Richard Raffan has taught thousands of turners in hundreds of hands-on workshops. Thousands more have watched his demonstrations at seminars, and hundreds of thousands his videos online. Richard is no longer up to hands-on workshops, but everything he knows about turning wood is detailed in his books and seen in his videos.
Major engagements
| 2020 | January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School |
| 2019 | March | Portland, Oregon. Oregon Woodturning Symposium |
| January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School | |
| 2018 | October | Auckland, NZ. New Zealand Woodturning Symposium |
| August | Norwegian Woodturning Cruise | |
| Sheffield, UK. Turning Point 2x1-day demos | ||
| January | Sturt Summer School, Mittagong, NSW | |
| 2017 | August | Rockhampton, Queensland. Rockhampton Woodturners |
| June | Kansas City, USA. American Association of Woodturners | |
| Denver Rockler, Co. USA. Front Range Woodturners | ||
| Loveland, Co. USA. Rocky Mountain Woodturners | ||
| Gold Coast, Queensland. Turnfest | ||
| 2016 | November | Northern Woodturners, Hope Valley, Adelaide |
| September | Peninsular Woodturners, Frankston, Victoria | |
| May | San Francisco private hands-on workshop | |
| Orem, Utah. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| Calgary, Canada. Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | ||
| April | East Maitland. Day demo + hands-on workshops | |
| March | Turnfest Symposium, Gold Coast, Queensland | |
| February | ACT Woodcraft Guild, Canberra hands-on workshop | |
| 2015 | July/August | Olympia, WA, USA. Woodturners of Olympia demo + hands-on workshops |
| January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School | |
| 2014 | November | Pittsworth Woodturners, Queensland |
| August | Norwegian Woodturning Cruise | |
| London, UK. Private Workshop | ||
| 2013 | September | Vancouver and Nanaimo, Canada. Private hands-on workshops |
| February | Santa Rosa, CA. David Marks Wood School | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | ||
| Phoenix, AZ, USA. Desert Woodturners Roundup | ||
| 2012 | June | San Jose, CA, USA. American Association of Woodturners Symposium |
| May | Calgary, Canada. Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | ||
| Orem, Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| San Diego Woodturners, USA | ||
| 2011 | November | Greensboro, USA. North Carolina Woodturning Symposium |
| October | Fincastle, VA. Blue RidgeWoodturners and hands-on workshops | |
| Chesapeake, Chatanooga, and Nashville Woodcraft Stores hands-on | ||
| Indianapolis, USA. Marc Adams School of Woodwork | ||
| September | Cincinnati, USA: Ohio Valley Woodturners Symposium | |
| August | Norwegian Woodturning Cruise | |
| July | Peterborough, UK: Tudor Rose & private hands-on workshops | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon, UK: hands-on workshops | ||
| May/June | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| March | Saratoga Springs, NY, USA: Totally Turning Symposium | |
| Sauquoit, NY. Private hands-on workshops | ||
| London, UK . Get Woodworking Live, Alexandra Palace | ||
| 2010 | July | Brisbane. Australian Woodturning Symposium |
| May | Nashville, TN, USA. Woodcraft Store hands-on workshops | |
| Norfolk, VA, USA: Woodcraft Store hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | ||
| Orem, Utah, USA. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| April | Calgary, Canada. Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | |
| March | London, UK. Get Woodworking Live, Alexandra Palace | |
| January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School | |
| 2009 | October | Palmerston North, NZ, demonstrations and hands-on workshops |
| Christchurch, NZ: demonstrations and hands-on workshops | ||
| Auckland, NZ. New Zealand Woodturning Symposium | ||
| May | Ireland and Ulster Tour: 10 days hands-on and demonstrations | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo, Utah, USA. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| Calgary, Canada, Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | ||
| Vancouver private hands-on workshop | ||
| January | Mittagong, Sturt Summer School | |
| 2008 | November | Canberra ACT Woodcraft Guild |
| October | Melbourne. Timber & Working With Wood Show | |
| Adelaide. Timber & Working With Wood Show | ||
| September | Canberra. Timber & Working With Wood Show | |
| August | Norwegian Woodturning Cruise | |
| July | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | |
| June | USA: Workshops in Connecticut and Rhode Island. | |
| Richmond, VA, USA, American Association of Woodturners | ||
| Sydney. Timber & Working With Wood Show | ||
| May | Brisbane. Timber & Working With Wood Show | |
| January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School | |
| 2007 | November | Canberra. ACT Woodcraft Guild |
| October | Yass, NSW | |
| Melbourne. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | ||
| September | Calgary, Canada, Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | |
| Vancouver, Canada. West Coast Roundup | ||
| August | Independence, Oregon, USA. Nick Stagg Studio hands-on workshops | |
| July | Adelaide. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| Marc Adams School of Woodwork Indianapolis, USA | ||
| June | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| Sydney. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | ||
| March | Hobart. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| January | Mittagong, NSW, Sturt Summer School | |
| 2006 | November | Adelaide. hands-on workshops |
| Melbourne. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | ||
| October | Grafton, NSW. Artsfest | |
| September | Canberra. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| July | Adelaide. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| June | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | |
| Calgary, Canada, Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | ||
| Sydney. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | ||
| May | Brisbane. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| April | Frankston, Victoria. Peninsular Woodturners | |
| March | Francis Xavier College, Canberra. Demos for high school kids | |
| January | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Summer School | |
| 2005 | October | Cincinatti, Ohio, USA. Ohio Valley Woodturners Guild Symposium |
| Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Lyle Jamieson Studio hands-on and demo | ||
| September | Grafton, NSW. Artsfest | |
| Canberra. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | ||
| July | Adelaide. Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars | |
| Calgary, Canada: Black Forest Wood Co. | ||
| June | Indianapolis, USA. Marc Adams School of Woodwork | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo, Utah, USA. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| Timber & Working With Wood Show Seminars: Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart | ||
| May | Bowral, NSW. Southern Highlands Woodturners | |
| February | Sydney. Sydney Woodturner’s Guild hands-on workshops | |
| 2004 | November | Launceston, Tasmania. Australian School of Fine Furniture |
| October | Sydney Woodturners Guild hands-on workshops | |
| June | Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium | |
| Reno, Nevada, USA. Demo and hands-on | ||
| March | Giez, Haute Savoie, France. Chambre de Metiers Professional Development | |
| 2003 | May | Puy St, Martin, France. Symposium and workshops |
| March | Coolum, Queensland, Turnfest 2003 | |
| 2002 | November | Canberra: Exploring Surfaces and Design (led by Raffan/Gittoes/Verchot) |
| September | Fresno, California, USA. | |
| Calgary, Canada: Black Forest Wood Co. hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo, Utah: Craft Supplies USA hands-on workshops | ||
| July | USA Connecticut tour: Norwalk / Boston / Providence / Norwalk | |
| Hämeenlinna, Finland. hands-on workshops | ||
| June | Avon and Bristol Woodturners, UK | |
| Woodbury Woodturners, Devon, UK. | ||
| Provo. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| February/March | USA demos and hands-on tour: Sacramento, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Denver. | |
| 2001 | September | USA/Canada lecture tour. Sacramento, CA., Calgary. Remainder cancelled. – 9/11 |
| August | Canberra . Australian National University School of Art Wood Workshop. | |
| June/May | Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 2001 | |
| USA tour: Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Provo, Utah; San Francisco, CA. Sacramento, CA. | ||
| April | Chinchilla, Queensland. Chinchilla Woodcrafters Association | |
| February | Seattle, WA. USA. Puget Sound Woodworking Center; San Jose, CA. USA. | |
| San Diego, USA. San Diego Woodturning Symposium. | ||
| 2000 | October | Australian National University Woodworking School. |
| August | Black Forest Wood Co., Calgary, Canada | |
| Olbernhau, Germany. International Woodturning Symposium 2000 | ||
| May/June | Provo. Utah Woodturning Symposium 2000 | |
| USA tour: Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; Atlanta,GA, West Palm Beach,FL. | ||
| 1999 | September | USA/Canada tour: Hornby Island,BC; Phoenix, Tucson,AZ; San Diego, CA. |
| May | Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 99 | |
| 1998 | October | Oxford, GA. USA |
| Atlanta, GA. USA. Highland Hardware. | ||
| September | Carlencas, S.France. Maison du Tournage hands-on workshops | |
| Hornby Island, BC, Canada. hands-on workshops | ||
| June | Oxford, GA, USA hands-on workshops | |
| Mini-tour of Chicago area Woodturning Associations | ||
| May | Provo. Utah Woodturning Symposium 98 | |
| 1997 | June | Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 97 |
| May | Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Batty Woodturning Symposium | |
| Saint-Girons, France. Séminaire International du Tournage sur Bois | ||
| March | Hornby Island, BC, Canada, Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | |
| Rochester Woodworking Society, NY.; Buffalo Woodworkers, NY., USA. | ||
| February | Lismore, NSW. hands-on workshops | |
| January | Wonthaggi Woodcrafters, Victoria. hands-on workshops | |
| 1996 | June | Carlencas, S.France. Maison du Tournage hands-on workshops |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo. Utah Woodturning Symposium 96 | ||
| May | Winnipeg & Saskatoon Woodworking Associations, Canada | |
| March | Perth, WA. Working with Wood Show | |
| Perth, WA. Woodturners of Western Australia | ||
| Kalgoorlie, WA. Goldfields Wood Group | ||
| Adelaide Hills. The Turnery | ||
| Melbourne. Beenatree Crafts. | ||
| 1995 | November | Brisbane. Redcliffe Woodworking Association |
| October | Willow Creek, Montana, USA. Wood Productivity Training Center | |
| Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Woodturners Association | ||
| September | Narooma, NSW. Narooma High School | |
| August | Warwick University, UK. AWGB National Symposium | |
| May | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | |
| Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 95 | ||
| April | Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Woodturners Association | |
| Tenbury Wells, UK. Pen y wern Studios | ||
| March | West Wyalong, NSW. Public Demo | |
| January | Willow Creek, Montana, USA Wood Productivity Training Center | |
| 1994 | October | Otematata Woodturning Symposium, New Zealand |
| May | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | |
| April | Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 94 | |
| Carlencas, S.France. Maison du Tournage | ||
| Clun, Shropshire, UK. Pen y wern Studios | ||
| March | Winchester, UK. Hampshire Woodturners | |
| January | Christchurch, New Zealand. Public Demonstration | |
| 1993 | November | Otematata, NZ. Woodturning Symposium, New Zealand |
| October | Birmingham, UK. British National Woodturning Show | |
| September | Buxton Symposium 93, UK. | |
| May | Carlencas, S.France. Maison du Tournage hands-on | |
| April | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | |
| Provo, Brigham Young University: Utah Woodturning Symposium 93 | ||
| North West USA Mini tour of Woodturning Clubs: Portland Oregon, | ||
| Seattle WA, and Olympic Peninsula Woodturners | ||
| March | Bells Beach Studios, Victoria. Public Demonstrations | |
| 1992 | November | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA |
| October | Birmingham, UK. British National Woodturning Show | |
| September | Coffs Harbour, NSW. Course for industrial arts Teachers. | |
| July/August | Canada Tour: Vancouver, Toronto, Sarnia, Owen Sound, Saskatoon | |
| June | Provo, Utah, USA. American Assoc. Woodturners | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | ||
| 1991 | November | Chicago, USA. Northern Illinois Woodturners |
| Buxton, UK. Craft Supplies Ltd. | ||
| Nordisk Traedrejeseminar, Kerteminde, Denmark | ||
| September/October | USA Woodturning Clubs & Colleges in Phoenix, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Alva OK, Denver CO, Bozeman MT. |
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| June | Alice Springs,NT. | |
| Adelaide. Woodfast Machinary Co. hands-on workshops | ||
| Bairnsdale, Victoria | ||
| 1990 | December | Dubbo, NSW. Dubbo Woodturners Group |
| September | Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Worlds Fair of Woodworking | |
| Chicago, USA. Northern Illinois Woodturners | ||
| July | Orleans, France. International Seminar 90 | |
| Buxton, England. International Seminar 90 | ||
| May | San Diego, CA., USA. San Diego Woodturners Assoc. | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | ||
| Provo. Utah Woodturning Symposium | ||
| January | Brisbane: Ipswich College of TAFE | |
| 1989 | October | Melbourne. Timber and Working with Wood Show seminars |
| August | Auckland, NZ. Various turning clubs/stores | |
| Los Angeles, USA. Southern Californian Wood Conference | ||
| Buxton, England. International Seminar 89. | ||
| May | Honolulu, Hawaii. Olsen Tool & Supply Co. | |
| Provo, Utah, USA. Brigham Young University Symposium | ||
| Provo, Utah. Craft Supplies USA | ||
| April | Los Angeles, USA. Lewin Studios hands-on workshops. | |
| 1988 | November | Mittagong, NSW. Sturt Workshops hands-on workshop |
| October | Melbourne. National Working with Wood Show | |
| August | Buxton, England. International Seminar 88 | |
| July | Brisbane. International Woodturning Symposium | |
| May | Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA hands-on workshops | |
| April | Provo, Utah, USA. Brigham Young University Turning Symposium | |
| Ottawa, Canada. Quebec Woodturning Association | ||
| Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Chalet Woodcraft | ||
| January | Sydney Teachers College, Sydney. Demo and hands-on | |
| 1987 | December | Peninsular Woodturners, Frankston, Victoria |
| October/November | New Zealand. Tour for The National Association of NZ Woodturners | |
| July | Bega, NSW. Bega Woodcrafters Group | |
| Hobart, Tasmania. Huon Valley Turners | ||
| Shepperton, Victoria. Goulburn Valley Woodturners | ||
| May | Ivybridge, England. Public Demonstration | |
| Albuquerque, NM. USA. Albuquerque Wood group | ||
| Provo, Utah, USA. Craft Supplies USA | ||
| April | Los Angeles, USA. The Cutting Edge | |
| 1986 | November | Seattle, WA. USA. Overlake School |
| Vancouver, Canada. Industrial Arts Teachers course | ||
| October | Buxton, UK. Craft Supplies Ltd. | |
| Shannon, Ireland. Demos and hands-on workshops | ||
| Letterfrack, Ireland. Irish Woodturners Association | ||
| September | Seattle, WA, USA. Overlake School. Demos and hands-on workshops | |
| July | Newcastle, NSW. Hunter Valley Woodturners | |
| June | Coffs Harbour, NSW. Mid North Coast Woodturners | |
| Brisbane. International Turning Conference | ||
| Armidale Woodturners Group, NSW | ||
| Dunedoo High School, NSW. Demos for kids | ||
| Dubbo, NSW. In-service course for teachers | ||
| May | Wellington, NZ. Demos and hands-on workshops | |
| Auckland, NZ. Demos and hands-on workshops | ||
| Los Angeles, USA. Orange County Woodworkers | ||
| April | Provo, UT, USA. Craft Supplies hands-on workshops | |
| Provo, UT, USA. BYU Turning Symposium | ||
| Gunnedah High School, NSW. Demos for kids | ||
| Tamworth, NSW. Tamworth Woodworkers Group | ||
| Lake Keepit, NSW. In-service course for industrial arts teachers | ||
| 1985 | November | Coffs Harbour, NSW. Mid North Coast Woodturners |
| October | Australian National University School of Art, Canberra | |
| August | Adelaide, SA. National Wood Conference | |
| July | Buxton, UK. Craft Supplies Ltd hands-on workshop | |
| June | Brookfield Craft Center, Connecticut, USA | |
| Provo, Utah. Craft Supplies USA hands-on workshops | ||
| March | Tasmanian tour: Hobart TAFE, West Tamar Woodturners, Devonport, Circular Head. | |
| Melbourne State College, Meat Market. Demos and hands-on workshops | ||
| Prahran TAFE, Melbourne | ||
| 1984 | October | Umina High School, NSW |
| Canberra. Woodcraft Guild hands-on workshop | ||
| September | King Island Woodturners, Bass Strait, Tasmania. hands-on workshop | |
| July | Umina High School, NSW. Industrial Arts Teachers | |
| April | Dunedoo Woodturners. hands-on workshop | |
| Dubbo Woodturners. hands-on workshop | ||
| Prahran TAFE, Melborne hands-on workshop | ||
| RMIT, Melbourne hands-on workshop | ||
| March | Smithton, Tasmania. Demo and hands-on workshop | |
| 1983 | October | Buxton, UK. Craft Supplies Ltd hands-on workshops |
| September | Letterfrack, Ireland. Connemara West professional development workshops | |
| RETOS, Shannon, Ireland. Professional development workshop | ||
| August | Highland Craftpoint, Beauly, Scotland. Professional development workshops | |
| March | Canberra. Cuppacumbalong Gallery seminar | |
| 1982 | October | Canberra. Woodcraft Guild hands-on workshop |
Before 1982
1978 to 1982 involved similar commitments in Australia, USA and UK, including:
- The Royal College of Art, London
- Highland Craftpoint, Scotland
- Brigham Young University, USA
- Parnham Foundation, UK
- University of Tasmania, Australia
- RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
