Guild Instructor

Learn to turn with Ashley

Ashley Harwood has taught woodturning across the United States and in seven countries. Here are her Guild courses on spindle turning and bowl turning.

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2Guild courses

9+hours of lessons

22lessons

Why learn from Ashley

Tool control firstAshley’s teaching focuses on tool control, so you learn to get clean cuts straight off the tool instead of fixing tear out with sandpaper.

The push cut and the 40/40 grindLearn her push cut method of bowl turning and the 40/40 bowl gouge grind, the techniques she is known for.

Taught around the worldShe has demonstrated and taught at professional venues throughout the US and abroad, traveling as far as Australia.

Ask questions as you buildEvery lesson has its own discussion area. Post a question or a photo of the spot where you are stuck and get help from members building the same piece.

About Ashley

Ashley lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where she creates her work and teaches from her studio. She has demonstrated and taught woodturning at professional venues throughout the United States and abroad, visiting seven countries and traveling as far as Australia.

Ashley received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University with a focus on sculpture and installation art, and her background in glassblowing has shaped her approach to design. Her teaching focuses on fine spindle turning, the push cut method of bowl turning and the 40/40 bowl gouge grind.

Work featured in the American Association of Woodturners’ journal, Woodturning, Popular Woodworking and Charleston Magazine
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All of Ashley’s Guild courses

Every course includes PDF plans, printable cut lists and a discussion area on every lesson.

Bowl Turning13 lessons · 5.5 hrs

Spindle Turning9 lessons · 4 hrs

Two ways to learn with Ashley

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One payment and that course is yours for life, along with lifetime Guild membership benefits: past Guild meetings, woodworker interviews, live demos, exclusive vendor discounts and direct support from Marc.

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$19 a month or $199 a year. Subscribers get 10% off any course purchase, including Ashley’s courses, plus two of Marc’s courses to stream on demand each month. The lineup rotates on the 1st. See the schedule.

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