Beginning and Intermediate Fine Woodworking Classes — Port Townsend School of Woodworking
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Shop-Sawn Veneers and Inlays: Making Magic with Precious Materials (Sign up for waitlist)
May
26
to May 30

Shop-Sawn Veneers and Inlays: Making Magic with Precious Materials (Sign up for waitlist)

Sarah Watlington
5 Days, Open to All

 In this technique-based five-day class, artist and furniture maker Sarah Watlington will teach the art of shop-sawn veneering, parquetry, unconventional inlay, and how to utilize precious small pieces of wood– from exotic offcuts to tree branches– for maximum effect. 
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students
Jul
14
to Jul 18

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners - Women and LGBTQ+ Students

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools and get you excited to work with wood on your own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and any woman-identifying people.
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Build a Wall Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Jul
14
to Jul 18

Build a Wall Cabinet with Sliding Doors

Tim DeMuth
5 Days, Open to All

Join us for an exciting and rewarding five-day journey into the world of woodworking! Have you taken a beginning woodworking class but still need help refining how to apply those skills to complete projects? This class is for those students who already have some hands-on experience but want guidance and help realizing a project. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker looking to learn new skills, this course is ideal for anyone interested in tackling a woodworking project from a set of plans. 
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A Handmade Table
Aug
18
to Aug 23

A Handmade Table

Raphael Berrios
5 Days, Open to All

Build a table using pre-industrial artisan techniques in this five-day workshop. Get ready to break a sweat, learn to hand chop mortises, dimension stock with hand planes, and practice precision layout with minimal reference surfaces. This class is inspired by a class we ran with Joshua Klein in 2018. 
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Build a Cabinet: Reading and Modifying Plans for Successful Projects
Sep
16
to Sep 20

Build a Cabinet: Reading and Modifying Plans for Successful Projects

Tim DeMuth
5 Days, Open to All

Join us for an exciting and rewarding five-day journey into the world of woodworking! Have you taken a beginning woodworking class but still need help refining how to apply those skills to complete projects? This class is for those students who already have some hands-on experience but want guidance and help realizing a project. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker looking to learn new skills, this course is ideal for anyone interested in tackling a  woodworking project from a set of plans. 
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Design & Build a Stool or Side Table
Aug
19
to Aug 23

Design & Build a Stool or Side Table

Sabiha Mujtaba
5 Days, Open to All

Finding inspiration for furniture design can be creatively exciting when we interpret it from other art forms: music, poetry, painting, and even from symbols and glyphs. In this five-day class, students will learn to design and build a stool or side table from start to finish using inspiration from calligraphy.  Sabiha will take you from inspiration and design concepts through model making, planning, joinery, shaping, and carving to bring your idea to life. 
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A Handmade Table (Sign up for waitlist)
Jul
15
to Jul 19

A Handmade Table (Sign up for waitlist)

Raphael Berrios
5 Days, Open to All

Build a table using pre-industrial artisan techniques in this five-day workshop. Get ready to break a sweat, learn to hand chop mortises, dimension stock with hand planes, and practice precision layout with minimal reference surfaces. This class is inspired by a class we ran with Joshua Klein in 2018. 
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students
Jun
10
to Jun 14

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners - Women and LGBTQ+ Students

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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The Anarchist's Tool Chest (Sign up for waitlist)
Jun
3
to Jun 7

The Anarchist's Tool Chest (Sign up for waitlist)

Megan Fitzpatrick
5 Days, Open to All

In this five-day class you’ll build the shell of your own traditional tool chest using hand tools and techniques. This is an excellent first project for a new hand-tool woodworker – especially if you want to get good at dovetails!
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)
Sep
11
to Sep 15

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners, Women, Trans, and Femme Only

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)
Jun
12
to Jun 16

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners, Women, Trans, and Femme Only

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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