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Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products' nationwide training program has concrete countertop workshops at distributors all over the country.

Training in Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products Methods and Techniques "On The Road"

Buddy Rhodes Concrete Products' nationwide training program has concrete countertop workshops at distributors all over the country.

Workshops:

Saturday 8:30am–4:00pm

One-Day Training

DATE: Aug 12, 2010
Buddy Rhodes TRAINER: Zachary C. Coletti
LOCATION: Braxton-Bragg Headquarters Knoxville,Tennessee
4100 Appalachian Way
Knoxville, TN 37918
Contact: (865)-281-9343
Cost: $275.

Buddy Rhodes 1-Day Basic Training Class. Led by authorized Buddy Rhodes trainer Zac Coletti and Braxton Bragg own life-of-the-party expert Kurt Alexander, this class provides an overview and beginning hands-on experience with the materials and methods involved with creating a simple concrete countertop, either pre-cast or cast-in-place. For more information contact Kurt at 800-575-4401, ext 235.

Classes are only $275.00 per student. One-night's lodging and lunch will be included with the tuition. There is an optional extended class. This will add additional costs but will be well worth the time invested.

Friday & Saturday 8:30am–4:00pm

Two-Day Training

DATE: Sept 17 — 18, 2010
Buddy Rhodes TRAINER: Zachary C. Coletti
LOCATION: Coletti Concrete Studio
9566 Gator Dr. #9.
Sebastian, FL. 32958
Contact: 772-646-0545 or email: info@coletticoncretestudio.com
Cost: $500

2 day comprehensive training with Buddy Rhodes' methods and materials. This 2 day class provides an overview and beginning hands-on experience with the materials and methods involved with creating a concrete countertop, either pre-cast or cast-in-place. You will acquire an understanding of the steps involved in planning and creating a countertop slab and three dimensional piece, using the full array of methods used by commercial fabricators, including templating, mold-making, mixing and coloring, upside down and right side up forming techniques, reinforcement options, and glass fibers. Do your own de-molding, polishing, and sealing. Get gloves-on experience with mix consistency, color ratios, placing reinforcement, pressing technique, grinding, sealing and waxing. Review pour and vibrate methods and GFRC techniques, and go over trouble shooting, discussing many tips of the trade.Includes lunch. 10 students maximum.

Friday & Saturday 8:30am–4:00pm

Two-Day GFRC Training

DATE: July 23–24, 2010
Buddy Rhodes TRAINER: Zachary C. Coletti
LOCATION: Coletti Concrete Studio
9566 Gator Dr. #9.
Sebastian, FL. 32958
Contact: 772-646-0545 or email: info@coletticoncretestudio.com
Cost: $900

At Coletti Concrete Studio, we specialize in GFRC as our main casting method for large, thin and 3 dimensional pieces. GFRC has become more and more popular as the demand for bigger, lighter and stronger works has grown. In this class you will learn mold making techniques, mixing procedure, casting, de-molding and finishing using Buddy Rhodes’ GFRC products. With Buddy Rhodes’ GFRC products, you can focus on what you’re making without the hassle of sourcing and combining multiple products, saving you time and money. After two days of intensive classes, you will have gained the confidence and know-how to start making high quality GFRC projects right away in your workshop. This is an intensive advanced class. We recommend that you attend the basics class prior to enrolling in this class.

Matt Mondini leads the San Francisco classes with Buddy. Closely familiar with all the processes in Buddy’s studio, Matt serves as the BR technical support contact. He is a class instructor both in San Francisco and at distributors’ nationwide. Matt is a California College of Arts and Crafts graduate who has worked for Buddy since 1994.

Buddy Rhodes Artisan Rob Bryant offers 2-day hands-on training workshops in his Concrete Countertops Canada studio just east of Toronto (every six weeks from September to June), as well as training at distributors’ stores in the region. Rob has trained at Buddy Rhodes Studio in the comprehensive and advanced workshops, as well as at Concrete Countertop Institute in North Carolina.

Buddy Rhodes Artisan Zac Coletti offers 1 day introductory classes as well as multiple day comprehensive and advanced topics at distributor’s stores across the country. Zac has trained at Buddy Rhodes Studio in the comprehensive and advanced workshops, and is regarded as one of the leading concrete artisans in the country.

Buddy Rhodes Artisan Heriberto (Beto) Esquivel was Buddy's foreman for many years, pioneered BR Countertop Training Class instruction, and started his own successful pre-cast company, Concrete Concepts and Design, in Richmond, California. Now returning to help lead a joint venture, Beto will head the BR Pre-Cast Division, and serve as the BR On-Site Construction Consultant.