This is a great beginning woodturning class- in a weekend format

The focus of this class is on safety and on using tools that don’t cost a fortune and are readily available just about anywhere.

This one day class will get you hooked on turning– Guaranteed!

The cabriole leg is a graceful and essential form in most Queen Anne style furniture and we are fortunate to have Chuck Bender, an expert in this furniture style, hosting this unique two-day hands-on class.

Stop making compromises with your router. Stop getting “close enough”. Learn how to use some of the most abundant molding planes of the past to get the exact profile you are after.

Handplanes can be one of the most useful and rewarding tools in the workshop – or they can be one of the most frustrating! Learn how to effectively use handplanes in your work with Ct. Valley School of Woodworking director, Bob Van Dyke

George Nakashima was one of the most influential studio woodworkers of the twentieth century. In this class, we take inspiration from several cantilevered chair designs to make a chair of our own that makes a visual statement.

This two day class is tailored especially for woodworkers who are uneasy about the finishing process and wish to master the basic knowledge and techniques that will enable professional finishing results using easily available materials.

This six evening class is designed for the beginning (or frustrated) woodturner and features extensive hands-on practice each night.

The use of hide glue and hammer veneering goes back thousands of years. The walls of ancient Egyptian tombs portray craftsmen sawing veneers, mixing glue in a pot and laying those veneers down with the same hammer techniques which are just as effective today as it was back then.

Learn to turn these popular lidded containers and let your imagination take over.

Now that you have made a few bowls on a glue block, join us to learn the next level of cross-grain bowl turning techniques.

Join us for the latest new class with Fine Woodworking Editor Mike Pekovich. Mike’s design sense really shines in this new project, and it will look great in any home.

This class is an introduction for woodworkers interested in learning how to sharpen their own handsaws and backsaws.

In woodworking- like a lot of things- there is no one “right” way- there are bunches of different ways to accomplish the same thing and that is what this class is all about. I will not be telling you what I think is the "best" way- that is for you to decide- and you will have the opportunity to learn a number of different methods.

This one day class will get you hooked on turning– Guaranteed!

This is a great beginning woodturning class- in a weekend format

Have you ever imagined a figure or seen a design that you wished you could incorporate into a project that you were visualizing?

In this class we jump into the world of electric guitar construction. Students will each build their own guitar based on the world famous Fender Telecaster (yeah- that’s the one Bruce Springsteen plays!) or the equally famous Fender Stratocaster.

Learn the basics of a mitered box and try your hand at kumiko while building a really nice little tea box that, not coincidentally, would make a great holiday gift.