MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR An Intro and More to The Shaper Origin A wonderful opportunity to learn to use the Shaper Origin with a great instructor in a comfortably paced class. Open to new users, as well as those who would like to fortify and grow their skill base. Taught byContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR 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 traditionallyContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Make a Tansu Wall Cabinet with Mike Pekovich Join Mike Pekovich and make a beautiful wall cabinet in this six-day class. Dovetails and through-tenons provide plenty of strength and offer some visual interest, and Mike has some great tips for cutting accurate, stress-free joinery. The frame-and-panelContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR I’m a fan of a full-sized tool English chest – but they aren’t easily portable. So on the road, I use a smaller, and more portable Dutch Tool Chest (like the one that appeared years ago in Jim Tolpin’s “The Toolbox Book”) for ferrying my toolsContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR TUNING YOUR JAPANESE HANDPLANE 日本の木工 Andrew Hunter What seems like a simple tool, a blade and a block of wood, the Japanese plane (Kanna) is actually a very complex instrument with many subtle qualities.\The first challenge most westerners face when learning to use one is that theyContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE CARPENTRY 日本の木工 Andrew Hunter The Way of Japanese Carpentry embodies more than just the technical aspects of woodworking. It is a way of being led by presence of mind. It is finding elegance in both the simple and complex. If you look, beautyContinue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Learn To Woodwork The Weekend Beginning Woodworking class provides a hands-on workshop experience and a condensed introduction to foundational woodworking techniques and power tools. It is ideal for determining if you’d like to get more involved in woodworking, refreshing your skills, or familiarizing yourself with safe powerContinue Reading
Meet Your Instructor Essential Handtool & Joinery Skills Handtool work and joinery are vital skills for all woodworkers. There is nothing more valuable than being able to select and cut joints with skill and ease. This class taught by Andrew Gibson will increase your joinery skills regardless of your startingContinue Reading
Meet Your Instructor Drawing with Fire Pyrography can be done on a multitude of media making this beginners class perfect for woodworkers and non-woodworkers! Some of the things we will cover over the weekend: Considerations when designing a piece Ways to control the heat How to use multiple nibs forContinue Reading
Meet Your Instructor Classical Carving Alexander Grabovetskiy In 2012 Alexander was chosen as the International Carver of the Year, and his work is astounding. Carving with a classical flair has to start with an in-depth study of how to sharpen the carving tools in the most productive and fastest way.Continue Reading
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Router Essentials for Every Woodworker Fixed routers and plunge routers add a LOT to the workshop, but they can be intimidating to use. With the amazingly diverse availability of router bit profiles, there are many different things you can do on a router table; from edge profilingContinue Reading
