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Classes with Glenn in County Carlow
One of the most established woodturners in Ireland today is Glenn Lucas. Glenn has a flexible approach and will aim to meet your individual turning needs – beginners, intermediate or advanced. Group and private classes available. Contact Glenn to talk about your course preference - 1 day, 2 day or 3 day; mid-week or weekend. €150 per day for a shared class (Glenn teaches 2 people), €220 per day for private tuition. See below for details of what the day entails.
Three-day Master Class with Glenn Lucas
August- Thurs 30th, Fri 31st, and Sat 1st Sept 2012 Max 6 participants, cost per person €300. For skill level – intermediate-advanced. See below for accommodation providers.
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ONE-DAY CLASS AT €150 PER PERSON Max per class is two. Glenn will take your preferred dates and make a class with a similar skilled participant. It is essential to book in advance and a deposit cheque of €50 or a payment using paypal button above, will secure your booking. Gift vouchers available! Classes run from 9.30-5.00 with a break for tea/coffee and a break for a home-cooked lunch. Practical details Each turner has a top of the range lathe and tool panel with all necessary tools and chucks. All wood is supplied. If you wish to bring your own tools please feel free to do so. What you will learnYou will go home with your own handturned piece, for example – rolling pin, bowl, platter, lamp base, bud vase… Basic skills are given attention in the structure of each course
- • tool selection and sharpening
- • use of basic woodturning tools
- • Cutting and shear cutting techniques, use of scrapers
- • Spindle techniques
- • face plate techniques
- • getting the best finish on your work
- • getting the most out of your material, advice on drying and wood selection
Directions to Glenn Lucas Workshop
From Dublin
- • From the M50 take the M7. After Naas take the M9 Kilkenny/Waterford Road
- • Get off the M9 at the N80 to Rosslare
- • Drive approx 4 miles and pass Fighting Cocks pub (landmark) – half a mile after this pub go to the centre of the road and turn RIGHT to Fenagh/Garryhill/Milltown Engineering
- • Drive 4 miles and straight through Fenagh village and LEFT at the top of the village for Garryhill
- • 4 miles further and you pass (landmark) Garryhill Handball Club on your right, straight on the Borris Road for another 1.5 miles and take a RIGHT at the first crossroads (with sign) – you will see a white sign for Glenn Lucas Woodturning
- • We are the first house on the left – new cream coloured bungalow, two sheds behind
- • Take the N9 Kilkenny road
- • Drive for approx 10 mins
- • Watch carefully for signs here – turn left for Bagenalstown (also called Muine Bheag) at junction called Royal Oak
- • Drive into Bagenalstown until you have to stop in the centre of town at a roundabout, and turn right for Borris (R705)
- • Just as you leave the town take a left (L3001) following signs for Kiltealy, Ashlawn Garden Centre
- • Drive a windy main road for 6 miles until you reach a STOP sign at a crossroads. Turn left.
- • Drive for one mile and take next LEFT (you will see a brown sign for Templemoling Cemetery here).
- • We are the first house on the left – new cream coloured bungalow, two sheds behind
- • Take the M9 Dublin Road
- • After approx 15 miles turn off the M9 for Bagenalstown/Paulstown/Leighlinbridge
- • Watch for a RIGHT for Bagenalstown
- • Drive into Bagenalstown until you have to stop in the centre of town at a roundabout, and turn right for Borris (R705)
- • Just as you leave the town take a left (L3001) following signs for Kiltealy, Ashlawn Garden Centre
- • Drive a windy main road for 6 miles until you reach a STOP sign at a crossroads. Turn LEFT.
- • Drive for one mile and take next LEFT (landmark-you will see a brown sign for Templemoling Cemetery here – don’t go to the cemetery).
- • We are the first house on the left – new cream coloured bungalow, two sheds behind
- • Take the Kiltealy Road R702
- • In Kiltealy take the Borris/Bagenalstown road
- • Watch out for signs for Rathanna/Mount Leinster TV mast
- • Turn right at this junction
- • Drive up and across the hill for approx 5 miles until you reach a stop sign
- • Turn right –sign post for Borris and Garryhill.
- • Drive for one mile and take next left (landmark -you will see a brown sign for Templemoling Cemetery here -don’t go to the cemetery)
- • We are the first house on the left – new cream coloured bungalow, two sheds behind
SAT NAV If using satnav please use the following co-ordinates : N 52 degrees 39.313 minutes, W 006 degrees 52.077 minutes.
IMPORTANT:The closest village to my workshop is Garryhill (County Carlow, home of Milltown Engineering and Donoghue Hire) and is 1.5 miles from my workshop – just off the Fenagh to Borris Road.
Accommodation near Glenn Lucas, Irish Woodturner and things to do and see in County Carlow
Within 6 miles radius of Glenn’s is the following accommodation
- The Step House Hotel (approx. €65 – please check availability and prices as this is a popular wedding hotel), Main Street, Borris, County Carlow [t] 059-9773209 [e] info@stephousehotel.ie
- Brenda’s B & B (approx €40), Brenda & Connor McCarthy, Viaduct View, Kilcoltrim, Borris [t] 059 977 1860
- Borris House (self catering cottages on the grounds of heritage house, suitable for groups or family) Contact : Elinor Kavanagh on +353 (0)59 9771614 or email elinor@borrishouse.com
- Kilgraney House & Herb Gardens (historic house with guesthouse and self-catering facilities), Kilgraney, Bagenalstown, County Carlow [t] 059 977 5283 [e] info@kilgraneyhouse.com
- Lorum Old Rectory (historic house with guesthouse, they are developing self-catering facilities), Bagenalstown, County Carlow [t] 059 977 5282 [e] enquiry@lorum.com
- Approx 8 miles from Glenn’s Knockrigg House (B&B single room approx €45), between Leighlinbridge and Bagenalstown, County Carlow [t] 059 972 2555 [e] knockrigghse@eircom.net