Ready to move beyond the basics? The second step in our three-part Fundamentals series, this course builds on the skills taught in Fundamentals I and prepares you for even more advanced craftsmanship as you progress in your woodworking. In addition to hand tools, this class introduces power tools. This is a hands-on class, during which you will improve your skills through exercises and projects, concluding with a beautiful bench with mortise and tenon joinery and draw bore joints.
You will learn:
Safe use of power tools, including jointer, planer, band saw, miter saw, and table saw
Hand-cut dovetails, through and half-blind
Hand-cut mortise and tenon
Sharpening
Shaping with spokeshaves
Surface preparation for finishing
Working to a drawing
Marking out
Gluing up
Schedule: Evening classes, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, for a total of 36 instruction hours. There will be additional shop time available as needed to work on the exercises.
NOTE: There will be no class on Memorial Day, The make-up class will be held on Tuesday May 30th.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals I or equivalent.
Tools required: All tools and materials supplied by the school.
Please bring ear and eye protection and a safety mask.
Class size: Maximum 8.
Please read and understand our Refund and Cancellation policies. By making payment you acknowledge that you have read and understood these policies.
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to our standard class policies, we are taking additional precautions due to the COVID-19 virus.
All students, instructors, and staff are required to wear a properly-fitted mask that securely covers the nose and mouth while inside the school.
Anyone exhibiting any cold or flu-like symptoms—regardless of cause—will not be allowed to enter the building.
Thank you for your understanding.