Woodcraft of Chattanooga

Woodworking Fundamentals II

Part 1: Saturday, September 13, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, September 14, 9 AM - 5 PM

In the second part of our Woodworking Fundamentals series, students will receive hands-on practice with generating a cut-list, marking and measuring material, laying out and creating mortise and tenon joinery, cutting tapered legs, assembling tables, and applying an oil finish. Students will discuss pros and cons of various woodworking joinery methods as they build a Shaker End Table. Some of the tools used during this session include the table saw, jointer, planer, router/router table, and handheld sanders.

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.

Wood Burning 101

Monday, September 15, 6 PM - 9 PM

Take this class to learn Pyrography, the art of fire-drawing! Topics covered include: safety, burner and tip selection, and image layout and transfer. Students will get hands-on practice burning on a basswood round blank.