Learn to turn a wooden bowl on the lathe with a maximum diameter of 20 cm. In this workshop, you will receive information about various techniques and design approaches. You will go home with your own wooden bowl.

Mark brings two workstations, so two participants can follow this workshop at the same time. Last year, this workshop sold out within 10 minutes, so be quick if you want to get acquainted with the craft of woodturning.

Woodturning on a lathe is an ancient technique. The first lathes were powered by a bow (the pole lathe) or later by foot power (treadle lathe). After that came motor-driven lathes; the machines became larger and heavier and no longer fit into small spaces. It was only after the Second World War that electrically driven lathes became more common, and smaller versions also appeared. Today, interest in woodturning is increasing again.

In the Netherlands (RADIUS), Belgium (Flemish Guild of Woodturners), and other nearby countries, associations have been founded with the aim of promoting woodturning as a craft.

Mark Steltenpool is a versatile Dutch woodturner, furniture maker, and restorer. His passion for woodworking started as a hobby and grew into a professional craft. He trained in furniture making and furniture restoration at the Hout- en Meubileringscollege in Amsterdam.

The Dutch Woodturning Association RADIUS consists of 16 active regional branches. The association publishes a full-colour quarterly magazine called AktieRadius and organizes an annual woodturning day at a central location in the Netherlands. This day features demonstrations, lectures, information, and the sale of woodturning equipment from various suppliers.