Woodcraft of Milwaukee

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$75.00

All Levels

Hand Tool Sharpening

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, November 14, 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.

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$100.00

Beginner

Introduction To Woodturning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, November 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.

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$140.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, November 16, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

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

Required Tools

During this 2-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.

$70.00

Beginner

Turn a Wall Street II Pen

with Bob Rafel

Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9:30 AM - 12:30 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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$100.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Introduction To Bowl Turning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, November 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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$80.00

Intermediate

Scroll Saw a Wine Rack

with Walter Troester

Saturday, November 28, 2026, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Build upon your intro to scroll sawing with Walter and make this 5 bottle wine rack using the scroll saw and drill press

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$75.00

All Levels

Introduction To The Scroll Saw

with Walter Troester

Thursday, December 3, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

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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$125.00

All Levels

Hand Plane Essentials

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, December 5, 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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$100.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Natural Edge Bowl Turning

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, December 6, 2026, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Required Tools

Learn about mounting techniques, chucks, grain orientation, and tool usage while completing a simple Live Edge bowl. Students should have taken Introduction to Wood Turning and Bowl Turning.

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$100.00

Beginner

Introduction To Woodturning

with Marv Bollman

Saturday, December 12, 2026, 9:30 AM - 3 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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$140.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, December 14, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 2-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/Intermediate

Date Night! - Cheese Boards and Wine Bottle Stopper or Ornament

with Ken Kessenich & Marv Bollman

Thursday, December 17, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Required Tools

Two times the fun. During this "couples" night, one person creates a cherry and maple laminated cheese cutting board while the other uses a lathe to turn EITHER a wine bottle stopper or Christmas ornament.

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$75.00

All Levels

Sharpening Woodturning (Lathe) Tools

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, December 19, 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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$110.00

Beginner

Introduction To Woodturning

with Marv Bollman

Part 1: Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Thursday, January 7, 2027, 6 PM - 9 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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$110.00

Beginner/Intermediate

Introduction To Bowl Turning

with Marv Bollman

Saturday, January 16, 2027, 9:30 AM - 3 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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$140.00

All Levels

Woodworking Fundamentals

with Ken Kessenich

Part 1: Monday, January 18, 2027, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, January 20, 2027, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Required Tools

During this 2-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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$110.00

Intermediate

Turn a Lidded Box

with Marv Bollman

Sunday, January 24, 2027, 10:30 AM - 3:30 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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$125.00

Intermediate

Hand Cut Dovetails

with Kevin Seigworth

Saturday, January 30, 2027, 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