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Woodturning Tuition
with Rick Taylor
ONE DAY OR LONGER
special winter rate - save $25
be in quick and learn from a professional
woodturner
book your one day or longer tuition now
see at the bottom of this page details of the
mini CDs we have available to show you how
Series of CDs covering different subjects such as tool
sharpening, how to polish your turned pieces, exhibition of turned pieces by
Rick Taylor and more. Ask us if you have had a subject you need help with as we may
have a CD for you.
Hi Michael from Germany
photo below
I had a great day with Rick on the Sept 1st 09 I had
never turned wood before
and wow look what I made just in one days tuition with
the Master
my day with Rick was a present from my wife for my
birthday.
Thanks Rick
My name is Ludo I am from Switzerland
photo below
I had a great day with Rick we had so much fun
the high light of my hoilday in New Zealand Aug 09.
Above Ludo (from Switzerland) working on the wood lathe with
his completed project and certificate with Rick Taylor - tutor
My name is Lana visiting from Aus
We called in on Rick at his studio Wednesday 12th Aug 09 he
was making turned pens
When I told him I had made a turned pen on my woodlathe
back home
well he walked over to me and handed me the tool and
said you can make this pen and I will have time out and
maybe I will learn something.
bugger me / I had to turn that pen and show him I could do
it
After I had finished the kauri pen
I didnt want to let him back on his lathe I was
having fun turning wood in New Zealand.
Well Rick being Rick
he said I had done a great job and gave me the pen I
had turned out of green coloured Kauri wood.
We all had a great afternoon and I booked in the next day
for tuition
on bowl turning and made a lovely kauri bowl along with
learning
how to cut up wood for turning from the log , drying wood,
sharpening turning tools,
and how to do the six cut of woodturning and learnt
all about his new wave set of turning tools .
If you want to have a fun day call in on Rick at his
studio.
You can't get lost just look for the big sign with his
photo on it
it's about 12 foot high x 5 foot wide
and I like the piece at the bottom that says
Rick Taylor world famous kauri wood artist
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Hi Mike from USA
I Had a day with Rick in the work shop
7th August 09 made lots of shavings and I even
get to take home a finished kauri candle holder
and a set of the RT new wave turning tools
the last time I turned wood was at school a long long time
ago
I will now go home and set up that woodlathe I have in my
shop and get to turning wood
Hi David is the name from the UK
I came back to have a day with the Master / 18th July 2009
an early birthday present from Veronica my wife
a great day I had after the last time I worked on a wood
lathe 50 years ago.
When I get home I am going to take out the wood lathe that
is still in the box in storage
that I have had for a long time and never got around to
setting it up
From Rick, good on you mate have fun
David & Veronica having fun in New Zealand 18th July
2009
David / yes I made this from New Zealand Ancient Kauri / candle holder /
thank you Veronica
Is this how I do it Rick? / David working on the wood
lathe
Hi Sharyn from AUS
I had a great day as a student with the Master
We gave up our trip to the Bay of Islands so I could have a
days woodturning with Rick
and well worth it!
He is a bit of a dag but you get to know him and how he
works by lunch time
And what a lunch hot soup and bread on a cold winters day
from Sue a great lady thanks Sue
11th july 2009
Hi I am Peg from the U.S.A / taking a plane from the bottom
of the North Island to Auckland then by road in a
rental car to Dargaville.
On the Kauri coast
to have a day in the workshop with Master
woodturner Rick Taylor
It was well worth the trip, we had fun and I learnt
new wave woodturning
and it is so much easier with the new wave tools etc
When are you booking in for a day or two of
woodturning
tuition with Rick Taylor?
The Woodturners Gallery/Studio and Rick Taylor
offers
individual woodturning tuition
here at the Studio. Get to use Rick's large lathe and New
Zealand made woodturning
tools. Play with some of our wonderful ancient swamp kauri.
You can even take some
Kauri wood home with you - bowl blanks, pen blanks etc.
Rick Taylor is a master woodturner and caters for all levels
of woodturning tuition,
from beginners to advanced - students of all ages. Even if you
haven't used a
woodturning lathe before we can get your started or if you
need specific tuition tell
us what you need from Rick. Tuition is on a one to one basis
- i.e. individual tuition.
GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE - GET A FRIEND TO BUY YOU ONE NOW!
Below - Rick Taylor demonstrating at the
Whangarei Woodworkers and Woodturners Club
  
ALL THE WAY FROM THE U .S .A
TAKING 5 DAYS TUITION WITH RICK
THIS STUDENT IS WORKING ON A HANDCRAFTED
WOODEN STONE MADE FROM NZ KAURI WOOD
WOOD CARBON DATED AT 3860 YEARS OLD
 
I LOVE MY BIKE BUT AFTER HAVING
WOODTURNING TUITION
WITH RICK WHEN ON HOILDAY IN NZ
I NOW HAVE TWO HOBBY'S AND WILL HAVE TO
FIND TIME TO DO BOTH
THE BIKE AND THE WOODLATHE
JJ with his project - fiddleback kauri bowl
(Rick holding JJ's certificate)
Just a happy chappy after a day in the turning shop with Rick
Students come from far and wide to learn new wave turning, JJ
from the USA
Rick doing what he loves - sharing his woodturning skills.
Photos below show Rick
turning a kauri bowl, texturing a very large kauri lamp base
and hollow potting.
Rick has been woodturning for the
last 29 years and has traveled extensively within
New Zealand, Canada, Alaska, Australia and the UK visiting
with woodturners,
demonstrating this skills at woodturning seminars and clubs.
Tuition may be one day
or longer - depending on your needs. You tell us what day
would suit you - we just
need at least a days notice please. Day starts at 8am through
till 4pm. Lunch included.
Tuition can cover drying your wood, getting the best from your
lathe, tool sharpening,
cutting with tools and finishing.
Projects - spindles, bowls, hollow pots, platters and more.
Check with us about the course
content you would like covered and we will see what can be
done.
Bookings must be made so contact
Rick or Sue Taylor at
kauri4u@xtra.co.nz
or telephone 00 64 9 439 4975 or 0274 489 652
Bring your woodturning tools, if you have some, and we can
help with the sharpening
of them during your tuition. Morning tea, lunch, afternoon
tea included.
We can arrange accommodation nearby for the you and your
family if necessary. For your partner we can arrange a painting class, jewelery
class, stain glass class, paper making class. Maybe a round of golf, a flying
lesson, climb Tokatoka (volcanic peak).........
Get more enjoyment out of your woodturning and get help from
an expert - Rick Taylor.
Rick has produced some CD (electronic books) covering,
Woodturning for Beginners,
Polishing Slabs, Polishing woodturned items. More topics to
following.
These are ideal CD's are ideal for woodturners who cant get
to Rick's studio for tuition.
See details below
Woodturning for beginners -
step by step instructions
with photographs on how to mount
a piece of wood on the lathe. How to cut with your woodturning
tools, how to roll the
tool around a corner, how to get a clean cut off the tool and
making beads and coves.
 
CLOSE UP PHOTOS AND TEXT
Sharpening Woodturning tools
CD BOOK with pages showing step by step instruction on how to sharpen
traditional woodturning tools
as well as sharpening the RT set of RT tools.
NEW NEW NEW
NEW PRINT 2007 POLISING WOODTURNED ITEMS BY MASTER
WOODTURNER
RICK TAYLOR NEW ZEALAND
ON SALE NZ$85-00
PLUS POSTAGE FOR THIS CD BOOK
Polishing a turned item
- how to get the finish on
your turned pieces that Rick has.
Step by step instruction on how to achieve the Rick Taylor finish on your
turned items. Cd ready for you to print out the pages
and keep on hand. Get a good finish - a professional finish
Polishing a slab - polishing a flat piece of wood. Many
people have asked Rick how to polish
a slab of wood. This CD shows how to polish a slab, bench top,
table top etc.
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