieces from John’s repertoire or trying new techniques they learned during the week. John encourages students to use his techniques to come up with ideas of their own.
Key Points
- John’s signature “wave” design on steroids
- Cutting round objects safely and accurately on a bandsaw
- Understanding proper form for closed rim vessels
- Deconstructing and reconstructing turned vessels
- Adding protruding elements to your turnings
- Adding curved elements to turnings
- Solving challenging design problems
John Beaver
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