Woodcraft of Las Vegas

Cutting Board from a Kit

Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 12 PM - 5 PM

Learn to create a cutting board from one of our project kits! In the first class, you’ll select your cutting board kit and do the prep work to glue up. We’ll review glue selection, best practices for glue ups, clamp selection, and complete the glue up. In the second class, we will plane and sand the boards, review finish options, and apply a finish. You’ll go home with a custom, handmade cutting or serving board. Size range will vary but most boards will be between 6-12" wide and 12" long.

Turn a Pepper Grinder

Friday, October 24, 2025, 1 PM - 5 PM

Discover the joy of creating a beautiful centerpiece pepper grinder. Using a pepper grinder that you have crafted is immensely satisfying. This class will focus on techniques to quickly craft a pepper grinder with tips and tricks to produce a consistent beautiful piece of functional art. This class also recap the basics of lathe operation, and safety.

Basic Woodworking

Part 1: Friday, October 24, 2025, 1 PM - 4:30 PM

Part 2: Friday, October 31, 2025, 1 PM - 4:30 PM

Part 3: Friday, November 7, 2025, 1 PM - 4:30 PM

Part 4: Friday, November 14, 2025, 1 PM - 4:30 PM

Want to learn to work with wood, but don’t know where to start? This class is designed give hands-on experience with all major woodworking tools including the table saw, jointer, planer, drill press, and a variety of hand power tools. Participants will complete two projects designed to teach practical use of the tools. Upon completion, you’ll feel confident enough to not only use all of these tools, but to make wise purchases of your own tools. Attendance is mandatory for the first session, and a material/supply fee of $150 is due at the first class, paid directly to the instructor. All you need to bring is your creativity!