Coopering with Seth Rolland
Coopering is a method of joining many pieces of wood into a faceted curve or fully round hollow form and allows you to make an endless variety of sculptural and functional shapes with very little wood. Traditionally used for buckets, barrels and pipes, in this class every student will make a lamp or other project approved by the instructor using this method. Students will learn how to calculate tapers and angles depending on the number of sides and flare of the cone, cut and machine parts and glue up these tricky forms. You will learn how to add decorative elements like piercings, scalloped elements and shaped ends, create variations like a spiral or ellipse and how to cooper curved staves. We will be using the major machines in the Studio plus hand tools. We will provide a list of tools and supplies you should bring to the workshop if you have them. You will be focused on your project while also learning from the variations in each other’s projects through daily group discussions.
Seth Rolland is a furniture maker and sculptor based in Port Townsend, Washington. Growing up with an architect and a landscape architect as parents, he was surrounded early on by conversations about design, function, and the natural world. Working on trail crews, for a boatbuilder, and then a fine furniture maker helped him develop woodworking skills. Combining those experiences with curiosity and a desire to build things he doesn't yet know how to make has led to explorations of form, materials, and structure.
Seth creates both commissioned work and speculative pieces that range from sculptures carved from natural branches to laminated and vacuum-formed furniture. His work has been featured in The New York Times, American Craft, Fine Woodworking Magazine, and on TV’s Modern Masters. He teaches workshops at various craft schools, including the Port Townsend School of Woodworking and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. His full portfolio can be seen on the web at www.sethrolland.com.
Prerequisites: Core Tool Certification, and, some skills required. We welcome folks with some woodworking experience and familiarity with hand and/or machine tools to take this class. Please feel free to reach out to us if you are unsure about your fit for this course.
Chip.webster@guildoforegonwoodworkers.org julie.niemeyer@guildoforegonwoodworkers.org
Master Class Cancellation Policy:
~Cancellations more than 30 days before the start date: full refund
~If you cancel your registration for a course less than 30 or equal to 30 days prior to the beginning of class, you forfeit 100% of the course fee. If we are able to fill the class with another person you will be refunded the class fee.
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