Hand Tool Basics, 3 Joints With 9 Tools

Part 1: Thursday, April 25, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Thursday, May 2, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Thursday, May 9, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Thursday, May 16, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Thursday, May 23, 6 PM - 9 PM

Hand tools can take over where your power tools leave off. They'll help you smooth your boards for a top shelf finish, fine tune the fit of your joinery, and create beautiful wood furniture. So get started right.......or get back on track where you left off years ago. In this class you'll learn how to use the 9 basic hand tools: chisel, hand plane, dovetail saw, combination square, marking knife, sliding bevel, router, plane, and hammer. Then learn how to put them to work making the 3 traditional joints used in fine woodworking: the dado, the mortise and tenon, and the dovetail.

Marquetry

Part 1: Wednesday, May 1, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, May 8, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, May 15, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Wednesday, May 22, 6 PM - 9 PM

Discover the world of making beautiful pictures with wood. In this class Saman will teach you how to design, cut and assemble varies pieces of wood to make a beautiful picture of a bird on a branch. The finished piece can then be either displayed on it's own or incorporated into a box lid or other project. This is a hand tool class and will teach the student wood selection, how to use a fret saw, scrapers and how to glue up a multi piece panel.

Intro to Cabinet Making

Part 1: Tuesday, May 7, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, May 14, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Tuesday, May 21, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Tuesday, May 28, 6 PM - 9 PM

This class is for the student who wants to build their own cabinets but just doesn’t know where to start. Professional woodworker and Shop Owner Stoane Loudenslager will teach simple, basic cabinet design and the skills and techniques needed to do the job. After finishing the class, you will be confident enough to build your own cabinets for the kitchen, bathroom, or shop. Students will learn to make: A cabinet box suitable for mounting on a wall, a face frame, a panel door, and an adjustable shelf and more. All hardware will be provided, and the student will take home one wall mounted cabinet with a door and adjustable shelf.

Beginning Pen Turning

Friday, May 17, 6 PM - 9 AM

Interested in wood turning, but don't know where to start? Why not start with a beginning class in pen turning? Pen turning is a fun and easy way to get your feet wet in the wood turning world. Students will be guided through the steps required to turn and finish a pen. The instructor will demonstrate the various tools required to make a pen and the types of finishes to apply to your finished piece. At the end of the class, each student will go home with their own finished pen.

Shaker Oval Boxes

Part 1: Saturday, May 18, 10 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, May 19, 10 AM - 5 PM

Learn to make a bentwood, Shaker oval box. Students in this two-day class will learn to bend wood using the hot water bath method, tack the box band, shape and fit the top and bottom boards. At the end of the class each student will have their own oval box.

Book Signing with The Blind Woodsman, John Furniss

Saturday, May 18, 11 AM - 1 PM

Join John and his wife, Anni, to experience firsthand the craftsmanship of John's handmade creations, from intricately lathe-turned bowls to fun collaboration art pieces crafted by John and Anni. They will do a short reading of their book, The Blind Woodsman: One Man's Journey to Find His Purpose on the Other Side of Darkness, followed by a Q & A and book signing. John's story is an amazing and inspirational one, and we hope you will join us!

The Blind Woodsman, John Furniss

Saturday, May 18, 11 AM - 1 PM

John, and his wife, Anni, will be with us on Saturday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to do a short reading from his book, The Blind Woodsman: One Man's Journey to Find His Purpose on the Other Side of Darkness. View some of John's wood-turned pieces, ask questions, and be inspired by John's remarkable life as a 100% blind woodworker - John and Anni will captivate you about their journey and artistry!

Sawdust Therapy I (Beginning Woodworking)

Part 1: Monday, May 20, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Monday, May 27, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Monday, June 3, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Monday, June 10, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Monday, June 17, 6 PM - 9 PM

Learn the basics of using power tools for woodworking. You'll learn about the router, drill press, dovetail jigs, jointer, planer, band saw, and more as you create a tool box/garden tote/candle box.

Spoon Carving

Part 1: Tuesday, May 21, 11 AM - 4 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, May 22, 11 AM - 4 PM

In this class, students will learn the basics of carving a basic kitchen spoon, one of the most comprehensive and practical carving exercises available. You will learn about wood selection, carving characteristics, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and a traditional oil finish which may be applied not only to carving spoons, but to most any kind of carving.

Date Night!

Friday, May 24, 6 PM - 9 PM

Are you look for a unique and fun experience to have for a date night? Then bring your significant other to our "Date Night" and learn to turn on a lathe! One of you will go home with a fabulous new ice cream scoop with a "turned" handle by you; and your BFF will create and take home a pizza cutter that he/she has turned a handle for - the perfect combination for use on your subsequent date nights! So fun!

Carving In The Round

Part 1: Saturday, May 25, 11 AM - 4 PM

Part 2: Sunday, May 26, 11 AM - 4 PM

Would you like to see how you would do carving a 3-dimensional figure or object? Saman is just the person to show you how to go about it, from the different tools to use to what woods to choose for your project. In this class, a 3-dimensional whimsical animal will be carved. During the class, Saman will discuss and demonstrate sharpening and honing techniques to keep your tool edges razor sharp.

Router 101

Thursday, June 6, 6 PM - 9 PM

This class will cover three objectives: 1) Introduce and familiarize the students with the router and router components, 2) Review the various types of router bits and the appropriated application of each, and 3) Familiarize the students with the operation and adjustment of the router. This is a Hands-On Class, so each student will have the opportunity to make several cuts.

Dovetails (Hand and Machine)

Part 1: Friday, June 7, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Saturday, June 8, 9 AM - 5 PM

Part 3: Sunday, June 9, 9 AM - 5 PM

This Advanced-Beginner class will teach you about dovetail joints, both half-blind and through. you'll cut both using a router with a dovetail jig, and entirely by hand with saw and chisel. We prepare rough-cut wood using the jointer, planer, and table saw. We then layout, cut and fit the joinery. Then learn about proper, square glue ups during assembly. Other tools used include the hand plane, router table and bandsaw. You'll leave with a keepsake box.

Pyrography/Wood Burning 101

Wednesday, June 12, 12 PM - 4 PM

This is a class for anyone who has ever wanted to add designs or decorations to "jazz-up" their woodworking projects. Specifically, those who have a woodburning tool in their shop or craft room that they haven't quite figured out how to use yet. Saman will show you the basic burning tips needed for any machine. Then he'll show you his way of using each of them to achieve any simple design that you might want to create. Bring your woodburning tools and let Saman show you how to put them to work for you.

Beginning Relief Carving

Part 1: Wednesday, June 12, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, June 19, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, June 26, 6 PM - 9 PM

Relief carving is the method used to raise a carved design on wood so that it stands above the background. Our instructor Saman will guide each student though a series of project-based exercises designed to build the student's confidence. Carving chisels come in a myriad of shapes and sizes and learning the proper way to sharpen and hone the basic chisel shapes will be emphasized. This hands-on course will give you the fundamentals you need to move on to Three-Dimensional Carving and Carving for Furniture.

Template Routing

Thursday, June 13, 6 PM - 9 PM

OK, so you can cut clean, straight lines......how about adding some curves to your work? The router is the tool that can help you get there. Learn when, why, and how to build templates that'll help you add curves with consistency, accuracy, and repeat-ability. Templates also enable you to do fine furniture joinery, like mortise and tenon joints. And don't forget about those gorgeous inlays that can turn your work into unique masterpieces. You'll be amazed at what you learn in just three hours.

Date Night!

Friday, June 14, 6 PM - 9 PM

Are you look for a unique and fun experience to have for a date night? Then bring your significant other to our "Date Night" and learn to turn on a lathe! One of you will go home with a fabulous new ice cream scoop with a "turned" handle by you; and your BFF will create and take home a pizza cutter that he/she has turned a handle for - the perfect combination for use on your subsequent date nights! So fun!

Woven Cutting Board

Saturday, June 15, 9 AM - 5 PM

In this class we will make the beautiful woven cutting board pattern! This is one of Stoane's favorite patterns and a great way to begin learning how to bend wood! Each student will leave with a heavy Maple cutting board.

Basic Cabinet Class

Sunday, June 16, 9 AM - 5 PM

We, as a class, will build an Upper Cabinet with adjustable shelves, edge banding, face frame and a flat panel door. We will discuss the theory behind installation, drawer construction, toe kick construction. Cabinet making has been a large part of my career for over a decade. You have access to all my knowledge and expertise; so bring your questions and get ready to level up your building skills.

Router 102

Thursday, June 20, 6 PM - 9 PM

Students will learn about different router tables and fence systems available today. In addition, instruction will include understanding the advantages of using a router table instead of a hand-held router for specific woodworking functions and about bits that should only be used in the router table.

Turning 101

Part 1: Friday, June 21, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Saturday, June 22, 9 AM - 5 PM

This class covers basic lathe operation, safety, lathe tools, and some sharpening. This is a must class for anyone who wants to learn the art of woodturning. Tom will guide you through several hands-on exercises to learn the basics of turning wood and you'll leave with a bowl and multi-use mallet. All tools are provided for this class.

Spoon Carving

Part 1: Saturday, June 29, 11 AM - 4 PM

Part 2: Sunday, June 30, 11 AM - 4 PM

In this class, students will learn the basics of carving a basic kitchen spoon, one of the most comprehensive and practical carving exercises available. You will learn about wood selection, carving characteristics, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and a traditional oil finish which may be applied not only to carving spoons, but to most any kind of carving.

Sawdust Therapy I (Beginning Woodworking)

Part 1: Monday, July 1, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Monday, July 8, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Monday, July 15, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Monday, July 22, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Monday, July 29, 6 PM - 9 PM

Learn the basics of using power tools for woodworking. You'll learn about the router, drill press, dovetail jigs, jointer, planer, band saw, and more as you create a tool box/garden tote/candle box.

Carving In The Round

Part 1: Wednesday, July 3, 12 PM - 4 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, July 10, 12 PM - 4 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, July 17, 12 PM - 4 PM

Would you like to see how you would do carving a 3-dimensional figure or object? Saman is just the person to show you how to go about it, from the different tools to use to what woods to choose for your project. In this class, a 3-dimensional whimsical animal will be carved. During the class, Saman will discuss and demonstrate sharpening and honing techniques to keep your tool edges razor sharp.

Intarsia

Part 1: Wednesday, July 3, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, July 10, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, July 17, 6 PM - 9 PM

Intarsia is a technique where beautiful pictures are created in wood using different species and grain patterns for contrast. In this hands-on class, each student will be creating a Koi fish out of various colored woods. The cutting is done on a scroll saw, then each individual piece is shaped using carving tools and sandpaper to create depth. Once all the pieces are cut, shaped, and sanded they are glued up on a backer board to create the picture.

Sawdust Therapy II (Intermed Woodworking)

Part 1: Thursday, July 11, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Thursday, July 18, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Thursday, August 1, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Thursday, August 8, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Thursday, August 15, 6 PM - 9 PM

Join our knowledgeable instructor Steve as he helps you move your woodworking skills up to the next level. In this class students will make a classic Arts and Crafts End Table in the Greene and Greene style. During the class students will learn how to estimate and purchase wood for the table. Once the wood has been procured the class moves on to preparing the lumber, layout and cutting of the various joints, edge shaping, Glue-up/assembly, and more. The result: a solidly made, beautiful heirloom end table that will last forever!

Computer Aided Design for Woodworking

Part 1: Saturday, July 13, 9 AM - 6 PM

Part 2: Sunday, July 14, 9 AM - 6 PM

Want an easy way to verify everything fits before making the first cut? Need to create shop fixtures and accurate jigs? How does a helping hand in the shop sound (one who never complains)? If any of this sounds good, then you have found the perfect class. We begin by addressing the question of “what is CAD?”. Then we look at where CAD fits into the woodworking scheme of things, and what it can do for us. We examine how CAD supports manual builds in the shop, how it drives 3D printing and how it provides designs for CNC machining. Then through a guided tour, demonstrations and hands-on exercises, you learn to use an intuitive 3D CAD program – installed on your own PC. CAD will add an entirely new dimension to your woodworking toolbox. Don’t wait! Get started with this fantastic new tool today.

Oaxacan Wood Carving

Part 1: Friday, July 19, 10 AM - 4 PM

Part 2: Friday, July 26, 10 AM - 4 PM

Anyone who has been to Mexico has seen these wildly painted carved animal figurines. In this introductory carving class Saman will teach the student how to carve and paint them for themselves. During the class, Saman will discuss and demonstrate tool use, as well as sharpening and honing techniques to keep your tool edges razor sharp. Once the carving is complete the real fun begins as your imagination is free to paint the figures as brightly and wildly as you like. Saman also happens to be and excellent painter and will show the students various ways to really make their creations unique.

Date Night!

Friday, July 19, 6 PM - 9 PM

Are you look for a unique and fun experience to have for a date night? Then bring your significant other to our "Date Night" and learn to turn on a lathe! One of you will go home with a fabulous new ice cream scoop with a "turned" handle by you; and your BFF will create and take home a pizza cutter that he/she has turned a handle for - the perfect combination for use on your subsequent date nights! So fun!

Basic Cabinet Class

Saturday, July 20, 9 AM - 5 PM

We, as a class, will build an Upper Cabinet with adjustable shelves, edge banding, face frame and a flat panel door. We will discuss the theory behind installation, drawer construction, toe kick construction. Cabinet making has been a large part of my career for over a decade. You have access to all my knowledge and expertise; so bring your questions and get ready to level up your building skills.

Pyrography/Wood Burning 101

Wednesday, July 24, 6 PM - 10 PM

This is a class for anyone who has ever wanted to add designs or decorations to "jazz-up" their woodworking projects. Specifically, those who have a woodburning tool in their shop or craft room that they haven't quite figured out how to use yet. Saman will show you the basic burning tips needed for any machine. Then he'll show you his way of using each of them to achieve any simple design that you might want to create. Bring your woodburning tools and let Saman show you how to put them to work for you.

Spoon Carving

Saturday, July 27, 10 AM - 6 PM

In this class, students will learn the basics of carving a basic kitchen spoon, one of the most comprehensive and practical carving exercises available. You will learn about wood selection, carving characteristics, preparing blanks, basic carving techniques, and a traditional oil finish which may be applied not only to carving spoons, but to most any kind of carving.

Shaker Hall Table

Part 1: Friday, August 2, 9:30 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Saturday, August 3, 9:30 AM - 5 PM

Part 3: Sunday, August 4, 9:30 AM - 5 PM

This 3-day class utilizes a combination of hand tools and power tools in the construction of a classic Shaker Hall Table. The table measures 14" x 30", by 32" high. The class is intended for the beginner/intermediate woodworker who is interested in furniture making. With the instructor’s guidance each student will process rough lumber to a finished table. Various skills and techniques will be used in the construction of the table, including building and fitting a dovetail drawer, creating tapered legs, beaded aprons, mortise and tenon joinery and grain matching are a few the student learn while making the Shaker Hall Table. Time permitting finishing will be discussed. Class size is limited.

Beginning Relief Carving

Part 1: Wednesday, August 7, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Wednesday, August 14, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Wednesday, August 21, 6 PM - 9 PM

Relief carving is the method used to raise a carved design on wood so that it stands above the background. Our instructor Saman will guide each student though a series of project-based exercises designed to build the student's confidence. Carving chisels come in a myriad of shapes and sizes and learning the proper way to sharpen and hone the basic chisel shapes will be emphasized. This hands-on course will give you the fundamentals you need to move on to Three-Dimensional Carving and Carving for Furniture.

Sawdust Therapy I (Beginning Woodworking)

Part 1: Monday, August 12, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Monday, August 19, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Monday, August 26, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Monday, September 9, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Monday, September 16, 6 PM - 9 PM

Learn the basics of using power tools for woodworking. You'll learn about the router, drill press, dovetail jigs, jointer, planer, band saw, and more as you create a tool box/garden tote/candle box.

Date Night!

Friday, August 23, 6 PM - 9 PM

Are you look for a unique and fun experience to have for a date night? Then bring your significant other to our "Date Night" and learn to turn on a lathe! One of you will go home with a fabulous new ice cream scoop with a "turned" handle by you; and your BFF will create and take home a pizza cutter that he/she has turned a handle for - the perfect combination for use on your subsequent date nights! So fun!

Ladies Only Cutting Board

Saturday, August 24, 10 AM - 4 PM

In this ladies only class you will make a beautiful cutting board out of exotic wood! You will get lessons on the miter saw, table saw, planer, jointer, proper glue ups and much more. This Class is taught by Krista Hinzel. She is a professional carpenter in the Seattle area who has a passion for woodworking and empowering women!

Weekend Warrior

Saturday, August 24, 6 PM - 9 PM

In this class professional woodworker Stoane Loudenslager will show you how to create projects that impress! We will cover concepts, materials, tooling, and techniques that will allow you to finish projects in a weekend and still wow whoever receives the final product. This is a great class for beginners, veterans, hobbyists and makers alike. So come join us for 3 hours of inspiration, tips, and tricks in the woodshop!

Beginning Pen Turning

Sunday, August 25, 12 PM - 4 PM

Interested in wood turning, but don't know where to start? Why not start with a beginning class in pen turning? Pen turning is a fun and easy way to get your feet wet in the wood turning world. Students will be guided through the steps required to turn and finish a pen. The instructor will demonstrate the various tools required to make a pen and the types of finishes to apply to your finished piece. At the end of the class, each student will go home with their own finished pen.

Hand Tool Basics, 3 Joints With 9 Tools

Part 1: Thursday, August 29, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Thursday, September 5, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Thursday, September 12, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Thursday, September 19, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 5: Thursday, October 3, 6 PM - 9 PM

Hand tools can take over where your power tools leave off. They'll help you smooth your boards for a top shelf finish, fine tune the fit of your joinery, and create beautiful wood furniture. So get started right.......or get back on track where you left off years ago. In this class you'll learn how to use the 9 basic hand tools: chisel, hand plane, dovetail saw, combination square, marking knife, sliding bevel, router, plane, and hammer. Then learn how to put them to work making the 3 traditional joints used in fine woodworking: the dado, the mortise and tenon, and the dovetail.

Intermediate Relief Carving

Part 1: Saturday, August 31, 10 AM - 5 PM

Part 2: Sunday, September 1, 10 AM - 5 PM

This class is intended for students who already have some relief carving experience and are ready to take their carving to the next level. This is a relief carving class in which the student will carve a pair of life like ducks in flight. In the class the student will be shown how to give a relief carving a sense of depth, making the subject appear to be 3 dimensional. The correct tools, methods of sharpening and finishing will also be discussed. Stop by the store to see a finished example of the project. You can also email use at: woodcraft307@woodcfraftseattle.com to request a picture.