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Klingspor's Woodworking Shop
Christine started woodturning in 2016 and was immediately hooked after turning her first piece. Within just two years, she became a full-time woodturner in 2018 due to the high demand for her work at shows and galleries.
The pandemic in 2019 altered Christine’s woodturning journey, leading her to begin carving birds of prey. Since then, relief carving and sculpting with locally sourced woods have become a major part of her artistic practice.
Today, commissions, demonstrations, and the growing demand for her classes all reflect the quality and intricacy of Christine’s work.
Klingspor's Woodworking Shop
Come visit us for lively fellowship and great demonstrations!
Klingspor's Woodworking Shop
Christine Smith will lead this workshop focused on turning a simple box with a wide rim and enhancing it through carved and painted surface decoration. Participants will learn approaches to clean box construction, basic carving techniques, and an overview of transferring images and applying paint to turned surfaces. Christine will share examples of boxes at various stages of completion and have instructional materials available to support the learning process. This workshop is well suited for turners interested in adding decorative carving and painted detail to their work.
Klingspor's Woodworking Shop
This Basic Bowl Turning class is designed for a wide range of experience levels—from those new to the lathe to intermediate turners looking to refine their skills. Beginners will focus on the essential “blocking and tackling” of bowl turning, while more experienced participants will explore alternative approaches, improved technique, and ways to work more confidently and efficiently. Topics include wood selection and grain orientation, mounting a blank, tool selection and use, shaping, sanding, and basic finishing.
The class runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and follows a demonstrate-then-hands-on format, ensuring plenty of time at the lathe. All materials are provided, including wood, tools, and safety equipment, and a boxed lunch is included. With 14 years of turning experience and training influenced by several master turners, the instructor brings a practical, fundamentals-first approach that helps students build confidence, improve control, and leave with techniques they can immediately apply in their own shops.