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

OCTOBER

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.