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Chapel Hill Woodturners

Chapel Hill Woodturners is a group of woodturners devoted to the art of woodturning.

09/18/2026

Our next workshop, happening on October 3, is on learning to turn a natural edge bowl. There is something very special about taking a raw piece of wood and turning it into a beautiful and unique turned object. This workshop will be led by David Jones, who has extensive experience in this fascinating woodturning technique. Besides creating your own bowl during the workshop, you’ll learn about wood selection and proper seasonal cutting times to help keep the bark on, blank preparation, and single vs twice turning to finish the bowl. David and his helpers will guide you along during the process of creating your own bowl. Participant count is limited and reservations are required, so contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure your place at one of our workshop’s lathes. We hope you can join us.

06/19/2026

Our next workshop, happening on July 11, is on learning to turn a three-corner bowl. Learning this unique and interesting technique will be a great addition to your woodturning skillset.

Frank Penta, who will lead this workshop, is one of the club’s most accomplished woodturners, and his experience in teaching and demonstrating woodturning techniques is extensive and robust. His excitement and enthusiasm for woodturning is contagious, so you’ll certainly enjoy this workshop and go away with renewed or increased energy for the woodturning craft. Frank and his helpers will guide you along during the process of creating your own bowl.

Participant count is limited and reservations are required, so contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure your place at one of our workshop’s lathes. We hope you can join us.

05/13/2026

Our next workshop, happening on June 13, is on turning pens. This is a great project for honing your fine work woodturning skills. Materials provided include enough pen hardware kits to make 3 pens. Each of these will make a great one-of-a-kind gift: perhaps keep one for yourself and give two to friends or family members! Auman and his helpers will guide you along during the process of creating your own pen.

Participant count is limited and reservations are required, so contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure your place at one of our workshop’s lathes. We hope you can join us.

05/07/2026

We love having new students at the club! This past Saturday, we welcomed these two women who came to complete a project for their sorority event. We hope you had fun and that your sorority sisters were as impressed as we were!

Join us for a Learn to Turn session - Fridays and Saturdays from 9am-2pm. All skill levels welcome. https://www.chwt.org/events/learn-to-turn

04/20/2026

Bob has been kindly been keeping the Chapel Hill Woodturners very well stocked with green wood these past few months. This past Friday, a few of us joined him to help get more wood for the club and get some chainsaw instruction in the process. Despite the heat, it was a fun afternoon. Happy turning, everyone!

04/13/2026

We like woodturning, and we love getting to color the tops we've turned with kids at our community events!

Thanks to all - young and old - who stopped by the see us at the Carrboro Farmer's Market this past weekend.

04/10/2026

Looking for something to do tomorrow morning (Saturday April 11th)? Come see the Chapel Hill Woodturners at the Carrboro Farmer's Market! We will be displaying some of our items, as well as turning and coloring tops with the kids.

We do this at least once a year and we love meeting people and talking about woodturning. Come stop by - we will be there 7-noon.

04/09/2026

Our next workshop, happening on May 2, is on turning a sphere. This unusual turning project is fun and rewarding in itself, and you will leave with a unique turned wooden piece of your own making, but you'll also leave with skills available for use on other projects, such as making good use of a jam chuck.

Alan Leland is an accomplished instructor who has hosted numerous workshops at John C. Campbell Folk School. Alan and his helpers will guide you along during the process of creating your own sphere.

Participant count is limited and reservations are required, so contact us at [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure your place at one of our workshop’s lathes. We hope you can join us.

Address

2616 Old Greensboro Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Carrboro, NC
27516

Website

https://www.chwt.org/

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