Academic year: 2024-2025
Woodturning- Certificate
Program Code: 908151
Students in the woodturning courses, offered at the NWTC Artisan & Business Center on Cedar Street in Green Bay, will have the opportunity to learn new skills or expand their knowledge in the area of safe lathe operation, wood stock selection, spindle turning, bowl turning, design, form and balance, banding of pieces of wood together, and bowl finishing. In addition, students will be exposed to principles of business skill development as they apply to the creative economy and setting up a business as a craftsperson.
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Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.
10815100- Woodturning 1: Introduction 3 10815101- Woodturning 2: Basic 3 10815102- Woodturning 3: Intermediate 3 10815103- Woodturning 4: Advanced 3
Total Credits 12
Curriculum Note: All prerequisite / corequisite courses must be completed with a grade of " C " or better.
This program is offered at:
Artisan Center
Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $ 1,888, Books: $ 0, Supplies: $ 0 Total Approximate Costs $ 1,888 See costs of tuition, books, and supplies.
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Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tutition and fees for this program. https:// www. nwtc. edu / admissions-and-aid / paying-for-college / tuition-and-fees? ProgramCode = 908151
Course Descriptions
Woodturning 1: Introduction 10815100 Course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, and processes of motivation, safety policies, woodturning stock, wood lathe, accessory equipment, cutting tools, catch / dig-in cuts, spindle turning setup, and product development. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Woodturning 2: Basic 10815101 Woodturning lathe, shop safety practices, woodturning stock, cutting tools, bandsaw, sharpening, chucking, bowl turning setup and product development.( Prerequisite: Woodturning 1: Introduction, 10-815-100 with a " C " or better.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Woodturning 3: Intermediate 10815102 Turning bowls, tool use, wood blanks, rough-turning profile, rough hollowing, completing the profile, completing the inside, completing the base, sanding, and finishing the product.( Prerequisite: Woodturning 2: Basic, 10-815-101, with a " C " or better.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Woodturning 4: Advanced 10815103 Safety / shop arrangements, product choices, equipment use, wood selection, gluing, spindle turning, faceplate turning, sanding / finishes, and overview of American Association of Woodturners and the marketplace.( Prerequisite: Woodturning 3: Intermediate, 10-815-102, with a " C " or better.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
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