Woodturning Instructor – Patrick ARLOT

Patrick ARLOT
Best Craftsman of France 2023

Trained as a carpenter since 1980, it was in 1980 during a craft exhibition in Vendée that I discovered woodturning. In 1995, I built my workshop, divided into two areas: one to showcase my creations, and the other to welcome visitors for demonstrations and sharing.

Passionate about woodturning for over 45 years, I’ve exhibited in regional craft centers, at Futuroscope (Vienne), in Brouage (Charente-Maritime), and at many other events. This passion drives me to create and imagine, constantly exploring new turning techniques to craft unique pieces.

Since 2012, I’ve been sharing and passing on this knowledge through woodturning trainings, where everyone’s creativity is free to express itself.

It was in 2023 that I earned the title of Best Craftsman of France.

My Journey as a Woodturner

2024

12/2024 MOF Diploma Ceremony — Bordeaux (33)
10/2024 Demonstrator and Speaker — Le Mans (72)
10/2024 Regional Finals of the Skills Olympics — Bordeaux-Lac (33)
10/2024 MOF Demonstrator — Celles-sur-Belle (79)
09/2024 Demonstrator and Speaker — Camors (56)
08/2024 Demonstrator and Speaker — Bréville (16)
06/2024 Congress of the National Society of the Best Craftsmen of France — Lyon (69)
05/2024 Demonstrator and Speaker (Escoulen School) — Aiguines (83)
05/2024 Demonstrator — Nova Scotia, Canada Canada
04/2024 Demonstrator and Speaker in Memramcook (New Brunswick) Canada
04/2024 Demonstrator — Brives-Ussac (19)
04/2024 Demonstrator for the European Artistic Crafts Days (JEMA) — Bréville (16)
01/2024 Demonstrator at Lycée Porte d’Aquitaine — Thiviers (24)

2023

2023 Best Craftsman of France — Paris (75)

2022

10/2022 Demonstrator — Le Mans (72)
09/2022 Demonstrator and Speaker — Camors (56)
09/2022 Demonstrator and Speaker — Xermade Spain
08/2022 Demonstrator and Speaker — Bréville (16)

2021

10/2021 AFTAB Conference at The Arch of Turned Wood — Topic: Segmented Turning
04/2021 Presenter and Demonstrator in Rouillon, Le Mans (72) — Topic: Canton Ball

2020

06/2020 Vice-President of the Association (Art and Passion of Wood) — Bréville (16)
08/2020 Presenter and Demonstrator — Summer Workshop — Bréville (16)

2019

03/2019 AFTAB Conference at The Arch of Turned Wood — Topic: Off-center Turning
04/2019 Demonstrator for the European Artistic Crafts Days (JEMA) — Bréville (16)
06/2019 AFTAB Conference at The Arch of Turned Wood
Presenter and Demonstrator at SEP Nelson Mandela High School, Poitiers (86)
10/2019 AFTAB Conference at The Arch of Turned Wood — Guest: André-Michel VION
11/2019 Demonstrator and Speaker in Memramcook (New Brunswick) Canada
11/2019 Demonstrator in Cholet (49)

2018

Presenter and Demonstrator at SEP Nelson Mandela High School, Poitiers (86)
05/2018 Demonstrator in Les Sables d’Olonne (85)
People’s Choice Award at the woodturning contest “Wood Invites Glass” in Bréville (16), theme “Wild Harmony”
09/2018 au 10/2018 Demonstrator (Québec / New Brunswick) Canada
10/2018 Demonstrator at the AFTAB members’ days in Sablé-sur-Sarthe (72)

2017

Head of AFTAB Central West Branch (departments 16, 17, 36, 37, 79, 86, 87)
05/2017 Demonstrator and Speaker in Memramcook (New Brunswick) Canada
07/2017 Demonstrator in Vouvant (85)
09/2017 AFTAB Conference at The Arch of Turned Wood — guest: Jean-Claude CHARPIGNON
11/2017 Demonstrator and Speaker in Memramcook (New Brunswick) Canada