Woodturning Courses in Devon

Tobias Kaye’s woodturning courses have become arguably the most celebrated and successful craft courses in the UK.

They have been featured in many magazine articles,
They are regularly recommended by many of the top turners in the UK and by some abroad.

A course with Tobias offers a unique mix of very good teaching, a profound understanding of wood, and the best traditional skills in working it. Design is taught in a way that can inspire a turner to work towards originality without cutting down the basis of beauty that supplies the pleasure of living with really good work.

Total beginners who have learnt with Tobias have found his approach to the tools and the wood to be such a firm foundation that they are within months producing work that gives them real satisfaction. For many this is the only grade they are after, that turning should be fun and fulfilling. Many go on to produce work that needs little or no sanding, and those that seek it soon find a ready market for work of this quality.

Several turners who have studied with Tobias have gone on to win major prizes in woodturning shows. Some others have attracted scholarships or set-up grants, being elected to the register of professional turners and several have gone on to create outstanding reputations of their own in this field of woodturning and design.

Some of Tobias’s students have been turners who are already very good at their craft. A few have even been noted turners before they came on a course. More than one already had a successful book or books on woodturning to her name before choosing to study further on a master class with Tobias Kaye. But don’t let that put you off. If you are a complete ten thumbs beginner you are equally welcome. The aim of all Tobias's courses is to encourage and enable others to get enjoyment from turning wood. Just that. Enjoyment from turning wood.

There is no better place to begin your woodturning than with an understanding of the wood: how it grows and how it dries. Of the tools: how to choose really appropriate ones for each job, how the makes and patterns differ, and how to create a really sharp edge. Of how a tool likes to cut, and how the wood responds best to being approached. To begin with these is to find a firm foundation for a development that can know no bounds.

Learn to bring yourself to the wood, to the tools, to the joy of a smooth and continuous stream of shavings.

Learn the satisfaction of seeing your dreams take shape in wood.

Choose a course with Tobias Kaye. You would be most welcome.

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