Joinery with Marc Adams - Click Here for Tool List

April 2 - April 6

Students start by learning the actions and terms of many common joints, the elements of a joint, and how to select the best joint for the job at hand. There is a special presentation on adhesive selection and sharpening and tuning your tools. This class will help you to develop hand and machine skills...

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Hand Hammered Copper Lantern with Michael Ashford - Click Here for Tool List

April 2 - April 6

Lanterns will be in the style of coppersmith Dirk van Erp who started his studio in San Francisco in 1908 and proceeded to create some of the most iconic work of the American Arts & Crafts period. Your lantern will employ many of van Erp signature design elements: a cylindrical form, sculpted and riveted straps, sunken conical lid, square cut-out designs, and amber mineral mica as the illuminant...

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Woodturning with Alan Lacer - Click Here for Tool List

April 2 - April 6

This class includes something for everyone, whether a new turner or someone wishing to build and improve upon their woodturning foundation. Alan discusses the basics of spindle turning to executing a fine fitting lidded box. You will have your own lathe and plenty of hands-on time to work on a wide range of projects...

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Making a Greene & Greene Dining Chair with Thomas Stangeland - Click Here for Tool List

April 10 - April 14

Chair building and design have intimidated the most confident and capable craftspeople since the table was invented. The purpose of this class is to demystify the process through proper proportion, layout and technique. As a model we will use a chair designed by Thomas that was inspired by the architects Greene & Greene...

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Developing the Idea with Michael Fortune - Click Here for Tool List

April 10 - April 14

Where do design ideas for furniture come from? How do I develop my own ideas? This course will introduce the participants to a series of simple bench top design exercises that will exponentially expand how and where you look for inspiration. This course is for woodworkers who want to move beyond working from plans or copying other woodworkers' designs...

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Build an 18th-century Workbench with Christopher Schwarz - Click Here for Tool List

April 10 - April 14

Build a no-compromise, massive and effective workbench with Christopher Schwarz, author of Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use and The Workbench Design Book. This bench is built using massive timbers - just like ancient benches - and features the traditional exposed sliding dovetail and tenon joint, but made in a clever way with portable power tools...

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Built In Cabinets: Design, Construction and Installation with Nancy Hiller - Click Here for Tool List

April 16 - April 20

This five-day course will introduce you to a variety of techniques employed in the design, construction, and installation of high quality built-in cabinetry and furniture--not just for kitchens and baths, but also for bookcases, linen cupboards, china cabinets, etc...

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Woodturning As a Sculptural Tool with Stephen Hatcher - Click Here for Tool List

April 16 - April 20

Considering the lathe as a tool in sculpture opens up many possibilities for both the woodturner as well as the woodworker. The week will start with numerous technical woodturning exercises that will provide a solid foundation in multi-axis, asymmetrical, and multi-piece woodturned assemblies...

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Translucent Mineral Inlay with Stephen Hatcher - Click Here for Tool List

April 21 - April 22

Create dazzling optical effects in your woodturnings with translucent mineral crystal inlays. This course is offered to either supplement the course "Woodturning as a Sculptural Tool" or for use in any open-form woodturning. The techniques learned in this class can be applied to many inlay materials though translucent crystals give a superior appearance when compared to the opaque resins and powders typically utilized...

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Fine Finishing with Hardware Store Materials with Tim Puro - Click Here for Tool List

April 21 - April 22

Does fine finishing require exotic materials and expensive spray equipment? Absolutely not! If you understand the properties of these hardware store materials, you can finish like a professional: Zinnser Seal Coat Universal Sanding Sealer, Aerosol Gloss Spray lacquers, Minwax Golden Oak and Minwax Puritan Pine stains, Old Masters Heavy Bodied Cedar and Dark Walnut stains, Old Masters Grain Filler Natural, Red Devil Lye and Roofing tar...

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