Description

Basic Bowl Turning is an in-person, all-day woodturning workshop taught by Mark Supik at Mark Supik & Co. in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed for hobbyists, artists, and woodworkers, students learn bowl turning fundamentals using green and dried wood from local trees to turn a log into a finished bowl in one day. The course covers proper use and sharpening of the bowl gouge. Tuition is $200, which includes safety gear, an individual lathe, tools, materials, lunch, and snacks.

Best for

woodturners, hobbyists, learning bowl turning fundamentals and making a wooden bowl from local timber

Description

The Vendlet V5S Patient Turning System is an automatic assistive transfer and bed repositioning aid designed to facilitate gentle patient movement in bed while reducing physical strain on healthcare staff and caregivers. Operated via hand control with two motorized steel side bars, the system helps reposition individuals with limited mobility, dementia, or chronic conditions, and supports pressure ulcer prevention across hospitals, care homes, and home care settings.

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Patients with limited mobility, Healthcare staff and caregivers, Automatic in-bed patient turning and repositioning and Reducing caregiver physical strain and preventing pressure ulcers

Description

Turning for Beginners is an introductory woodworking workshop taught by professional turner Matt Monaco at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Held over July 21-25, the course teaches students to create wooden objects at the lathe using domestic hardwoods such as green, air-dried, and kiln-dried stock. Participants practice end-grain and side-grain turning exercises to craft bowls, spinning tops, and platters while learning proper tool handling, grinding, sharpening, and ergonomics with gouges, scrapers, parting tools, and skew chisels.

Best for

Beginner woodturners, Woodworking enthusiasts, Learning lathe fundamentals and tool safety and Crafting handmade bowls, spinning tops, and platters