Woodworking Instruction

Class Schedule

Join our traditional hand-tool woodworking classes to enhance your skills and connect with fellow enthusiasts.

You can use the "Contact Us" form to request group instruction for your organization. We can accommodate groups of 4-8 students per session and provide all the necessary tools.

Please see the schedule and registration links below:

Please use the "Contact Us" page to request classes for your organization. We can create a custom course of instruction to meet your needs!

Calendar Year: 2025

January: N/A

February:

Dates: 2-8 February 2025

Location: Rockford, IL

Class: Joiner's Boot Camp with Semper Fi & America's Fund

Registration: https://thefund.org/milestones/the-apprenticeship-program-is-launched/

March:

Dates: 22-23 March 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: Wood Carving with Knives

Registration: https://planewellness.org/wood-carving/

Dates: 29 March 2025

Location: Breva Makerspace, San Antonio, TX

Class: Basic Carving with Knives

Registration: https://www.brevacreative.com/book-a-class

April:

Dates: 5 & 12 April 2025

Location: Old School Makerspace, San Antonio, TX

Class: Build a Roman Workbench

Registration: https://oldschoolmakerspace.breezechms.com/form/workbench

Dates: 25-27 April 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: How to Use Woodworking Tools

May: TBA

June:

Dates: TBA

Location: Jackson Hole, WY with Honoring Our Veterans

Class: Wood Carving

Registration: https://www.honorvets.org/activities/

July:

Dates: 25-27 July 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: Introduction to Hand-Tool Joinery

August:

Dates:29-31 August 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: Build a Roman Workbench

September:

Dates: TBA

Location: Jackson Hole, WY with Honoring Our Veterans

Class: Wood Carving

Registration: https://www.honorvets.org/activities/

October: TBA

November:

Dates: 1-2 November 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: Introduction to Period Carvings (Rosette, Lunettes, & Lozenges)

December:

Dates: 1-2 November 2025

Location: Online with Plane Wellness

Class: Make a Wooden 3-Jaw Chuck Bit Brace

Instructional Courses

Please use the "Contact Us" page to request classes for your organization. We can create a custom course of instruction to meet your needs!

Introductory Joinery Course

Build a Roman Workbench Course

Prerequisite Courses: Introductory Joinery Course

• Stock Preparation (Hewing, Sawing, & Planing)

• Cutting Halving Joints (Notch Joints)

• Using & Attaching Cross-Battens (Used in Chair Making)

• Cutting Round Tenons for Bench Legs (Used in Chair Making)

• Boring Compound Angles (Used in Chair Making)

• Staked Leg Construction (Used in Chair Making)

• How to Trim Legs to Size (Used in Chair Making)

• Make a Planing Stop

• Bore Bench Dog Holes

• Overview of Work-holding Solutions

Introductory Wood Carving Course

Prerequisite Courses: N/A

• Introduction to Sharpening Carving Knives

• Carve a Moravian Star

  (Learn basic cuts)

• Carve a Ball from a Square Block (Learn to read and work with the grain)

• Carve a Spoon

Intermediate Wood Carving Course

Prerequisite Courses: Introductory Wood Carving Course

• Introduction to Carving in the Round

• Carve an Animal

• Carve a Green Man/Wood Spirit

Introductory Chip Carving Course

Prerequisite Courses: Introductory Wood Carving Course

• Traditional Patterns & Motifs

• Cutting Three Corner Chips

• Introduction to Free-Form Chip Carving

• Skills Assessment: Carve a plaque with a rosette & lettering

Introductory Relief Carving Course

Prerequisite Courses: N/A

• Introduction to Sharpening Carving Gouges

• Introduction to Wood Grain Orientation

• Introduction to Designing and Layout of Historical Patterns (Rosettes, Lunettes, S-Scrolls)

• Introduction to Free Form Carving (Objects e.g. feathers, fruits, animals)

• Introduction to Texturing: Techniques and Punches

Additional Woodworking Instruction Available Upon Request

Prerequisite Courses: N/A

• Introduction to Sharpening

• Introduction to Hewing with an Axe

• Introduction to Sawing

• Introduction to Hand Planing

• Introduction to Chiseling

• Introduction to Boring

• Introduction to Fasteners: Cut-Nails, Tre-Nails, & Screws

• Marking, Measuring, & Layout

• Introduction to Joinery: Mortise & Tenon, Rebates, Grooves, Dados, Halving, & Dovetail Joints

• Skills Assessment #1: Dimension timer/lumber by hand

• Skills Assessment #2: Layout and cut joinery for a Gottshall Block