Woodcraft of Milwaukee

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$75.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Scroll Saw an Infinity Heart

with Walter Troester

Sunday, February 15, 2026, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Required Tools

Class Description: This month’s project has a Valentines theme. The infinity symbol interwoven with the heart translates into a love that will last forever. Project is 6 ½” wide, 5 ½” high and ¾” thick. It is relatively easy to cut with gentile curves, but the acute angles will require special cutting techniques. The object of this class is to teach you how to cut these sharp angles.

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$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, February 16, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router will also be involved.

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$100.00

ALL

Introduction To Bowl Turning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Required Tools

Students should have taken Introduction to Woodturning - and spend enough time turning to be comfortable with a lathe and turning tools. Bring a face shield if you have one. We will cover face grain turning safety, grain orientatin, mounting methods, tool selection and tool sharpening.

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$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, February 23, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router will also be involved.

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$125.00

All Levels

Hand Plane Essentials

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, February 28, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Required Tools

Learn to tune-up, sharpen and use hand planes to improve your woodworking. Flatten wide boards that will not fit on your jointer, use a smoothing plane to skip all that sanding, and perfect the fit by removing just thousandths of an inch when needed. This hands-on class will cover how to tune-up a new or old plane, getting the blade sharp, and how to set-up and use the primary bench planes. These include the block, jack, jointer and smooth plane. Bring your planes, sharpening stones, honing guides and a practice board to class if you have them. If not, you can borrow what you need in class.

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$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, March 9, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router table will also be involved.

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$100.00

Beginner

Introduction To Woodturning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, March 15, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Required Tools

Get to know and understand turning safety, the lathe and its attachments, tuning tools, wood grain orientation and its significance. The basics of tool sharpening will be covered as you get the feel of the tools and make beads/coves and chips. This is a fun class to get the fundamentals of spindle work and is a required class to proceed on to Introduction to Bowl Turning.

$70.00

Beginner

Learn to Turn a Wall Street II Pen

with Bob Rafel

Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Required Tools

Interested in learning how to turn a pen? You will get expert instruction and take home the Wall Street II pen that you made start to finish in this informative class. Begin by selecting the kit and wood of your choice, tour the pen area and become familiar with the other kits and projects that can be done on a lathe. If you have turning tools, feel free to bring them, however that is not a requirement.

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$75.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Scroll Saw a Bud Vase

with Walter Troester

Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10 AM - 2 PM

Required Tools

With spring just around the corner, we will be making this bud vase to bring the first cheerful blooms inside. This vase is comprised of three parts. There is a front, back and center section. The thickness of the project can be changed by varying the thickness of the center section. The objective of this class is to teach students how to cut thick pieces of wood and how to assemble them into a piece that exceeds the cutting capacity of the scroll saw.

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$125.00

Intermediate

Hand Cut Dovetails

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Required Tools

Elevate your woodworking by learning to cut the pinnacle of woodworking joints, the hand cut dovetail. Hand cut dovetail joints are strong, beautiful and can differentiate your work from the run of the mill. The dovetail joint is not that difficult to execute once someone shows you how. In this hands-on class you will learn how to do layout and marking, sawing and chopping, and paring to your lines for a good fit. The class will cover both through and half-blind dovetails. This class is hands-on, so bring a dovetail saw, pencil, marking gauges, sliding T bevel, combination square, a set of sharp bench chisels and a mallet. If your chisels are not sharp consider taking the Hand Tools Sharpening class taught at Woodcraft. If you don't own all of these tools yet, bring what you have and borrow the rest in class. Some examples of each tools that are available at Woodcraft : 153370 Veritas Dovetail Saw; 154323 Woodriver Chisel set; 13T41 Mallet; 154340 Woodriver Wheel Marking Gauge; 154000 Woodriver Bevel Gauge; 154239 Woodriver Combination Square

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$100.00

Intermediate

Turn a Lidded Box

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, March 29, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Required Tools

Let Marv lead you though the creation of a lidded box from a blank selection, mounting, turning and hollowing, lid fitting to finishing.

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$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, March 30, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router will also be involved.

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$100.00

Beginner

Introduction To Woodturning

with Marv Bollman

Friday, April 3, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Required Tools

Get to know and understand turning safety, the lathe and its attachments, tuning tools, wood grain orientation and its significance. The basics of tool sharpening will be covered as you get the feel of the tools and make beads/coves and chips. This is a fun class to get the fundamentals of spindle work and is a required class to proceed on to Introduction to Bowl Turning.

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$125.00

All Levels

Wood Finishing

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, April 4, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Required Tools

If applying a finish to your woodworking projects is a chore, a nightmare or simply confusing,

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$75.00

All Levels

Introduction To The Scroll Saw

with Walter Troester

Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:30 AM - 1:30 AM

Required Tools

This class covers set up and proper operation of the scroll saw. The class is hands-on and the students will participate in several practice exercises during the session, then make an oven "push me - pull me" project. A great way to get comfortable with a fun tool.

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$75.00

All Levels

Sharpening Woodturning (Lathe) Tools

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Required Tools

Learn the fundamentals of sharpening lathe tools to increase your success at woodturning. This class will cover grinding wheel selection, grinding technique, and proper setup and use of the popular Oneway Wolverine grinding system. Correct shapes and angles for roughing, bowl and spindle gouges including the fingernail and Irish grind will be covered. The techniques for sharpening parting tools, skews and scrapers are included.

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$100.00

ALL

Introduction To Bowl Turning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, April 19, 2026, 10:30 AM - 4 PM

Required Tools

Students should have taken Introduction to Woodturning - and spend enough time turning to be comfortable with a lathe and turning tools. Bring a face shield if you have one. We will cover face grain turning safety, grain orientatin, mounting methods, tool selection and tool sharpening.

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$75.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Scroll Saw an Egg Candy Dish

with Walter Troester

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10 AM - 2 PM

Required Tools

The objective of this class is to demonstrate the technique for making a candy dish or bowl without using a router or lathe. We will also be using a router with a round-over bit to create a round-edge profile. We will also use a spindle sander or a disk sander, whichever is more appropriate. Two pieces of wood will be used, one for the body and another for the base. Also, we will discuss ways to increase the height or width of the dish. However, for this class the dimensions will be approximately 5” wide, 8 ½” tall and ¾” deep.

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$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, April 27, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router will also be involved.

506_cutboard.jpg

$130.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Part 3: Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 3-part class, participants will learn how to use a table saw, jointer, thickness planer and mitersaw while making a laminated cutting board. Hard maple and cherry will be used for the laminations. Limited use of a router will also be involved.

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$75.00

All Levels

Hand Tool Sharpening

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Required Tools

Learn what you need to know to quickly get razor sharp edges on your hand tools. In this hands-on class you will learn what is sharp, why we sharpen, how to sharpen and when to stop. The sharpening process can be applied across the many hand sharpening systems available today including water stones, diamond stones, oil stones or the scary sharp sandpaper system. This class will focus on sharpening plane irons and chisels. The skills learned can be applied to any cutting edge tool. Bring a dull chisel or plane blade to sharpen in class.