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Harry Nohr was the father of modern woodturning and lived for a time in Mineral Point, serving as postmaster, and creating and selling his bowls on High Street. For many centuries, we have used wood for shelter, furniture, utensils, and fire. When using wood for decoration, we usually look for some way to make an item more appealing or expressive. Woodturning uses a method where the piece is spun against a stationary tool to remove the excess wood. While woodturning has been around since ancient times, tools and methods have changed dramatically in the last twenty or so years, allowing the hobbyist greater flexibility, and the artist even greater artistic expression.
Free. No registration required.
Offered as part of our annual Woodlanders Gathering Retreat: four days of heritage craft workshops.
The purpose of the Harry Nohr Woodturners club is to bring together people from all backgrounds to enjoy and learn the art/craft of wood turning. Whether the individual is a hobbyist, part-timer or professional turner, all are welcomed. The Harry Nohr Woodturners goal is to meet once a month to share ideas and techniques on woodturning and tools, trade wood and conduct demonstrations on wood-turning techniques. Meetings will be held primarily at facilities located on the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus as the club is affiliated with UW-P and membership is composed of wood turners and students from the university community and the surrounding area.
Workshops
Woodturning Demonstration with the Harry Nohr Woodturners
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
