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

Learn to Turn Natural-Edge (Bark-Rim) Bowls with Rick Angus

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

No staple guns, no compressors- just a tack hammer, some tacks, scissors, needle and thread- that's what was used to make some of the greatest upholstery ever and that is what you will use to begin learning the process!

In a two-day class, John will cover some of the basic qualities of shellac and alcohol— how to buy it, how to mix it, and most importantly, how to apply it! Students will learn the many ways in which furniture can be finished with shellac. They will learn brushing, padding, and a primer on French polishing.

Lets face it- You are dead in the water if you are trying to do any woodturning with dull tools. Not only does the surface of the work come out better with sharp tools, but you have way more control and you can use a much lighter touch.

How do the masters make duplicate spindle pieces for furniture—and do it in a profitable manner? The answer? Practice, some special techniques and utilizing a template system which allows easy, quickly and accurate marking of turning blanks.

Greene & Greene furniture represents some of the best work ever done in the Arts & Crafts Style and west coast furniture maker, Darrell Peart indulges his passion by working and teaching primarily in the style of these two California designers who so successfully blended some of the best features of the Arts & Crafts movement with some of the subtleties of Asian furniture.

Expand your horizons- and your skills!! Blacksmithing can be great fun and learning about how hardware is made will give you a whole new appreciation!

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

Turning "green" wood offers turners opportunities that don't exist when using kiln-dried lumber.

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