Tag: woodworking

Build your skills and furnish your home with a clean-lined beverage cart. Guided by talented furniture maker and instructor Phil Morley, this class covers: Case piece construction Building tambour doors Hardware installation

Learn to paint with wood and create something beautiful. Guided by renowned furniture maker and instructor Frank Strazza, this class covers: Sawing veneer Creating inlay work Making lettering, flowers, and other decorative elements Using hot sand to make dimensional work

Practice accurate joinery and create a beautiful tea chest with a Kumiko lid. Guided by renowned furniture maker and instructor Mike Pekovich, this class covers: Kumiko patterns Sliding lids Dovetails and Mitre joints Handtool work Hinge setting

Break free from the dominance of 90 degrees and become comfortable with angled joinery. Guided by renowned furniture maker and instructor Laura Mays, this class covers: Laying out and marking joints Handsawing joinery Precision fitting Wood choices Developing playful ideas

Explore introductory carving techniques and learn to make beautiful leaves, beads and feathers. Guided by renowned furniture maker and instructor Michael Cullen, this class covers: Carving tool overview The best techniques for the 12/6 veiner and 9/3 gouge Layering one carving behind another Creating surface texture and patterns Making small carving motifs  

An excellent opportunity to step into a more exploratory world filled with color and texture to add meaning and voice to your craft.  Guided by renowned furniture maker and artist, Michael Cullen, this class covers: Hanging systems Creating bases Unusual joinery techniques Shaping forms and creating curves with hand and power tools Using colour and […]

Expand your craft and discover the diverse capabilities of fixed and plunge routers. A two-day class where you’ll learn fundamental router techniques, including: Safely using and maintaining a router Cutting different joints dadoes rabbets lap joints mortise and tenons

Learn to cut accurate joinery and build a beautiful wall cabinet. Guided by renowned furniture maker and instructor Mike Pekovich, this class covers: Kumiko lattice work Frame and panel doors Dovetail drawers Hanging doors Through-tenons

Learn new woodworking techniques and create a dulcimer guitar. Guided by furniture maker and musician Beth Ireland, this class covers: Safely using hand and power tools Cutting and inlaying frets Laying out scale lengths Stringing process Adding colour