Demonstrators & Panelists
Expert woodturners from around the world come together to share their techniques and insights to inspire and help you bring your woodturning abilities to the next level.

Helen Bailey
U.K.
Demonstrations:
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Pierced Thin-Wall Bowl
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Textured and Colored Platter
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Three-Piece Natural-Edged
Chalice -
Three-Legged Textured Pot

Jason Breach
U.K.
Demonstrations:
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A Simple Box
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Orbital Arc—the Beginning
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Pagoda Box

Pat Carroll
Ireland
Demonstrations:
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Square Box
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Beaded Trinket Box
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Brick Illusion
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Jo Sonjas Painting on Turned Items

Jim Echter
New York
Demonstrations:
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“Spindling” Your Way to Better Bowls
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The Sensational Skew!
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Turning Duplicates

Roberto Ferrer
Illinois
Demonstrations:
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Embellishing Wall Sculptures and Conventional Turnings
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Turning and Carving Sculptural Wall Art

Kurt Hertzog
New York
Demonstrations:
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Laser CutsBasics Through Ground Up— From the Penturning
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Ornaments
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Upscaling Your Penturning Methods and Sales
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Workholding Methods A-Z

Lynne Hull
Washington State
Demonstrations:
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Adapting a Woodturning Lathe for Spinning Metal
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Brazing
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Spinning Aluminum, Pewter, Copper, Brass

Phil Irons
U.K.
Demonstrations:
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Kintsugi for Wood

Ulf Jansson
Sweden
Demonstrations:
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Designing the Pattern
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Tools, Sharpening, and Materials
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Postprocessing
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Turning Thin Vessels

Mauricio Kolenc
Uruguay
Demonstrations:
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The Ogee Curve
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Signature SaltShaker
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The “Magic Hammer”
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Mastering the Chaser
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The Tube Box

Kristin LeVier
Idaho
Demonstrations:
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Introduction to Micromotor Power-Carving
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Adding Sculptural Elements to Your Turnings
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Bending Wood Without Steam: Introduction to Compressed Hardwood

Nicole MacDonald
Quebec
Demonstrations:
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Color—Hues and Tints
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Unexpected Texture with Modeling Paste

Joss Naigeon
France
Demonstrations:
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Creative Lids
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Sphere and Lace
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Ukibori Technique
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Leftovers Are Treasures!
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Guardian Angel

Laurent Niclot
Colorado
Demonstrations:
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Spiral Carving and Texturing
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The Sphere: Turning and Hollowing

Seri Robinson
Oregon
Demonstrations:
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Turning Spalted Wood
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The Science of Woodturning
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Spalting 101 (talk)

Curt Theobald
Wyoming
Demonstrations:
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Look Closely: Elements of Design
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Beyond the Round
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Segmented Bowl Construction

Jacques Vesery
Maine
Demonstrations:
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Concepts in Design and Form; Good Form over
Pretty Wood -
How to Critique, Evolve, and Learn from Experience
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Textures for Color Become Second Nature

Elizabeth Weber
Washington State
Demonstrations:
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Carving a Wave/Leaf Motif onto Your Turned Pieces
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Exploring Colors and Textures

Derek Weidman
Pennsylvania
Demonstrations:
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Turn a Human Bust
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Lifespiral, a Love Story: When Chainsaw Meets a Lathe
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Turn Any Animal