About two years ago, I introduced my date night woodturning experience to Orlando. Factur hosted the event, Adam Temple photographed it and Stephanie Patterson covered it for Orlando Date Night Guide. Her article is reprinted here.
At the time, I had no idea my date night experience was to be so successful. My friends, Jill Wills Balencie and Felix Kreskey, agreed to be my first participants. The picture Adam took of them as I gave them a demonstration has become iconic for the date night experience.
Since that night two years ago, I have had many couples enjoy an evening woodturning with pizza and Woodpops. Not all participants were dating couples. Some were friends celebrating a birthday or anniversary. Some came for a new night out experience. One couple, Angie and Steve, enjoyed my date night event so much they bought their own lathe. By the way, they got married last year. I’m not saying my date night event had anything to do with it but Angie was quite impressed with Steve’s date night out choice. I might also add that Jill and Felix are getting married this Spring. Coincidence? I think not.
We don’t make the wine stopper or corkscrew at our date night any longer. We make ball point pens. Way more fun and a lot more practical. Also, just recently, AirBnB picked up my date night experience and now features it as one of their Orlando Night Out Experiences!
If you are looking to impress someone special or just looking for something COOL to do, you should check out Woodpops’ Unique Night Out, Pen Woodturning and Pizza. Tickets at Eventbrite
Experience a Private Woodturning Date Night for Two at Factur
Written by Stephanie Patterson
Date night can easily slip into routine after a few months of the same old dinner and a movie night out. That’s why we’re always looking for new, unique experiences for couples to enjoy together in Orlando.
If you’re looking to pick up a new skill this spring, consider the new private woodturning date night workshop at Factur.
During this uncommon experience you’ll feast on pizza, sip wine, and work together to craft your own wooden corkscrew and bottle stopper. Master Woodturner Roger Dale Scott of WoodPops will be your instructor for the evening. Under his expert guidance, you’ll learn how to use a machine called a lathe to turn your wood creations.
All classes are taught in Factur’s woodturning studio. Factur is a unique co-working space located in Ivanhoe Village near Downtown Orlando, right next to Hideaway Bar.
Woodturning is a form of woodworking similar in concept to a potter’s wheel. The wood turns on a machine called a lathe while cuts are made to create a variety of wooden objects.
Each class lasts approximately 3.5 hours, or longer if you’re having a lot of fun.