Woodcraft of Colorado Springs

Small Box Series: Dovetail Box Using A Router And Dovetail Jig

Part 1: Saturday, July 25, 2026, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, July 26, 2026, 9 AM - 5 PM

This class will take you into the world of small box making with power tools. Small boxes can be very simple to extremely elegant, from a simple recipe caddy to an intricate heirloom treasury. Once you learn the fundamental techniques and how to use the dovetail jig, you can make just about any style in any size for any purpose which your dovetail jig accommodates. Students will focus on the half-blind dovetail in this class, with a raised panel lid and contrasting woods. Other variations will also be discussed. Your instructor will provide a variety of beautiful woods from which you will choose for your in-class project. Species for each class will be subject to availability at the time of class. At the end of Day 2, each student will take home a box of their own. Time permitting, application of a finish will be discussed, but final finishing will be up to the student. Students wishing to learn about finishing in-depth should enroll in our Applied Finishing class, and bring their bare wood boxes to learn all about finishing and apply finish during that class.

Woodturning 101 - Leaf Project

Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 AM - 4:30 PM

In the Morning Session – Raleigh will begin with the A, B, C and D’s of Woodturning – Focusing on the Foundation of Woodturning. This will include lathe history, shop safety, tool selection, sharpening, woodturning tools and wood selection. Raleigh will teach the students all about the different woodturning tools, the different styles, how to sharpen and how to use your woodturning tools. We will go over wood grain, density, moisture content, domestics vs. exotics, how to correctly prepare turning blanks, the various methods of mounting your work on the lathe, and much more. In the Afternoon Session – we will apply your morning skills to turn the Project for this Class. This class is a must to accelerate your skills for turning bowls, boxes, platters, and various woodturning projects. This is a hands-on class … so if you have woodturning tools, bring them so you can sharpen and use them in the class!

CNC II: 3D Carving

Part 1: Monday, August 10, 2026, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Part 3: Monday, August 17, 2026, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Part 4: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

This is the SECOND class and follow-up to our original class, CNC I: CNC Basics and Vectric Software. This follow-up covers 3-dimensional carving, tiling, inlay, and double-sided carving. This class requires that you either have completed the pre-requisite, or that you have a base knowledge of Vectric (V-Carve) software.