Woodcraft of Woburn

Fundamentals of Drawer Building

Part 1: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

One of the most challenging aspects for the beginner or intermediate woodworker is building properly fitting drawers. In this class you will learn how to layout, cut drawer parts, and dovetail them together. You will also learn how to properly fit your drawer to an opening while allowing for seasonal movement.

Woodworking I

Part 1: Monday, December 29, 2025, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 2: Monday, January 5, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 3: Monday, January 12, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Part 4: Monday, January 19, 2026, 6 PM - 9 PM

Get started woodworking with this beginner level class. Students will learn to safely use essential woodworking machines such as the jointer, planer, table saw and band saw. Also covered in this class are basic but critical points including understanding how to purchase materials at a lumber yard and calculating board footage. Students will build a wall-hung cabinet that will satisfy many storage needs, constructed from quality hardwood. This class will prepare you for the Woodworking II and Joinery classes.

Fundamental Techniques In Bowl Turning

Part 1: Saturday, January 3, 2026, 9 AM - 3 PM

Part 2: Sunday, January 4, 2026, 9 AM - 3 PM

A shallow (2") functional bowl from a plank of cherry is the perfect introduction to the fun of bowl turning. Students will be trained in fundamental gouge and scraper cutting techniques and developing an eye for making the shape desired. Using these techniques, turners cut wood efficiently and leave a smooth accurate surface on their work. We learn how to use the bevel gracefully to guide the knife edge along a smooth curve and why this technique allows such smooth tool control. Any surface imperfections are smoothed with a scraper. We sand to perfection and add a quick oil finish to bring out the luster of your work. We will mount a round section of a plank on a faceplate and turn the outside profile of the bowl and provide a spigot or recess on the bottom. Using a scroll chuck, we remount the blank on the spigot or in the recess and turn the rim and inside of the bowl. Lastly, we grip the bowl by the rim in a jam chuck and finish the foot. This fundamental technique can be used to turn bowls of many sizes and shapes.