{"product_id":"matt-monaco-signature-course-june-7-11-2027","title":"Matt Monaco Signature Course June 7-11, 2027","description":"Matt Monaco operates a full-time woodturning studio in the southwest region of Missouri, making dedicated collections, signature series vessels, lidded containers, and drafted spindle-turned items for the industries of craft, interior design, and high-end furniture. We’ve known Matt since his early days when he was mentored by Richard Raffan and assisted him in his workshops taught here at Craft Supplies USA. Matt is now a Fine Woodworking Magazine contributor, and has become an educational outreach partner to major U.S. craft organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a full-time professional turner with now 20 years' experience, Matt’s mission is to make the highest quality products, that reflect both the mastery of the tools, and the functionality and timeless beauty of wooden decor in others' lives. This vision is exemplified through Matt being one of very few turners having apprenticed \u0026amp; trained as a maker in a production environment and knows the integrity of the trade through the high-end furniture production landscape of Shackleton Thomas Furniture \u0026amp; Pottery as their in house professional hand-turner, and continues to make \u0026amp; ship their product and other turned items to both collectors worldwide, and for quarterly re-stocks to their 100 year old workshop\/mill \u0026amp; showroom in Vermont's Upper Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of Matt’s signature work is his understanding and mastery of tool control in creating fine detail as an expression of his eye for refined form and design, as well as his knowledge on both side, and end grain topics all meant to inspire the eye and hand in producing items that are as tactile, as they are sublime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this Signature Workshop, Matt will teach students proper sharpening and fine tool control techniques all students need to be successful in the long term. In addition to reinforcing the fundamentals throughout the week, Matt will also focus on design, how to make a living as a woodturner, and how to create a body of work that carries a genuine personal signature; and for every student to understand essential elements of form that are key in producing truly great work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatt will teach students his methods of mastering both side and end grain projects, the properties of green wood, finishing techniques, and how to create pieces that mirror the traditions of form \u0026amp; design found in array of other mediums and cultures that ultimately beg to be held, used, or displayed for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo learn more about Matt Monaco, visit www.monacobowls.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProjects:\u003c\/strong\u003e (may vary due to time constraints)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Detail Utility Dish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Form Ceramic Style Bowl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Detail End Grain Box w\/Finial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Rim End Grain Vessel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpinning top w\/Captive Loose Ring on Stem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThin Wall Bowl w\/ Classic Open Rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTear Drop Finial Jar - A Fine Woodworking Side Grain Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-Enclosed Vessel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Detail Platter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTopics to be covered:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping a natural eye \u0026amp; aesthetic for form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping Advanced Tool Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding \u0026amp; Mastering the Skew Chisel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplying, and using micro bevels correctly w\/gouges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurnishing surfaces that require little to no sanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreehand sharpening \u0026amp; application\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTool Selection based on grain orientation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning in a series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Body Mechanics Of Woodturning:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning to recognize how the body responds to the physical processes of woodturning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurning Fine Detail:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning to refine and master the use of bowl, spindle gouges, \u0026amp; skew chisel related to all side grain and end grain projects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurning Wood Pottery:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou will learn my techniques of creating pottery like vessels with a focus on spindle gouges to create fine detail on exteriors and learn proper tool angles to accommodate for interior hollowing w\/bowl gouges while understanding eye-pleasing proportions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn A Signature Series Box:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn my methods of designing and creating beautifully proportioned end grain boxes in a series. You will learn how to utilize fine detail, proportion, and your design eye to create a series of your own creation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dale L. Nish School of Woodturning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275515781143,"sku":null,"price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/7697\/8711\/files\/signature-matt-monaco.jpg?v=1725397051","url":"https:\/\/woodturnerscatalog.com\/products\/matt-monaco-signature-course-june-7-11-2027","provider":"Craft Supplies USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}