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A class built around the needs of our local area. You asked for it, and we made it! A one day course where we cover how to get started in woodworking! What different types, how to purchase wood, a brief description of hardwood species, what tools to use for your interests in woodworking, and most importantly safety. We dive into setup of machines and what hand tools to use in their place. Lastly we discuss the RIGHT steps to get each piece of wood properly dimensioned so each is square and you start with the best chance then of making a beautiful project.

A class built around the needs of our local area. You asked for it, and we made it! A one day course where we cover how to get started in woodworking! What different types, how to purchase wood, a brief description of hardwood species, what tools to use for your interests in woodworking, and most importantly safety. We dive into setup of machines and what hand tools to use in their place. Lastly we discuss the RIGHT steps to get each piece of wood properly dimensioned so each is square and you start with the best chance then of making a beautiful project.

A follow up to Intro 1 where we dive in deeper and go through the milling process, use different styles of joinery and get hands on with the tools to familiarize you with how to use them, how to stay safe for you and those around you. This is a class that will allow you to know what tools you feel best having and using to build the projects YOU want to build and know what NOT to buy. We’ll make a small box in this class utilizing different styles of joinery.

Learn to use hand tools properly to cut this joint used for literally centuries. We’ll show you how to do to layouts, what tools you’ll need, and the techniques to make your own dovetail joint. You’ll leave here with your own jointed boards, and the knowledge to now build almost any type of furniture using this joint.

De-mystify this joint that’s been used for centuries. Learn to saw properly, how to use hand tools to get those crisp edges we all drool over when we see them. We’ll discuss how to do layouts, which steps are most critically and give you some great little hints to make your joints strong first of all, then pretty. It’s a very fun, challenging and relaxing class. We’ve even got a list of what we consider are the bare essentials for hand joinery.

De-mystify this joint that’s been used for centuries. Learn to saw properly, how to use hand tools to get those crisp edges we all drool over when we see them. We’ll discuss how to do layouts, which steps are most critically and give you some great little hints to make your joints strong first of all, then pretty. It’s a very fun, challenging and relaxing class. We’ve even got a list of what we consider are the bare essentials for hand joinery.