Workshops 2021
Woodworking: Spindle Turning
Murray Art Guild
500 North 4th Street
Murray, KY
Saturday, June 5, 2021
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn the basics of wood turning.
Tools and materials provided
Outdoor Class Register here
Fundamentals of Wood Working
Paducah School of Arts & Design
Sculpture Building, 919 Madison Street
Paducah, Kentucky
June 7 - 11, 2021
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Woodworking is about accuracy. Proper alignment and tuning keeps the tool working smoothly and safely. This class will train you to set up and use basic wood working equipment. Our main focus will be on how to correctly use the jointer, planer, table saw, band saw, sander and drill press. With this knowledge, you will achieve cleaner cuts and better surfaces for glue joints and fine finishes. Each student will practice these techniques through the building of a cutting and in doing so will learn how to avoid burning wood, inaccurate cuts and unsafe usage of equipment.
Furniture Making
Paducah School of Arts & Design
Sculpture Building, 919 Madison Street
Paducah, Kentucky
August 9 - 13. 2021
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tables made easy. In this class we will cover how to operate the basic woodworking tools and machines used for dimensioning rough lumber into fine crafted furniture. As a class, we will build standard table structures using floating mortise and tenon joints. Each student will design and shape their table into their very own unique piece of art. Students will need to know basic wood-working skills and be eager to learn.
Roll With It
Peters Valley School of Craft
19 Kuhn Road Road
Layton, NJ
Aug 21 - 28, 2021
In this class you will design and build a one-of-a-kind piece of finely crafted furniture. Starting with a discussion on wood's characteristics as a organic building material, we will create sketches and scale drawings of our pieces to map out joinery; select complementary wood; and discuss your designs to assure functionality, aesthetics and longevity.
Next, we will cover the machines and hand tools used for the dimensioning and shaping of rough lumber into finely crafted furniture, followed by an overview of various methods of joinery with a focus on floating mortise and tenon.
We will wind up the class exploring different finishes and embellishments techniques like texturing, painting, and woodburning.
Class is full but you can get on the waitlist, just click here.
The Table.
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
556 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN
October 10 - 15, 2021
Design and build a one-of-a-kind table. Starting with a discussion on the characteristics of wood, the class will jump straight into design and creating full-scale drawings. We will cover all machines used for the dimensioning and shaping of rough lumber into finely crafted furniture; including getting the most out of your router for those fine details made easy. The class will cover the structural aspects of joinery with a focus on using floating mortise-and-tenons. We will cover finishes along with texturing and milk paint.
