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$275.00

All Levels

Kitchen Cabinetmaking 101: Boxes and Frames

with Jon Boley

Part 1: Monday, January 6, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Monday, January 13, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Monday, January 20, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Monday, February 17, 6 PM - 9 PM

Take our Kitchen Cabinetmaking Series to gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to tackle your upcoming cabinet projects! While the focus of this series is on kitchen cabinetmaking, the techniques you’ll learn can easily be applied to many types of cabinetry including bathroom vanities, closets, mudrooms, built-ins, and more. In the first part of this series, students will spend 12+ hours of class time learning about the cabinetmaking process as they build two cabinets to take home. Topics covered include: creating a cut list, processing sheets of plywood, creating case joinery, applying edge banding, drilling shelf pin holes, and making and attaching face frames. Students will complete two cabinet boxes: a base cabinet sized to fit common benchtop tools, and a wall cabinet that can be used for utility or shop storage. Any extra time at the end of the class can be used for preparing surfaces for finish and/or discussing kitchen layout ideas. Students registered for future sessions of this series can choose to leave their cabinets onsite.

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$700.00

All Levels

PRIVATE WOODWORKING CLASS

with Wayne Loveless

Part 1: Friday, January 24, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Friday, January 31, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 3: Friday, February 7, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 4: Friday, February 14, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 5: Friday, February 21, 9 AM - 5 PM

This is a private class for students from Chatt State. Please give us a call if you'd like to schedule a private woodworking, cabinetmaking, turning, CNC machining, or carving class for yourself! Rate: $300/day and does not include materials (tuition can be split between 2-3 students if you know someone who'd be interested in attending with you).

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$120.00

All Levels

Date Night: Pair of Turned Pens

with Greg LaBrasca

Friday, February 7, 6 PM - 9 PM

Our Date Night at the Wood Shop series is designed to give couples a chance to spend an evening together making a fun project and lasting memories! All of these sessions are priced per couple, so you only need to register for one spot. In this particular session, couples will turn a pair of wooden pens (each person will turn one pen). Sign up today to make your next date night a great night!

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$225.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Woodworking Fundamentals II

with Keith Guillot

Part 1: Saturday, February 8, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, February 9, 9 AM - 5 PM

In the second part of our Woodworking Fundamentals series, students will receive hands-on practice with generating a cut-list, marking and measuring material, laying out and creating mortise and tenon joinery, cutting tapered legs, assembling tables, and applying an oil finish. Students will discuss pros and cons of various woodworking joinery methods as they build a Shaker End Table. Some of the tools used during this session include the table saw, jointer, planer, router/router table, and handheld sanders.

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$60.00

Beginner

Scroll Saw 101

with Cheryl Ratterree

Saturday, February 8, 10 AM - 1 PM

Let us introduce you to the scroll saw and its potential to create both beautiful and useful pieces of work! Topics covered include: tool selection and set up, safety techniques, blade selection, and sawing applications like fretwork and puzzle making. By the end of the session, each student will complete at least one scrollsawn project.

$65.00

All Levels

Scroll Saw 102

with Cheryl Ratterree

Saturday, February 8, 2 PM - 5 PM

In this follow up class to our introductory session, students will build upon the basics as they tackle more complex fretwork utilizing the spiral blade! The projects in this class will take on a seasonal theme throughout the year, including Valentine's, Easter, and Christmas, so stay tuned to see what fun projects we'll be tackling each season!

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$60.00

All Levels

Prepping for the Perfect Finish

with Colby West

Monday, February 10, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Ending with the perfect finish on a great project takes thought, planning and careful consideration. Your experience with different tools will most likely also decide the finish you choose and the steps to prepare for the application of the finish. In this class the instructor will cover some of the common finishes, the options for preparing the wood to best accept the finish and alternative preparation paths to assure you hit the mark for your project. At the end of the class, you’ll be able to layout your finishing project starting with preparation based on the finish type, and plan each and every step you will need to complete a beautiful project your friends will envy. (Optional class tools apron, and card scrapers).

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$125.00

Beginner

Woodworking Fundamentals I

with Phil Bernier

Part 1: Tuesday, February 11, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Thursday, February 13, 6 PM - 9 PM

This class is designed for beginners who want to learn how to safely use the core tools of the wood shop. During the first half of the class, we will focus on how to properly flatten and size lumber using the table saw, jointer, and planer. Once the material is flat and square, we will discuss glue up methods as we join the material to create a cutting board. The second half of the class will focus on safely using the router and router table to shape the board and apply a decorative edge. Students will leave with a completed cutting board and a great foundation for starting their woodworking journey!

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$60.00

All Levels

JTJ: Basic Casework Joinery

with Keith Guillot

Tuesday, February 11, 6 PM - 9 PM

In this stop on the Joinery Journey, students will focus on learning how to use rabbets and dados to create the joinery needed to make a cabinet. NOTE: Students will not leave with a completed project, but instead will work together to make a wall cabinet that will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

$90.00

All Levels

Knife Making 101

with Bill LaRoque

Thursday, February 13, 6 PM - 9 PM

Take this class to learn how to make a custom knife! Students will choose a knife blade, select from a variety of wood species for the handles, then work on attaching, shaping, sanding, and finishing the handles. Students will leave with a completed knife, ready to put to use.

$125.00

Beginner

Spindle Turning 102: From Firewood to Handle

with Wayne Loveless

Friday, February 14, 9 AM - 3 PM

Take this class to learn how to turn a piece of firewood into the handle for your own turning tool! That's right, the tuition includes the cost of an unhandled 3/8" Spindle Gouge and students will leave with their own custom made handle for it! Students will continue developing their spindle turning skills in addition to learning how to process the firewood and turn into a usable blank. NOTE: Please register as early as possible so we can make sure to have enough of the unhandled tools on hand (they have a lengthy leadtime).

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$80.00

Beginner

Date Night: Cookbook Holder

with Nate Hiltibran

Friday, February 14, 6 PM - 9 PM

Our Date Night at the Wood Shop series is designed to give couples a chance to spend an evening together making a fun project and lasting memories! All of these sessions are priced per couple, so you only need to register for one spot. In this particular session, couples will make a cookbook holder that can double as a charcuterie board! Sign up today to make your next date night a great night!

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$300.00

ALL

Woodworking Fundamentals III

with Wayne Loveless

Part 1: Saturday, February 15, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Saturday, February 22, 9 AM - 5 PM

In the final part of our Woodworking Fundamentals series, students will spend two days designing and making a bookcase project out of plywood and hardwood. New topics covered during this session include designing casework, processing sheet goods, cutting curves, laying out and creating joinery for casework, and routing and applying millwork. Students will leave with a beautiful maple bookcase and a greater confidence to apply their skills to future woodworking projects.

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$125.00

Beginner

Bowl Turning 101: The Basics

with Steve Elliott

Saturday, February 15, 10 AM - 5 PM

This class is for those who want to learn how to use the lathe to turn blocks of wood into beautiful bowls! The class will begin with a review of lathe safety before beginning the hands-on portion of selecting and sharpening turning tools, mounting blanks to the lathe, turning and sanding techniques, and applying a food safe finish. Students will leave with a better understanding of wood turning and a completed bowl.

$60.00

Beginner

Hand Tool 102

with Colby West

Tuesday, February 18, 6 PM - 9 PM

In the second part of our Hand Tool Series, students will learn the fundamental skills needed in hand-tool woodworking: planing, sawing, chopping, and paring. Students will practice these skills as they shape a Gottshall Block, a small project that will give students the skills to confidently make advanced woodworking projects by hand. NOTE: Students are encouraged to bring their own tools to use throughout this series, but it's not required.

$65.00

Beginner

Pen Turning 101: The Basics

with Greg LaBrasca

Thursday, February 20, 6 PM - 9 PM

In the first part of our pen-turning series, students will learn the basic parts and terminology of the lathe after a discussion of safety. They will be shown how to prepare a pen blank (small piece of wood) for turning. Next, they will turn a pen under the watchful eyes of our instructors. After applying a finish, each student will leave with a completed pen that he/she can show to friends and family. CAUTION: Pen Turning can be VERY addictive!

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$100.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Spindle Turning 103: Taming of the Skew

with Wayne Loveless

Friday, February 21, 9 AM - 1 PM

The skew chisel can be a difficult tool to master, but once tamed, it could become your go-to turning chisel for spindle projects. Take this class to learn turning tips and sharpening techniques to help you master the skew! Typical projects include garden dibbles and miniature baseball bats.

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$125.00

All Levels

Turning with Carbide Tools

with Rick Urban

Saturday, February 22, 10 AM - 5 PM

Dive into the world of woodturning and learn how to create bowls using carbide cutting tools. For many, especially beginners, carbide tools offer a less challenging path to creating hand crafted bowls than traditional, bevel rubbing tools. This can lead to greater sense of accomplishment, satisfaction, and fun earlier in the learning process. The skills you learn in this class will become a permanent part of your tool kit no matter how far your interests take you. By the end of the class, you'll have the skills and confidence to create beautiful, functional bowls that showcase your woodworking talents. You will learn how to: • Mount and turn the bowl safely. • Judge pleasing form. • Rough turn the bowl. • Achieve uniform wall thickness. • Finish the bowl.

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$60.00

All Levels

JTJ: Advanced Casework Joinery

with Keith Guillot

Saturday, February 22, 10 AM - 1 PM

In this session of our Journey Thru Joinery, students will learn how to create sliding dovetail joinery for use in their future cabinet projects. The sliding dovetail is one of the strongest methods possible for joining the sides of cabinets and bookcases to tops, bottoms, and shelves, so mastering this joint is a real confidence booster for a beginner. NOTE: Students will not leave with a completed project, but instead will work together to make a cabinet that will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

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$60.00

All Levels

JTJ: Joinery for Doors and Frames

with Keith Guillot

Saturday, February 22, 2 PM - 5 PM

In this stop on the Joinery Journey, students will learn some of the most commonly used types of door-making joinery: cope-and-stick, half-lap, and haunched tenons. The class will cover best practices and multiple methods to tackle each type of joinery, and the students will then get hands-on practice with at least one method for each joint. While this class will practice the techniques by making a cabinet door, the skills learned can be applied to a wide range of door and frame styles and sizes. NOTE: Students will not leave with a completed project, but instead will work together to make a door(s) for a cabinet that will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

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$90.00

All Levels

Box Making 102: Trapezoidal Mitered Box

with Bill LaRoque

Sunday, February 23, 2 PM - 5 PM

Join Bill the Box Elder for this fun series of box-making classes and make some of his all-time favorite designs! These classes can be taken in any order, and each box project will present students with unique challenges and cover new techniques, so no matter how many boxes you've made, you're sure to learn something new each time! In this particular session, Bill will guide students through the process of making a trapezoidal shaped box joined using keyed miter construction.

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$225.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Woodworking Fundamentals II

with Keith Guillot

Part 1: Tuesday, February 25, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, March 4, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Tuesday, March 11, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Tuesday, March 18, 6 PM - 9 PM

In the second part of our Woodworking Fundamentals series, students will receive hands-on practice with generating a cut-list, marking and measuring material, laying out and creating mortise and tenon joinery, cutting tapered legs, assembling tables, and applying an oil finish. Students will discuss pros and cons of various woodworking joinery methods as they build a Shaker End Table. Some of the tools used during this session include the table saw, jointer, planer, router/router table, and handheld sanders.

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$80.00

All Levels

Bill's Birdhouse Class

with Bill LaRoque

Thursday, February 27, 6 PM - 9 PM

Bill's birdhouse class is just in time for nesting. Build a bluebird house with a door that opens for clean-out. Copper surrounds the opening so squirrels can't enter.

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$275.00

All Levels

Kitchen Cabinetmaking 101: Boxes and Frames

with Jon Boley

Part 1: Thursday, February 27, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Friday, February 28, 9 AM - 5 PM

Take our Kitchen Cabinetmaking Series to gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to tackle your upcoming cabinet projects! While the focus of this series is on kitchen cabinetmaking, the techniques you’ll learn can easily be applied to many types of cabinetry including bathroom vanities, closets, mudrooms, built-ins, and more. In the first part of this series, students will spend 12+ hours of class time learning about the cabinetmaking process as they build two cabinets to take home. Topics covered include: creating a cut list, processing sheets of plywood, creating case joinery, applying edge banding, drilling shelf pin holes, and making and attaching face frames. Students will complete two cabinet boxes: a base cabinet sized to fit common benchtop tools, and a wall cabinet that can be used for utility or shop storage. Any extra time at the end of the class can be used for preparing surfaces for finish and/or discussing kitchen layout ideas. Students registered for future sessions of this series can choose to leave their cabinets onsite.

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$100.00

Intermediate

Spindle Turning 104: Knobs and Pulls

with Wayne Loveless

Thursday, February 27, 9 AM - 1 PM

Take this class to learn how to add value to your furniture projects by turning your own custom knobs and pulls! Students will learn about design, layout, and duplication in addition to honing their spindle turning skills. NOTE: This class can be paired with our Fine Furniture Series for students who want to turn their own knobs for their cabinets.

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$100.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Spindle Turning 105: Table Legs

with Wayne Loveless

Friday, February 28, 9 AM - 1 PM

In the final session of our Spindle Turning Session, students will spend the class fine turning their skills with pommel cutting, beads, and coves as they turn a table leg. The course will also cover leg design, layout, and duplication. NOTE: Due to time and lathe constraints, students will be limited to one leg that's approximately 16" long. If you'd like to turn a complete set of legs up to 32" long, ask Wayne about scheduling a private session!

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$65.00

All Levels

Ladies' Day in the Shop: Turned Ice Cream Scoop

with Annelyse McKenna

Friday, February 28, 2 PM - 5 PM

Join Annelyse for this fun class to learn how to use the lathe to turn your own wooden projects! In this session, the students will turn an ice cream scoop! These classes always cover lathe safety and basic terminology along with the project turning process, so no prior experience is required. Please Note: This class is intended for ladies only.

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$120.00

Beginner

Date Night: Pair of Turned Scoops

with Phil Bernier

Friday, February 28, 6 PM - 9 PM

Our Date Night at the Wood Shop series is designed to give couples a chance to spend an evening together making a fun project and lasting memories! All of these sessions are priced per couple, so you only need to register for one spot. In this particular session, couples will turn an ice cream scoop and a coffee scoop (total of two scoops per couple). Sign up today to make your next date night a great night

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$80.00

All Levels

Date Night: Plant Stand

with Nate Hiltibran

Friday, February 28, 6 PM - 9 PM

Our Date Night at the Wood Shop series is designed to give couples a chance to spend an evening together making a fun project and lasting memories! All of these sessions are priced per couple, so you only need to register for one spot. In this session, couples will make a Mid-Century Modern Plant Stand! Each couple will leave with one completed plant stand as well as a ceramic pot! Sign up today to make your next date night a great night!

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$125.00

All Levels

Kitchen Cabinetmaking 102: Dovetailed Drawers

with Jon Boley

Saturday, March 1, 9 AM - 5 PM

In the second part of this series, students will receive hands-on practice creating dovetailed drawers. Topics covered include: measuring for drawers, creating a cut list, selecting the appropriate joinery, routing dovetails, assembling drawers, preparing for finish, and attaching drawer slides. This class can be taken as a standalone course, but the drawers will be sized specifically for the cabinets built in the KC101 class, and no size alterations will be allowed due to time and material constraints.

$300.00

Intermediate

CNC 201: A Maker's Foundation

with John Lanese

Part 1: Saturday, March 1, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, March 2, 9 AM - 5 PM

In this two day course, students will build on the skills learned in our CNC 101 and 102 classes by tackling new challenges like: bitmap tracing, node editing, texturing, layering, drilling, arrays, resizing, using clip art, and additional tool types. Typical projects include coasters, platters, charcuterie boards, and more. NOTE: Students must bring their own laptop with V-Carve or Aspire installed, and we also recommend a mouse or other pointing device.