Spring 2023

Q & A Session

Upcoming Q & A Session

Past Q & A Sessions

Available On Demand

Everyone makes mistakes at the bench. It’s how you respond to it that matters. Knowing some simple tricks will improve your outlook towards making quick fixes on your mistakes. The difference between amateurs and professionals is really quite simple. Professionals know how to swear at themselves with gusto but no acrimony after making a mistake. They swear with precision and brevity because they know how to fix that mistake. It’s easier to just toss off a well aimed cuss word and get to the repair.

CLASSES

Upcoming Classes

Hammers and Clamps 01

with Master Woodworker Gary Rogowski
Online Class and Series | Sat, Nov 11, 2023 – Sat, Apr 13, 2024
Level: All Levels Welcome
  • Coming Soon. November launch of a five chapter video series called Setting Up Shop.
  • 1pm-3pm every other Saturday. Two hrs. live and recorded lectures. Nov. 11th to April 13th, 2024.
  • Setting Up Shop gives the novice, the newcomer and the practiced, valuable information on how to set up a shop space to do any type of woodworking. Each lecture tackles a topic necessary for a smooth running shop and then a demonstration of a project build for each class.
  • Office hours before class provide access to a Master Woodworker twice a month throughout the term.
  • Videos remain available as well as the Q&A session after each live class for one year for students.
  • 12 lectures divided into 4 Chapters. Get the full set for 20% off, $495.
  • Projects are all shop related: bench hook, push sticks, file handles, sharpening station, router table, plane cabinet, clamp rack, and more.

Past Classes

Available On Demand

This Build Along Session focuses on a jewelry box design of mine. I first made it as a commission some years ago but new versions of this sweet box have appeared over the years. It is simply made but well made. It uses pinned finger joints for the body of the main box. My joinery demonstrations will include a great band saw method and hand sawing techniques as well to make the carcase. The lid is a breadboard end design/ construction. While it lends a certain look to the piece, it also helps to hold that thin lid flat over time. Discover some of the secrets to making great breadboard end joints in this BAS.