$225.00
Beginner/Intermediate
Wood Selection And Stock Preparation
with George MatrangaSaturday, May 2, 2026, 10 AM - 4 PM
Wood selection, layout, and stock preparation is key to any successful woodworking project. We will break it down for you in this interactive class. Students will have hands-on practical experience choosing the proper wood, allowing for expansion and contraction, calculating board footage, considering grain direction, knots, and other considerations, and accounting for fundamental characteristics of both lumber and man-made materials such as MDF and plywood. Using a combination of hand and power tools, students will take a board from its rough form to material that is straight, flat, square, and ready for use. Whether you have hand tools or power tools in your shop, we will learn the techniques to prep stock both ways. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of tools and machinery, to include the table saw, bandsaw, planer, jointer, drum sander, and hand planes, and marking tools. Tuition includes all materials. This class is open to any and all students and skill levels. It is a recommended (but not required) companion to many of our other classes, including our fine furniture series (Woodworking I, II, III, and IV), all Small Project Series classes (Charcuterie, box-making, etc.), and any class or project involving solid stock.
