Turning a candle holder is a perfect spindle turning exercise. This class is great for beginners but all skill levels can benefit from Tyler's spindle turning instruction. Students will be able to take home a beautiful candle holder and leave this class with more spindle turning expertise!
Learn the basics of spoon carving using a few essential tools. There will be a detailed demonstration of carving a spoon with axe and knife from a log, with insights into techniques, tools, and materials. Each student will practice various knife grips and then carve their own spoon from a sawn blank with step-by-step directions. Decent hand dexterity is a must. $20 material fee (cash/check) payable to instructor at start of course.
Join Bruce for another brilliant turning demonstration. Spend an evening hearing Bruce's method for sharpening and using a skew chisel. To show his methods there will be a live turning of wands (one for every student!).
Learn about staked joinery while I guide you through the process of making a short stool from board to finished piece. Two full days of intense, but fulfilling work. Each student will craft their own stool from a single board. The joinery is focused on round tenons made by hand using hand planes. Estimated material fee of $75 payable to instructor at course start.
Join Tony Evans for an evening of epoxy fun. During this course he'll walk you through his steps in making a successful epoxy blank using wood and you guessed it, epoxy. A material fee of $5 payable to the instructor will be collected at the start of the class.
Learn how to set up, sharpen, and fine tune your hand plane to start taking those fluffy shavings we love so much. Note: A $5 materials fee (cash or check) will be collected by the instructor at the beginning of class.
Through his own tried and true methods, Hunter Menken will guide you through his process for achieving a buttery smooth finish. Be prepared for shavings, dust, and fun!
Learn how to segment turn from one of the best. Dale will be sharing with you his process for making his beautiful vessels. You'll learn how to design, cut, and assemble the pieces for your segmented turning. You’ll also get tips on finishing to boot!
Join Hunter for an evening of bending fun. During the evening he'll walk through his tips on what makes a bend successful and how to get the results you want!
Learn how Hunter Menken sharpens and maintains his Western-style handsaws. As a trained saw maker he'll distill the dos and don'ts of accurate sharpening as well as describing his techniques for properly using a handsaw.
In this class Dale Tayloe will describe the tools, methods, and process he uses to make a traditional split bamboo fly rod. He'll discuss how to find quality materials to make a quality rod.
In this highly focused class Hunter Menken will walk you through how he sharpens his tools. His primary focus will be chisels and plane blades, but if time allows he'll also talk about sharpening various other tools in and out of the shop!
Heard about shellac and want to try it out? Hunter Menken will walk you through how he achieves a beautiful, durable finish. The class will cover how he preps a surface for finish and take you through the mixing and application of shellac as well. $5 material fee payable to instructor at start of class.
Cutting dovetails by hand is a foundational skill sought by fine woodworkers the world over. In this joinery intensive Hunter Menken will take you through his tips on cutting a successful joint by hand. Note: A $10 materials fee (cash or check) will be collected by the instructor at the beginning of class.