Wig Stands

July 31, 2024 & August 1, 2024

The women in the PAW Women in Turning group were invited to hold a two-day workshop on making wigstands at Yavapai College by instructor Dean Humphrey. Dean is very interested in extending the partnership between the college and PAW and welcomed the women to use the lab so they could learn the skills needed to construct the wigstands. Each wigstand has a top, a spindle and a base. There were many skills practiced during the process of constructing these projects including making tenons and mortises to attach the wood to the chucks. A variety of tools were used in addition to the spindle rouging gouges, spindle gouges and bowl gouges that were the primary tools for this project. Kathy Allen gave a demo before each step in in the process and then each of the women went to their lathe to complete those steps. By the end of the two days, the women had completed most of the pieces and would be able to add embellishments to them if they chose to do so. As usual, sanding delayed some of the progress. It was beneficial for each person to have a lathe available and learn while turning. The group was very appreciative of Dean for giving this opportunity to learn and develop their skills together in the lab at the college.