Woodworking and Turning
We have great intro and safety classes such as building birdhouses, turning handles, learning how to work with hand tools, and the occasional parent and child class! After you’ve taken a beginner class, you can progress to an intermediate class like dovetails, mortise and tenon, bowl turning, and more!
*Please note that to take an intermediate class, you need to take a beginner class.
In order to take an advanced class, you need to take a beginner and intermediate class.
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WOODWORKING and Turning WORKSHOPS
august
Beginner Woodworking: Planter
taught by Tom Parmelee
Tis the season for gardening! Wouldn’t it be cool to show off your plants in a planter that you’ve made yourself? Participants will learn how to use the miter saw and adjoin cedar wood to make a structure for a plant approx. 14 x 14″.
Hand-Cut Dado Joinery
taught by Merreyman Custom Woodworking
Learn how to make one of the foundational joints of furniture making as we cover essential techniques, tool selection, and tips for creating strong, clean dado joints.
*You must have previously taken intro to hand tools or be able to demonstrate that you are familiar with hand tool woodworking.
Intermediate Woodturning: Mini Bowls
taught by Jim Prinkey
Grow the skills you learned in beginner woodturning in this intermediate class! Students will learn more difficult methods of turning to create beautiful mini bowls.
*You must have previously taken a beginner woodturning class or be able to demonstrate that you are familiar with woodturning.
SEPTEMBER
Woodworking 101
taught by Tom Parmelee
Learn the ins and outs of a modern woodworking shop: what tools do what and how to use them, safety precautions, and how to finish your project!
Beginner Woodturning: Handles
taught by Jim Prinkey
In this introductory class, students can choose to make a handle for a bottle opener, ice cream scoop, pizza cutter, or roasting fork. You’ll learn the safety and operation of a lathe and related tools, including direct hands-on work on blanks of wood before creating your own handle.
Cutting Boards
taught by Tom Parmelee
In this two-part class, participants will make their own cutting boards to use in their homes. Learn about different species of woods to use for food safe projects, how to join pieces of wood together, and different oils for sealing them.
Beginner Woodworking: Planter
taught by Tom Parmelee
Tis the season for gardening! Wouldn’t it be cool to show off your plants in a planter that you’ve made yourself? Participants will learn how to use the miter saw and adjoin cedar wood to make a structure for a plant approx. 14 x 14″.
OCTOBER
Intermediate Woodturning: Bowl
taught by Tom Parmelee
Grow the skills you learned in beginner woodturning in this intermediate class! Students will learn more difficult methods of turning to create beautiful bowls.
*You must have previously taken a beginner woodturning class or be able to demonstrate that you are familiar with woodturning.
Woodworking 101
taught by Tom Parmelee
Learn the ins and outs of a modern woodworking shop: what tools do what and how to use them, safety precautions, and how to finish your project!
Cutting Boards
taught by Tom Parmelee
In this two-part class, participants will make their own cutting boards to use in their homes. Learn about different species of woods to use for food safe projects, how to join pieces of wood together, and different oils for sealing them.
Beginner Woodturning: Bud Vase or Candleholder
taught by Jim Prinkey
Turn a bud vase or candleholder as a great gift or just a fun project! You will learn how to turn a beautiful piece of wood into a unique handmade object while learning the proper safety and operation of a lathe and related tools.
November
Intermediate Woodturning:
Lidded Box
taught by Jim Prinkey
Grow the skills you learned in beginner woodturning in this intermediate class! Students will learn more difficult methods of turning to create beautiful lidded boxes.
*You must have previously taken a beginner woodturning class or be able to demonstrate that you are familiar with woodturning.
Woodworking 101
taught by Tom Parmelee
Learn the ins and outs of a modern woodworking shop: what tools do what and how to use them, safety precautions, and how to finish your project!
Cutting Boards
taught by Tom Parmelee
In this two-part class, participants will make their own cutting boards to use in their homes. Learn about different species of woods to use for food safe projects, how to join pieces of wood together, and different oils for sealing them.
Advanced Woodturning:
Square Bowl
taught by Jim Prinkey
Use the skills you’ve learned in regular bowl turning but with a little more depth in using a lathe to create a beautiful square bowl.
*You must have previously taken beginner and intermediate woodturning classes or be able to demonstrate that you are familiar with woodturning.
DECEMBER
Woodworking 101
taught by Tom Parmelee
Learn the ins and outs of a modern woodworking shop: what tools do what and how to use them, safety precautions, and how to finish your project!
Cutting Boards
taught by Tom Parmelee
In this two-part class, participants will make their own cutting boards to use in their homes. Learn about different species of woods to use for food safe projects, how to join pieces of wood together, and different oils for sealing them.
January 2025
Woodworking 101
taught by Tom Parmelee
Learn the ins and outs of a modern woodworking shop: what tools do what and how to use them, safety precautions, and how to finish your project!
Cutting Boards
taught by Tom Parmelee
In this two-part class, participants will make their own cutting boards to use in their homes. Learn about different species of woods to use for food safe projects, how to join pieces of wood together, and different oils for sealing them.
Meet our woodworking and turning instructors
Jim Prinkey
Woodturning instructor
Joe Merrey
Woodworking instructor
Tom Parmelee
Woodworking instructor and barn manager