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
Build a Mid-Century Lounge Chair with Philip Morley Grow your woodworking skills and furnish your home with a sleek and contemporary Morley lounge chair. Building this chair is an excellent way to develop your woodworking skills and will make a statement in your home. Designed by your instructor, Philip Morley,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
Amana Bench Making with Jameel Abraham Learn to build a piece of history from the unique village of Amana, Iowa. With origins in Europe, German immigrants brought the staked bench design to western New York in the late 18th century when they moved and established their religious community called Ebeneezer. Continue Reading
North End Wall Cabinet with Meredith Hart A multidisciplinary class with fantastic results! This hands-on North End Wall Cabinet class builds on your woodworking and power tool knowledge and is an excellent step into more advanced case making projects. In this jammed-packed five-day class, you'll learn and practice multiple case-making techniques thatContinue 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
Steps into Craftsmanship/Craftswomanship II with Frank Strazza In this class, we will build a Shaker-style table to advance your fine woodworking skills– focusing predominantly on hand tool usage. The table itself is an excellent achievement for early woodworkers, and this particular table is both beautiful and challenging. Frank will drawContinue Reading
Weekend - Intro to Box Making Build your skills and store your tools! Chisels present a particular challenge; their sharp edges can inflict damage. If your chisels are rattling around in a drawer or still in the flimsy original packaging, consider making a box to protect and organize them forContinue 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
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
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
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
Weekend - Intro to Box Making Build your skills and store your tools! Chisels present a particular challenge; their sharp edges can inflict damage. If your chisels are rattling around in a drawer or still in the flimsy original packaging, consider making a box to protect and organize them forContinue 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
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. The table we will be making is one small part of a design series I began in theContinue 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
Wall Console with Philip Morley In this five-day class, build your skills and furnish your home with a clean and contemporary Morley Wall Console. With an elegant scalloped door, the piece is designed to hold your record player or game console, but it would also work well as a nightstandContinue Reading
Techniques and Approaches with Philip Morley In this weekend class, build your skills and refine your woodworking skills with noted furniture maker Philip Morley Study unique aspects of his work through lectures, demos and, where feasible, hands-on practice. Learn about: - the Morley design aesthetic origination and practice - RipContinue 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 highly creative workshop will explore ideas in box making that go beyondContinue 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
Greene & Greene Table with Darrell Peart This class teaches you about the Greene and Greene style and build a classic Rafter Tail Table. The table design is based on the rafter tails at the Gamble House in Pasadena, California, which reach beyond to support the roof. These tables relyContinue 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
Modern Rocking Chair In this six-day course, you will learn the important concepts of building rockers and how to build quality furniture safely and efficiently. You will also learn how to use a wide variety of power tools, perform complicated joinery, and build a piece of furniture successfully. We willContinue Reading
Contemporary Console Desk In this class, students will learn how to build a modern style desk. This project is designed for beginner and novice students to help them gain confidence in tackling larger woodworking projects. The desk features elements of both case and table construction, making it a great learningContinue 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
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
Console Table In this 5 day class, you will learn to design and build this contemporary table. Clean-lined, it incorporates loads of visual design ideas as well as some uncommon joinery. This table makes a fantastic gift for memorable moments and can also allow the maker to incorporate the ‘story’Continue 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
Finishing a piece of furniture well makes all the difference in the success of a project. This class will teach you how to get it right. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice, you will learn the entire finishing process, from wood preparation to rubbing out the final coat. This includesContinue Reading
An easy introduction to using veneer and basic box making. The end result is a lovely chess board box that will make a great gift. Key Learning Points: How to mix veneer and solid wood Using a vacuum pump to press the veneer Creating pinned lap joints Shellac Finishing TaughtContinue 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
RESIDENCY STUDIES This is an opportunity for a two week residency if you are interested in working on building a piece of furniture of your own design under the guidance of a senior-level instructor. This is not a traditional class; it will be up to you to determine what youContinue Reading
Intro to Chair Making Scandi Modern Lounge Chair If you have not yet tackled building a chair, it is a great introduction. We will meld both project work and establish a fundamental understanding of chair making. The project is a clean-lined Scandi Modern-inspired folding lounge chair and ottoman with aContinue 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 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 screens butContinue Reading
Floating Top Entry Table | Mike Pekovich Here's a versatile side table with some fun joinery challenges. Arched rails and a floating top give this petite table a little lift. In this 5-day class, we'll try our hand at bridle joints, through-mortise-and tenons and sliding dovetails. Then we'll hold everythingContinue Reading
Box Making - Grow Your Woodworking Skills Box-making is an excellent way to build and hone skills that can directly lend themselves to countless projects large and small. Consider the objects and furniture in our homes- Cabinets? Drawers? Dressers? Shelving units? They’re all boxes! This Box-Making course is a journeyContinue 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
Intro to Stereotomy From historical construction to contemporary woodworking, Stereotomy is a time-tested system to visualize and execute complex works. In France, the journeyman tradition of carpentry includes the study of Stereotomy. A young carpenter arriving in each new shop would typically build a pair of trestle sawhorses, the complexityContinue 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
