Learning Wood Turning

Foundations of Woodworking graduate, Corey White, learned to turn a wooden mallet with the help of instructor, John McCormack.

John McCormack, a woodworker and new instructor to the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, enjoys sharing his knowledge of turning. It’s the simple joy in this process of turning; the maker working in tandem with the lathe. John is teaching Turning for Furniture November 4-8, 2019.

John is also teaching Making a Simple Board Stool, and Build a Small Trestle Table.

Tool tote in one hand and turned mallet in the other, Corey White

Corey worked with John McCormack, learning to turn this wooden mallet

Detail of the turned handle of Corey's mallet