Youth:
Because my insurance company will no longer provide coverage for students under the age of 18, I've had to officially remove youth classes as part of my LJCraft business.
However, if you have a youngster who is interested in learning the art of woodturning please contact me with your phone number and I'll call you to discuss other options for instruction.
Working with youth has been a big part of my satisfaction in woodturning and I regret that I can no longer offer youth classes as part of my business in spite of the fact that in over 15 years of instruction, I've never had a student accident, let alone an insurance claim. I still intend to work with youth outside my personal business, which includes working with Olympia High School and the American Association of Woodturners, both of which provide separate insurance coverage. Because this is personal to me, I still want to keep the following as part of my web site that describes my experience working with youth.
I have been teaching young people for about 15 years. I started a youth woodturning program at the Olympia High School shop in 2012, that has grown from myself as a singular volunteer to 7 volunteers today and from two shop periods a day to four with over 100 kids involved. I was actively involved with the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) youth program for 14 years both as an instructor and as coordinator of the annual AAW symposium youth program. In support of this program, vendors donate 25 woodturning stations (lathes, tools, safety gear, chucks) and classes are conducted by experienced woodturners to up to 25 students at a time. For more information on this program go to the AAW web site.
However, if you have a youngster who is interested in learning the art of woodturning please contact me with your phone number and I'll call you to discuss other options for instruction.
Working with youth has been a big part of my satisfaction in woodturning and I regret that I can no longer offer youth classes as part of my business in spite of the fact that in over 15 years of instruction, I've never had a student accident, let alone an insurance claim. I still intend to work with youth outside my personal business, which includes working with Olympia High School and the American Association of Woodturners, both of which provide separate insurance coverage. Because this is personal to me, I still want to keep the following as part of my web site that describes my experience working with youth.
I have been teaching young people for about 15 years. I started a youth woodturning program at the Olympia High School shop in 2012, that has grown from myself as a singular volunteer to 7 volunteers today and from two shop periods a day to four with over 100 kids involved. I was actively involved with the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) youth program for 14 years both as an instructor and as coordinator of the annual AAW symposium youth program. In support of this program, vendors donate 25 woodturning stations (lathes, tools, safety gear, chucks) and classes are conducted by experienced woodturners to up to 25 students at a time. For more information on this program go to the AAW web site.
Two of the home schooled kids I taught demonstrating at the local county fair
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2 young ladies taking a class in my shop
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My student and friend Max demonstrating at the Puyallup Fair in 2019
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American Association of Woodturners Youth Group Class of 25
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A few of the young participants in a recent AAW Symposium Youth Class
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It takes a lot of people to put on the AAW Symposium Youth program. This is a picture of just a few of the volunteers and students at one of the symposiums