Woodcraft of Chattanooga

Kitchen Cabinetmaking 101: Boxes and Frames

Part 1: Monday, September 15, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, September 16, 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.

Kitchen Cabinetmaking 102: Dovetailed Drawers

Thursday, September 18, 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.

Pen Turning 102: Making Resin Pen Blanks

Thursday, September 18, 6 PM - 9 PM

Learn how to make your own pen blanks using epoxy in this class! Students will learn the basics of using epoxy resin as they're guided through the process of creating their own blanks. NOTE: Students can take our Pen Turning 103 class to turn their blank into a pen OR they can come back after the class to de-mold their blank and take it home to turn.