The Art & Techniques of Box Making This Box Making course builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great stepping stone class to larger projects, like cabinets or drawers. In this hands-on five-day class, you’ll learn and practice multiple box-making techniques: design, carcass construction, resawing lumber, box joints,Continue Reading
Jigs are the key to making safe and accurate cuts at the tablesaw and router table. In this week-long class, we will design and build six different jigs and discuss the theory and use of each. While most know that having a variety of jigs available is important, many struggleContinue Reading
Bandsaw Box Making In this five-day class, taught by renowned furniture maker Michael Cullen a regular contributor to Fine Woodworking magazine, you’ll investigate different approaches and forms that a box can become using both hand tools and machines. This workshop is highly creative and will focus on exploring ideas in boxContinue Reading
Handtools are precious tools of our trade, and having a place to get them organized and safe is important. Based on tool cabinets originating around the turn of the 20th century, this project build class is a great fit for woodworkers who believe that power and hand tools can liveContinue Reading
Build on your foundations of woodworking and power tools Learn by doing. Once you have taken the Beginning Woodwork class and perhaps the Intro to Handtool and Joinery class, this would be an excellent class to help bring your skills into focus and take them a step further. You willContinue Reading
Mid-Century Cabinet with Philip Morley In this seven-day class, build your skills and furnish your home with a clean and contemporary Morley Cabinet. Inspired by the works of James Krenov with a Scandinavian influence and a "Mad Men" flair, Philip designed this cabinet as a stand-alone piece to hold aContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Staked Stool with Chris Schwarz Introduction to Staked Furniture Learn the essential skills to design and build staked furniture – anything from a sawbench to a desk to an armchair. In this weekend class, each student will design a small footstool with a half-scale model made ofContinue Reading
Comb Back Chair with Chris Schwarz Build a comfortable stick armchair in the Welsh tradition using many tools and materials that are familiar to the typical woodworker. If chairmaking intimidates you, you aren’t alone. The tools, materials and processes seem to require a pledge of allegiance to an entirelyContinue Reading
The Art & Techniques of Box Making This Box Making course builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great stepping stone class to larger projects, like cabinets or drawers. In this hands-on five-day class, you’ll learn and practice multiple box-making techniques: design, carcass construction, resawing lumber, box joints,Continue Reading
Introduction to Case Making A beginner's casework class A foundation woodworking class that will teach you how to design and build case pieces. This course is perfect for beginners with some power tool experience or intermediates who want to hone their skills. We have everything you need at the workshop–alongContinue Reading
Making and fitting drawers is an art in itself, and when done cleanly and efficiently, it can elevate fine casework. In this two-day workshop, Owain will share the best practices for making a classic piston-fit dovetail drawer. Students will learn everything from initial stock selection and preparation, to getting theContinue Reading
Well-made and perfectly fitted doors are an essential part of casework construction. This 2-day intensive class will focus on the techniques and strategies for making the two most common styles of doors used in fine furniture-making. Day one will cover the classic frame and panel door. On day two, studentsContinue Reading
Build Your Box Making Skills with Mike Pekovich Are you looking to spice up your work in a novel way? Then you need to sharpen your chisels and try your hand at Kumiko melded with Box Making. Kumiko is a Japanese latticework technique that is traditionally found on shoji screensContinue Reading
Tansu Wall Cabinet with Mike Pekovich Make a beautiful wall cabinet in this six-day class Dovetails and through-tenons provide plenty of strength and offer visual interest, and Mike has some great tips for cutting accurate, stress-free joinery. The frame-and-panel door gives the cabinet its personality and offers some solid cabinet-making lessons. You’llContinue Reading
Two Slat Chair A great introduction to the basics of chair making using air-dried wood. In this six-day class, students will learn the fundamentals of Ladderback chairmaking. Using a mix of hand and machine processes, you will make Eric’s two-slat side chair, with an emphasis on how these processes canContinue Reading
The Art & Techniques of Box Making This Box Making course builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great stepping stone class to larger projects, like cabinets or drawers. In this hands-on five-day class, you’ll learn and practice multiple box-making techniques: design, carcass construction, resawing lumber, box joints,Continue Reading
STYLISH MID CENTURY SIDE TABLE A multidisciplinary six day class with a fantastic end result! This side table class builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great first step into a cabinet/case-making class. In this jammed packed hands-on six-day class, you'll learn and practice multiple cabinet-makingContinue Reading
The class will be an action-packed dive into the world of Commercial Veneer. Veneer allows for endless creative possibilities, and Adrian will lead with demonstrations followed by bench time for students to try various techniques. This class will be about knife-cut parquetry techniques, creating patterns with lines and geometric shapes.Continue Reading
This multi-discipline class will cover a wide array of techniques, all aimed at developing your skills in box making, veneering and hardware installation. You'll also find that your patterning, colour planning, and visual impact skills will also be given an opportunity to flex. As part of your growth in furnitureContinue Reading
Cantilevered Table Although this class will teach the making of a sitting bench/coffee table, many other aspects of woodworking will also be focused on. You will learn how to make furniture that will last not only a lifetime but hundreds of years, generation to generation, without any extra time orContinue Reading
Steps into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship II with Frank Strazza In this class, we will build a Craftsman-style clock to advance your fine woodworking skills– focusing predominantly on hand tool usage. The clock itself is an excellent achievement for early woodworkers, and this particular clock is both beautiful and challenging. There will beContinue Reading
Weekend Introduction to Marquetry with Frank Strazza Learn to paint with wood Marquetry involves carefully cutting and piecing together different wood species, creating a beautiful picture, decorative element, or lettering. Dating back to the Italian Renaissance, marquetry has traditionally been used to embellish furniture, church pews, and panels in homesContinue Reading
Handtools are precious tools of our trade, and having a place to get them organized and safe is important. Based on tool cabinets originating around the turn of the 20th century, this project build class is a great fit for woodworkers who believe that power and hand tools can liveContinue Reading
The Art & Techniques of Box Making This Box Making course builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great stepping stone class to larger projects, like cabinets or drawers. In this hands-on five-day class, you’ll learn and practice multiple box-making techniques: design, carcass construction, resawing lumber, box joints,Continue Reading
Mid-Century Whiskey Cart with Philip Morley In this seven-day class, build your skills and furnish your home with a clean and contemporary Morley Whiskey Cart. Inspired by the works of James Krenov with a Scandinavian influence and a “Mad Men” flair, Philip designed this cart as a stand-alone piece toContinue Reading
Build Your Skills with A Craftsman Style Rocking Chair Frank Strazza An heirloom rocking chair where beautiful curves and fine details go hand-in-hand with amazing comfort Building a rocking chair is a great achievement for woodworkers and this particular chair is both beautiful and comfortable, it’s a chair you’ll wantContinue Reading
In this week-long class, you'll not only get to build this beautiful piece but also get to study with one of the greats - Michael Fortune, considered one of the Modern Masters. This solid wood console table can be made in a variety of sizes, from a small, elegant entrancewayContinue Reading
Bench Making Windsor Chair Techniques A great toes in the water class. An early introduction to the art of making chairs, except in this case a nice entryway bench. You will learn about classic Windsor chair-building techniques, including laying out compound angles, drilling and reaming compound angles, and stretcher construction. Continue Reading
Learn the Craft of Windsor Chairmaking Classic Windsor side chair that incorporates all aspects of Windsor chair building. The class focuses on hand tool skills and green woodworking techniques. This class will take you, step-by-step, through the process of hand crafting a Windsor Fan Back chair. It covers everyContinue Reading
The Art & Techniques of Box Making This Box Making course builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is a great stepping stone class to larger projects, like cabinets or drawers. In this hands-on five-day class, you’ll learn and practice multiple box-making techniques: design, carcass construction, resawing lumber, box joints,Continue Reading
Jigs are the key to making safe and accurate cuts at the tablesaw and router table. In this week-long class, we will design and build six different jigs and discuss the theory and use of each. While most know that having a variety of jigs available is important, many struggleContinue Reading
