What's Happening at the Ranch

Submitted by Bob Law on Tue, 02/28/2023 - 20:40

 

 

 

 What’s Happening at the Ranch in August? 

The summer sessions at the Ranch are over and the students are off on “break”.  We look forward to the beginning of the new school year in just a few Weeks!   Preliminary “sign ups” for our elective workshops (they receive high school credit in fine arts for participating in our program) indicate that we could have as many as 22 students!  Workshop days remain the same; usually The Second Tuesday & the Third Thursday of each month.  We’ll begin the school year with a number of new students and plenty of exciting turning projects for our intermediates!

Students finished cleaning out their lockers in August.   The finished turning bowls, platters, boxes and even the wheels for a wooden vehicle!  We’re really proud of the progress these young people made during the school year. 

 

 

If you have questions about our SMWTS educational program at the Ranch or would like to participate as an instructor, contact Bob Law - rockytopbob1@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 


 

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What's Happening at the Ranch

 
Submitted by Bob Law on Tue, 02/28/2023 - 20:40
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March at the Ranch brought sings of Spring.  Our newest students practiced convex & concave curves by turning goblets.  We ran into some punky spalted maple so both the newbies and the first year students got a lesson in how to deal with it.  The 1st year students learned that there is such a thing as a round box.  The turned straight sided “cups” to take back to their houses with them.  The intermediate & advanced groups turned pepper mills.   They were offered a choice of mini, midi & regular sized mills.   Results were awesome.

On another note, we expect to have “conditioned” air by May.   The Ranch is purchasing a 2-ton mini-split unit and a volunteer group should be able to install it in early May.  Thanks again to SMWT for the donation towards that project.

 

 

 

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