So you want to turn a bowl! Join instructor Jon as he gives you all the skills you need to complete a turned bowl. Lathe safety and proper use and care of turning tools is included. Bring your own tools or use ours! Making wooden bowls is easy and fun.
So you want to turn a bowl! Join instructor Jon as he gives you all the skills you need to complete a turned bowl. Lathe safety and proper use and care of turning tools is included. Bring your own tools or use ours! Making wooden bowls is easy and fun.
Learn to set use and program the CNC machine to make a basic sign. Learn all the skills you need to make your own designs or to help decide if this is the tool for you.
Relief Carving is the process of cutting a design or pattern into a flat surface, creating a raised, dimensional look. This Class covers wood selection, prep, how to work with patterns, and general steps for basic relief carving, as well as basic tool use and safety.
Learn to make colorful cutting boards using various woods. Glue and finishing techniques are covered. Each student takes a cutting board home!
Do you want to take your dovetails to the next level? Join instructor Don as you learn more about different types of dovetails and how to cut them. Students should have a foundational knowledge of hand cut dovetails before taking this class.
Segmented bowls are a great way to turn flat boards into a unique bowl. Join instructor Jon as he walks you through the whole process. Each student will make their own segmented bowl!
Are you just starting woodworking or feel overwhelmed by the wide variety of finishes available? Are you unsure whether to use water-based or oil-based finishes? Does the thought of using a stain terrify you? This class can help. This class addresses the following questions: Why use a finish on my project? What different types of finishes are currently on the market? What is a build finish compared to a penetrating finish? What preparation is necessary when finishing certain woods? What happens if you sand too much, or too little? How does the type of wood affect stain and finish? What should I consider when using a sanding sealer or pore filler? Why must you sand between coats on some finishes and not others? When may one type of finish be preferred over another? The class will include samples of different finishes and quick demonstrations showing the effects of different finishes on different types of wood.
In order to get clean, tight-fitting joints in your woodworking projects, you must be able to accurately flatten, square, and true-up your boards before you even begin the joinery. In this class, you'll learn how the Jointer, Planer, and Table saw work together to help you accomplish this fundamental, but necessary task.
This is a skills class designed to expand upon the techniques learned in Basic Bowl turning. You will learn how to do a push cut, pull cut, and shear scrape with a fingernail bowl gouge. Techniques used to sharpen the gouge will be presented. In addition, the student will learn advanced chucking and finishing techniques as well.
Dovetails, the beautiful and elusive joint! Learn to use a dovetail jig to make perfect dovetail joints while making a box. Everything you need to know about creating that perfect dovetail is covered in this class.
In the raised panel door class, Jon teaches the students how to design, measure, and size the door to match the opening of the cabinet. Once that is done, students then cut out all of the parts using the miter saw, table saw, and router table. Each student will make and take home a completed raised panel door.
Taught by Don, and devoted to beginners with woodworking hand tools. Class will cover chisels, hand planes, various hand saws, marking gauges, shooting boards, basic sharpening techniques, and accuracy with hand tools. You may bring your own if you wish, but tools and materials will be provided. Purpose of the class is to familiarize a new woodworker with an alternative to power tools. We will be making a picture frame using hand tools only. Student will go home with their own picture frame.
Learn the techniques used to make a box using that most versatile tools, the bandsaw. Learn everything you need to create beautiful boxes from start to finish!
Learn to set use and program the CNC machine to make a basic sign. Learn all the skills you need to make your own designs or to help decide if this is the tool for you.
In this beginner class, instructor Jon will walk you through the scroll saw and your first project. Students will leave with a completed project.
In order to get clean, tight-fitting joints in your woodworking projects, you must be able to accurately flatten, square, and true-up your boards before you even begin the joinery. In this class, you'll learn how the Jointer, Planer, and Table saw work together to help you accomplish this fundamental, but necessary task.
In this class you will learn how to make and incorporate feature rings into your segmented turning. Students will make one full ring to use in a turning.
In this class instructor Jon will walk you through the process of making a small wall hanging cabinet. Solid wood edge banding, cope and stick joinery, and making trim are some of the topics you will learn.
Make a display table to show off your favorite vase, plant or keepsake. The class will cover making tapered legs, chamfered table top, beaded apron, use of hand planes and Festool domino joinery. We will also review choosing the proper grain pattern for legs, aprons and table tops.
In this class instructor Jon walks you through the process of making a small humidor to hold your finest cigars. You will learn basic woodworking skills along with the details of humidor building. All materials will be provided.
Beginners Class for making box style turkeys calls. Students will learn how to make, tune, and finish this style of call using various wood working machines and techniques. Each student will make two calls
Routers are one of the most useful tools in the shop. In this class we will cover everything that a router and router table can offer, along with how to safely and effectively use them.
Students learn the basics along with safe operation of shop tools and make a simple project. Learn about the table saw, router table, planer, jointer & bandsaw along with sanding and finishing.
The only way to level up your favorite dish is by serving it on a platter you made! This class will cover making a platter from start to finish. Everything from wood selection to finishing. The class will cover proper tools and techniques for making a thin platter. All tools and materials will be provided.
Sharp tools make turning more enjoyable with less sanding. Learn how to use the Wolverine System to get a perfect edge on your turning tools.
In this class you will learn how to cut the dovetail joint by hand using only a handsaw and a chisel. OK, a saw, chisel, and a marking gauge. Alright, saw, chisel, marking gauge, and a pencil, but that's it. OK, OK, yes, there may be a small thing to mark an angle - and some tape. No power tools though, honest. All materials and tools provided, or you can bring your own tools if you wish.