Tortilla_C25 Authentic Tortilla Press

Name: Tortilla_C25 Authentic Tortilla Press
Start: 2025-03-20T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-03-21T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Southwest School of Woodworking

March 20 @ 9:00 am - March 21 @ 5:00 pm

$198.00

Bring the traditions of Old Mexico into your own kitchen with this heirloom-quality wooden tortilla press. Store-bought just can’t compare with the satisfying flavor, texture and magical puff of a handmade tortilla — especially when made with your own handmade press.

In this one-day workshop, instructor (and tortilla connoisseur) Raúl Ramírez will guide you through making a traditional tortilla press following the time-tested design of those made and used in Mexico for more than a century.

An excellent project for new woodworkers, the tortilla press will also give you years of great meals and memories as you use it to gather friends and family into the kitchen to roll, press, and cook tortillas together.

You will learn:

How to use basic woodworking tools
How to cut and shape the press plates
How to use a jig to attach the hinges
How to assemble the press

In just a few hours, you’ll take home a beautiful press, along with instructions for its use and care, plus a traditional recipe for flour tortillas.

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payment you acknowledge that you have read and understood these policies.
Please note: If you are paying by cash or check, your registration is not complete until
payment is received.
Safety
Eye, hearing and dust protection are required in the machine room or when operating
machines in the bench room.
Long sleeves and loose-fitting clothing are not allowed around the power equipment.
Long hair must be pulled back and secured.
Closed-toe shoes are required. Open-toed shoes or sandals are not allowed.
Public health policy: Masks are optional, however, if you are exhibiting symptoms of
any contagious illness or if you have had a positive test for any contagious illness within
the past 5 days, please notify the school and do not attend class.
Thank you for your understanding.

Meet your Instructor

Raúl has been a professional furniture maker since 1990. A member and former president of the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers, and a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Raúl specializes in custom furniture and antiques restoration, and is particularly interested in traditional hand-tool techniques. He began to teach himself woodworking during the 1970’s while working in the aerospace industry and eventually changed careers to devote himself to the craft. In 2008, with the help of other accomplished woodworkers, he founded the School in order to bring the highest level of woodcraft education to Arizona and to create opportunities for the next generation of woodworkers to learn from some of today’s most respected masters.

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Southwest School of Woodworking

621 N 7th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007 United States

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