Hickory store
HICKORY, NC
HICKORY, NC
Hickory, NC
856 21st Street Drive SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: 1 - 5 PM
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Extravaganza!
A Woodworker's Paradise is Just Weeks Away!
October 25th and 26th at the Hickory Metro Convention Center. Come watch demos, see new tools and techniques, meet new people, and experience incredible woodworking.
It's absolutely free.
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Get the latest news on classes, demos and woodworking clubs. Tips and tricks explained by professionals and information on upcoming sales and products.
Power Carving Competition
Power up your creativity and show off your skills
Klingspor's Woodworking Shop and Arbortech have joined forces to bring you a carving sweepstakes just for power carving!.
Announcements
Clubs that meet at the Hickory Store
Woodworking Clubs Around the Country
Event Calendar
Southeastern Pyrography Association (SEPA)
Southeastern Pyrography Association Monthly Club Meeting
The club meets the first Saturday of the Month and currently consists of 27 active members interested in the art of pyrography. Please bring any projects you would like to share with the group at the “show and tell” segment and any tips or tricks you might have to share. Everyone will be allowed an opportunity to work on a pyrography project of their choice at the meeting (time permitting). Guests are always welcome.
First Saturday of the Month
2:00pm - 4:00pm
NC Woodturners
North Carolina Woodturners Association
sponsoring great "live woodturning events"
Admission is free and open to visitors
The North Carolina Woodturners Association is a chapter of the American Association of Woodturners with members from North Carolina and several neighboring states, organized in 1990 to promote and interest in woodturning for persons of all levels of ability, whether beginners or full-time professionals; to provide information, education, instruction, and opportunities for hands-on experience; to encourage creativity and to explore new methods and techniques for advancing woodturning as a creative art form.
Monthly Club Meeting
2nd Saturday of each month
10am - Noon
This Meeting is Free and Open to Vistors
for more information visit their website
Catawba Valley Woodcarvers
Catawba Valley Woodcarvers Monthly Club Meeting
Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of each month and start at 1 pm and usually last until 3 pm. After a short business session there is usually a program given by a member or a invited guest presenter. Members have the opportunity to bring projects they are working on or work on the "club project". Members are encouraged to bring finished items for "show and tell". Refreshments are brought by club members who volunteer each month.
Monthly Club Meeting
3rd Saturday of each month
1:00pm - 3:00pm
for more information visit their website
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters Monthly Club Meeting
Western Piedmont Woodcrafters is an informal group of men and women dedicated to ALL kinds of woodworking. We meet once a month for a couple of hours to hear guest speakers talk about a woodworking project, demonstrate a hand or power tool, or new woodworking techniques.
Fourth Saturday of the Month
9:30am - 12:00pm
for more information visit their website
November 9th: Creating a Bronze Bowl & Small Platter with Inlay Rim
Creating a Bronze Bowl & Small Platter with Inlay Rim
Friday, November 8th: 9am - 4pm
Instructor: Jeff Hornung - The Walnut Log Studio
FIRST PROJECT: CREATING A BRONZE BOWL
This will be a classic calabash style bowl, turned thin with a round bottom. We will add beads to the outside and then finish with a reactive metallic paint. Skills involved will be beginning to intermediate bowl turning, holding strategies for round bottom turning, thin wall turning, surface embellishing and beading as well as using the re-active paints. I will also discuss finishing cuts and the use of bottoming gouges.
SECOND PROJECT: SMALL PLATTER WITH INLAY RIM
This project will focus on adding a powdered metal inlay to accent the rim of a small platter. Skills involved are making a proper Ogee curve and rim construction to accept inlay. We will discuss inlay materials and strategies for successful inlay work.
For more information call 828-326-9663
$125 for class.
ONLY 12 spots available and filling up fast!
ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE WELCOME:
Jeff teaches lots of beginner classes, less experienced turners are absolutely welcome.
January 25th: Intro to Burning - Learn The Basics of Woodburning
Intro to Burning - Learn The Basics of Woodburning
Saturday, January 25th from 9:30am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Michele Parsons
This class is designed for students that have never touched a woodburner, as well as students that have experience and wish to improve their skills. Do not worry if you are not an artist! Michele will teach you how to transfer a pattern and burn it.
Basic information about woodburning is covered, including: safety, wood selection and preparation, equipment selection and care, burning techniques with different types of pens, transferring patterns, correcting mistakes, adding color and finishes, and you’ll use the basic pens to practice woodburning techniques. Then you will burn your first pyrography project.
Note to interested woodcarvers/woodworkers: This class will teach you woodburning skills that are best to master on a flat surface before you start woodburning round/carved pieces.
To register for class call Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (828) 326-3663
For questions about the class contact Michele at: ParsonsWoodArtistry@gmail.com
Class Cost: $130 paid to Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop
(includes materials, handouts, and pattern) 10% Discount to Southeastern Pyrography Assoc (SEPA) members (current or enrolled by class)
Class Size:12
Equipment: Wire-Tip Woodburner and Tips
*( For class supplies list, visit Klingspor’s website at: www.woodworkingshop.com/pyrography/classes)
Can reserve loaner equipment (no charge)
Instructor: Michele Parsons is a professional pyrography artist and author for Fox Chapel Publishing's Pyrography magazine, Leather Pyrography book, Quick-Start Woodburning Guide, and a contributor to the Big Book of Pyrography Projects. She has been teaching pyrography for over 19 years, including venues such as the International Woodcarving Congress, John C. Campbell Folk School, Southeastern Woodcarving School, American Woodcarving School, and various regional clubs.
Intro to Burning - Learn The Basics of Woodburning
Saturday, January 25th from 9:30am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Michele Parsons
This class is designed for students that have never touched a woodburner, as well as students that have experience and wish to improve their skills. Do not worry if you are not an artist! Michele will teach you how to transfer a pattern and burn it.
Basic information about woodburning is covered, including: safety, wood selection and preparation, equipment selection and care, burning techniques with different types of pens, transferring patterns, correcting mistakes, adding color and finishes, and you’ll use the basic pens to practice woodburning techniques. Then you will burn your first pyrography project.
Note to interested woodcarvers/woodworkers: This class will teach you woodburning skills that are best to master on a flat surface before you start woodburning round/carved pieces.
To register for class call Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (828) 326-3663
For questions about the class contact Michele at: ParsonsWoodArtistry@gmail.com
Class Cost: $130 paid to Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop
(includes materials, handouts, and pattern) 10% Discount to Southeastern Pyrography Assoc (SEPA) members (current or enrolled by class)
Class Size:12
Equipment: Wire-Tip Woodburner and Tips
*( For class supplies list, visit Klingspor’s website at: www.woodworkingshop.com/pyrography/classes)
Can reserve loaner equipment (no charge)
Instructor: Michele Parsons is a professional pyrography artist and author for Fox Chapel Publishing's Pyrography magazine, Leather Pyrography book, Quick-Start Woodburning Guide, and a contributor to the Big Book of Pyrography Projects. She has been teaching pyrography for over 19 years, including venues such as the International Woodcarving Congress, John C. Campbell Folk School, Southeastern Woodcarving School, American Woodcarving School, and various regional clubs.
February 9th: Improve Your Shading - Learn To Add Realistic Shading To Your Woodburning
Improve Your Shading - Learn To Add Realistic Shading To Your Woodburning
Sunday, February 9th from 1pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Michele Parsons
This class is designed for students that wish to improve their shading skills. Michele will teach you where to shade on your project and how to make it look realistic. Techniques for different types of shading will also be reviewed, as well as techniques for correcting mistakes.
Note to interested woodcarvers/woodworkers: This class will teach you woodburning skills that are best to master on a flat surface before you start woodburning round/carved pieces.
To register for class call Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (828) 326-9663
For questions about the class contact Michele at: ParsonsWoodArtistry@gmail.com
Class Cost: $65 paid to Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop
(includes materials, handouts, and pattern) 10% Discount to Southeastern Pyrography Assoc (SEPA) members (current or enrolled by class)
Class Size:12
Equipment: Wire-Tip Woodburner and Tips; Can reserve loaner equipment (no charge)
* For class supplies list, visit Klingspor’s website at: www.woodworkingshop.com/pyrography/classes
Instructor: Michele Parsons is a professional pyrography artist and author for Fox Chapel Publishing's Pyrography magazine, Leather Pyrography book, Quick-Start Woodburning Guide, and a contributor to the Big Book of Pyrography Projects. She has been teaching pyrography for over 19 years, including venues such as the International Woodcarving Congress, John C. Campbell Folk School, Southeastern Woodcarving School, American Woodcarving School, and various regional clubs.
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Products Available
- Abrasives (sandpaper, sanding discs, sanding belts, sanding pads)
- Bits & Blades for routers, drills, band saws, table saws etc.
- Books & DVD's on all types of woodworking projects and plans
- Carving & Turning tools
- Cabinet making tools, supplies, books and plans
- Finishing supplies, books and restore products
- Hardware fasteners, hinges and screws
- Power Tools, Machinery, Dust Collection machinery, hoses and fittings, Sharpening stones, tools and machinery
- Safety products, Woods – common and exotic