Loving the learning at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France this week. Jean-Francois Escoulen whom the school is named after teaching us this week.
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Another amazing week of learning new skills at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France this last week.
We spent a few days learning how to do threading using a machine made and designed by Pierre Deletraz. The principle of the threading machine has been around for a long long time, there is a very old foot powered wooden lathe in the entrance hall at the school that works in a similar way. Pierre just improved on this and another design he saw and I must say the results if you take your time and respect the various measurements are very satisfying.
Started learning pyrography today at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France from Laurent Niclot. Introduced to the work of Jacques Vesery and a couple of other wood artists. Mind blown!
Learning dry brush with acrylic. First pyrography, then a base of Indian ink, then dry brush. Loving it!
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Last week we learnt quite a bit at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France.
Safe use of chainsaws
How to cut and prepare green wood
How to do translucent turning with green wood
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Learnt to do translucent turning at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France. Love this technique. 
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Been a busy two weeks for me at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France.
First week was spent learning hollowing techniques with Alain Mailland as well as forging two new tools under his guidance. Not a very good week for producing anything successfully as far as wood turning went and that means I was pushing the limits and learning a lot.
Second week was spent with Joss Naigeon learning how to make all kinds of different boxes with different types of closing lids. Popping lids, piston lids, magnet lids, lifted lids! We then had to design and produce our own box that could be made production style for sale.
Had an absolutely amazing week at the Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France. Learnt some basic metal work and forging from Hubert Landri. We made our own tool rests, some scrapers and a Steward hollowing tool.
Week three at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France done. That concludes the introductory and basic skills part of the course.
Week two at the school done. Making slow and steady progress. This week we progressed with the techniques learnt last week and also started end grain hollowing smallish items.
Loved making the wobbly duck and racing car. I had to make the rattle 5 times… So you learn.
Last picture is my workstation.
@ Ecole Escoulen – Tournage sur bois
First week at Ecole Escoulen wood turning school in France done. Started with the very basics in spindle turning. Being primarily a bowl turner it was good to learn some new techniques and also discover new tools like the Bedan.
Our lecturer for the week was Yann Marot who is a renowned turner and a very capable teacher. He is assisted by Laurent Niclot who thankfully translates the French when I am lost. And I am lost a lot!
We visited the woodturning museum in Aiguines as well as Yann’s studio.
The slide show shows the beautiful lake, my progress through the week, the museum and some of Yann’s work.
