Class Evaluation Final payment Gift Certificates Mailing List	Click on the Workshop Title to access the Description: (They are in chronological order according to our 2010 schedule)    Making a Shaker Pedestal Table with Tom McLaughlin    Experience Woodworking 101 with Tom McLaughlin    Bowl Turning 101 with Graham oakes    Bowl Turning 102 with Graham Oakes    Experience Woodworking 102 with Tom McLaughlin    Chairmaking with Tom McLaughlin    Making a Pencil Post Bed with Tom McLaughlin    Veneering Workshop with Terry Moore Making a Shaker Pedestal Table The small round table that is the focus of this class is considered by many to be the most beautifully designed table ever made by the Shakers. The original table, made at the Hancock Shaker Village, epitomizes the mimimalist perfection and craftsmanship of the Shakers. In this 3-day beginner to intermediate class, you will learn how to combine the use of light power tools and hand tools to achieve historic results. By class end, you will take home your own Curly Maple masterpiece, ready for finishing. TOPICS INCLUDE: Design considerations Sliding dovetail joinery Wedged morise and tenon joinery Bandsawing and shaping the curved legs Sharpening and using a cabinet scraper Tuning and using a handplane Spokeshave, rasping, and scraping tecniques Pattern routing techniques Finishing approaches Instructor:      Tom McLaughlin Dates:            June 10-12 (Thurs-Sat)  Tuition:           $390, plus $135 materials Class size:          5-8       Check status:   June Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Experience Woodworking 101 During this comprehensive 5-day class, open to all skill levels, you will gain the essential knowledge base for making beautiful fine furniture. The week is full of the methods, approaches, and techniques you need to build a solid, foundational start in fine woodworking. As an added bonus, these core skills will be acquired as you make a classic Shaker style end table that is yours to take home at the end of the class. Those with previous experience, as well as beginners, have raved about this course, noting how much the week added to their woodworking understanding, enjoyment and skills. We offer this class twice each season due to its popularity, so sign up early. TOPICS INCLUDE: Safe and effective machine use Design considerations Selecting and buying wood Mortise and tenon joinery Effective table saw jigs Sharpening, using Handplanes and chisels Layout and handcut dovetails Dovetailing a drawer to fit an opening Sharpening and using a cabinet scraper Applying a beautiful finish Table Dimensions: 21"W x 18"D x 27"H Instructor:     Tom McLaughlin Dates:           June 14-18 (Mon-Fri) or                      Sept 14,16,21,23                      (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) and                      Sept 11,18,25                      (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM) Tuition:          $670, plus $170 materials Class limit:        5-8       Check status:   June  Sept. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Bowl Turning 101 Few types of fine woodworking are so immediately satisfying as turning a bowl on a lathe. Imagine producing finished works of art in just a few hours. Like a potter’s hands on a lump of clay, using turning chisels you will learn to reveal the beautiful bowl inside a rough hunk of wood. Woodturning wizard Graham Oakes will demonstrate the best methods for achieving great results. This class is geared toward beginners, a no pressure environment where everyone can work at their own pace. By the end of this 2-evenings-and-a-Saturday course, you will have multiple sample creations to take home with you as well as the knowledge of turning a bowl from start to finish. TOPICS INCLUDE: Tool technique and construction Chucking methods Lathe safety Design considerations Wood selection Finishing options Regarding tools for the turning sessions: If you have your own chisels, please bring them with you. If not, a limited number of turning chisels will be available for you to use. Prior to the class you will be given a suggested tool list to bring with you. Instructor:    Graham Oakes Dates:           June 22,24                      (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) and                     June 26                      (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM) Tuition:          $270, plus $70 materials Class limit:        6-8       Check status:   June Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Bowl Turning 102 In this intermediate two-day turning class, a great follow-up to Bowl Turning 101, students will be walked through turning a variety of bowls utilizing “green” or fresh cut wood as a medium. During the class students will learn the proper techniques for chainsawing logs to get the most from them. You will become comfortable and more confident with harvesting your own turning blanks and will turn several finished pieces by the end of the class. Who knows, after the next wind storm you may find your next masterpiece! TOPICS INCLUDE: Using a chainsaw to cut logs into manageable pieces Sawing logs effectively to yield highly figured material Sawing crotch and burl logs Preparing and handling green timber Approches for turning natural (bark) edge bowls Techniques for turning and finishing green wood Regarding tools for the turning sessions: If you have your own chisels, please bring them with you. If not, a limited number of turning chisels will be available for you to use. Prior to the class you will be given a suggested tool list to bring with you. Instructor:     Graham Oakes Dates:           August 6-7 (Fri-Sat) Tuition:          $270, plus $70 materials Class limit:        6-8       Check status:   Aug. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Experience Woodworking 102 The perfect follow-up to Experience Woodworking 101, this class focuses on the core skills related to making traditional case pieces (think any furniture type that begins with a “box-shape”). In this 5-day class, geared to advanced beginner/ intermediate skill levels, you will learn the solid traditional techniques used in making a chest or drawers. You will gain a level of mastery and confidence with hand-cut dovetail skills. As an added bonus you will be learning these skills while making your own small “collections” chest, a sure heirloom that will be a great compliment atop a full-sized chest of drawers. The skills you learn in this class will equip you to make all kinds of chests of your own in the future! TOPICS INCLUDE: Design considerations Selecting and buying wood Effective us of marking and layout tools Handcut-dovetail joining a case Sliding dovetails using jig techniques Sharpening tuing and using handplanes and chisels Making handcut dovetailed drawers Fitting a drawer precisely to an opening Sharpening and using a cabinet scraper Finishing approaches Collections Chest Dimensions: 19"W x 10"D x 7"H Instructor:     Tom McLaughlin Dates:           Aug. 9-13 (Mon-Fri) Tuition:          $670, plus $190 materials Class limit:        5-8       Check status:   Aug. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Chairmaking For many, chairmaking is the ultimate woodworking experience. But with all those compound angles and curved parts, the prospect of making a chair is too intimidating to most woodworkers. But it need not be that way. In this 5-day course, Tom will reduce the process of chairmaking into understandable stages, while focusing on the study of classic, mortise and tenoned, traditional chair design. As a bonus, you will apply your new knowledge and skills by making your own contemporary style side chair. As time permits, the chair will be assembled in class and completed at home. This will likely be the most rewarding project you will have undertaken and conquered. (Note: The Experience Woodworking class, or equivalent experience, is a prerequisite for this class). TOPICS INCLUDE: Design considerations for comfort and style Drawing techniques Making good patterns you can use Mortise and tenon joinery Simplifying compound joinery Clever table saw jigs Clever table saw jigs Hand tool skills to add detail and value Upholstery options Finishing approaches Instructor:      Tom McLaughlin Dates:            Aug 30-Sept 3 (Mon-Fri)  Tuition:           $670, plus $195 materials Class size:          5-8       Check status:   Aug. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Making a Pencil Post Bed In this 5-day class you will learn techniques to make a terrific traditional style pencil post bed. Everything about this bed is fine. The posts are beautifully proportioned and will be personalized with your choice of a cove or “lambs tongue” detail. The Headboard will also be personalized to one of several shape options. Rails attach to posts through the traditional method: bolted mortise and tenon. Special presentations on hand tool use and sharpening will be included. Personalize your bed making it of solid Cherry or Curly Maple and in your choice of double, queen, or king size. When completed, you will have a new place to sleep, and a bed to last generations. TOPICS INCLUDE: Design considerations Techniques and jigs for shaping the octagonal tapered posts Carving a lamb's tongue detail Sharpening, tuning and using hand tools Techniques for making the mortise and tenon joinery on the posts and rails Buying and installing the traditional bed bolts, bed irons, and bolt covers Designing, making patters and shaping the headboard Finishing approaches and techniques Instructor:      Tom McLaughlin Dates:            Oct. 12-16 (Tues-Sat) Tuition:           $970, plus materials: for solid Cherry = $940 (double),                       $990 (queen), $1090 (king). To substitute solid                       Curly Maple, add $100 to any size. Class size:          4-6       Check status:   Oct. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail Veneering Workshop After this 2-evenings-and-a-Saturday encounter with furniture master and expert veneer man Terry Moore, a new world of artistry and craftsmanship will be opened to you. Many of the finest furniture pieces made throughout history were made using veneers. A fact unknown to most is that the finest figured lumber, burls and crotches, bypass the lumberyards and are sent directly to veneer mills. In other words, these beautiful materials are only available to those who know how to use them. In this class, Terry will guide you through time-tested techniques to using veneers effectively. You will enjoy lots of hands-on practice as you decoratively veneer two tabletops: an 18x18” book matched top with a border, and a striking 18” round sunburst top. As an added bonus, they are yours to take home at the end of the class. TOPICS INCLUDE: Purchasing, handling, and flattening veneer Essential veneering tools Cutting, matching, and taping techniques Designing and laying out classic patterns Choosing the best adhesive Using a vacuum press Correcting mistakes and unexpected problems Border and edge band techniques Instructors:    Terry Moore Dates:            Oct. 19,21                      (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) and                       Oct. 23                      (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM) Tuition:           $270, plus $90 materials Class size:          6-8       Check status:    Oct. Click here to Register Online Click here to Register via mail

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