Woodcraft of Roanoke

Joinery Essentials

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9 AM - 5 PM

Joinery is at the heart of fine woodworking, ensuring strong, lasting, and visually appealing furniture. This full-day, hands-on workshop introduces students to the fundamental woodworking joints, blending both traditional hand-tool techniques and modern power-tool methods. Students will learn how to cut and assemble dovetails, mortise and tenon joints, box joints, lap joints, and dadoes—all essential for furniture making. We will explore proper joint selection, marking and measuring techniques, cutting methods, and best practices for accuracy and strength. By the end of the day, students will have hands-on experience in crafting precise joinery and gain confidence in their woodworking skills

Beginning Knife Making

Part 1: Friday, February 20, 2026, 5 PM - 7 PM

Part 2: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Learn the fundamentals of knife kit construction to include shaping and installing knife handles or “scales”, custom pins, or rivets provided in the kits, sanding and finishing the handles to produce a knife you’d be proud to own or gift away. In the class you will use a drill press, bandsaw, oscillating sander, and clamps and epoxies. All materials and knife kits are included in this class of four hours over two consecutive days. Each participant will take home the knife created in this class. Please bring your own safety glasses and dust mask

Introduction To Bowl Turning

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 1 PM - 5 PM

Learn the fundamentals of bowl turning. This will include bowl design, blank preparation, chucking, shaping of outside, hollowing of inside and finishing. You will also learn the proper use of bowl turning tools and how to easily sharpen them. You will be proud to take home and display or use the bowl you make in class.