Woodcraft of Manchester
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249 Spencer Street
MANCHESTER,CT 06040
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| sunday | 10-4 Open to the public |
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| monday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
| tuesday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
| wednesday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
| thursday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
| friday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
| saturday | 9-6pm Open to the public |
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Woodworking II: Shaker Hall Table with Tim Spratlin
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Part 2: Wednesday, November 2, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, November 9, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, November 16, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 5: Wednesday, November 23, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 6: Wednesday, November 30, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 7: Wednesday, December 7, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 8: Wednesday, December 14, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 9: Wednesday, December 21, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Prerequisite: Woodworking I
Class Size: 8
Description: An eight-session class that is a continuation of Woodworking I. This class utilizes a combination of hand tools and power tools in the construction of a valuable piece of furniture. Techniques you learn in the previous class are put to extensive use as you are introduced to more advanced techniques and skills. Mortise-and-tenon joints, grain matching, and using handplanes are a few of the new skills you will learn while making a cherry hall table. Class size is limited, Woodworking I is a prerequisite.
Tuition: $495.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials ($225)
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Beginning Woodturning with Rick Angus
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Part 2: Monday, March 7, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Monday, March 14, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Monday, March 21, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 5: Monday, March 28, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 6: Monday, April 4, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This six evening class is designed for the beginning (or frustrated) woodturner and features extensive hands-on practice each night. Woodturning is a skill that requires some basic instruction and lots of practice. Students are turning on their own lathe most of each night of the class. Class starts with basic spindle work and includes a few simple projects like a mallet and spinning tops. We then move on to face plate turning, which includes some cherry and mahogany bowls and plates. Along the way we spend time learning about tool sharpening and general information about lathes, tools, chucks and various jigs used in woodturning. This is a great way to safely get into woodturning and gives you a good foundation for other more advanced turning classes and projects.
Tuition: $345.00
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Turning Plates & Platters with Rick Angus
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Part 2: Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, March 16, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Part 5: Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Part 6: Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Class Size: 8
Description: Wooden plates and platters are great projects to expand your bowl-making skills and are a great way to use up offcuts from other projects that are not using thick stock. The design opportunities for plates focuses on creating an attractive rim that looks elegant yet holds food on the plate and allows an easy grip for removing the plate from a table with one hand. As thin as they are, we will analyze how the shallow “bowl” portion in the center accommodates the relationship between the rim (that you see mostly from the top) and a wide foot (seen mostly from the bottom). The key to this analysis is the side view and we use some examples of plates cut through the middle to expose the profile of the plate. Students review all bowl-making techniques using deep gouges and scrapers within this thin-bowl design constraint. The class focuses on designing and creating details on the rim and foot of the plate—and having a good time, of course! Sign up today– space is limited
Tuition: $345.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Introduction To Cabinet Making with Tim Spratlin
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Part 2: Wednesday, March 23, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, March 30, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, April 6, 6 PM - 9:30:09 PM
Part 5: Wednesday, April 13, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This class concentrates on the techniques used in cabinet making rather than those used in furniture making. Tim Spratlin is a professional cabinetmaker who brings with him years of labor saving tricks and techniques which students will find invaluable when completing their own projects at home. A medium sized painted plywood bookshelf is the project for this class and features techniques such as cutting plywood panels to size, using solid wood edging, making and applying a molding, making a mitered base, using a Kreg jig and working with a router. The design of the bookcase features a plinth base, adjustable shelves and decorative moldings. This class is designed for beginner and intermediate woodworkers who are interested in learning techniques they can use in numerous home improvement projects. The bookcase utilizes common portable power tools that most homeowners would have or might be considering purchasing. This class will provide you with the foundation skills needed for more advanced projects such as kitchen cabinets, storage cabinets, entertainment centers, counter tops and more. Sign up today. Space is limited.
Tuition: $365.00
Tuition Notes: Plus Materials
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Woodworking II: Shaker Hall Table with Tim Spratlin
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Part 2: Monday, April 4, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Monday, April 11, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Monday, April 18, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 5: Monday, April 25, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 6: Monday, May 2, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 7: Monday, May 16, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 8: Monday, May 23, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Prerequisite: Woodworking I
Class Size: 8
Description: An eight-session class that is a continuation of Woodworking I. This class utilizes a combination of hand tools and power tools in the construction of a valuable piece of furniture. Techniques you learn in the previous class are put to extensive use as you are introduced to more advanced techniques and skills. Mortise-and-tenon joints, grain matching, and using handplanes are a few of the new skills you will learn while making a cherry hall table. Class size is limited, Woodworking I is a prerequisite.
Tuition: $495.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials ($225)
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Introduction To Cabinet Making with Tim Spratlin
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Part 2: Sunday, April 10, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This class concentrates on the techniques used in cabinet making rather than those used in furniture making. Tim Spratlin is a professional cabinetmaker who brings with him years of labor saving tricks and techniques which students will find invaluable when completing their own projects at home. A medium sized painted plywood bookshelf is the project for this class and features techniques such as cutting plywood panels to size, using solid wood edging, making and applying a molding, making a mitered base, using a Kreg jig and working with a router. The design of the bookcase features a plinth base, adjustable shelves and decorative moldings. This class is designed for beginner and intermediate woodworkers who are interested in learning techniques they can use in numerous home improvement projects. The bookcase utilizes common portable power tools that most homeowners would have or might be considering purchasing. This class will provide you with the foundation skills needed for more advanced projects such as kitchen cabinets, storage cabinets, entertainment centers, counter tops and more. Sign up today. Space is limited.
Tuition: $365.00
Tuition Notes: Plus Materials
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STRICTLY BOWLS - A Woodturning Class with Rick Angus
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Part 2: Wednesday, April 20, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Monday, April 25, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, April 27, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 5: Monday, May 2, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 6: Wednesday, May 4, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Class Size: 0-9
Description: Many students have asked for a class that offers the opportunity to turn bowls and only bowls. Students will have the opportunity to turn a shallow bowl, a deeper bowl, and time permitting- a third bowl or a plate (think very shallow bowl…). Participants will learn to make jigs and fixtures that will be useful in finishing the bottom of any bowl. We will get into the use of a four jaw chuck as well as alternative ways to hold the work on the lathe without using a commercially made chuck. Sharp tools are essential so we will be spending time at the grinder learning about sharpening bowl gouges and scrapers. Techniques for sanding and finishing bowls will also be covered. This is a great class whether you have turned a number of bowls already or have never even thought of turning a bowl. Sign up today. Space is limited to 9!
Tuition: $345.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Learn to Turn Natural-Edge (Bark-Rim) Bowls with Rick Angus
Intermediate
Part 2: Wednesday, April 20, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Thursday, April 21, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 8
Description: Turning natural edge bowls from wet local hardwoods can be great fun– and the material is free (if you own a chain saw and have access to recently cut down trees….!) In this weekend class students will receive a refresher in the fundamental gouge and scraper cutting techniques, learn how to visualize the “bowl inside the wood”, mount and turn the sections of fresh logs between centers to form the outside of the bowl before re-mounting the blank in a chuck to form the inside of the bowl– all the while taking care to maintain the fragile bark edge on the rim of the bowl. We focus on developing an eye for making a pleasing shape while incorporating the bark of the tree as the rim of the bowl. We touch-up your graceful bevel-guided cutting technique thus helping you to form the smooth curves of the bowl. This bowl requires a steady hand as cutting the rim is interrupted--you cut a bit of the high part of the rim then skip to the high part of the other side. We focus on careful aim to get a graceful curve through this interrupted cut. We shape the outside of the bowl, remount the blank in a chuck and cut the inside. At home, the bowls will dry and can easily be sanded with a round sanding pad in a drill. This class does require some prior experience with woodturning. Sign up today– class size is limited to 8.
Tuition: $425.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials ($35)
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All-in-one Dovetail Station with Mike Pekovich
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Part 2: Sunday, April 24, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-12
Description: Come for the weekend and build a small version of what is affectionately known as a "bat house" at CVSW (where did that name come from?). If you have cut dovetails at the school you've probably used one to rout the waste between the pins on the dovetails. While that task alone makes it worthwhile to make a dovetail station, it can also handle just about every other work-holding dovetail task you can think of. From holding the stock upright for sawing to securely holding the stock for chopping, this fixture will help make the job easier. If you're lacking a work bench you can just clamp it to a table and you're ready to go. From marking and sawing, to routing and chopping, the dovetail station has you covered. We'll spend the first day making it and the second day learning how to put it to use to cut dovetails better than any you have ever thought you could do. Sign up today. Space is limited.
Tuition: $365.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Saw Sharpening 101 With Matt Cianci with Matt Cianci
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Class Size: 0-9
Description: This class is an introduction for woodworkers interested in learning how to sharpen their own handsaws and backsaws. The curriculum will cover jointing, filing teeth to uniform size and gullet depth, setting, and final sharpening. Topics discussed in depth will include the geometric and functional distinction between rip and crosscut teeth and how fleam and rake are combined to maximize the function of cutting along or across wood fibers. Proper file selection, filing technique, and saw vise requirements will also be discussed. No prior knowledge of saw sharpening is required. The class will be hands on with each student learning to sharpen a rip and crosscut saw. Studnets are encouraged to bring one or two saws only. These saws must be in decent shape. This is a sharpening class- not a saw rehab class! Matt Cianci is a professional saw doctor. His website and blog are at http://thesawwright.com Sign up today- This is always a fun class!
Tuition: $145.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials ($20 paid to instructor)
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Making Raised Panel Doors with Tim Spratlin
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Class Size: 0-10
Description: The raised panel door is a basic part of most furniture carcase construction, but is also used extensively in cabinet making. Tim will guide students through the finer points of making raised panel doors. Proper sizing of the door to fit into an opening along with sizing the floating panel to allow for seasonal expansion and contraction are essential parts of the class. Students will use the router table and a set of cope & stick bits to make the stiles and rails. Students will use vertical and horizontal raised-panel bits to form the panel. Each student will make a door they can then use as a model in their own workshops.
Tuition: $145.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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One Day Woodturning with Rick Angus
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Class Size: 0-8
Description: Have you been intrigued with the idea of learning to turn a bowl but are not ready to commit to a 6 week class?. This one day class will get you hooked on turning– Guaranteed! Students will learn some of the basics of woodturning and will come away with a finished shallow cherry bowl and the new found knowledge to turn more. Who knows– you might even jump in head first and find a whole new passion!!Sharp tools are essential so we will be spending a little time at the grinder learning about sharpening bowl gouges and scrapers. Techniques for sanding and finishing bowls will also be covered. This is a great class –even if you have turned a number of bowls already or have never even thought of turning a bowl. Sign up today. Space is limited to the number of lathes we have (8)!
Tuition: $145.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Classical Chinese Furniture– The Roots of Western Furniture with Andrew Hunter
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Class Size: 0-12
Description: The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was a bright point in China's long history, where arts and culture reached a pinnacle of taste and style. The furniture that came out of this era is some of the finest the world has ever known. Yet, to many, in the West traditional Chinese furniture is relatively unknown. Graceful designs, superlative material and fine craftsmanship are defining elements of this style. Professional Furniture maker and educator Andrew Hunter will spend the day discussing the history of furniture making in China with an emphasis on what made Ming style or Classical Chinese furniture so special. This lecture-based class will begin with an introduction to furniture making in China and the history that led to it's refinement. We will also investigate the influence classical Chinese furniture has had on modern furniture designs from Queen Anne to Mid-century modern. And of course, we will examine the intricate joinery that held it together for all these years! So join us for this unique opportunity to learn something new.
Tuition: $145.00
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SketchUp Success For Woodworkers with David Heim
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Class Size: 0-10
Description: This class is for people who are serious about woodworking and want to learn how to use the SketchUp 3D design program to save time and money in the shop. With SketchUp, you preview the actual construction of a piece and generate absolutely accurate plans, patterns, and templates. The class is built around four rules for success for using the program to its best advantage. You bring a Windows or Mac laptop loaded with the free version of SketchUp. We spend the morning on exercises that introduce the important SketchUp tools and get you accustomed to working in a 3D space on the computer. In the afternoon, you see how the rules for success work by designing a piece of furniture. You'll also learn how to create measured drawings and a cutlist. Go to www.sketchup.com/download/all to download the free version, called SketchUp Make 2017. Please don’t use a web-based version, called SketchUp Free.
Tuition: $145.00
Tuition Notes: Materials Included
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Build a Shaker Style Chimney Cupboard with Mike Pekovich
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Part 2: Tuesday, May 10, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, May 11, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, May 12, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, May 13, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, May 14, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: In this six-day class, we’ll explore the fundamentals of traditional furniture construction as we make a classic Shaker chimney cupboard. The design features a trio of drawers that separate the upper and lower doors, allowing the class to tackle both dovetailed drawer construction as well as making and hanging frame-and-panel doors. The case anatomy is a good example of how basic joinery techniques can be combined to create a sturdy, versatile way to build. Mike is a frequent instructor here at CVSW and is the editor and creative director for Fine Woodworking Magazine. His furniture-making techniques are a blend of effective machine use with skillful handtool techniques. This is a great project to learn some great furniture-making skills and have a great time in the process! Sign up today.
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Beginning Woodturning with Rick Angus
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Part 2: Wednesday, May 25, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, June 1, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, June 8, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 5: Wednesday, June 15, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Part 6: Wednesday, June 22, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This six evening class is designed for the beginning (or frustrated) woodturner and features extensive hands-on practice each night. Woodturning is a skill that requires some basic instruction and lots of practice. Students are turning on their own lathe most of each night of the class. Class starts with basic spindle work and includes a few simple projects like a mallet and spinning tops. We then move on to face plate turning, which includes some cherry and mahogany bowls and plates. Along the way we spend time learning about tool sharpening and general information about lathes, tools, chucks and various jigs used in woodturning. This is a great way to safely get into woodturning and gives you a good foundation for other more advanced turning classes and projects.
Tuition: $345.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Turn a Bowl from a Log with Rick Angus
Intermediate
Part 2: Sunday, May 22, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-9
Description: Turning "green" wood offers turners opportunities that don't exist when using kiln-dried lumber. You are not limited by stock lumber sizes or species. The wood is actually easier to turn and it is usually free!! BUT- there are some special techniques that must be used to prepare it for turning and to preserve the piece as it dries. We will be using the "Twice-Turned" technique wherein an oversized bowl is turned from green wood that requires a few months to dry before finishing. Students will be given a dried rough bowl, previously turned by the instructor and this piece will be turned to completion, dry and ready to finish. Come spend the weekend with Rick Angus and increase your woodturning experience. Students will turn a series of bowls during this exciting hands-on class. Some turning experience is required. Students are encouraged to bring in some examples of their previous work for discussion.
Tuition: $365.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Fundamentals Of Furniture-Making with Bob Van Dyke And Tim Spratlin
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Part 2: Tuesday, June 7, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, June 8, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, June 9, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, June 10, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, June 11, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This popular six-day intensive hands-on class is an opportunity to concentrate on the basics of woodworking and furniture making. Each student will make a Shaker style cherry hall table, which is a perfect vehicle to practice the machine and hand-tool techniques that we teach in the class. Subjects covered include basic shop safety, machine use (with particular emphasis on the tablesaw, jointer and planer), using handplanes, card scrapers, and chisels effectively to surface and hand-fit the mortise and tenon joints, handtool sharpening, making tapered legs and grain matching and gluing up a top. This is not an appropriate class for absolute beginners. Some experience is suggested. This class takes the place of Woodworking I & Woodworking II and provides a strong foundation for more advanced furniture projects.
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus Materials ($225.00)
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Build a Classic Wall Cabinet with Steve Latta
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Part 2: Monday, June 20, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Tuesday, June 21, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Wednesday, June 22, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Thursday, June 23, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Friday, June 24, 9 AM - 12 AM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: Join nationally known furniture maker and educator Steve Latta for a fast-paced intensive week long class learning a myriad of great furniture making techniques while making a great and useful project.This simple looking wall cabinet provides lessons in joinery and moldings, some common and some not so common, which are all applicable to other furniture styles. It has a dovetailed case, splined back, dovetail-and-dadoed center shelf, dovetailed drawers, (you can pick the number and configuration) and mortise-and-tenon doors. The doors can be either paneled or glass and meet in the center with a beaded lap. This cabinet has a broad range of functions but to me it works best as a display of smaller, more precious objects collected throughout the years.Here is an opportunity to learn a whole lot of joinery and construction techniques, all packed into a relatively small size project.Steve is one of the most skilled and pragmatic furniture makers working today. Sign up today- Space is limited
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Do a Fully Upholstered Side Chair with Mike Mascelli
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Part 2: Sunday, June 26, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This class has been specially created for students who want to learn the basics of upholstery while taking home a rewarding and challenging project. If you are new to upholstery or have taken some of Mike's classes before, you will get more out of this class than you thought possible. The class will present and build on skills including the installation of webbing and edge roll and the layering of upholstery foam and Dacron. In addition, students will utilize zig zag springs ("ziggers") to create a very comfortable seat, and then complete a fully hand sewn outside back using blind stitches for a finished professional look.Each class day will feature a short Powerpoint presentation highlighting aspects of the upholstery trade, and demonstrations of all the key skills, including springing, webbing, hand sewing, cutting and installing foam, and a one on one lesson with each student, in the proper techniques for measuring and cutting show cover material.Each student will be provided with a bare side chair frame (in cherry), and all the necessary materials to completely upholster it, other than the show cover. Students will be required to bring at least 2 yds (standard 54” material) of their own show cover material to complete the project. Email me at [email protected] if you have any specific questions about this. Leather show covers are NOT appropriate for this class. Students are encouraged to bring their own tools, but loaner tools will be available for all students who may need them.For those of you who have taken Mike’s beginning class, you know how complete, organized, knowledgeable, and passionate he is. You are guaranteed to learn more than you ever expected and have a great time in the process! Don’t wait- this class will fill up and it is strictly limited to 8 students.
Tuition: $365.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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The Joy Of Woodcarving - Spend A Week with Mary May
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Part 2: Tuesday, June 28, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, June 29, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, June 30, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, July 1, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: What better way to spend a week than to put a woodcarving gouge in your hand, create something beautiful- and have fun! Mary May, a well-known professional woodcarver and instructor from South Carolina, will walk you through the carving process using a variety of relief carving projects. This class will focus on carving for furniture– fans, shells and urns– and then will transition to a variety of drapery and linenfold, and finally– the week will finish up with a Philadelphia style Ball & Claw foot.This beginning carving class will cover a lot of information for those who want to carve decorative details in furniture. She will begin with the basics of how to use carving gouges, tool safety, grain direction, and tool sharpening. She will then walk you through the step-by-step process of carving.Throughout the week Mary will also demonstrate a variety of tricks and techniques on how to efficiently use the gouges, how to make difficult carving cuts, how to sharpen tools to a razor edge,This is a perfect class for both beginners and experienced carvers. Beginning carvers can learn the basics from Mary, while experienced carvers will have a whole week to pick Mary’s brain, clarify the questions they may have been struggling with over the years and practice the skills she will be showing you. This is a great opportunity to learn both the basics and the advanced techniques under the guidance of one of our country’s best carvers and instructors. Sign up today- This is a week that you will not want to miss!
Tuition: $895.00
Tuition Notes: Plus Materials ($28 plus tax)
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Build a Chippendale Style Connecticut Side Chair with Chuck Bender
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Part 2: Tuesday, July 12, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, July 13, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, July 14, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, July 15, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, July 16, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: Trapezoidal-seat chairs remain some of the most challenging woodworking projects because they employ so many different disciplines. Most Chippendale chairs involve tremendous carving skills in addition to profoundly-honed joinery skills. This side chair by 18th century Norwich cabinetmaker Felix Huntington is simple yet elegant and is an excellent choice for intermediate and advanced woodworkers alike. There is enough to challenge any woodworker without being overwhelming. It’s nearly perfect for a woodworker’s first chair. As a bonus, Chuck is offering an option to make a different style back splat. You may prefer the “interlaced” version rather than the “owl eyes;” it will involve a little more carving.We will begin the week with a trip to Hartford’s Wadsworth Athenaeum to study the original chair. From this you can get a good sense of the actual chair and what is involved in its construction. You’ll learn how to accurately measure an existing piece of furniture and how to transform that information into working drawings and patterns. The class then moves into constructing the back, carving the crest and other elements, and finishes with forming and fitting the angled joinery. Depending on the speed of the class you may get the majority of the work done in class but don’t expect to go home with a finished chair! Chuck Bender has been making high end period furniture for well over 40 years and is the 2021 Recipient of the Society of American Period Furniture makers Cartouche Award. He runs his own school, The Acanthus Workshop in Pennsylvania.
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Traditional Japanese Woodworking Techniques & Tools with Andrew Hunter
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Part 2: Tuesday, July 19, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, July 20, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, July 21, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, July 22, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: In this weeklong class, professional furniture maker Andrew Hunter will introduce students to the wonders of traditional Japanese woodworking. From tuning up a new plane to cutting an intricate scarf joint, participants will gain hands-on experience with skills that can be applied to any shop, whether you use Japanese tools or western style tools.We will begin with an in-depth examination of Japanese saws, planes, and chisels. Through demonstrations and exercises students will learn setting up, sharpening, and using each tool to its fullest capacity. If you are primarily experienced with western tools, don’t worry. The amount of information that is directly applicable to western style handtools and techniques is amazing!The materials fee for the class includes a brand new, high-quality 54mm Japanese plane. Andrew will work with students through each step of the process in setting up their new planes from out of the box to full working order. What seems like a simple tool, a blade and a block of wood, the Japanese plane (Kanna) is actually a very complex instrument with many subtle qualities. This makes the Kanna Andrew’s favorite tool! Watch out. He might even make you participate in a friendly planing contest with the rest of the class.We’ll finish the week by putting our tools to work laying out and cutting a kanawa-tsugi. This intricate scarf joint is a perfect exercise for getting started with Japanese joinery. Students will learn how to use centerlines and story sticks to make simple work of complex layouts and how to most efficiently use their hand tools to work to these lines.Students are encouraged to bring their own Japanese tools to class. Andrew will offer feedback and assistance on getting them tuned and set up to work more efficiently. If you don’t have your own collection of Japanese tools (yet), no worries, bring what you have. Andrew will also have a selection tools for students to try out. The basic set of tools suggested will be posted on the school website. Sign up today– This is a unique opportunity to learn some great skills!
Tuition: $845.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Build a Fan Back Windsor Chair with David Douyard
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Part 2: Tuesday, July 26, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, July 27, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, July 28, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, July 29, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, July 30, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: This six-day class takes you through the process of building a Windsor Fan Back chair from start to finish. It will cover every aspect of making a Windsor style chair, beginning with lumber selection, chairmaking tools, hand shaping parts, working with compound angles, all the way through final assembly. Plan on building this chair primarily with hand tools. Due to the logistics of the class all turned parts will be provided.High points of the class include: Thenuse hand tools: drawknife, spokeshave, reamer, adz, scorp, and scraper; steam-bending; layout and drilling compound angles ; use of tapered mortise and tenon joints; use of moisture content and grain orientation to make a long-lasting joint; assembly using hide glue.
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus materials
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Make A Craftsman Style Morris Chair with Bob Van Dyke
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Part 2: Tuesday, August 9, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, August 10, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, August 11, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, August 12, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, August 13, 9 AM - 5 PM
Prerequisite: Woodworking II Or Equivalent
Class Size: 0-12
Description: The Morris chair is the epitome of Craftsman style furniture and the design we have selected offers many of the typical design features of this well-known chair. Through mortise & tenon joints, a reclining back and angled arm rests are only a few of the highlights of this unique (and comfortable!) piece of furniture. This challenging project will be done in your choice of cherry or walnut and will definitely exercise all the woodworking skills you have learned up till now. Because of the complexity of this project it is probable that the project will not be entirely completed in the 6 days of class time– but rest assured, all machining and major processes will be complete and final sanding and possibly some glue ups should be all that will be left to finish the chair in your own shops. The upholstery work for the chair is not part of the class. We can recommend upholsterers who have done nice work in the past. Participants need to have some prior woodworking experience.
Tuition: $945.00
Tuition Notes: Plus Materials
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Build a White Oak Writing Desk with Mike Pekovich
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Part 2: Tuesday, August 16, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 3: Wednesday, August 17, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 4: Thursday, August 18, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 5: Friday, August 19, 9 AM - 5 PM
Part 6: Saturday, August 20, 9 AM - 5 PM
Class Size: 0-8
Description: Working from home seems to have caught on in the last year or so. Because of that, work space in many homes is at a premium. Just about any home can benefit from a nice little desk that can be tucked away when not in use and it complements just about any room style. This light and lively desk does away with the banks of drawers in a traditional desk and instead provides a wide open base highlighted by subtly tapered legs and through mortise-and-tenon construction. The desk is topped with a small box of drawers perfectly sized for pens and pencils, bills, chargers and thumb drives, as well as space for a nice set of stationery. You will learn some great furniture making techniques and spend a week doing what you love. Mike is the editor & creative director for Fine Woodworking Magazine and has recently published his second book, Foundations of Woodworking (Taunton Press). Join Mike = in this six-day class and come away with a nice addition to your home.
Tuition: $945.00
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