Woodturning Courses
with
Nikos Siragas
Turn in a spacious well-lit workshop.
| 2 or 3 day courses are available in 2011 and 2012 on the
dates shown below for a timetable 10am to 3,30pm each day. Courses are
for up to 3 students. This timetable allows you to spend the rest of
the day with your friends/family, to explore the area or just chill
out on the beach. 2011 |
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| September | 2-4 , 23-24, 9-11 and 30-1 October |
| October | 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23 |
| 2012 | |
| April | 27-29 |
| May | 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27 |
| June | 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24 |
| July | 29-1/7, 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22 |
| August | 3-5, 10-12, 17-19 and 24-25 |
| September | 31/8-2/9, 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23 |
| October | 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28 |
During this period there are direct flights to Crete from most European countries. Other dates can be arranged by contacting us. Full day courses can only take place in the months January to April, and November, during this period you fly to Crete via Athens. |
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Comments from Students:
‘This is a luxury woodturning course!’ – Fritz
‘It was a wonderful time to spend in your workshop – many splendid ideas and great olive wood. We came as students and left as friends! Thanks to our teacher Nikos and his wife Frances for superb cooking!’ – Hermann‘The experience has been a most enjoyable and successful one for me – it was way beyond my expectations….my head is full of ideas’ – Denis
‘Nikos, your expertise and work ethic was an inspiration to us. Your attention to detail and willingness to impart information …was sincerely appreciated. Frances, you opened your beautiful home to use, cooked beautiful meals and always with a smile. Both of you gave us a lovely insight in to the Cretan way of life and Cretan hospitality.’ – Gerard
‘It was an extremely interesting and fascinating first experience with wood art for me…. And I will take this experience with me, Thanks a lot, really!’ - Fenhe
Come and enjoy a few days of inspirational woodturning with me in the beautiful countryside of Crete. In the well-equipped workshop you can learn with me and also enjoy views of the hills and sea.
We can organise a range of activities for partners, such as:
- Guided walks in the area
- Sight seeing excursions(eg Spinalonga, made famous in the book 'The Island')
- Ballroom dancing/cretan dancing
- Scuba diving
Please ask if there is something you are interested in and we will try to provide it!
Enjoy the view from the lathe. 
Beautiful
walks in the area.
View of our new house with the spacious workshop underneath.
Courses are available for different levels of student from beginner to advanced, each course being individually tailored to your needs, but with a focus on hollow turning with integrated carving for the more advanced student. All courses will deal with safety factors, wood storage and treatment, tool sharpening and technique, design considerations. Each person will have some olive wood to take home with them, in addition to the wood they use during the course.
My house and workshop are set in wonderful scenery, 10 minutes drive from
the town of Rethymno with its Venetian old town and long stretch of beach.
There are two airports- Hania and Heraklion - within an hour´s drive
of Rethymno. To make your trip easier, my wife and I can organise your transport
and accommodation while on Crete.
Please contact me for further information at: nsiragas@yahoo.com
I can provide a course tailored to your needs, for example:
- new turners who want to learn the basics of turning
- intermediate turners who want to learn more about creating hollow forms
- advanced turners who are interested in combining turning and carving.
I look forward to meeting you in my workshop!
