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.

Learn to carve this important decorative detail

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

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.

Bring your boxes, colors & surface carving to a new level with Michael Cullen!

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!

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.

In this two day class, students will make a Darrell Peart designed 14” X 22” Tahoma mahogany frame. Learn about pattern Routing and the Shaper Origin

This is a great class- for beginner or advanced- Learn some really cool period fans unique to Connecticut!

This class is a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals and the fine points of traditional joinery done entirely by hand. Everything from the basics of sharpening to the basics of furniture joints.

Clean up your life!! Just Sweep it all away!!

This is a great technique that offers all sort of possibilities!

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

Learn the design power of Fusion 360 and add it to your stock of design tools!

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.

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.

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 class has been specially created for students who want to learn the basics of upholstery while taking home a rewarding and challenging project. If you are new to upholstery or have taken some of Mike's classes before- you will get more out of this class than you thought possible,