Our Courses

Wood Finishing

Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
October 14, 2023
Instructor: Gary Wood
Level: all
$170 + $20 materials
max students = 10

Excellent wood finishing results can be obtained using just a few tools and materials. You'll learn the basic steps to get a fine finish, using varnish, shellac and oil on practice boards. You'll also learn which brush or pad to use, and how to add color with stains, glazes and waxes. This is a one day intensive course with time for discussion.

Cutting Boards for Christmas!

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
November 4, 2023
Instructor: Alan Mitchell
Level: all
$160 + $20 materials
max students = 10
Sorry, Class full.

The perfect time to spend a day in the shop and crank out some useful Christmas gifts for your loved ones. You may choose from several designs to make some small slicing boards and also a 'glued-up' lamination with personalized design stripes of different woods.

Shaker Dining Room Tray with Hand-cut Dovetails

Saturday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
November 18, 2023

Instructor:
Level: all
$170 + $30 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

Learn how to lay out and cut dovetails as you make a Shaker-style dining room tray. Steve has helped hundreds of students cut their first dovetails and complete a project that they can display with pride. Even if you have some dovetail experience, this is a great chance to perfect your technique under the tutelage of a master craftsman.

Charcuterie Board

Saturday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
December 16, 2023 - December 16, 2023
Instructor: Alan Mitchell
Level: all
$90 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

Make a beautiful, live edge, charcuterie board, just in time for Christmas. We will be using some native cherry boards, each with it's own unique character and beauty! This will make a wonderful heirloom gift, or wow your friends and family with your new addition to your own kitchen. We are advertising this class to run from 12-3pm, but you will probably be done sooner.

Pen Turning

Saturday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
December 16, 2023
Instructor: Alan Mitchell
Level: all
$70 materials
max students = 9
Sorry, Class full.

By turning a pen out of your favorite wood you can create a beautiful and personal holiday gift. Turning pens is easy and incredibly fun, and once you've tried it, you'll always think twice before throwing out your wood scraps! The class price includes complete kits for one pen; extra kits will be available for you to purchase.

Woodworking - All Levels

Tuesday 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
January 2, 2024 - March 5, 2024
Instructor: Scott Goodell
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our forty+ years of experience. Limited to 8 students.

Woodworking - All Levels - Afternoons

Tuesday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
January 2, 2024 - March 5, 2024
Instructor: Roger Myers
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 9
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our forty+ years of experience. Limited to 8 students.

Woodworking - All Levels

Wednesday 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
January 3, 2024 - March 6, 2024
Instructor: Brian Miskinis
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 9
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our twenty+ years of experience. Limited to 9 students.

Woodworking - All Levels - Afternoons

Wednesday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
January 3, 2024 - March 6, 2024
Instructor: Gabriele Tise
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 9
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our forty+ years of experience. Limited to 8 students.

Basic Woodworking 101 January

Thursday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
January 4, 2024 - March 7, 2024
two spots left
Instructor: Robert J Lacivita
Level: beginner+
$425 + $25 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

Learn the basics of woodworking from a master craftsman. Bob will teach you about selecting and buying lumber, project design, joinery, lay out methods and tools, hand tools, sharpening, machine use and safety, and a whole lot more. Instruction will be a combination of lessons and hands-on activities to reinforce the skills you are shown. This class is an excellent way for someone to get started in the world of woodworking. You will learn many ' tricks of the trade’ and skills that will help you for future projects. Class will meet once a week, Thursdays, from 1-4 in the afternoon, for a total of ten weeks.

Basic Woodworking 201

Thursday 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
January 4, 2024 - March 7, 2024
Instructor: Robert J Lacivita
Level: beginner+
$425 + $80 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

This class is for the more advanced beginner, or students who have taken Bob's Basic Woodworking 101 class. We will build on the woodworking knowledge you have already acquired, discover new techniques, processes and skills by building a cabinet with a fitted door and drawer. If time allows, we may progress to building a table with slab legs dovetailed to the top, and a stretcher mortised into the legs. You will meet every Thursday morning, from 8:30-11:30 for ten weeks. Material fee will include the cabinet. Additional projects will cost extra.

Wood Turning for Beginners

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
January 6, 2024
Instructor: Alan Mitchell
Level: beginner
$170 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

This one-day seminar provides hands-on instruction in basic spindle turning. You'll learn the fundamentals of tool selection, sharpening, and turning between centers. Do you own your own lathe tools? Bring them to class, and take them home properly sharpened! Projects include a bud vase and a pen!

Woodworking - All Levels

Monday 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
January 8, 2024 - March 11, 2024
Instructor: Gabriele Tise
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our twenty+ years of experience. Limited to 8 students

Woodworking - All Levels - Afternoons

Monday 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
January 8, 2024 - March 11, 2024
Instructor: Roger Myers
Level: all
$425 + materials
max students = 9
Sorry, Class full.

A ten week course for all skill levels. Here's your chance to make that project you didn't dare tackle before. Learn the tricks of the trade from our twenty+ years of experience. Limited to 8 students.

Router Class

Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
January 13, 2024

Instructor: Roger Myers
Level: beginner
$70 materials

Roger will help you learn to get the most out of your router. You will learn how to select a router, do partial and full edge shaping, decorative and plain edging, dado and rabbet cuts, picture frame moldings, dovetails, etc. He will also discuss jigs, guides and templates.

Bowl Turning January

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
January 20, 2024
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: beginner+
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

This class will cover the fundamentals of bowl turning, including tool selection and sharpening, mounting methods, turning procedures, and finishes. You will also be introduced to "green" bowl turning. Everyone turns a bowl!

Hands-on Router Class

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
January 27, 2024
Prerequisite: Router Workshop
Instructor: Brian Miskinis
Level: beginner+
$170 materials
max students = 10

Bring your own router or use one of ours. This class is designed to help you get familiar with a router's parts, setup and use. We'll do a number of exercises and projects, and you will learn edge routing, inside and outside profiling, various methods of holding your workpiece and how to use a router table. Space is limited!

Wood Turning

Thursday 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
February 1, 2024 - March 21, 2024
Thursday evenings
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: beginner+
$400 materials
max students = 8

An introductory class for beginning and intermediate wood turners. Matt will spend time on both spindle turning and bowl turning. He will cover tool selection, sharpening, tool use and control, mounting methods, and finishing techniques. You will work on a variety of projects, and we will provide practice materials.

Basic Woodworking weekend June

Sunday Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
February 3, 2024 - February 4, 2024
Instructor: Gabriele Tise
Level: beginner+
$340 + $15 materials
max students = 10

An intensive 2-day course designed to give you the foundation you need to build projects without the "oops" factor! This class will concentrate on material choice, layout, joinery, hand and power tools and more. Through instructor demonstrations and extensive hands-on student work, the mysteries of woodworking will be clarified.

Lidded Boxes

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
February 10, 2024
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: beginner+
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

Learn end grain hollowing as you make a round, keepsake box with a tight fitting lid. Matt will go over ways to hold the wood, tool selection and techniques, and of course safety. This is a new, challenging skill that will open up all sorts of different and exciting wood turning projects for you.

Table Saw Workshop

Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
February 17, 2024
Instructor: Roger Myers
Level: beginner
$75 materials

Demonstrations and discussions on how to select a table saw and operate it safely. Instruction will include basic cutting methods, making raised panels, joints and more. Also learn about jigs and fixtures you can build yourself.

Sharpening Clinic

Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
March 9, 2024
Instructor: Robert J Lacivita
Level: all
$70 materials
max students = 10

Learn different methods of sharpening edge tools, and take the mystery out of getting that "perfect edge." Bob will cover the difference between natural stones, oil stones, diamond stones, and water stones. He will also teach you how to select a grinder, and use it to create the bevel you need. Feel free to bring bench chisels, plane irons, marking knives, lathe turning tools, and more. Or, you can sharpen some of ours!

Wood Selection and Stock Preparation

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
March 9, 2024
Instructor: Roger Myers
Level: all
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 10

We get so many questions about how to buy lumber and properly prepare it for our projects, that we’ve designed this class for you! Roger will cover selecting and buying lumber, and how it is graded and sold. He will also explain the differences in the ways lumber is sawn (flat sawn, rift sawn, quarter sawn) and why it is important to understand. Learn how to develop your stock list before you visit the lumber yard, and how to lay out and choose the right boards for your project. Book matches, slip matches and grain orientation will all be discussed. From there, you will learn the milling operations to go from rough sawn to ready to use lumber. Including; rough ripping, and cross-cutting, jointer operation, planer operation, table saw and band saw. All of this through demonstrations and individual hands-on activities. Save the return trips to the lumber yard, and get it right the first time!

Bowl Turning March 2024

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
March 16, 2024
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: beginner+
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

This class will cover the fundamentals of bowl turning, including tool selection and sharpening, mounting methods, turning procedures, and finishes. You will also be introduced to "green" bowl turning. Everyone turns a bowl!

Bowl Turning March 23

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
March 23, 2024
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: beginner
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 8

This class will cover the fundamentals of bowl turning, including tool selection and sharpening, mounting methods, turning procedures, and finishes. You will also be introduced to "green" bowl turning. Everyone turns a bowl!

Furniture Refinishing and Restoration

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
April 6, 2024
Instructor: Gary Wood
Level: all
$170 + $20 materials
max students = 10

Caring for antiques and fine furniture requires special attention to the finish. You'll learn about historical materials and techniques, and how to recreate traditional finishes using today's shellac, varnish, wax and natural pigments. New, safer finish removers make refinishing more enjoyable, but we'll also show you how to revive finishes without stripping. Feel free to bring a small item to touch up, or a problem photo for class discussion. Practice materials will be provided. Ten students maximum.

Bowl Turning April

Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
April 20, 2024
Instructor: Matt Newton
Level: all
$170 + $10 materials
max students = 8
Sorry, Class full.

This class will cover the fundamentals of bowl turning, including tool selection and sharpening, mounting methods, turning procedures, and finishes. You will also be introduced to "green" bowl turning. Everyone turns a bowl!