Woodcraft of Virginia Beach / Norfolk

Carving on a Pie Crust Tea Table

Part 1: Saturday, August 17, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, August 18, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 3: Saturday, September 21, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 4: Sunday, September 22, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 5: Saturday, October 19, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 6: Sunday, October 20, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 7: Saturday, November 16, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 8: Sunday, November 17, 9 AM - 5 PM

Students will Continue to work on the table they have been previously working on but concentrate on carving options to complete it.

Homeschool Intro to Turning

Part 1: Friday, October 4, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Part 2: Friday, October 25, 11 AM - 2 PM

Part 3: Friday, November 8, 11 AM - 2 PM

Intro to Turning

Intermediate Finishing

Part 1: Wednesday, October 9, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, October 16, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, October 23, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Wednesday, October 30, 6 PM - 9 PM

The last step in furniture making has been the most difficult of all. Finishing frustrates the most experienced woodworker. This four night course will take the mystery out of finishing. Topics include: sanding, surface prep, filling grain, staining, sealing, top coating, rubbing out, and wet sand polishing.

Knife Handle Making

Thursday, October 10, 6 PM - 9 PM

From preparing a meal to camping, a good quality knife is indispensable! Sharpen your woodworking skills while you learn the basics of knife kit construction. Designed for any skill level, you’ll learn shaping and installing handles (scales), pins or rivets, sanding, and finishing to create a knife you’d be proud to use - or gift to someone special! Gain skills for safely using a drill press, bandsaw, oscillating/belt sander, clamps, epoxy, and wood finish. All materials and knife parts are included in this fun 3-hour class led by an experienced, expert instructor. Each participant should be able to take home a one-of-a-kind knife at the end of this workshop. Minimum age 14 with parent or guardian present during the class. Please bring your own safety glasses and dust mask.

Pyrography 102-Still Life

Thursday, October 17, 6 PM - 9 PM

Take your pyrography skills to the next level with artist Jim Vogel. In this class Jim will teach you the skill of line quality and control, and the use of shading using different pen tips. With these skills students will be able to burn realistic projects creating a still life scene.

Dovetails Decoded

Part 1: Saturday, October 19, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, October 20, 9 AM - 5 PM

Whether you're new to hand-cut joinery or have attempted dovetail joints in the past with mixed results, this class offers a practical approach to executing this time-honored joinery technique, regardless of skill level. During the course you will learn layout and marking as well as sawing and chiseling techniques which you will employ to cut both 'through' and 'half-blind' dovetails. There are numerous methods for creating these joints (with good results), but what works well for some may not work for others. In order to overcome this common problem, Ben will cover several different hand tool and technique options throughout the class which will allow for an individually tailored road map to success. By the end of this course you will have developed the confidence to tackle any project utilizing the dovetail joint

Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot

Part 1: Wednesday, October 23, 6 PM - 8 PM

Part 2: Friday, October 25, 6 PM - 8 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously.

Carving/Whittling a Wooden Chain

Thursday, October 24, 6 PM - 9 PM

Wood carving is one of the oldest forms of art that originated the first time a human shaped a piece of wood with a sharp stone. Whittling developed when sharpened metal knives were used to carve a hand held piece of wood making whittling one of the earliest forms of carving. In this class, you will learn to carve your own wooden chain from a single piece of wood. The techniques learned can be used to make a chain of any size or length. (The Guinness World record is 487.5 feet long from a single piece of wood!)

Tablesaw Basics

Saturday, October 26, 9 AM - 5 PM

Without a doubt, the tablesaw is the most important power tool in the shop. Safely ripping stock to width, accurately cutting parts to length, cutting angles, bevels and making tenons and tapers are just a few of the tasks that an accurately set up tablesaw excels at. Understanding how the saw works is one of the goals of this new class and basic common sense safety will be covered thoroughly. We will begin with techniques to make safe and specialized cuts such as making accurate tenons and miters. Saw blade selection, dado blades and some of the commercially available accessories will be discussed. We will also demonstrate some basic but important shop made jigs. While this class will mostly be dom only, students will have the opportunity to do some cutting on the saw in order to make sure that each participant understands the techniques being shown.

Bowl Turning 102

Saturday, October 26, 9 AM - 5 PM

Must have completed Intro To Turning or have experience using HHS tools) Turned wooden bowls can make your dining experience truly memorable or create a display piece to show off your talent. This class will focus on using basic turning tools and techniques to create these wooden bowls. Wood selection and mounting for grain orientation to get the most out of each piece will be discussed along with selection of proper tools. Students will turn a bowl using a tenon in a chuck system and Cole jaws to finish the bottom of the bowl. Please don't wear sweater type material. Wood chips stick to this and we don't want you to ruin clothing. Wear something you don't mind getting dusty. Bring eye protection and respiratory protection if you have it or safety glasses will be provided.

Woodworking with Epoxy Resins

Tuesday, October 29, 6 PM - 9 PM

In this class Claire will teach you how to use artist resins in your everyday woodworking projects turning your ordinary piece of wood into a work of art.

Turnin' Time 1 Hour Slot

Wednesday, October 30, 5 PM - 6 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously. This offer is for 1 hour only. If you feel you may need 2 hours or more please either purchase multiple hour slots or see Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot.

Turnin' Time 1 Hour Slot

Wednesday, October 30, 6 PM - 7 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously. This offer is for 1 hour only. If you feel you may need 2 hours or more please either purchase multiple hour slots or see Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot.

Turnin' Time 1 Hour Slot

Wednesday, October 30, 7 PM - 8 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously. This offer is for 1 hour only. If you feel you may need 2 hours or more please either purchase multiple hour slots or see Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot.

Turnin' Time 1 Hour Slot

Wednesday, October 30, 8 PM - 9 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously. This offer is for 1 hour only. If you feel you may need 2 hours or more please either purchase multiple hour slots or see Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot.

Adirondack Chair

Part 1: Saturday, November 2, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, November 3, 9 AM - 5 PM

Spend a weekend with Woodcraft and leave with a traditional Adirondack chair. This course is designed for the entry to intermediate level woodworker who would like to improve their furniture building skills. You will work with both power and hand tools to cut, drill, sand and assemble this classic chair. Instructions, drawings, cypress wood and fasteners are included in the tuition.

Bowl Turning 102

Saturday, November 2, 9 AM - 5 PM

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 techniques and foot treatments.

Intro to Pen Turning

Sunday, November 3, 12 PM - 4 PM

Learn the art of turning your own pens, pencils, and other small objects on the wood lathe. Go from a rough blank to a finished pen, learning all you need to know to make these beautiful holiday gifts. Participants will complete a pen during the class session.

Basic Box Building

Wednesday, November 6, 6 PM - 9 PM

Small boxes have a wide variety of uses and make excellent gifts. They can be carved, accented with inlay or highly figured woods and decoratively changed with the router. In this class you will make a box using mitered joints and spline construction.

Pyrography 103 Woodburning on a Non Flat Surface

Thursday, November 7, 6 PM - 9 PM

In this class Students learn how to transfer patterns to non flat surfaces, such as bowls, vases, gourds and more. Student will transfer pattern and burn on a gourd or bowl.

Make A Acoustic Guitar

Part 1: Friday, November 8, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Saturday, November 9, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 3: Sunday, November 10, 9 AM - 5 PM

Many of those who have played or even admired the beauty of the guitar have shown interest in someday making an heirloom instrument that can be played today and passed on and continued to be played for generations. This class is designed to take a beginner/intermediate woodworker through the steps to make a steel string acoustic guitar from a unique kit. You will learn the terminology and the techniques focused on many of the specialized processes to complete your own personalized intrument. The process is broken down into small steps to familiarize the student with the construction of the neck including truss rod intallation, fingerboard & fretting, abalone inlay and construction of the body including brace trimming/fitting, top installation, bridge gluing/alignment, purfling and final fit up of the neck to body joint using a bolt-on system. Each guitar will be comleted leaving the final top cote finish up to the student. Two models are available- Sapele & Sycamore

Date Night

Friday, November 8, 6 PM - 9 PM

Do you and your significant other want to learn basic wood working skills and have fun creating a one of a kind project together? We will provide the food, soft drinks, and materials. You only need to show up and be ready to make some saw dust. Projects will vary from month to month and will consist of small projects such as pens, bottle stoppers/openers, pepper grinders, etc. The tuition of $240 is per couple.

Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot

Saturday, November 9, 11 AM - 3 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously.

Turnin' Time 4 Hour Slot

Saturday, November 9, 3 PM - 7 PM

What’s “Turnin’ Time” you ask? Woodcraft Norfolk is starting a program where people can come into Woodcraft and turn. Several customers and previous students have asked where can I go turn until I buy my own lathe? You bring your own project and come and work. There will be an instructor on site to help you with any questions and provide oversight. This is a chance to turn, turn, turn. If you have a smaller lathe and want to make a project requiring the specifications of the 1642 jet lathes then find a friend or two and come to turning time. Safety will be of the utmost importance. Safety glasses and PPE will be required. You are welcome to bring your own tools and use them as long as they are marked. Woodcraft tools will be available for use. Contact Woodcraft if you would like to arrange a specific reservation date call Woodcraft with the dates and we will work to try to accommodate your requested dates. Students MUST have attended Intro to Woodturning previously.

Turn a Salt and Pepper Mill

Sunday, November 10, 9 AM - 5 PM

(Making a Set) This is a great project for beginners and seasoned (no pun intended) turners alike. If you’re ready to take on a project that can be knocked out in just a couple hours, then let’s get to it! Students will use Table Saw, Miter Saw, Drill Press, Forstner Bits, Lathe, Nova G3 Chuck, Drive Center, Live Center and basic turning tools to make their project. Please don't wear sweater type material. Wood chips stick to this and we don't want you to ruin clothing. Wear something you don't mind getting dusty. Bring eye protection and respiratory protection if you have it or safety glasses will be provide