Trent Bosch has been focused on woodturning professionally for more than 30 years. Over the years he has enjoyed many facets of this medium, from production woodturning to sculptural one-of-a-kind pieces to demonstrating and teaching hands-on classes. More recently he has devoted more time to developing, designing, and manufacturing unique tools for woodturners, as well as fostering the growth of his artistic children. Trent has taught and demonstrated his techniques for turning and sculpting wood throughout the world.
Website: https://trentboschtools.com/
Demonstrations:
Revelations In Hollowing.
Over the past 25 years, I have been pursuing the art of the hollow form -throughout this time I have used and developed some very unique techniques and equipment. In this demo, I will go through all the techniques in the creation of a hollow form with an emphasis on the latest technologies I have developed for hollowing making this much more than just a hollow form demo.
Vessels and Surfaces.
In this demo, participants will not only learn all the techniques that I go through in the creation of a hollow form but ways to make the surface outstanding! From textures to colors to sandblasting and beyond – making this much more than just a hollow form demo.
Sunburst Platter.
In this session, I turn a platter from green wood, from start to finish. I will then take that Platter and carve a sunburst pattern into the rim. Along the way, we will discuss drying techniques, getting the cleanest cut possible to minimize sanding, how to develop new ideas, and more.
Decorative Utility Bowls.
In this session, I rough turn a bowl from green wood, and discuss drying techniques including kiln drying and building your own kiln as well as very simple and basic techniques. Then I re-turn a dry bowl using specially ground tools to get as clean a cut as possible to cut down on sanding. I will then take that bowl and discuss and use lots of different decorative techniques including carving techniques, bleaching, dying, painting, burning, sand blasting, and surface textures.
Demonstration handouts: https://trentboschtools.com/downloads/
